GREENVILLE, S.C. –
Erik Johansson tied for 12th individually and Campbell finished ninth in the team standings after Monday's final round of the Furman Intercollegiate at the Furman University Golf Course.
Host Furman (269-277-286—832) won the event at 20-under par, one stroke better than No. 21 Chattanooga. No. 26 Texas A&M finished third at 10-under. Campbell (279-289-302—870), which was fourth after two rounds, finished 10 shots ahead of 10th place High Point and William & Mary in the 15-team event.
Johansson, who entered the day at 8-under and sharing the lead with eventual medalist Paul Conroy of Chattanooga (70-64-71—205), slipped to 1-under for the event (66-68-78—212) on the par-71 layout.
A freshman from Hollviken, Sweden, Johansson (66-68—134) did not make a bogey over the first 36 holes. Johansson logged his third top-15 finish in four outings this season. Fellow freshman
Joachim Larsen Tegner played his last six holes at 3-under par and produced the team's low round of the day.
Sophomore
Tim Holmberg (72-69-76—217) finished T32nd, while Larsen Tegner was T41 (70-78-71—219). Junior
Henric Bjelke (71-75-78—224) tied for 64th and senior
Garnet Manley III finished 87th (81-77-77—235).
Campbell concludes its fall schedule Oct. 29-31 with the Daniel Island Intercollegiate, hosted by Charleston Southern University at the Daniel Island Club Ralston Creek course.
Furman Intercollegiate
Furman University GC / Greenville, S.C.
Par 71, 7005 Yards / Oct. 22-23, 2023
Final Team Results: 1. Furman 269-277-286—832, 2. Chattanooga 277-272-284—833, 3. Texas A&M 277-280-285—842, T4. James Madison 289-279-291—859, T4. Richmond 289-281-289—859, 6. USC Aiken 293-276-295—864, 7. Gardner-Webb 289-283-295—867, 8. Western Carolina 290-281-298—869,
9. Campbell 279-289-302—870, T10. High Point 296-289-291—876, T10. William & Mary 289-294-293—876, 12. Presbyterian 293-293-294—880, 13. Davidson 289-290-303—882, 14. Francis Marion 290-301-294—885, 15. Charleston Southern 292-287-307—886.
Final Individual Leaders: 1. Paul Conroy (Chattanooga) 70-64-71—205, 2. Samuel Espinosa-Trueba (Chattanooga) 65-70-71—206, 3. John Houk (Chattanooga) 68-69-70—207, 4. Daniel Rodrigues (Texas A&M) 70-65-73—208, T5. Clark Ayers (Furman) 68-69-72—209, T5. Rose Funderburke (Furman) 69-70-70—209.
Campbell Individuals: T12.
Erik Johansson 66-68-78—212, T32.
Tim Holmberg 72-69-76—217, T41.
Joachim Larsen Tegner 70-78-71—219, T64.
Henric Bjelke 71-75-78—224, 87.
Garnet Manley III 81-77-77—235.
The Course – Furman University Golf Club (Par 71, 7005 yards): The Furman Golf Club has been voted #1 Public Golf Course in Greenville, and the entire Upstate by the South Carolina Golf Ratings Panel. Furman University Golf Course was also ranked No. 17 in Golfweek's "Best Campus Courses" in 2016 and has received a 3.5 star ranking from Golf Digest. It is also where Furman alums and professional golfers Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper and Brad Faxon honed their college games. Designed by Richard K. Webel of Long Island, N.Y., and Walter Cosby, superintendent of grounds and greens at the famed Greenbrier Hotel and Golf Resort, the course was built in the late 1950s when few colleges had a course on campus. The layout underwent a major renovation in 2008, where all 18 greens were reconstructed under USGA specifications and reseeded with Champion UltraDwarf Bermudagrass.
