University of Minnesota Athletics
Rask and Almstrom Named First Team All-Big Ten
4/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
The Big Ten Conference today announced that Gopher golfers Clayton Rask and Victor Almstrom have been named to the 2008 men's golf All-Big Ten First Team. Also, Rask was
A senior from
Rask compiled seven top 20 finishes this season, six of which were also top-10 finishes. He finished tied for first in back-to-back tournaments, the Windon Memorial and the Prestige at PGA West. In the Windon Memorial, he carded a 7-under 206, the lowest 54-hole score of his career.
A native of Vallingby, Sweden, Almstrom earns his first All-Big Ten First Team honor after finishing in a tie for fifth with a 5-over 293 at the conference championships. An Honorable Mention All-American in 2007, he played in 10 of the Gophers' 11 tournaments in 2007-08 and finished with a combined stroke average of 73.36, 22nd lowest for the Gophers since 1979.
Almstrom garnered three top-10 finishes this season, including a tie for second place at the Ping/Golfweek Preview. He scored a 5-under 211 in the tournament for his lowest 54-hole round of the season. Also, he tied his career-low score of 67 in the Windon Memorial for one of his three aforementioned top-10 finishes.
The conference office also announced that Rask is
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