2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
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
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2013-14Freshman
5'10"
145 lbs
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2014-15Sophomore
5'10"
145 lbs
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2015-16Junior
5'10"
145 lbs
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2016-17Senior
5'10"
145 lbs