A 1983 graduate of Luther College, the 2025-26 season will be coach Fjelstul's 39th year as head coach of men's golf. In 2023, he was named the Director of Golf for both the men's and women's programs.
During his tenure, his teams have finished first or second in the Iowa Conference 19 of the past 29 years. He has led the Norse to eight of Luther's 12 conference titles (1997, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024), and eight trips to the NCAA III National Tournament (1996, 1997, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024).
He has been named Conference Coach of the Year a record 13 times (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024), and was also named the NCAA Division III District 5 Coach of the Year in 1996. Collectively, 50 student-athletes have earned 86 all-conference honors (top-10 finish), including nine conference Most Valuable Players, seven All-Americans and 36 Golf Coaches Association of American Academic All-Americans.Â
In 2021, Coach Fjelstul was the recipient of the Iowa Golf Association George Turner Distinguished Service Award recipient for his years of service to the game of golf.
