BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell begins play Friday in the 2026 Coastal Athletic Association women's golf championship, which will be held at The Reserve Club at St. James in Southport, N.C.  Campbell entered this week with a No. 149 NCAA national ranking, fourth highest among the nine CAA women's golf programs.
 
After Thursday's practice round, the 54 hole-event begins Friday. Live scoring will be available at scoreboard.clippd.com.
 
The 54-hole stroke play event continues Saturday and concludes Sunday to determine the CAA's automatic bid in the NCAA regional championships (May 11-13).
 
As of Apr. 13, No. 149 Campbell was ranked behind UNCW (58), Charleston (59) and Elon (143) among the CAA women's golf teams.  North Carolina A&T (212) was fifth, while Towson (228), William & Mary (232), Monmouth (239) and Hofstra (270) rounded out the CAA members in the national ratings.
 
Under the direction of head coach John Crooks, Campbell has finished either first or second in its conference championship 29 times in the past 33 times the event was held.  The Camels won seven consecutive Big South Conference titles (2016-19, 2021-23) before joining the CAA in 2023-24.  Campbell has advanced to 12 of the last 13 NCAA regional championships.
 
Last season, Charleston (880) won the team title followed by UNCW (883) and Campbell (886).
 
Coach Crooks and associate head coach Val Patino will start a lineup that includes five players with multiple rounds of league championship experience – Fanni Gronlund, Isabella Hahne, Taylah Ellems, Izabella Grimbrandt and Jade Potter.  Freshman Linn Svedlund will also travel as an alternate/substitute.
 
CAA Women's Golf Championship
The Reserve Club at St. James | Southport, N.C.
Par 72, 5995 Yards | Apr. 17-19, 2026
 
Live Scoring: scoreboard.clippd.com
 
Format: 54 holes (18-18-18) stroke play. Double tee times start at 8:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Sunday.
 
The Field (NCAA ranking as of 4/13/26): UNCW (58), Charleston (59), Elon (143), Campbell (149), NC A&T (212), Towson (228), William & Mary (232), Monmouth (239), Hofstra (270).
 
The Course – The Reserve Club at St. James (Par 72, 6013 yards)
Certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, the Reserve Club is a Nicklaus design and features rolling terrain and native vegetation while emphasizing strategy and shot making.  St. James is located near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, less than a two- and one-half-hour drive from the Campbell University campus in Buies Creek.
 
The Coach: Now in his 36th year as head coach of the CU women and first as Director of Golf, John Crooks has been named league coach of the year 23 times in his tenure.  His teams have combined to earn 37 NCAA post-season trips, including 16 straight appearances for the men or women.  His teams have won 162 tournaments and with 100 career tournament titles, Crooks trails only Dan Brooks of Duke (143) 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 (from 1990-2025).
 
The Lineup:
Sophomore Fanni Gronlund (Kirkkonummi, Finland) leads the team with a 74.2 stroke average and has played par, or better, golf eight times through 26 rounds.  She has compiled four top-20 finishes this season, including a T12 (76-76-75—227) effort at the City of Oaks Collegiate.  Gronlund opened the season with a T12 showing (71-73—144) at the Tiger Classic, placed T14 at Edisto Island and T19 at the Gators Invitaitonal.  She was named the 2025 CAA Rookie of the Year and WGCA All-America Scholar.  Last summer, she won the Finnish U-21 stroke play national championship.  She has played par, or better, golf 14 times in her career.
Collegiate career low round: 69 (3X, most recently 2026 Gators Invitational)
Career-best finish: T10 (2024 Tiger Classic, 2025 CAA Championship)
Career Conference Championship Results
2025 CAA Championship – T10th (76-75-73—224, +8)
 
Senior Isabella Hahne (Kungsbacka, Sweden) has produced seven top-10 finishes in 39 career outings with 26 par, or better, rounds.  Hahne owns a 76.2 scoring average through nine events this year with 4 rounds of par, or better, golf.   She finished T10 (73-70—143) at the season-opening Tiger Classic before posting a T21 effort (70-71-76—217) at the Golfweek Fall Challenge. A WGCA All-America Scholar and second-team All-CAA performer last season, Hahne was the individual runner-up in 2024 at The Southern (71-72-72).  She won the Sea Best Intercollegiate at San Jose CC in 2023 when she was named Big South freshman of the year.  She finished T11 at the 2023 NCAA Raleigh Regional at Lonnie Poole (71-72-73—216).
Collegiate career low round: 68 (2024 Gators Invitational)
Career-best finish: T1 (2023 Sea Best Intercollegiate)
Career Conference Championship Results
2025 CAA Championship – T13th (76-75-75—226, +10)
2024 CAA Championship – T10th (79-81-72—232, +16)
2023 Big South Championship – T5th (75-76-74—225, +9)
 
Red-shirt senior Taylah Ellems (Canberra, Australia) opened the season with her best collegiate finish (T6) at the Tiger Classic, where she matched her collegiate low in the second round (72-69—141).  She has compiled a 74.8 stroke average in the 2025-26 season with three rounds of par, or better, golf.  A member of the 2023 Big South all-freshman team, Ellems owns a 77.1 career stroke average over 22 events.
Collegiate career low round: 69 (2025 Tiger Classic)
Career-best finish: T6 (2025 Tiger Classic)
Career Conference Championship Results
2023 Big South Championship – N/A (83-XX-79, +18)
 
Red-shirt senior Izabella Grimbrandt (Stockholm, Sweden) carries a 77.96 scoring average into the tournament and has twice posted a season-low 73.  Grimbrandt recorded a season-best T21 finish at the Edisto Island Invitational.  A two-time WGCA All-America Scholar, she has competed in 30 events while compiling a 76.1 scoring average during her Campbell career.   Her career-best finish (T7) came at the 2024 Clemson Tiger Classic.
Collegiate career low round: 69 (2022 Golfweek Fall Challenge)
Career-best finish: T7 (2024 Tiger Classic)
Career Conference Championship Results
2025 CAA Championship – N/A (84-XX-XX, +12)
2024 CAA Championship – T14th (76-80-78—234, +18)
2023 Big South Championship – N/A (XX-82-XX, +10)
 
Junior Jade Potter (Edinburgh, Scotland) owns a 77.1 scoring average through nine events. She finished T35 at the Golfweek Fall Challenge (75-74-70—219), where she shot a collegiate low, 1-under 70 in the final round.  Potter shot back-to-back 73s at the 2025 CAA Championship after entering the lineup for the second round.  She earned her best collegiate finish (T22) at the 2025 City of Oaks Collegiate (80-80-72—232).
Collegiate career low round: 70 (2025 Golfweek Fall Challenge)
Career-best finish: T22 (2025 City of Oaks Collegiate)
Career Conference Championship Results
2025 CAA Championship – N/A (XX-73-73, +2)
 
Freshman Linn Svedlund (Uppsala, Sweden) has posted a 78.2 scoring average over 20 rounds and turned in a collegiate-low, even-par 71 at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate.  She logged a season-best T27 finish at the Edisto Island Invitational.  In her collegiate debut at the Tiger Classic, Svedlund was 3-under over her last 23 holes.  Svedlund compiled one victory and nine top 10 finishes in 14 World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) events. She was ranked sixth among Swedish U18 girls.
Collegiate career low round: 71 (2025 Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate)
Career-best finish: T27 (2025 Edisto Island Invitational)
 
Campbell Top Performances at Coastal Athletic Association Championship (since 2024)
The Clubs at St. James – Reserve GC (par 72)
 
Team Finish
3rd (2025)
4th (2024)
 
Individual Finish
T3rd – Mira Berglund (2025) 74-75-70—219, +3
5th – Alicia Olsson (2024) 76-74-77—227, +11
T5th – Alicia Olsson (2025) 75-76-71—222, +6
T10th – Isabella Hahne (2024) 79-81-72—232 +16
T10th – Fanni Gronlund (2025) 76-75-73—224, +8
T12th – Mira Berglund (2024) 81-75-77—233, +17
T13th – Isabella Hahne (2025) 76-75-75—226, +10
T14th – Izabella Grimbrandt (2024) 76-80-73—234 +18
 
Team Low Round
287 (Apr. 13, 2025)
298 (Apr. 12, 2025)
301 (Apr. 11, 2025)
304 (Apr. 14, 2024)
309 (Apr. 13, 2024)
312 (Apr. 12, 2024)
 
Individual Low Round
70 Mira Berglund (Apr. 13, 2025)
71 Alicia Olsson (Apr. 13, 2025)
72 Isabella Hahne (Apr. 14, 2024)
73 Jade Potter (Apr. 12, 2025)
73 Fanni Gronlund (Apr. 13, 2025)
73 Jade Potter (Apr. 13, 2025)
74 Alicia Olsson (Apr. 13, 2024)
74 Mira Berglund (Apr. 11, 2025)
 
Team Low 36-hole Total
599 (301-289) (Apr. 11-12, 2025)
621 (312-309) (Apr. 12-13, 2024)
 
Individual Low 36-hole Total
149 (74-75) Mira Berglund (Apr. 11-12, 2025)
150 (76-74) Alicia Olsson (Apr. 12-13, 2024)
151 (75-76) Alicia Olsson (Apr. 11-12, 2025)
151 (76-75) Fanni Gronlund (Apr. 11-12, 2025)
151 (76-75) Isabella Hahne (Apr. 11-12, 2025)
 
Team Low 54-hole Total
886 (301-298-287) Apr. 11-13, 2025
925 (312-309-304) Apr. 12-14, 2024
 
Individual Low 54-hole Total
219 (74-75-70) Mira Berglund (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
222 (75-76-71) Alicia Olsson (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
224 (76-75-73) Fanni Gronlund (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
226 (76-75-75) Isabella Hahne (Apr. 11-13, 2025)
227 (76-74-77) Alicia Olsson (Apr. 12-14, 2024)
232 (79-81-72) Isabella Hahne (Apr. 12-14, 2024)
233 (81-75-77) Mira Berglund (Apr. 12-14, 2024)
234 (76-80-78) Izabella Grimbrandt (Apr. 12-14, 2024)