PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. – With three golfers among the top 20 individuals, Campbell is one shot off the team lead after 36 holes Monday of the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley.
Henric Bjelke is tied for fifth at even-par (71-69—140),
Edwin Blomander is tied for seventh (72-69—141) and
Henrik Lilja is tied for 19th (72-71—143) heading into Tuesday's final round of the 54-hole event.
In an event that includes six teams ranked among the nation's top 50, Campbell (284-284—568) trails only the College of Charleston (285-282—567) through two rounds on the par-70 Pete Dye layout. No. 25 Liberty is third (569), No. 42 Florida fourth (570), UAB is fifth (572) and ninth-ranked Texas A&M is sixth (575) in the 13-team field.
Campbell junior
Claude Churchward opened the day with a collegiate low 69 in the first round. Bjelke and Blomander matched that score in the afternoon 18.
Campbell leads the field with 122 pars and ranks second in par-3 scoring (even). Bjelke and Blomander are tied for the lead individually with 27 pars. Blomander played the par-3 holes 1-under (T3), while Bjelke was 2-under on the par five layouts (T6).
Campbell will be paired with Charleston and Liberty for Tuesday's final round, which begins at 8:00 a.m. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
Sea Best Invitational
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley Course
Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2022 / Par 70, 6970 Yards
First Day Team Results: 1. College of Charleston 285-282—567,
2. Campbell 284-284—568, 3. Liberty 285-284—569, 4. Florida 287-283—570, 5. UAB 282-290—572, 6. Texas A&M 294-281—575, 7. Louisville 288-288—576, T8. North Florida 296-283—579, T8. Charlotte 288-291—579, T8. Jacksonville 293-286—579, 11. Florida Gulf Coast 293-289—582, 12. Lipscomb 295-293—588, 13. USC Upstate 308-297—605.
First Day Individual Leaders: T1. Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida) 69-69—138, T1. Alexandre Vandermoten (Jacksonville) 69-69—138, T3. Nick Robillard (UAB) 69-70—139, T3. Zach Reuland (CofC) 67-72—139,
T5. Henric Bjelke (Campbell) 71-69—140, T5. Ford Goldasich (Lipscomb) 70-70—140.
Other Campbell Individuals: T7.
Edwin Blomander 72-69—141, T19.
Henrik Lilja 72-71—143, T34.
Claude Churchward 69-77—146, T53.
Romain Lanteri 74-75—149.
The Course: The 6,790-yard, par-70 TPC Sawgrass - Dye's Valley Course, designed by Pete Dye, Bobby Weed, and player consultant Jerry Pate, is the sister track to the world-famous THE PLAYERS Stadium Course. Opened in 1987, Dye's Valley hosted the 2014 & 2015 Web.com Tour Championship and the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open from 2010-2013. The course was No.-14 on Golfweek's 2015 ranking of "Best Courses You Can Play" in Florida.
