MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho head men's golf coach David Nuhn has announced the addition of graduate transfer Johannes Hounsgaard.
 
Housngaard comes to Idaho from Grand Canyon University where he played for two seasons. Prior to that he competed for Wayland Baptist where he was a GCAA NAIA All-American. He was the medalist for the 2019 Sooner Athletic Conference Championship.
 
Hounsgaard is originally from Munich, Germany, where he was the second-ranked player in Bavaria as a junior player.
 
"Johannes is a tremendous golfer and brings another strong veteran to our lineup," Nuhn said. "He will be a player that will come in and make us better this spring and help us in our push for a Big Sky title this season and next."
 
Hounsgaard returned home to Germany this fall after graduating from GCU before enrolling in at Idaho in the spring. During his break, he continued to play. He finished 25th in the DGV AK Offn Herren in August and third at the Bavarian Open Championship in Straßlach-Dingharting just last week. He finished third overall with a three-round score of 214, just three strokes back of the leader. He scored the tournament low round in the third with a six-under 66.
 
In May, he finished seventh at the Olibier Barras Memorial in Switzerland with a three-round score of 213. He had two rounds in the 60s during the tournament.
 
When he comes to Idaho, he will seek a master's degree in applied economics.
 
"It is a great opportunity to add him to our lineup. He has a great chance to get his graduate degree in three semesters while he competes for the Vandals at the same time," Nuhn said. "We had success bringing in Sean Mullan in 2020-21 and we feel like Johannes can bring the same maturity and success over the next 18 months."
 
The Vandals close out their fall season this week at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invite in Stockton, California, Thursday through Saturday.