Men’s Golfer of the Week
Hayden Delaloye, Bellevue (Neb.)
Junior I Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada
Bellevue’s (Neb.) Delaloye captured medalist honors at the Comets Frontier Invitational, held Sept. 21-22 at the par-72, 7,000-yard Wildflower Golf Course at Fair Hills Resort in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Delaloye fired three consecutive under-par rounds of 69, 66 and 71 to finish at 10-under-par 206 and win the 45-player tournament by one stroke.
He opened with a 3-under 69 before carding a tournament-low 6-under 66 in the second round. His 66 featured seven birdies, including six on the front nine. He entered the final round two strokes off the lead at 9-under 135.
Starting his final round on No. 11, Delaloye recorded four consecutive birdies on holes 12-15 and added birdies on Nos. 2 and 8 to secure the individual championship with a final-round 71.
Delaloye’s performance helped Bellevue finish second in the eight-team field at 1-over-par 865. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) won the team championship at 18-under 846, while Montana Tech placed third at 41-over 905.
This is Delaloye’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.