Final Results | Hole-by-Hole Scoring

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Saint John's golf finished second out of nine teams at the 2026 MIAC Championships on Monday, Oct. 12, at Edinburgh USA (par 72).

The Johnnies have now finished second or better at the MIAC Championships in six of the last seven seasons (22 of the last 28).

Bethel shot the day's best score – a 3-over par 291 – to win its fourth conference championship with a three-round total of 883 (+19), 16 shots ahead of the Johnnies in second (+35, 899). Concordia-Moorhead was third (+38, 902), followed by Carleton (+40, 904) and St. Olaf (+50, 914).

SJU led the tournament on the par-4 holes (+40), but was two shots behind BU on the par 3's (+17 to +19). The Royals gained the decisive edge on the par 5's with a -20, 12 shots better than Concordia (-8) and 18 ahead of SJU (-2). BU and CC tied for first with 50 birdies, four ahead of SJU in third.

Senior Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) moved up two spots and led SJU with a third-place finish at three-over par (75-72-72-219) to earn All-MIAC honors (top 10, including ties). He shot an even-par 72 for the second-straight day with five birdies and five bogeys in Monday's final round. Appelhof led the 45 golfers in birdies (16) and on the par 5's (-11).

Junior Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) had the next-best round for the Johnnies on Monday, shooting a 1-over 73. He was even at the turn and birdied twice on his back-nine, but bogeyed his last two holes. He was one shot away from the tournament's top 10 and All-MIAC honors in 11th (+9, 225).

Sophomore Luke Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) jumped up five spots with a 74 (+2) on Monday. Ehmke birdied three times and ended his first MIAC-tournament appearance with five pars and a birdie. He tied for 27th overall (+19, 235).

Sophomore Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) started with four bogeys in a row, but shot even the rest of the way with three birdies to equalize three bogeys. He led the tournament with 33 pars and tied for 12th (+11, 227). 

Freshman William Andrus (St. George, Utah/Homeschool) made up ground for the Johnnies in his final round, jumping seven spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 15th (+15, 231) after carding a 76. He had two birdies and three bogeys through his first seven holes, but finished strong with 10 pars on his final 11 holes. 

The Johnnies wrap up their fall schedule this Sunday-Tuesday (Oct. 18-20) at the Golfweek October Classic in Destin, Fla. The 25-team field is scheduled to include six top-16 teams.