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Camels finish 8th at Sea Best Invitational

Blomander ties for 8th individually

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.
 
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.
 
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Players Mentioned

Romain Lanteri

Romain Lanteri

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Henrik  Lilja

Henrik Lilja

5' 10"
Sophomore
Claude Churchward

Claude Churchward

5' 10"
Freshman
Edwin Blomander

Edwin Blomander

6' 1"
Senior
Henric Bjelke

Henric Bjelke

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Romain Lanteri

Romain Lanteri

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Henrik  Lilja

Henrik Lilja

5' 10"
Sophomore
Claude Churchward

Claude Churchward

5' 10"
Freshman
Edwin Blomander

Edwin Blomander

6' 1"
Senior
Henric Bjelke

Henric Bjelke

5' 7"
Freshman