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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Olle Widegren

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 145
  • Hometown Danderyd, Sweden
  • High School Danderyds Gymnasium

Biography

Honors
2015-16 Academic All-Big South
2013-14 Big South All-Freshman Team

 

2016-17 (Senior)

  • Played in nine events for the Chants on the season
  • Recorded a season stroke average of 76.04 over 25 rounds of play
  • Carded five rounds of par or better, including two rounds in the 60s
  • Turned in back-to-back rounds of 69 at the Gary Koch Invitational
  • Posted one top-five finish on the year, placing in a tie for fifth with a 54-hole score of 212, -4, (74-69-69) at the Gary Koch Invitational
  • Shot a 54-hole tournament score of 219, +3, (70-77-72) to finish in a tie for 38th at the Bank of Tennessee event
  • Placed in a tie for 22nd with rounds of 75, 75 and 78 for a 54-hole score of 228, +12, at the East Carolina Intercollegiate
  • Finished in a tie for 28th with a tournament score of 221, +8, (74-74-73) at the 2017 Sun Belt Championship
  • Earned Dean's List for both the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters


2015-16 (Junior)

  • Voted Academic All-Big South thanks to his 3.658 GPA in marketing
  • One of two Chants to play in all 10 events
  • Finished with a 75.83 scoring average
  • Was the team's top finisher at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate, placing 13th with a 224, +8, (74-74-76)
  • His five eagles led the team and was tied for sixth in CCU's single-season history
  • Season-best effort came at the Coca-Cola Wofford Intercollegiate as he fired a season-low 70 and a season-best, 54-hole score of 220, +4, (70-73-77)
  • Earned Dean's List for both the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters
  • Named to the 2015-16 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


2014-15 (Sophomore)

  • Only Chant to play in all 11 team events
  • Finished fifth on the team with a 76.33 scoring average
  • Best 54-hole finish was a 218, +2, at the 3M Augusta Invitational (74-74-70)
  • Carded a career-low 67 at the Wendy's Kiawah Classic, overall posting a 54-hole score of 224, +8, (76-67-81)
  • Earned Dean's List for both the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters
  • Named to the 2014-15 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


2013-14 (Freshman)

  • Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team
  • Played in eight events and ranked third on the team with a 75.26 scoring average
  • Had four rounds of par or better
  • In his collegiate debut, tied for second and was named the Big South Golfer of the Week
  • Carded a 141, -3 under par, over two rounds at the Myrtle Beach National Invitational - hosted by Gardner-Webb on Myrtle Beach National's West Course
  • Turned in an opening-round 72 and was in 12th place after 18 holes
  • He then posted a 69, -3 under par, tying for the lowest round of the day to move up 10 spots to second
  • Shot an opening-round 69 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
  • Placed 30th at the Big South Championship (77-76-76=229)
  • Earned Dean's List honors for both the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters
  • Named to the 2013-14 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


Prior to Coastal Carolina

  • A member of the Swedish Junior National team that won the European Men's Team Championship in Madrid, Spain, in 2009, as he won the deciding match in the tournament
  • Finished tied for 31st at the 2013 Scandinavia Junior Boys Open, shooting 74-73-82
  • Qualified to play in the 2012 R&A Boys Amateur Championship and won the Galvin Green Junior Open, shooting 71-73, on the Junior Masters Invitational tour
  • Was a standout hockey player and tennis player
  • Named the "Ballboy of the Year" at the 2007 and 2010 ATP's Stockholm Open
  • His older brother, Pontus, was a standout at UCLA and represented Europe on four Palmer Cup teams



 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'10" 145 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'10" 145 lbs