2012 General Jim Hackler Championship | DeBordieu Club | March 11-12
Sebastian Soderberg
Through two and a half seasons at Coastal Carolina, Soderberg ranks eighth on the school's all-time scoring list 74.31 (68 rounds, 5,065 strokes) ... In the summer of 2011, was selected to represent Sweden at the European Men's Team Championship (selecting the top six amateurs from each country).
Fall 2011 (Jr.): Led Coastal with a stroke average of 73.33 ... Had two top 15 finishes, tying for 12th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational and the Windon Memorial ... Posted a three-under 213 (75-68-70) at the Falcon Invitational ... Carded a three-over 213 (72-72-69) at the Windon Memorial ... Named the Choice Hotels Big South Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational ... Shot par or better in all five of his 12 rounds. 2010-11 (So.): Advanced to the 2011 NCAA Championship as an individual, tying for second at the NCAA East-Virginina Tech Regional ... Named Division I PING All-East Region by the Golf Coaches Association of America, joining Dustin Johnson and Zack Byrd as the only Chanticleers to earn the honor ... Voted All-Big South by the league's coaches ... Also named Academic All-Big South thanks to a 3.456 cumulative GPA in Exercise Science ... Tied for 81st at the NCAA Championships,shooting 12-over 228 (77-79-72) ... Fired a career-low 67 in the final round at the NCAA East Regional to secure his spot at the NCAA Championships, tying for second overall ... Had rounds of 71-72-67 for a career-best 212 and career-low four-under par for 54 holes ... Placed seventh at the Big South Championships with rounds of 71-81-67 for a four-over 220 ... Was the only Chant to play in all 13 events ... Led the team in scoring for the season 73.90 (41 rounds, 14 events and 3030 strokes) ... Was the team's top finisher in eight events ... Started strong in the fall, finishing tied for second at The Invitational at Kiawah, firing a 54-hole score of +1 (217) ... In the second event, carded a career-best, 54-hole score of 214 (+1), tying for 10th at the Windon Memorial ... Tied his career-low round of 70 twice, the final round at both The Invitational and the Windon Memorial.
2009-10 (Fr.): Earned All-Big South Conference honors ... Played in one tournament in the fall for Coastal, but played in all eight spring events ... Posted a season scoring average of 75.73 ... Had a breakout performance at the Big South Championship, helping the Chants to their seventh-straight team title ... Tied for fourth at the Big South Championship to earn all-league honors ... Carded rounds of 75-72-70 with his 217 (+1) being his season's best by four strokes ... Tied for 68th at the NCAA East Regional.
Prior to Coastal Carolina: Graduated in 2009 from Katrinelundsgymnasiet... Ranked in the top-10 juniors in Sweden... Was a member of the Swedish National Junior team, helping the squad to a gold medal in the European Boys Team Championship... Won the Swedish High School Championship by two shots after shooting a 69 in the final round.. Won four times on the Junior Master Invitational circuit, averaging 69.25 strokes a round in his wins.
Personal: Full name: Sebastian Jan Soderberg... Son of Jan and Aneth Soderberg... Majoring in business management.
Coastal Carolina Results
Career Low Round......................67 Career Rounds in the 60's............2 Career Rounds Par or Better........24
