Round 1 Results

DESTIN, Fla. – Saint John's golf is 18th out of 25 teams following the first round of the three-day Golfweek October Classic held Sunday, Oct. 18, at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort's Raven G.C. (par 71).

LeTourneau (Texas), which teed off five hours after SJU, leads the field thanks to its 2-under par 282. No. 20 Hampden-Sydney (Va.) is second (+3, 287), followed by No. 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire in third (+5, 289) and a tie between No. 10 Oglethorpe (Ga.) and No. 11 Whitman (Wash.) in fourth (+7, 291).

SJU shot a 307 (+23) and is seven shots from a three-team tie in 10th. The Johnnies begin the second round Monday at noon.

Senior Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) is tied for seventh out of 125 golfers thanks to a 1-under par 70. He started his day with a birdie off No. 10 – the first of four on the back nine – and registered eight pars and a bogey on the back for his team-leading fifth round at par or better this fall.

Sophomore Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) tallied a pair of birdies on both the back and front for a 4-over par 75. He is tied for 40th (+4).

Sophomore Luke Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) was 1-over par following the first nine holes but he went +6 on his final four holes for an 80 (+9). Junior Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) followed with an 82 (+11) and freshman William Andrus (St. George, Utah/Homeschool) rounded out the Johnnies' five with an 85 (+14).