BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Coming off a seventh-straight conference title and 11th-consecutive NCAA postseason trip, Campbell opens its women's golf fall 2023 schedule with the Golfweek Fall Challenge at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawley's Island, S.C.
 
The 54-hole event begins Sunday and runs through Tuesday on the par-71 Mike Strantz design, which is familiar territory for Fighting Camel Golf.  Since 2012, the Camels have won six team titles (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022) and finished as runner-up twice at Caledonia. 
 
"I'm excited about where we are," said head coach John Crooks, who is entering his 33rd season with the Campbell women.  "Our senior captain, Sanna Lundmark, led us in qualifying, while a healthy Izabella Grimbrandt finished second.  Two outstanding freshmen, Alicia Olsson and Mira Berglund, followed, while in fifth place was Isabella Hahne, the conference freshman of the year who led us in stroke average.  We're ready to go.
 
Last year, with returnees Izabella Grimbrandt, Isabella Hahne and Sanna Lundmark all finishing among the top 15 individuals, the Camels set school 36- (556) and 54-hole (834) records to claim a 16-stroke win over runner-up UNCW.
 
The Camel lineup for the Golfweek Fall Challenge also includes senior Sanna Lundmark, red-shirt sophomore Izabella Grimbrandt, sophomore Isabella Hahne and freshmen Alicia Olsson and Mira Berglund.  For the first time in Crooks' tenure with either the Campbell men or women, all five players in a tournament lineup hail from the same foreign country (Sweden).
 
The Golfweek Fall Challenge is the first event in Campbell's inaugural season as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
 
Golfweek Fall Challenge
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club / Pawley's Island, S.C.
Par 71, 6526 Yards / Sept. 10-12, 2023
 
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
 
Format: 54 holes (18-18-18). Double tee times Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
 
The Field: UAB, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Central Arkansas, Delaware, East Carolina, Eastern Washington, East Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Morehead State, New Mexico State, UNCW, Richmond, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Commerce, Winthrop.
 
The Course – Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (Par 71, 6526 yards): Caledonia was ranked No.-27 in in Golf Magazine's 2014 "Top 100 You Can Play" and is annually ranked on "America's 100 Greatest Public courses" list by Golf Digest.  The 6,526-yard Mike Strantz design has been described as having "18 signature holes," with holes routed around majestic oaks and meandering streams. The picturesque 18th hole borders the Plantation's old rice field, and requires a precise tee shot that sets up a difficult second shot: a forced carry onto a green at the foot of the clubhouse.
 
"Caledonia is a very intriguing golf course," said Crooks. "It gives you a lot of different looks, makes you hit a lot of different clubs. One hole is might be a water hazard, one there might be a tree in the fairway, the next might have a bunker guarding the green you have to be careful with.
 
The Coach: Now in his 34th year in charge of the Campbell men's golf program and 33rd as head coach of the CU women, John Crooks has been named league coach of the year 23 times in his tenure.  His teams have combined to earn 35 NCAA post-season trips, including 11 in a row for the women.  His teams have won 160 tournaments and with 99 career tournament titles, Crooks trails only Dan Brooks of Duke (141) on the all-time coaching victories list among Division I women's coaches.  He has guided his teams to 27 league titles, including 19 on the women's side and eight in men's competition.
 
The Lineup:
Senior Sanna Lundmark (Skellefea, Sweden) is a three-time WGCA All-America Scholar and all-conference performer.  She already ranks 12th on the school career stroke average list (75.36), while posting six career top-10 finishes, including a T8 at last year's Golfweek Fall Challenge.  The 2023 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Lundmark was an all-conference second team choice after she finished 7th among Big South stroke average leaders (75.14).
Lundmark's career results at Caledonia
2021 (T27) 69-75-76—220 (+7)
2022 (T8) 73-69-68—210 (-3)
 
Red-shirt Sophomore Izabella Grimbrandt (Stockholm, Sweden) competed in four events last season and produced a 75.4 stroke average over 10 rounds.  She missed five outings due to injury, but posted a career-best T8 finish (70-69-71—210, -3) to help CU win the 2022 Golfweek Fall Challenge at Caledonia.
Grimbrandt's career results at Caledonia
2022 (T8) 70-69-71—210 (-3)
 
Freshman Alicia Olsson (Amal, Sweden) is making her collegiate debut at Caledonia.  She is a two-time (2021, 2022) Varmland Player of the Year, who finished 10th at the 2022 French International Ladies Amateur Championship stroke play.  Olsson was runner-up (-7) at the Swedish Golf Federation Grand Opening and won the 2022 Cutter& Buck JMI Open (-7).
 
Freshman Mira Berglund (Oernskoeldsvik, Sweden) is also making her initial collegiate start at Caledonia. She entered Campbell ranked in 16th place in the Swedish Girls U21 rankings, 5th in Swedish U18 listing.  Berglund has played with the Swedish Girls National Team and was runner-up in the 2022 Swedish Golf Federation Junior match play.
 
Sophomore Isabella Hahne (Kungsbacka, Sweden) was named the 2023 Big South Conference Freshman of the Year, as well as to the all-conference first team, and to the all-championship team.  She ranked second among Big South players in stroke average (73.34), which ranked 10th-best all-time for a Campbell player and third-best ever by a CU freshman.  She earned three top-10 finishes in 10 events, was T11 at the NCAA Raleigh Regional (71-72-73—216) and T5 (75-76-74—225) at Big South Championship.  She tied for 1st (70-76-69—215) to lead Campbell to the team title at the 2023 Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose.
Hahne's career results at Caledonia
2022 (T15) 70-69-74—213 (E)
 
Campbell Top Performances at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club (par 71)
 
Team Finish
1st (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022)
2nd (2014, 2016)
Individual Finish
1st – Isabell Ekstrom (2018) 67-67-68—202
1st – Nadine White (2015) 70-67-70—207
1st – Anna Nordfors (2021) 66-71-71—208
1st – Brooke Bellomy (2012) 68-75-68—211
1st – Tahnia Ravnjak (2013) 76-69-66—211
2nd – Tomita Arejola (2022) 70-70-65—205
T2nd – Ali Prazak (2013) 70-73-72—215
3rd – Anna Svanka (2018) 74-66-67—207*
3rd – Kaylin Yost (2012) 75-70-70—215
Team Low Round
274 (Sept. 11, 2018) (School Record)
277 (Sept. 10, 2018)
277 (Sept. 12, 2022)
278 (Sept. 13, 2022)
279 (Sept. 11, 2022)
280 (Sept. 12, 2021)
282 (Sept. 13, 2021)
283 (Sept. 9, 2018)
284 (Sept. 10, 2013)
285 (Sept. 12, 2016)
Individual Low Round
65 Stacey White (Sept. 11, 2018)
65 Tomita Arejola (Sept. 13, 2022)
66 Tahnia Ravnjak (Sept. 10, 2013)
66 Anna Svanka (Sept. 10, 2018)*
66 Anna Nordfors (Sept. 12, 2021)
67 Anna Svanka (Sept. 11, 2018)*
67 Lisbeth Brooks (Sept. 12, 2011)
67 Nadine White (Sept. 7, 2015)
67 Isabell Ekstrom (Sept. 9, 2018)
67 Isabell Ekstrom (Sept. 10, 2018)
Team Low 36-hole Total
556 (279-277) (Sept. 11-12, 2022) (School Record)
560 (283-277) (Sept. 9-10, 2018)
562 (280-282) (Sept. 12-13, 2021)
574 (286-288) (Sept. 9-10, 2012)
575 (290-285) (Sept. 11-12, 2016)
578 (290-288) (Sept. 8-9, 2013)
Individual Low 36-hole Total
134 (67-67) Isabell Ekstrom (Sept. 9-10, 2018) (School Record)
137 (70-67) Nadine White (Sept. 6-7, 2015)
137 (66-71) Anna Nordfors (Sept. 12-13, 2021)
139 (70-69) Izabella Grimbrandt (Sept. 11-12, 2022)
139 (70-69) Isabella Hahne (Sept. 11-12, 2022)
140 (74-66) Anna Svanka (Sept. 9-10, 2018)*
140 (70-70) Tomita Arejola (Sept. 11-12, 2022)
141 (72-69) Emily Hawkins (Sept. 9-10, 2018)
141 (71-70) Emily Hawkins (Sept. 12-13, 2021)
141 (69-72) Taylah Ellems (Sept. 11-12, 2022)
Team Low 54-hole Total
834 (283-277-274) Sept. 9-11, 2018 (School Record)
834 (279-277-278) Sept. 11-13, 2022 (School Record)
853 (280-282-291) Sept. 12-14, 2021
860 (286-288-286) Sept. 9-11, 2012
862 (290-288-284) Sept. 8-10, 2013
Individual Low 54-hole Total
202 (67-67-68) Isabell Ekstrom (Sept. 9-11, 2018) (School Record)
205 (70-70-65) Tomita Arejola (Sept. 11-13, 2022)
207 (74-66-67) Anna Svanka (Sept. 9-11, 2018)*
207 (70-67-70) Nadine White (Sept. 6-8, 2015)
208 (73-70-65) Stacey White (Sept. 9-11, 2018)
208 (66-71-71) Anna Nordfors (Sept. 12-14, 2018)
210 (70-69-71) Izabella Grimbrandt (Sept. 11-13, 2022)
210 (73-69-68) Sanna Lundmark (Sept. 11-13, 2022)
211 (68-75-68) Brooke Bellomy (Sept. 9-11, 2012)
211 (76-69-66) Tahnia Ravnjak (Sept. 8-10, 2013)