AIKEN, S.C. – Coming off a third-place finish in Daytona Beach, Campbell continues its spring schedule next week in the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, hosted by USC Aiken at Palmetto Golf Club.
 
After Sunday's practice round the 54-hole event begins Monday with the first two rounds on the par-70, 6617-yard layout.  Tuesday's final round begins with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start.
 
Campbell (119) is among the top-ranked programs in the 15-team event, joining Boise State (106), UAB (109) and Virginia Tech (113) at the top of the entry list.  Host USC Aiken is ranked No. 30 among Division II teams.
 
Campbell has finished among the top three in three of its last four tournaments.  Campbell is coming off a third-place showing this week in the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate at the LPGA International Hills Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.  Erik Johansson and William Sundborn tied for fourth place individually at even par.
 
Last year in Aiken, Campbell (292-279—571, +11) placed third in the rain-shortened Palmetto Intercollegiate behind No. 71 Clemson (+3) and host USC Aiken (+8)-over, while No. 96 Campbell (292-279—571).  Campbell senior Henric Bjelke tied for first place (72-66—138) on the individual leaderboard.
 
Three Camels from last year's squad will compete in this season's event. Joachim Larsen Tegner (74-68—142) finished eighth, while Johansson (73-75—148) and Benjamin Killingstad (73-77—150) tied for 18th and 25th, respectively.
 
Campbell will be paired with UAB and Davidson Monday and tee off from the 12th through 15th holes in the 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
 
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Palmetto GC | Aiken, S.C.
Par 70, 6617 Yards | Mar. 10-11, 2025
 
Live Scoring: LeaderboardKing.com
 
Format: 54 holes (36-18) 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Monday, 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.
 
Field: (NCAA Ranking): UAB (109), Army West Point (215), Boise State (106), Campbell (119), Davidson (269), East Carolina (166), Francis Marion (240), Gardner-Webb (211), Mercer (170), Navy (182), Presbyterian (264), Samford (198), USC Aiken (30-D2), Temple (247), Virginia Tech (113)
 
The Course – Palmetto Golf Club (Par 70, 6617 yards)
The Palmetto Golf Club is the oldest, continually operated 18-hole golf course in its original location in the Southeast and probably the second oldest in the United States, with the Chicago Golf Club being the oldest. Palmetto Golf Club was founded in 1892 by Thomas Hitchcock, who laid out four holes.  After the first four holes were constructed, Herbert Leeds laid out the remainder of the initial nine holes. Palmetto was expanded in 1895 to 18 holes with the completion of the second nine holes that had been designed by Leeds and James Mackrell, Palmetto's first golf professional. There is a record of Donald Ross having done some work at Palmetto in 1928.  In 1932, Alister MacKenzie, who had completed the Augusta National Golf Club, was asked to draw up plans for converting the Palmetto sand greens to grass and lengthening the course.  In 2003, Tom Doak, a recognized authority on Dr. MacKenzie's work, provided recommendations to restore some of the MacKenzie design characteristics on the golf course. This work was completed in 2005 and mainly involved reworking the bunkers and expanding the greens out towards the existing mounds and slopes. Noted golf course architect Gil Hanse is now serving as resident architect for the Club.  The golf course is a par 71 layout and plays at 6,695 yards (par 70, 6617 hards for the Palmetto Intercollegiate) from the championship tees. What the course may lack in length it more than makes up for with its small elevated and undulating greens, and clever (some say diabolical) bunkers.
 
The Coach: After spending seven seasons as assistant and associate head coach, Matt Moot is in his first year as head coach at his alma mater. During his time on the Camel staff, Moot has helped lead Campbell to five NCAA post-season trips, 12 tournament titles and three conference crowns.  Moot helped develop the 2017, 2019 (Jesper Svensson), 2018 (Ray Kraivixien) and 2021 (Pontus Nyholm) Big South Conference golfers of the year as well as four-straight league rookies of the year in Henric Bjelke (2022), Tim Holmberg (2023), Erik Johansson (CAA 2024) and Benjamin Killingstad (CAA 2025).  During his playing career (2007-11) at Campbell, Moot compiled 11 top-10 individual finishes and was a two-time Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.  He competed in the 2009 and 2011 NCAA regionals.
 
The Lineup:
 
Junior Erik Johansson (Hollviken, Sweden) owns a team-leading 71.9 scoring average in '25-26 and has played par, or better, golf eight times in 17 rounds.  He was named CAA golfer of the week Oct. 22 and again on Mar. 4, when he shared the honor with teammate William Sundborn.  Johansson is coming off a T4 effort (75-73-68—216, E) at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate.  He earned a season-best third-place finish at the Furman Intercollegiate (72-70-69—211, -2).  Over his career, Johansson has posted seven top-10 finishes in 29 collegiate tournaments and played par, or better, golf in 35 of 83 career rounds with 15 rounds in the 60s.    He shot a season-low 5-under 67 in the second round at Georgia Southern.  During his freshman campaign, he was named CAA rookie of the year, first-team All-CAA, won the 2024 Seahawk Intercollegiate and earned an individual berth in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.
 
Freshman William Sundborn (Oslo, Norway) owns a 72.7 stroke average over seven events this season.  He is coming off his best collegiate finish (T4) at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate (69-74-73—216, E).  He earned a 6th place showing at the Bash in the Boro (70-68-73—209).  Sundborn was Campbell's low individual in its season-opening tournament at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he finished 1-over-par (71-74-72—217) and tied for 33rd place.  Sundborn has played par, or better, golf six times through 19 rounds. He has earned one victory and 17 top-10s in 33 WAGR tournaments.
 
Sophomore Benjamin Killingstad (Blommenholm, Norway) matched his collegiate best performance when he finished fourth at the Furman Intercollegiate (70-69-73—212, -1).  He takes a 73.8 scoring average into the Palmetto Intercollegiate and has played par, or better, golf in seven of 17 rounds this season.  He is coming off at T17 outing at the Sam Ryder Intercollegiate (72-70—77—219, +3).  Killingstad was named the 2025 CAA Rookie of the Year and earned three top five finishes in his first collegiate season, including a T4 (72-74-72—218) at the CAA Championship.
 
Red-shirt junior Logan Graf (Sylvan Lake, Alberta) owns a 73.7 scoring average and has played par, or better golf, four times over 14 rounds this season.  He earned his best collegiate outing at the Bash in the Boro, where he tied for first place at 10-under par (70-68-68—206), where he shot collegiate lows in the second and third rounds.  Graf finished T14 at the Shepherd's Rock Individual (73-78-73—224).  He played in five events during the 2024-25 campaign and posted a 76.1 stroke average.
 
Junior Joachim Larsen Tegner (Lier, Norway) has fashioned a 73.1 stroke average over five events this season.  He finished T13 at Furman (71-70-74—215, +2) and T15 (74-69-70—213) at Nemacolin.  He has nine career top 10 finishes in 27 starts, has played par, or better, golf 36 times in 76 rounds, and scored in the 60s on 11 occasions.  He has played par, or better, golf six times in 14 rounds this season.  He missed the Bash in the Boro while representing his native Norway in the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship.  He finished T70 (77-73-75-70—295, +7) on the 7608-yard Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. Last season, Larsen Tegner was a second-team All-CAA performer and led the team with a 72.2 stroke average.
 
Next: Following the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, Campbell heads to the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina, Mar. 27-29 at Cutter Creek GC in Snow Hill, N.C.