Final Results | Hole-by-Hole Scoring

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Saint John's golf tied Bethel for the team title at Gustavus Adolphus' three-day Twin Cities Classic on Monday, Oct. 5, at Minnesota Valley C.C. (par 73).

SJU entered the final round with a four-shot lead over Bethel, but the Royals answered with a 2-over par 294 Monday to climb into a tie for first with a three-round total of 870 (+2). Bethel's second team was third (+10, 878) out of the 15 teams, followed by a tie for fourth between Concordia-Moorhead and the host Gusties at 892 (+24).

Junior Gavin Grahek (Maple Grove, Minn.) carded a 1-under par 72 to tie for second out of 91 golfers with a three-round score of 213 (-4). He recorded six birdies and finished under par in each of the tournament's three rounds. The 18 total birdies led the tourney.

Sophomore Luke Ehmke (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) posted four birdies for a 1-over par 74 and claimed fourth overall at 215 (-2). Senior Nate Appelhof (Blaine, Minn./Totino-Grace) tied for seventh at 219 (+2) thanks to a 2-over par 75 Monday. He tied for second in the tournament with 34 pars.

Sophomore Austin Roloff (Minneapolis, Minn./Spring Lake Park) was +7 through his first six holes and trimmed it down to a 77 (+4) to tie for 16th at 223 (+6). He tied for third overall with 14 birdies over the three days.

Grahek and Ehmke both birdied their final hole (No. 18), while Appelhof and Roloff did the same on No. 1 to bring the Johnnies into a tie for the title.

Sophomore Ryan Liveringhouse (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) led SJU Blue, which finished 11th at 920 (+52), on Monday with an even-par 73 to tie for 32nd at 228 (+11). Junior Connor O'Hara (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) was next with a 2-over par 75 and was the fivesome's top finisher in a tie for 24th at 226 (+9). 

The Johnnies go for their 16th conference title at the three-day MIAC Championships this Saturday-Monday, Oct. 10-12, at Edinburgh G.C. (par 72) in Brooklyn Park. The MIAC champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships on May 18-21 at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va.