of the Year and leads the conference with. 71.77 average this season.
He became the first three-time All-PBC selection in Lander men’s golf
history and helped lead the Bearcats to a second place finish at the
PBC Tournament, the best in program history.
Former Bobcat Golfer Qualifies for European Tour,
Plays in Australian PGA
GIRONA, Spain – It is a proud day for the Georgia College Golf program
as former Bobcat Niclas Johansson earned a spot on the European Golf
Tour after the final Q-School qualifying stage at the PGA Catalunya
Resort on Nov. 17.
The European Tour Qualifying School is an annual golf tournament
which enables professional golfers to gain a place on the European
Tour and its official development tour, the Challenge Tour.
The Swedish 32-year-old completed three grueling stages consist-
ing of nine rounds of qualifying tournaments to earn his spot on the
European tour. The other qualifying golfers only had to complete two
stages consisting of six rounds of golf because of their past success in
Q-school.
In his years at Georgia College, the four-time All-American
recorded a stroke average of 73.2, including 20 top-10 finishes with a
career-low round of 68.
2016-17 Men’s Golf
All-Conference Team
First Team
Ethan Chamineak, Georgia Southwestern
Eli Crumley, Young Harris
Keith Egan, Clayton State
Matt Elliott, North Georgia
August Lindvall, USC Aiken
Michal Pospisil, Lander
Conor Richards, Lander
David Wallin, Young Harris
Second Team
Noel Anderson, Flagler
Davis Bowyer, Montevallo
Thomas Hodges, Georgia College
Johnson Holliday, USC Aiken
Philipp Matlari, Columbus State
Spencer Schindler, Flagler
Gideon van der Vyver, Columbus State
Justin Wood, Montevallo
Freshman of the Year
Conor Richards, Lander
Player of the Year
Michal Pospisil, Lander
Coach of the Year
Michael Butler, Armstrong State
“I am of course really happy, to finally reach the European Tour
and compete at the highest level when you have put so much ef-
fort into it for so many years,” said Johansson via email. “With that
being said now the real task starts. I know I can compete out here.
Last week, at Q school, I saw how important the short game is and
luckily it was really sharp, especially the putting.
“I did not hit the ball all that well, which is usually my strong
part, but in order to still advance was a great boost of confidence
and I know if I only hit it average from my standpoint, I can still put
up a score which is all that matters by the end of the day. Thanks to
Georgia College and coach Jimmy Wilson, with their belief in me,
I was able to build up my foundation as a golfer during my years
here and for that I will always be grateful.”
Johansson is currently participating in the Australian PGA
Championship at the RACV Royal Pines Resort where he sits in
11th place at three under-par after day one, trailing world number
seven Adam Scott by just one stroke.
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