EDINA, Minn. - Strong play in the first and second rounds gave enough cushion as rising junior Frankie Capan (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian/Alabama) was able to hold off late surges by the field to win the 117th Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championships on Wednesday afternoon. Capan led a trio of FGCU men's golf newcomers as Van Holmgren (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS/North Dakota State) tied for third overall and Brady Madsen (Raymond, Minn./MacCray HS/Winona State) tied for 21st.

Capan opened the tournament on Monday with a three-day low round of 66 before adding a second-round 67 on Tuesday. He shot a 71 on Wednesday and was able to hold off Andrew Israelson for the two-stroke win. Capan finished the tournament with a three-day 204 while Israelson finished with a score of 206 thanks to a blistering score of 65 on Wednesday. 

Holmgren picked up steam on Tuesday thanks to a second-round 66 which placed him in a three-way tie for third at 207 for the tournament. Madsen went one-under on Monday and was an even par on Tuesday. He was two-over in Wednesday's third round.

Capan was recently announced as joining the Eagles after starting his career at Alabama. He held the second lowest scoring average last year for the Crimson Tide (72.47) in 15 total rounds. Holmgren, a rising senior, joined FGCU prior to the spring semester after twice being honored as an All-Summit League performer while at North Dakota State. Madsen is also an incoming transfer as a rising senior following a standout campaign at Winona State where he was a PING Division II All-America selection this past season.

All three are natives of Minnesota. Capan was the 2016 Minnesota Golf Association Player of the Year, Holmgren won the Minnesota Amateur Championship in 2018, and Madsen won the Minnesota State Open in 2019.

The trio are part of the best incoming class for FGCU in its program history.

Complete results for the 117th Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championships can be found at www.mngolf.org.

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