PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. –
Edwin Blomander finished eighth individually and Campbell placed eighth on the team leader board after Tuesday's final round of the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley.
In a field that included six top-50 ranked teams, No. 42 Florida shot 4-under Tuesday and claimed team honors at 6-over 846 (287-283-276) on the par-70 Pete Dye layout. No. 25 Liberty (285-284-283—852) finished second, one shot ahead of No. 49 North Florida (296-283-274—853). UAB was fourth (282-290-285—857) and No. 33 Louisville finished fifth (288-288-282—858).
No. 9 Texas A&M and the College of Charleston tied for sixth at 19-over, one stroke better than Campbell (284-284-292—860), which led the field with 172 pars.
Blomander finished the event at two-over 212 (72-69-71). The senior from Eksjo, Sweden birdied three of his last four holes to produce his second-straight top-10 finish. Blomander made 35 pars and nine birdies on the Dye's Valley layout.
Freshman
Henric Bjelke (71-69-78—218) and senior
Henrik Lilja (72-71-75—218) finished in a tie for 37th., while junior
Claude Churchward (69-77-74—220) and red-shirt sophomore
Romain Lanteri (74-75-72—221) tied for 46th and 50th, respectively.
Only three golfers in the 84-man field finished in red numbers. Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida won medalist honors at 7-under 203 (69-69-65), six strokes better than John Dubois of Florida (72-70-67—209) and Liberty's Kieran Vincent (71-70-68—209).
Campbell returns to action Feb. 13-15 in the Advance Partners Collegiate, hosted by UNCG at Hammock Creek GC in Palm City, Fla.
Sea Best Invitational
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley Course
Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2022 / Par 70, 6970 Yards
Final Team Results: 1. Florida 287-283-276—846, 2. Liberty 285-284-283—852, 3. North Florida 296-283-274—853, 4. UAB 282-290-285—857, 5. Louisville 288-288-282—858, T6. Texas A&M 294-281-284—859, T6. College of Charleston 285-282-292—859,
8. Campbell 284-284-292—860, T9. Florida Gulf Coast 293-289-284—866, T9. Jacksonville 293-286-287—866, 11. Charlotte 288-291-288—867, 12. Lipscomb 295-293-291—879, 13. USC Upstate 308-297-297—902.
Final Individual Leaders: 1. Nick Gabrelcik (North Florida) 69-69-65—203, T2. John Dubois (Florida) 72-70-67—209, T2. Kieran Vincent (Liberty) 71-70-68—209, T4. Ricky Castillo (Florida) 68-76-67—211, T4. Kieron van Wyk (CofC) 71-70-70—211, T4. Alexandre Vandermoten (Jacksonville) 69-69-73—211, T4. Pierre Viallaneix (FGCU) 73-72-66—211.
Campbell Individuals: T8.
Edwin Blomander 72-69-71—212, T37.
Henrik Lilja 72-71-75—218, T37.
Henric Bjelke 71-69-78—218, T46.
Claude Churchward 69-77-74—220, T50.
Romain Lanteri 74-75-72—221
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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.