Saint John's returns to the Twin Cities for the Minnesota Golf Classic this Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 11-12, at Pioneer Creek G.C. (par 72) in Maple Plain. - Live Scoring

TEE TIMES: The first round is scheduled for a 2 p.m. shotgun Saturday, followed by 36 holes and an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Sunday.

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's started its 2021-22 season in fine fashion with a tournament win out of 18 teams at the Augsburg Invitational Sept. 4-5 at Majestic Oaks G.C. (par 72) in Ham Lake.

The Johnnies entered Sunday's final round with a 1-shot lead over Gustavus Adolphus and fired the day's second-best round, a 1-over par 289, to take first place by three shots over the Gusties (+18, 594) with a 591 (+15). Nebraska Wesleyan carded an even-par 288 Sunday to climb eight spots into third place at 605 (+29).

Four Johnnies finished in the top 11. Sophomore Nate Loxtercamp (Richmond, Minn./Melrose Area) led the way with a two-round total of 145 (+1) to claim second place out of the 100 golfers, his third top-five finish in seven career events. Loxtercamp, junior Thomas Gutzmer (Jordan, Minn.) and sophomore Glavine Schugel (New Ulm, Minn.) collected 73's (+1) Sunday. Gutzmer tied for fifth (+3, 147), his fifth top-five finish in 11 career events, and Schugel placed 11th (+6, 150).

Sophomore Sam Berger (Waconia, Minn.) led SJU's 10 golfers Sunday with a 2-under par 70 to finish 10th (+5, 149). He went 3-under on his first 12 holes, thanks to three straight birdies on Nos. 5-7.

Sophomore Nate Bauer (Andover, Minn.) led SJU Blue, which tied with Bethel's varsity for seventh (+45, 621), with a 4-over par 76 and a two-round total of 153 (+9) to tie for 17th.

WHO WILL BE THERE: In addition to SJU (two teams) and Bethel (two teams), other schools scheduled to compete this weekend include Augsburg (two teams), Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus (two teams), Luther (Iowa), Macalester, St. Olaf and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (two teams). Individuals from a number of Division I programs will also be in the field: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kent State, Marquette, Notre Dame, Rutgers, St. Thomas and West Virginia.

SJU'S LINEUP: SJU is scheduled to send these 10 golfers (two teams) to Maple Plain this weekend.

SJU Red
1. Junior Thomas Gutzmer (Jordan, Minn.)
2. Sophomore Glavine Schugel (New Ulm, Minn.)
3. Sophomore Sam Berger (Waconia, Minn.)
4. Sophomore Nate Loxtercamp (Richmond, Minn./Melrose Area)
5. Sophomore Blake Schuler (Waconia, Minn.)

SJU Blue
1. Sophomore Max Thelen (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace)
2. Sophomore Cameron Lemke (Avon, Minn./Albany)
3. Freshman Andrew Boemer (Eagan, Minn./St. Thomas Academy)
4. Sophomore Nate Bauer (Andover, Minn.)
5. Sophomore Parker Bartels (Oxbow, N.D./Kindred)

SJU'S COURSE RECORDS: The Johnnies have recorded six rounds below par at Pioneer Creek G.C., including three from the last time SJU competed at there.

-3 - Preston Kopel, Pioneer Creek Invitational (Sept. 7, 2019; round 1)
-3 - Charlie Stuck, Pioneer Creek Invitational (Sept. 7, 2019; round 1)
-1 - Charlie Stuck, Pioneer Creek Invitational (Sept. 8, 2019; round 2)
-1 - Esten Stensrud, Pioneer Creek Invitational (Sept. 9, 2018; round 2)
-1 - Jon Koenig, Pioneer Creek Invitational (Sept. 8, 2018)
-1 - David Schneider, Minnesota Individual (Sept. 10, 2017)

HOME TOURNEY NEXT WEEKEND: The Johnnies return home to host their annual fall invitational next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19. The first round is scheduled for tee times starting at noon Saturday at the St. Cloud C.C., followed by 9 a.m. shotgun start Sunday at Blackberry Ridge G.C. in Sartell.