Battlin’ Bears sweeps 2025-26 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Golfers-of-the-Week No. 4 edition

September 24, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) swept the 2025-26 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Golfers-of-the-Week honors after their performance at the conference meet #1, the fourth edition of the weekly honors were announced Wednesday morning.

Men's Golfer of the Week: Kristjan Burkelca, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)

Burkelca, a redshirt junior from Domzale, Slovenia, was selected as the Men’s Golfer of the Week.

He set a new Rocky Mountain program record, finishing 17-under par 199 to win the Frontier Conference Meet #1.  The three rounds were hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.). 

Burkelca shot 3-under-par 69 in the first round and fired a pair rounds of 7-under par 65.  He helped the Battlin’ Bears to 19-stroke team victory.

This is Burkelca’s sixth Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week honor.

Women's Golfer of the Week: Grace Metcalf, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)

Metcalf, a senior from Arlington, Wash., was selected as the Women’s Golfer of the Week.

She tied for the second-best score in Rocky Mountain’s program history, totaling a four-under-par 140.  She shot a pair of 70 (2-under-par) in each round to win the Frontier Conference Meet #1, hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.).

Metcalf led the 23rd ranked RMC to the team title.

This is Metcalf’s third Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Golfer-of-the-Week honor.

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