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Campbell University

2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

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Pontus Nyholm

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Gavle, Sweden
  • Highschool National School of Golf

Biography

Career: Owns lowest career stroke average (71.17) in school history with 21 top-10 individual finishes (1st)... Played 12 NCAA post-season rounds already after reaching NCAA Championship as an individual in his freshman season… Chosen for Team International for 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup… Led Campbell to 3-straight NCAA postseason berths in 2018, 2019, 2021 (2020 competition canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic)…
 
2020-21: Chosen honorable mention All-American and to the PING All-East Region team by the GCAA… Named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America… Named Big South Conference golfer of the year after leading Campbell to a second-straight league title while rating first in stroke average (70.08) … Finished in top 15 seven times, including first-place finishes as the Southern Invitational (73-70-64—207), Golfweek Spring Invitational (69-66-68—203) and Stitch Intercollegiate (68-69-62—199)… Earned sponsor’s exemption to Korn Ferry Tour Rex Hospital Open (June 3-6) after winning Stitch tourney… Broke par in 11-straight rounds – with nine in the 60s – from Mar. 27-Apr. 19… Runner-up at Tar Heel Intercollegiate (79-69-66—205)… Rated as high as No. 13 by Golfstat, No. 15 in PGA TOUR University and No. 46 in World Amateur Golf Ranking… As of May 20, ranked 12th nationally in average score (70.08), 10th in score vs. par (-1.54), T1 in low round (62), 15th in par-4 (3.98) and par-5 (4.54) scoring…
 
2019-20: Named to PING All-East Region team by Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)… Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America… Big South Presidential Honor Roll member… Ranked No.-43 nationally in the Golfstat Cup (70.42), 58th in the Golfstat ranking and 23rd in the country in par-3 scoring… Posted a 70.72 stroke average – lowest in school history… T1st among Big South golfers in top-10 finishes (4) and 2nd in scoring average… Had three top-5 finishes, including first collegiate victory at the Intercollegiate at Innisbrook, where he shot 9-under 204 (67-68-69) on the same par-71 Copperhead Course that hosts the PGA TOUR Valspar Championship… T3 at Wolfpack Intercollegiate (68-68-72—208) and 4th Golfweek Conference Challenge  (68-74-68—210)… T8 at Border Olympics (72-72-71—215)… Recorded 13 rounds of par, or better, golf… Named Big South Golfer of the Week three times…
 
2018-19: Named to Big South all-conference team for 2nd-straight year... Big South All-Championship team and Big South Presidential Honor Roll member… Ranked No.-157 in the nation in Golfstat Cup (71.71)... 2nd among Big South stroke average leaders, a mark that stands as a school sophomore class record and 6th-lowest all-time... Led team with 20 rounds of par, or better, golf... 6 top-10 individual finishes, including runner-up at FGCU Classic (73-72-73--218) and Big South Championship (66-71-72--209)... Tied collegiate low with 6-under 66 in opening round of Big South Championship... Named Big South golfer of the week three times… Led Sweden to the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship… Advanced to Round of 16 in the British Amateur Championship… Low Amateur (T7 overall) in the Swedish Professional Golf Tour's Camfil Nordic Championship…
 
2017-18: Big South Freshman of the Year... Named to Big South all-conference and all-freshman teams... Earned place on Big South Presidential Honor Roll… 2nd among league stroke average leaders (71.56), the lowest mark ever set by a Campbell freshman... Ranked 216th nationally by Golfstat, 8th in the nation in greens in regulation (.717), 11th in fairways hit (.771), 33rd in par-5 scoring (4.58) and T55th in birdies (139)... 5 top-10 finishes, including runner-up showings at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate (73-67-69--209) and Border Olympics (66-74-66--206)...Named Big South freshman of the week six times and golfer of the week once... Produced 16 rounds below par, including collegiate low 66 four times (OBX Intercollegiate, twice at Border Olympics, NCAA Raleigh Regional)... Played every round (39) in his freshman year, helping the team win three tournament titles (OBX Intercollegiate, Battle at Stono Ferry, Border Olympics)... T5th at NCAA Raleigh Regional, finishing 9-under (70-66-68—204) on par-71 course and winning 3-way playoff for NCAA Championship berth… Became second CU player to qualify for NCAA Championship in program’s Division I era (since ’77-78), joining 2012 NCAA Greensboro Regional champion Vaita Guillaume… T78th at NCAA Championship (73-75-76—224) at Karsten Creek GC in Stillwater, Okla.
 
Prep/Personal: Swedish National Team Member... Earned #1 seed in 2017 Swedish National Junior Match Play Championship... Finished 3rd at Henrik Stenson Junior Championship... T33 at 2017 Swedish National Junior Stroke Play Championship... 3 Top 10s on the Professional Nordea Future Series... Won the 2015 Swedish Skandia Junior Tour Order of Merit and was runner-up in the 2015 Swedish Junior Match Play Championship... Finished fourth at the 2015 Swedish Junior Stroke Play Championship and advanced to the round of 16 in the 2016 British Boys Amateur Championship... Member of the winning Continental European Team in the 2016 Jaques Leglise Trophy vs. Great Britain and Ireland... Graduated May 8, 2021 as business administration major.
 
Pontus Nyholm Career Stats

Season Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Round Top Finish
2017-18 (Fr.) 13 39 2791 71.56 *66 (4X) 2 (2X)
2018-19 (So.) 12 34 2438 71.71 *66 (BSC) 2 (2X)
2019-20 (Jr.) 6 18 1273 70.72 67 (Innisbrook) *1 (Innisbrook)
2020-21 (Sr.) 8 24 1682 70.08 *62 (Stitch) 1 (3X)
Career 39 115 8184 71.165 *62 (’20-21) 1 (4X)

 
Pontus Nyholm Career Results
2017-18

Golfweek Conference Challenge              75-72-73--220 (T27)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate                         73-67-69--209 (2)
Tar Heel Intercollegiate                          73-70-72--215 (T33)
OBX Intercollegiate                                66-69-72--207 (T4)
The Battle at Stono Ferry                       68-71-76--215 (T18)
Sea Best Invitational                              73-78-72--223 (T62)
Border Olympics                                    66-74-66--206 (2)
Seahawk Intercollegiate                         72-74-75--221 (T12)
ECU Intercollegiate                                 77-73-70--220 (T4)
Stitch Intercollegiate                              72-70-67--209 (T11)
Big South Championship                         74-70-74--218 (11)
NCAA Raleigh Regional                           70-66-68—204 (T5)
NCAA Championship                               73-75-76—224 (T78)
2018-19
Golfweek Program Challenge                  67-72-71--210 (T8)
Golfweek Conference Challenge              72-75--147 (T44)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate                         70-70-69--209 (T10)
OBX Intercollegiate                                70-71-73--214 (T12)
FGCU Classic                                         71-74-72--217 (2)
Sea Best Invitational                              73-72-73--218 (T35)
ECU Intercollegiate                                 72-73-75--220 (6)
Border Olympics                                    67-69-74--210 (T6)
Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate            76-74-71--221 (T11)
Stitch Intercollegiate                              71-73--144 (T20)
Big South Conference                             66-71-72--209 (2)
NCAA Athens Regional                           72-71-76—219 (T28)
2019-20
Golfweek Conference Challenge              68-74-68--210 (4)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate                         68-68-72--208 (T3)
Little Rock/First Tee Classic                    69-79-75--223 (T27)
Intercollegiate at Innisbrook            67-68-69--204 (1)
Sea Best Invitational                              67-75-71--213 (T25)
Border Olympics                                    72-72-71--215 (T8)
2020-21
Sea Best Invitational                              72-75-68--215 (T8)
Southern Invitational                         73-70-64--207 (1)
Schenkel Invitational                              70-73-75--218 (T15)
Tar Heel Intercollegiate                          70-69-66--205 (2)
Golfweek Spring Invitational            69-66-68--203 (T1)
Stitch Intercollegiate                         68-69-62--199 (1)
Big South Championship                         69-70-73--212 (T7)
NCAA Noblesville Regional          72-76-75—223 (T47)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'3" 170 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'3" 170 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'3" 170 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    6'3" 215 lbs