Men's Golf Starts 2026-27 Campaign with ANF Fall Classic

Matthew Eggen Men's Golf 9/7/2026 10:00:00 AM

PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Men's Golf begins the 2026-27 season this Tuesday and Wednesday in Riverside, Iowa, at the ANF Fall Classic, hosted by the University of Iowa.

ANF FALL CLASSIC
Location: Blue Top Ridge Golf Course - Riverside, Iowa
Date: September 8-9, 2026
Live Scoring: Scoreboard Live
Opponents (14-team field): Iowa (hosts), Western Kentucky, Evansville, Chicago State, Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Creighton, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Green Bay, South Dakota, Omaha, Eastern Illinois

Play begins at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and golfers will play 36 continuous holes on the par-72, 7,432-yard course. The final 18 holes will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9, also beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The Braves' lineup for the event will consist of:
1. Carter Stevenson
2. Brogan Smith
3. Joey Cerney
4. TJ Quinn
5. Brody McCarthy
6. Gavin Schreurs

PREVIOUSLY IN IOWA CITY
Historically, Bradley has ventured to Des Moines in its trips to Iowa, competing in Iowa's capital city as recently as 2025. This tournament will mark Bradley's first trip to the Iowa City area since April 17-18, 2010, when the team competed in the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course.

Senior Zach Wanken was Bradley's top finisher on the weekend, carding a four-over-par 220 over 54 holes to finish tied for 12th, logging his fourth of five finishes of 20th or better on the season. Fellow senior Zach Zobrist placed tied for 26th at 225, with his tournament headlined by an even-par 72 in the second round.

PREVIEWING THE 2026-27 SEASON
The Braves return five letterwinners from last season and welcome four newcomers as the program enters its 22nd season under head coach Jeff Roche.

Seniors Carter Stevenson and Brody McCarthy return for their fourth season on the Hilltop. Stevenson has carved out a highly successful career at Bradley, entering his senior season with a career scoring average of 72.37 and 18 career rounds in the 60s, both career records. Joey Cerney and Brogan Smith return for their sophomore seasons, while senior Quinn Cox enters his first full season at Bradley after joining during last season's winter break. McCarthy, Smith and Cerney all enter the season with career scoring averages of 76.1 or lower, while Smith is coming off a season that featured a top-20 finish at the conference championship.

Four newcomers joined Bradley Men's Golf during the offseason, welcoming freshmen Gavin Schreurs and Michael Johansen, and transfers TJ Quinn and Tommy Gneiser. Schreurs was a four-time Mid-Illini Conference golfer at Washington Community High School and finished fourth at the IHSA 2A State Tournament in 2025. Johansen was a four-time state qualifier at Wheaton Warrenville South High School and a three-time All-Conference honoree. Quinn joins as a sophomore after spending last season at Wichita State, where he carded a career-low 76 in the second round of his lone appearance. In high school, he was a three-time Southwest Prairie Conference MVP at Minooka. Community High School. Gneiser joins as a junior after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Heartland Community College, where he was a First-Team All-Region golfer and ranked 32nd nationally.

TEAM NEWS & NOTES

This is the first ANF Fall Classic held since 2023.
Of the nine student-athletes on the Bradley Men's Golf roster, eight of them have listed hometowns in the state of Illinois.
- Those eight golfers represent eight different hometowns: Darien, Homer Glen, Marquette Heights, Naperville, Peoria, Shorewood, Warrenville and Washington.
Iowa is the first of nine states that Bradley will compete in during the 2026-27 season. The squad will also make trips to Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
- Illinois and Missouri (two tournaments each) are the only states that the Braves will compete in multiple times during the season.
TJ Quinn and Gavin Schreurs are slated to make their Bradley debuts at the ANF Fall Classic, while Schreurs is making his collegiate debut.