Program Outlook

As many as two dozen athletes try out each year for approximately 12 spots on the varsity and junior varsity men’s golf teams at St. Thomas.

Team members play both a fall and spring schedule. The Tommies face a variety of challenging courses in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota for practices and tournaments. The Tommies also travel to the southern United States for a spring trip. The conference tournament is held in October, and the NCAA tournament is contested in May.

Longtime St. Thomas athletic department staffer Dave Lepp was named head coach in 2006. He replaced nine-year coach David Landry. Landry’s 2004 squad had a runner-up conference finish and beat MIAC power Gustavus for the first time in a conference meet in more than 20 years.

Several recent UST teams have been ranked in the top 25 nationally and had pushed conference and NCAA powers St. John's, Gustavus and UW-Eau Claire. In 2007-08, the Toms took third in the MIAC meet, and Grant Shafranski made the national All-Freshman Team.

In 2001-02, senior Tom Wroblewski posted the lowest MIAC Championships 36-hole score in at least 25 years when he shot 140 on the tough Bunker Hills course to capture medalist honors. Wroblewski topped a 50-player field with rounds of 69 and 71 for a 140 total. To illustrate how well he played, Wroblewski beat the runner-up by four strokes and the third-place finisher by eight strokes.

In 2005, Mark Hadley shot a 64 in a spring tournament. That’s the lowest score in a competitive round in conference history.

In June 2007, John Treacy broke the course record at St. Paul's Como GC with a 9-under 61.

In 2008, Ben Jensen and John Treacy received Division III national Scholar Athlete awards.