Northwest Nazarene closed its fall men’s golf season with momentum, shooting its best round of the tournament Tuesday to tie for ninth at the Punahele Jerky Company Invitational in Hawaii. JJ Brigowatz led the Nighthawks, finishing even par and tied for 20th.

By the Numbers
  • NNU tied for ninth among 13 teams at 8-over 872.
  • The team improved each round: 293, 292 and 287.
  • Brigowatz tied for 20th at even-par 216, including a final-round 69.
  • Ben Barrett and Kasey Gaff tied for 33rd at 3-over 219; Dylan Christensen tied for 37th at 4-over 220.
  • No. 18 Cal State San Bernardino won at 24-under, nine strokes ahead of Hawaii Hilo.
Bottom Line

NNU ended its fall schedule on an upswing: its strongest team round came in the final round, and Brigowatz delivered the tournament’s best individual performance for the Nighthawks.