2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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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
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2017-18Freshman
6'3"
170 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
6'3"
170 lbs
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2019-20Junior
6'3"
170 lbs
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2020-21Junior
6'3"
215 lbs