Final Results

HAM LAKE, Minn. – Saint John's finished first out of nine teams at the season-opening Augsburg Invitational on Sunday, Aug. 31, at Majestic Oaks G.C. (par 72).

The Johnnies' round-one lead held through the second day of competition, finishing two strokes ahead of the University of Manitoba with a two-day 601 (+25). Manitoba shot Sunday's best round, a 293 to jump four spots on the leaderboard, but couldn't make up enough ground to catch SJU Blue, which consisted of all eight Johnnie freshmen. 

St. Olaf finished third (+33, 609), followed by a tie between Concordia-Moorhead and Wisconsin-Superior in fourth (+ 37, 613) and Macalester in sixth (+39, 615).

Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) won his first collegiate tournament, claiming medalist honors as the only athlete in the 66-player field to shoot under par. Roloff carded a 2-over par 74 on Sunday to finish with a weekend total of 143 (-1), two strokes ahead of a trio of golfers tied for second. After four bogeys to start his morning, Roloff made up ground on the back nine with a birdie and eight pars to maintain his lead. 

His 3-under par 69 on Saturday tied SJU's best round at Majestic Oaks G.C., held by then-sophomore Casey Vangsness '14 at the same invitational in 2011. 

Tim Sexton (Rochester, Minn./Mayo) was five shots behind his classmate, taking ninth with a 148 after shooting a 2-over 74 in both rounds. Lukas Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) shot a 153 (+9) to finish 14th, shooting a par on 14 of his 18 holes on Sunday. 

Lincoln Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) shared 14th with Ehmke as an individual, posting a pair of birdies on Sunday for a 76-77-153. Ryan Liveringhouse (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) and Braxton Berlin (Lake City, Minn.) tied for 40th.

The full Johnnie squad competes at the Minnesota Golf Classic, hosted by Bethel, next Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 6-7, at Pioneer Creek G.C. (par 72) in Maple Plain.