Anchorage golfer Jack Carr was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after his stirring victory at the Anchorage Open men's championship. The 17-year-old West High senior birdied Nos. 17 and 18 and fired a sterling 3-under 69 in the final round of the 36-hole course...
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Dye leads team, tied for 10th after 36 holes of NACC tournament
Kenai’s Maxwell Dye fired the lowest round for the Marian University men's golf team after the first two days of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The 5-foot-8 sophomore carded a 5-over 77 at the 6,800-yard Whistling...
Dye shoots team-best 78 at college classic in Wisconsin
Marian University sophomore golfer Maxwell Dye of Kenai fired the best round on his team and finished tied for 36th out of 114 players at the Culver Edgewood College Fall Classic in Janesville, Wisconsin. He carded a 7-over 78 on the par-71, 6,849-yard course. Day 2...
Sanders continues stellar summer, ties for 3rd in Bend, Oregon
Greg Sanders of Anchorage used a brilliant back nine to overcome a slow start and salvage his final round at the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship in Bend, Oregon. He birdied hole Nos. 11, 16 and 17 en route to carding an 18-hole score...
Swinton, Oregon Tech golf team sit in eighth at Nationals
Tyler Swinton of Haines has helped the Oregon Tech golf team inch closer to qualifying for the final round of the NAIA Men's Golf National Championships in Silvis, Illinois. Oregon Tech is tied for eighth place after the first two rounds of play at the TPC Deere Run....
Swinton, Oregon Tech golf team poised to make NAIA history
Alaska's only college golfer is on the verge of helping Oregon Tech make history. The third-year program is poised to win the Cascade Collegiate Conference Golf Championships and advance to the NAIA Tournament for the first time. Tyler Swinton of Haines sits 10th out...
Swinton part of Oregon Tech’s nationally ranked NAIA golf team
Oregon Tech, which features Alaska's only college golfer in Tyler Swinton of Haines, is currently ranked 21st in the NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches Top 25 Poll. Swinton is one of only five golfers on the team to compete in all 17 rounds over six tournaments this season. The...
Swinton shoots 2-under, finishes tournament 4th for Oregon Tech
Oregon Tech University golfer Tyler Swinton of Haines is notoriously tough on himself when it comes to his game. Most golfers are that way. But even Swinton had to break into a smile after breaking par. The senior carded a 2-under over 54 holes to finish fourth out of...
Swinton places 11th, helps Owls win Oregon Tech Invitational
Alaska’s only college golfer has his senior season in full swing. Oregon Tech’s Tyler Swinton of Haines placed 11th out of 51 men to help the Owls win the Oregon Tech Invitational at the par-72 Running Y Golf Course in Oregon. Swinton fired a 56-hole total of 228...
Swinton holes out for eagle, finishes 4th at conference meet
Tyler Swinton of Haines fired an eagle on the second-to-last hole en route to carding a 1-over 72 on the final day of the Cascade Conference Championships in Oregon. The Oregon Institute of Technology junior golfer finished fourth out of 27 men with a 54-hole total of...
Swinton helps Oregon Tech golf make school history
He wasn’t thrilled with how he played, but Tyler Swinton of Haines can take comfort in helping the Oregon Institute of Technology golf team make school history. Oregon Tech claimed its first regular-season tournament title after winning the Northwest Christian...