University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
Joe Honsa
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mendota Heights, Minn.
- High School:
- Cretin-Derham Hall HS
2025-26 | FRESHMAN
Fall 2025
• Collected a season-best score of 1-under-par (71-69-75–215) at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 19-20), finishing in 36th place.
• Placed 48th at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-7) with a final mark of 16-over-mark (85-76-71–232).
• Tied for 16th place at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 22-23), shooting even par-72 (72-73-71–216).
• Started his collegiate career competing in the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 7-8), placing 73rd with a score of 17-over-par (79-77-74–230).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in 2025
• Named a finalist for the 2025 Mr. Minnesota Golf Award given to the top male high school senior golfer in the state
• Was a five-year letter winner with the Raiders during his prep career under the guidance of head coach Bob Kinne and qualified for the state tournament in each of those five seasons
• Earned four MSHSL All-State honors, while landing on the All-Section Team and Suburban East All-Conference Team five times
• Helped guide the Raiders to a MSHSL Class AAA team state championship at Bunker Hills Golf Club during his senior season, while finishing third as an individual
• Chosen as the 2025 Suburban East Conference Player of the Year in his final year of high school golf
• Named to the Academic All-State Team in 2025
• Finished as the runner up at the MSHSL Class AAA state tournament as a sophomore in 2023
• Landed on the Cretin-Derham Hall Honor Roll every year from 2021 to 2025
• Secured a tie for fourth place at the 122nd Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship in the summer of 2025
• Placed second at the 2024 Minnesota Junior PGA Championship at North Oaks Golf Club
• Qualified for both the USGA Junior Amateur and the National Junior PGA in the summer of 2024
• Ended the 2023 Notah Begay III National Championship in a tie for 19th place
PERSONAL
• Son of Mike and Sara Honsa
• Father, Mike, played college baseball at St. Thomas from 1997-2000
• Mother, Sara, played college softball at Saint Benedict in 1997
• Has a younger brother, Sam
• Loves to fish and hang out with friends in his free time
• If he wasn't playing golf, he would be playing baseball
• Chose the University of Minnesota because "I felt the school, the coaches, and the golf program were the best fit for me as a student-athlete. I also wanted to play in one of the best conferences in the country, while representing my home state of Minnesota."
Fall 2025
• Collected a season-best score of 1-under-par (71-69-75–215) at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 19-20), finishing in 36th place.
• Placed 48th at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-7) with a final mark of 16-over-mark (85-76-71–232).
• Tied for 16th place at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 22-23), shooting even par-72 (72-73-71–216).
• Started his collegiate career competing in the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 7-8), placing 73rd with a score of 17-over-par (79-77-74–230).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in 2025
• Named a finalist for the 2025 Mr. Minnesota Golf Award given to the top male high school senior golfer in the state
• Was a five-year letter winner with the Raiders during his prep career under the guidance of head coach Bob Kinne and qualified for the state tournament in each of those five seasons
• Earned four MSHSL All-State honors, while landing on the All-Section Team and Suburban East All-Conference Team five times
• Helped guide the Raiders to a MSHSL Class AAA team state championship at Bunker Hills Golf Club during his senior season, while finishing third as an individual
• Chosen as the 2025 Suburban East Conference Player of the Year in his final year of high school golf
• Named to the Academic All-State Team in 2025
• Finished as the runner up at the MSHSL Class AAA state tournament as a sophomore in 2023
• Landed on the Cretin-Derham Hall Honor Roll every year from 2021 to 2025
• Secured a tie for fourth place at the 122nd Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship in the summer of 2025
• Placed second at the 2024 Minnesota Junior PGA Championship at North Oaks Golf Club
• Qualified for both the USGA Junior Amateur and the National Junior PGA in the summer of 2024
• Ended the 2023 Notah Begay III National Championship in a tie for 19th place
PERSONAL
• Son of Mike and Sara Honsa
• Father, Mike, played college baseball at St. Thomas from 1997-2000
• Mother, Sara, played college softball at Saint Benedict in 1997
• Has a younger brother, Sam
• Loves to fish and hang out with friends in his free time
• If he wasn't playing golf, he would be playing baseball
• Chose the University of Minnesota because "I felt the school, the coaches, and the golf program were the best fit for me as a student-athlete. I also wanted to play in one of the best conferences in the country, while representing my home state of Minnesota."
Crousore Bunker Shot: 2025 B1Gs
Monday, April 28
Galdos Hole-in-One: 2025 B1Gs
Friday, April 25
Gopher Golf Facilities
Sunday, August 18
Cinematic Recap: Gopher Invitational
Monday, September 18
