DATE: MAY 29, 2019
The American’s Freshman of the Year was one of five talented players named to the Division I All-Freshmen Team.
Bergstrom was recently named to the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team after setting numerous program season records, including scoring average (70.0) and rounds of par or better (24).
TAMPA, MAY 29, 2019 – USF’s Albin Bergstrom earned a spot on the Division I All-Freshmen Team, which was announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday.
Bergstrom was joined on the All-Freshmen Team by Texas teammates Cole Hammer and Pierceson Coody, Wake Forest’s Eugenio Chacarra and Georgia’s Trent Phillips.
Bergstrom was named to the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team over the weekend after setting numerous top program season marks, including scoring average (70.0) and rounds of par or better (24).
“He’s been a joy to coach and I’m looking forward to many more good years with him,” head coach Steve Bradley said.
Bergstrom (Ljunghusen, Sweden) also earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and all-conference honors, both in unanimous fashion, prior to leading the Bulls in their seventh consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. At the Stanford Regional, Bergstrom registered his seventh top-10 finish out of 11 team events and increased his total to 16 rounds in the 60s this season.
Sweden’s junior national team member led USF with nine top-25 finishes during his stellar debut season that included a tournament title victory. Bergstrom set the program’s new 54-hole scoring record for a par-72 tournament with a 15-under 201 in a nine-shot victory at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate on March 5.
Listed at No. 48 by Golfstat, Bergstrom is currently the fourth-highest ranked freshman in the nation while USF’s freshmen rank second nationally on Golfstat’s Top Frosh list.
“We’re in pretty good hands,” Bradley said.
About USF Men’s Golf
USF men’s golf captured four consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship titles in wire-to-wire fashion prior to 2019 and has earned seven straight trips to NCAA Regionals. The program is led by Steve Bradley, who has been named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year four times. Follow @USFMGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.
Tom Zebold
Senior Writer, Assistant Director of Communications
University of South Florida Athletics
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