GCAA Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Saint John's University rising junior (2021-22) Thomas Gutzmer (Jordan, Minn.) was named to the Division III PING All-Central Region team, as announced by the Golf Coaches' Association of America (GCAA), on Thursday, June 24.

The Johnnie golf program has now had 51 All-Region honorees in the last 22 seasons (since 2000).

Gutzmer led the Johnnies with a 73.9 scoring average in 13 rounds this spring, including a team-leading six rounds at par or better and four top-five finishes. A social science major with a 3.79 GPA, Gutzmer earned the MIAC's Elite 22 Award for men's golf in last month.

He became the 12th Johnnie to earn medalist honors at the MIAC Championship by tying for first place with a three-round total of 208 (-8) as SJU shattered the 54-hole, championship-meet record with a three-day total of 850 (284-281-285) to win the program's 13th MIAC title April 30-May 2 at Emerald Greens G.C. (par 72) in Hastings. Gutzmer collected six birdies to post a 68 (-4), SJU's best individual round of the tournament, on the final day to finish with the program's new MIAC Championship record for a three-round tourney. 

He tied for 76th out of 191 golfers with a three-round total of 310 (+27) as SJU tied for 15th at the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships May 11-14 in Wheeling, W.Va. He led the Johnnies in the final round with four birdies and a 4-over par 75.