The Johnnie golf team wraps up its fall schedule this Sunday-Tuesday (Oct. 18-20) at the Golfweek October Classic in Destin, Fla. – Live Scoring

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's finished second out of nine teams at the 2026 MIAC Championships this past weekend (Oct. 10-12) at Edinburgh USA (par 72) in Brooklyn Park. 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 Monday'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.

SJU'S LINEUP
1. Grahek
2. Appelhof
3. Roloff
4. Ehmke
5. Andrus

RECEIVING VOTES: The Johnnies received votes in today's (Oct. 16) Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) poll. Regionally, three teams left the receiving-votes section for the top 25: Wisconsin-Eau Claire (No. 14), Bethel (No. 16) and Wisconsin-Stout (T-No. 23).

CLIPPD RANKINGS: The first Clippd rankings were unveiled Oct. 14 and list SJU at No. 22 in Division III. Eau Claire is No. 10, followed by Bethel (No. 12) and Stout (No. 16). Individually, Grahek and Appelhof are 120th and 121st, respectively.

WHO WILL BE THERE: The 25-team field is scheduled to include nine nationally ranked teams based on today's GCAA poll. The Johnnies are scheduled to be joined this weekend by Augustana (Ill.), Berry (Ga.), No. 16 Bethel, Christopher Newport (Va.), Grinnell (Iowa), Gustavus Adolphus, No. 20 Hampden-Sydney (Va.), No. 3 Huntingdon (Ala.), No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan, LeTourneau (Texas), Millikin (Ill.), Mississippi University for Women, Nebraska Wesleyan, No. 10 Oglethorpe (Ga.), Ohio Northern, Rhodes (Tenn.), Rose-Hulman (Ind.), Spalding (Ky.), Southwestern (Texas), No. 23 Trinity (Texas), Wabash (Ind.), No. 11 Whitman (Wash.), No. 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire and No. 23 Wisconsin-Stout. 

TWO YEARS AGO: Then-No. 21 SJU ended the fall portion of its 2024-25 schedule in 17th place out of 24 teams two years ago at the Golfweek October Classic. The 24-team field included 18 that were nationally ranked. 

Then-No. 6 Washington and Lee (Va.) won the tournament with a three-day score of 822 (-30), seven shots ahead of Sewanee (Tenn.) in second at 829 (-23). Then-No. 13 LeTourneau (Texas) was third (-6, 846) and then-No. 10 Lynchburg (Va.) and then-No. 1 Methodist (N.C.) tied for fourth (-5, 847).

SJU posted a 292 (+8) during the final round to take 17th with a three-day total of 871 (+19).

Andrew Boemer '25 double-bogeyed his final hole, the par-4 No. 9 (405 yards), to post a 1-over par 72 and tie for 10th out of 120 golfers with a three-round score of 208 (-5).

Gus Briguet '26 led SJU Tuesday with a 1-under par 70 despite a bogey on the final hole. The 70 served as his third round at or better this season and fifth of his career. Briguet tied for 98th with a 225 (+12).

Ethan Kress '26 eagled his second hole of the morning – the par-5 No. 11 (532 yards) – and birdied his last for his second of the day for a 74 (+3). Tim Fultz '26 and Grahek followed with a 76 (+5) and 79 (+8), respectively. Fultz, Grahek and Kress all tied for 88th with a 224 (+11).

SJU'S COURSE RECORDS
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort; Destin, Fla.
The Raven G.C. (par 71)
-4 - Andrew Boemer, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 13, 2024)
-3 - Dennis Granath, NCAA Championship (May 17, 2013)
-2 - Andrew Boemer, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 14, 2024)
-2 - Blake Schuler, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 15, 2023)
-2 - David Schneider, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 16, 2018)
-2 - Sam Olson, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 16, 2017)
-2 - Sam Olson, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 15, 2017)
-2 - Dennis Granath, NCAA Championship (May 14, 2013)
-2 - Casey Vangsness, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 15, 2012)
-1 - Gus Briguet, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 15, 2024)
-1 - Sam Berger, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 15, 2023)
-1 - Glavine Schugel, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 18, 2021)
-1 - Blake Schuler, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 17, 2021)
-1 - Jack Koehler, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 14, 2018)
-1 - Jack Koehler, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 17, 2017)
-1 - Sam Olson, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 12, 2015)
-1 - Dennis Granath, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 16, 2012)
-1 - Drew Lynch, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 14, 2012)
E - Gavin Grahek, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 13, 2024)
E - Blake Schuler, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 17, 2023)
E - Andrew Boemer, Golfweek October Classic (Oct. 15, 2023)
E - Preston Kopel, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 15, 2019)
E - Thomas Gutzmer, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 13, 2019)
E - Preston Kopel, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 16, 2018)
E - Jack Koehler, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 16, 2018)
E - Jack Koehler, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 15, 2018)
E - Matt Lutz, Golfweek Fall Preview (Oct. 16, 2017)
E - Ryan Gallagher, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 12, 2014)
E - Collin Seal, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 12, 2014)
E - Drew Lynch, Golfweek Fall Invitational (Oct. 15, 2012)