The Iowa State men’s golf team opened its 2024 fall campaign with an appearance at the Gopher Invitational in Independence, Minnesota.

The event opened on Sunday with two rounds and concluded with one final round on Monday. The field included two Big 12 rivals in Baylor and West Virginia, as well as in-state rival Iowa. 

The Cyclones brought six golfers for the competition, all of which were mainstays throughout the prior season. 

Beauvy leads team to fifth-place finish in round one

Iowa State junior Paul Beauvy led the team through the first round. As an individual, Beauvy placed sixth at one-under par. 

The team as a whole finished the first round eight-over par, pulling themselves into a fifth-place finish at the end of the first round. 

Cyclones slip in round two

During the second round Sunday, Iowa State was given a different level of success. The round concluded with the team down in seventh place. 

Its seventh-place finish after round two came even though they produced an overall better second round. The Cyclones finished round one with a score of 292, while round two ended with a score of 289. 

Despite this, the combined score resulted in a disappointing seventh-place finish at the end of Sunday. 

Iowa State gains first win 

The Cyclones finished at the Gopher Invitational with their best round of the entire competition. The team scored at 279, 10 below their best of the day prior.

This performance netted them a first-place finish, narrowly beating out host school Minnesota and netting them a huge win in their first meet of the season. 

Iowa State will return to competition Monday when they take on the Bearcat Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio.