The Gustavus men’s golf team opened its 2005 fall season with a first place finish at the 10-team St. Thomas Invitational. The 36-hole tournament was played at Willinger’s Golf Club on Sunday and Hillcrest Country Club on Monday. The Gusties fired a team score of 310-292-602 to finish one stroke ahead of Winona State at 315-288-603. Clayton Johnson and Eric Harris led the Gusties individually as both placed fifth with identical scores of 148.
Coach Scott Moe’s squad placed eight golfers in the top 22. Following Johnson and Harris in fifth place were Jordan Hawkinson (75-76-151) and Eric Tone (77-74-151) in tenth, Mark Stuckey (82-71-153) and Arie DeGrio (79-74-153) in 15th, and Kyle Rohlfs (79-75-154) in 22nd place.
Team Scores
1. Gustavus 310-292–602
2. Winona State 315-288–603
3. Augsburg 311-294–605
4. St. Thomas 309-298–607
5. St. Mary’s 311-309–620
6. Simpson 314-311–625
7. Bethel 327-301–628
8. St. Olaf 319-317–636
9. Macalester 325-320–645
10. Carleton 338-319–657
Individual Results for Gustavus:
5. Clayton Johnson 77-71–148
5. Eric Harris 73-75–148
10. Jordan Hawkinson 75-76-151
10. Eric Tone 77-74–151
15. Mark Stuckey 82-71–153
15. Arie DeGrio 79-74–153
17. Kyle Rohlfs 79-75–154
25. Riley Hoffman 84-72–156
36. Jon Hagedorn 79-81–160
48. Nick Greve 82-82–164