STATESBORO, GA. – Henric Bjelke is tied for sixth place individually and Campbell is 12th on the team leaderboard after 36 holes Saturday of the 44th Schenkel Invitational hosted by Georgia Southern at Forest Heights Country Club.
 
A junior from Oslo, Norway, Bjelke matched his season-low score (69) for the second-straight day and is 6-under on the event (69-69—138), four shots behind individual leader Parker Bell of Florida (67-67—134).
 
Through 36 holes, Bjelke is T3rd in the field with 12 birdies, including five on Saturday, and has played the par-5 holes at 6-under on the 7123-yard Forest Heights layout.
 
Campbell freshman Erik Johansson (77-71—148) is T62nd, while sophomore Tim Holmberg is T72 (72-78—150), junior Douglas Nordlof is T74 (72-79—151) and freshman Joachim Larsen Tegner 80th (78-75—153) entering Sunday's final round.
 
No. 17 Florida leads the 14-team field at 22-under par, three shots ahead of Notre Dame.  Campbell (290-293—583) enters Sunday five shots behind NC State and four ahead of UAB.
 
The Camels will be paired with UAB and Army for Sunday's final round and start from the 10th tee at 9:42 a.m. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.
 
Named for Georgia Southern alum and hall of fame broadcaster Chris Schenkel, the Schenkel Invitational has been a proving ground for some of the game's best players with names like Jay Haas, Andy Bean, Jerry Pate, Andy North, Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Mark Calcavecchia, Bill Haas, Billy Horschel, Bubba Watson and Justin Thomas.  Past Schenkel Invitational participants have gone on to win 17 majors, most recently Thomas at the 2017 and 2022 PGA Championships and 2023 Open Championship winner Brian Harman, and 293 PGA TOUR titles.
 
Eleven of the 14 teams in the field enter the event ranked among the nation's top 100 led by No. 17 Florida and No. 25 Mississippi State.