By: Ryan Klinkner, SJU Director of Athletic Communications
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Saint John’s competes at Gustavus Adolphus’ three-day Twin Cities Classic this Saturday-Monday, Oct. 4-6. – Live Results
TEE TIMES
-Saturday: 1 p.m. shotgun at Elk River C.C. (par 72) in Elk River
-Sunday: 10 a.m. shotgun at Le Sueur C.C. (par 70) in Le Sueur
-Monday: 10 a.m. shotgun at Minnesota Valley C.C. (par 73) in Bloomington
A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John’s golf finished sixth out of nine teams at the 2025 MIAC Championships last weekend (Sept. 27-29) at Edinburgh G.C. (par 72) in Brooklyn Park. Bethel shot the final round’s best score – a 3-over par 291 – to win its third conference championship with a three-round total of 891 (+27), five shots ahead of Gustavus Adolphus in second (+32, 896). Carleton was third (+37, 901), followed by St. Olaf (+53, 917), Macalester (+58, 922) and SJU (+62, 926).
The Johnnies had a strong start through their first nine, carding 25 pars, five birdies and three eagles, but trouble came later in the course, shooting over par on almost half of their back-nine holes.
Senior Ethan Kress (Woodbury, Minn.), SJU’s leader through rounds one and two, finished 17th with a 5-over 77 on Monday. Kress shot par on eight of his first nine holes but carded an eight on the par-4 No. 7. He added six pars and a two-shot eagle on the back nine but bogeyed 10 and 11 for a three-round 230 (+14), dropping five spots on the final leaderboard.
Sophomore Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) finished 19th for SJU with a weekend total of 232 (+16). He was two under to start Monday’s round three, collecting a pair of birdies and a three-shot eagle on hole nine, but bogeyed four consecutive after the turn for a 6-over 78.
Freshman Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) shot par on 12 of his 18 holes on Monday and ended with a birdie but doubled twice and bogeyed three times to join Grahek with a 78 (+6). He finished tied for 23rd with a 234 (+18) in his first MIAC tournament.
Senior Tim Fultz (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) and junior Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) tied for 25th at 235 (+19). Fultz also shot eagle on No. 9 and was even through his first nine holes but finished as the third Johnnie with a 78. Appelhof had SJU’s best start on Monday with a pair of birdies, a three-shot eagle on No. 4 and two pars but doubled twice and bogeyed three times on his next five holes. He finished with an 81 (+9) on Monday.
SJU’S LINEUP: SJU is scheduled to send 10 golfers to this weekend’s three-day tournament.
SJU Red
1. Kress
2. Grahek
3. Fultz
4. Appelhof
5. Roloff
SJU Blue
1. Senior Gus Briguet (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge)
2. Sophomore Lukas Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge)
3. Freshman Lincoln Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park)
4. Sophomore Marty Timmons (Brainerd, Minn.)
5. Sophomore Charlie Willette (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
WHO WILL BE THERE: The Johnnies and host Gusties are scheduled to be joined this weekend by Augsburg, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia-Moorhead, Lake Forest (Ill.), Luther (Iowa), Manitoba, Nebraska Wesleyan, St. Olaf and St. Scholastica.
LAST YEAR’S TOURNEY: Then-No. 14 SJU finished sixth out of 17 teams at last year’s Twin Cities Classic held on Sept. 28-30 (2024). Carleton won the tournament with a three-round score of 878 (+22), one shot ahead of then-No. 16 Bethel at 879 (+23). SJU finished the tournament with a total of 898 (+42).
Andrew Boemer ’25 led the Johnnies in a tie for second place out of 100 golfers with a three-day total of 215 (+1). He collected a 3-over par 73 during the final round at Le Sueur C.C. with Fultz, who tied for 17th with a 224 (+10). Grahek led SJU Blue, which placed 11th at 928 (+72), with a 225 (+11) to tie for 20th.
SJU’S COURSE RECORDS
Elk River C.C., Elk River (par 72)
-6 – Blake Schuler, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 24, 2022)
-5 – Joe Schoolmeesters, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 27, 2008)
-4 – Sammy Schmitz, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 30, 2001)
-3 – Blake Schuler, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 25, 2021)
-3 – Preston Kopel, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 22, 2018)
-3 – Sam LaBine, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 27, 2014)
-3 – Joe Daly, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 27, 2008)
-2 – Matt Lutz, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 23, 2017)
-2 – Casey Vangsness, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 29, 2012)
-2 – Nathan Proshek, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 28, 2002)
-2 – Sammy Schmitz, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 28, 2002)
-2 – Nathan Proshek, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 30, 2001)
-1 – Andrew Boemer, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 28, 2024)
-1 – Gavin Grahek, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 28, 2024)
-1 – Nate Loxtercamp, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 25, 2021)
-1 – Glavine Schugel, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 25, 2021)
-1 – Preston Kopel, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 29, 2019)
-1 – David Schneider, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 23, 2017)
-1 – Wes Dickhaus, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 25. 2016)
-1 – Austin Fowler, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 29, 2013)
E – Blake Schuler, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 23, 2023)
E – Nate Loxtercamp, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 24, 2022)
E – Nate Bauer, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 25, 2021)
E – Matt Wahl, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 22, 2018)
E – Jack Koehler, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 23, 2017)
E – Matt Wahl, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 23, 2017)
E – Josh Polingo, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 27, 2014)
E – Casey Vangsness, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 29, 2013)
E – Dominic Todora, Twin Cities Classic (Oct. 9, 2010)
E – Joe Schoolmeesters, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 29, 2007)
E – Andrew Longbella, Twin Cities Classic (Oct. 8, 2005)
E – Clinton Dammann, Twin Cities Classic (Oct. 2, 2004)
E – Josh Sherlin, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 27, 2003)
Le Sueur C.C., Le Sueur (par 72)
-2 – Austin Kottke, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2016; round 2)
-2 – Nathan Proshek, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2004; round 2)
-1 – Mark Longhenry, Gustavus Invitational (April 21, 2024)
-1 – Casey Vangsness, Gustavus Invitational (April 21, 2013)
-1 – Drew Lynch, Gustavus Invitational (May 3, 2013)
-1 – Ben Cahill, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2010; round 2)
-1 – Mark Giorgi, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2010; round 2)
-1 – Ben Cahill, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2010; round 1)
-1 – Tony Krogen, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2010; round 1)
-1 – Ben Cahill, Gustavus Invitational (April 20, 2008; round 1)
-1 – Joe Daly, Gustavus Invitational (April 21, 2008; round 1)
-1 – Kyle Fredrickson, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2005; round 1)
E – Gavin Grahek, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2025; round 2)
E – Ethan Kress, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2025; round 1)
E – Tommy Koehler, Gustavus Invitational (April 23, 2012)
E – Ben Cahill, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2011)
E – Dominic Todora, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2011)
E – Alex Wallerich, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 2011)
E – Ben Vangsness, Gustavus Invitational (April 19, 2010; round 1)
E – Tony Krogen, Gustavus Invitational (April 20, 2009; round 2)
E – Matt Bohlig, Gustavus Invitational (April 21, 2008; round 1)
E – Josh Sherlin, Gustavus Invitational (April 18, 20015; round 1)
Minnesota Valley C.C., Bloomington (par 73)
-3 – Joe Schoolmeesters, Twin Cities Classic (Oct. 1, 2007)
-1 – Glavine Schugel, Gustavus Adolphus Dual (April 21, 2021)
-1 – Joey Polingo, Twin Cities Classic (Oct. 1, 2007)
E – Matt Wahl, Twin Cities Classic (Sept. 30, 2019)
