Mark Foelbaek

SENIOR JELLING, DENMARK (RANGER COLLEGE [TEXAS])

CAREER STATS Year Rounds

2019-20 9

Total 9 Strokes

706

706

CAREER HONORS

• Nebraska Lifter of the Year (2019-20) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020) • No. 2 Golfer in NJCAA Division I (GolfStat, 2018-19) • NJCAA Division I PING

First-Team All-American (2019) • Jack Nicklaus NJCAA National Player-of-the-Year

Semifinalist (2019)

JUNIOR (2019-20)

Mark Foelbaek (pronounced FOAL-back) competed in nine rounds during his first season as a Husker in 2019-20. The first-team NJCAA Division I PING All-American opened his Nebraska career by tying for 44th with a 226 (+10) at the Duke/Rod Myers Invitational (Sept. 14-15). He returned to the lineup for the Prairie Club Invitational, where he tied for 23rd with a 229 (+10) in Valentine, Neb. He was Nebraska’s No. 3 finisher at the event.

Foelbaek opened the spring by going 1-3 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships, helping the Huskers to a tie for fourth as a team. It matched Nebraska’s best finish ever at the event. He ended the season with a 78.44 stroke average over nine rounds.

During the season, Foelbaek was named the Nebraska men’s golf programs Lifter of the Year. He also earned spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

BEFORE NEBRASKA (RANGER COLLEGE)

Foelbaek closed the 2018 fall season as the No. 1 ranked golfer in NJCAA Division I according to GolfStat before signing his National Letter of Intent to become a Husker on Nov. 29. Foelbaek, originally from Jelling, Denmark, closed his sophomore season at Ranger College in Texas with the No. 2 adjusted scoring average in the nation at 70.77, trailing only NJCAA Division I national champion and NJCAA Jack Nicklaus National Player-of-theYear Award winner Callum Bruce from Midland (Texas) College.

Foelbaek helped Ranger College and Coach Houston Moore to a sixth-place team finish at the 2019 NJCAA Division I Championship. He fired a four-under-par 68 in the final round,

Average

78.44

78.44 CAREER BESTS

Low Round Low 54-Hole Score Top Finish Rounds Under Par

74 (Duke/Rod Myers, 9/14/19) 226 (Duke/Rod Myers, 9/15/19) T23rd (Prairie Club, 9/30/19) 0

following a one-under-par 71 in the third round. He finished with a four-round total of 296 to tie for 46th in the 122-player field at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla., May 14-17.

Foelbaek helped Ranger College earn its second-ever trip to the NJCAA Championship by placing third in the individual standings at the NJCAA Region V Championships. He fired back-to-back rounds of 69 and 68 to close the tournament and help the Rangers punch their ticket to nationals.

Foelbaek’s 2018 fall campaign was highlighted by a six-stroke victory over a top field at the High Country Shootout in Ruidoso, N.M. He fired a school-record 193 (-23) over three rounds (65-6365). He also helped lead Ranger to a team title at the New Mexico Military Bronco Invitational, where he tied for fourth after rounds of 68 and 70. His strong play continued at the Tyler JC Fall Invitational, where he tied for third after a finalround 64 (-8).

An honor student with a 3.75 GPA at Ranger, he achieved top-five finishes in all four of events during the fall, posting a 68.4 stroke average.

PERSONAL

Mark is the son of Poul Foelbaek and was born on July 11, 1997. Mark is a psychology major and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2019-20.

Foelbaek said he chose Nebraska because of Coach Mark Hankins’ vision for the program and the resources the Huskers offer to studentathletes to achieve at the highest levels.

“The goals that Coach Hankins has for this team and the direction of the program is the biggest reason I decided to sign with Nebraska,” Foelbaek said. “It’s going to be really exciting to play for a guy like him who is so motivated to make his team better and win. I believe he can help me become the best golfer and person I can be. Coach Hankins wants us to be one of the best teams in the nation, and he has a plan for us to get there. I hope to be a part of the best Nebraska golf team they’ve ever had. I want the team to compete for conference titles and possibly have a chance to go to nationals. I also want to be a leader on the team and a guy who can be depended on to play well every tournament.

“Nebraska is a big time school. It has all the resources and the facilities I could need to help me become a great golfer. With the indoor and outdoor facilities, I’m going to be able to practice every single day and work on my game constantly.”