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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the second-straight year, Campbell will open its men’s golf schedule Sunday at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate, hosted by Coastal Carolina at Grande Dunes Resort Club.
However, for the first time since the spring of 1990, a different head coach will lead the Fighting Camels into competition. Matt Moot, a 2011 Campbell graduate who spent seven seasons – the last two as associate head coach – will lead his squad for the first time as head coach of the program.
After spending 35 years at the helm of the men’s program, John Crooks assumed Director of Golf responsibilities in July while remaining as head coach of the Campbell women’s program.
Moot will start a lineup that includes three players who led the Camels to a runner-up finish in last year’s event. Juniors Erik Johansson and Joachim Larsen Tegner, and sophomore Benjamin Killingstad will be joined by freshmen William Sundborn and Adrian Bergqvist in the season-opening event.
The 16-team field includes Clemson of the ACC and Big Ten member Maryland, plus host Coastal Carolina, as well as Campbell’s CAA rival Elon and regional rival East Carolina.
The 54-hole event continues through Tuesday. Live scoring will be available at Golfstat.com.
In last year’s tournament, Henric Bjelke and Joachim Larsen Tegner tied for eighth individually and Campbell finished as runner-up in the team standings. The Camels finished at 18-under par (280-285-281—846), just three strokes shy of Santa Clara (279-284-280—843) on the final team leader board. Bjelke (69-71-71—211) and Larsen Tegner (71-69-71—211) completed the event at 5-under par. Erik Johansson (69-75-69—213) finished in a tie for 16th at 3-under. Benjamin Killingstad (71-70-75—216) tied for 27th in his first collegiate event.
Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate
Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Grande Dunes Resort Club
Sept. 7-9, 2025 | Par 72, 7578 Yards
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Format: 54 holes (18-18-18); 8:00 a.m. double tee times Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Field: (16 teams): Appalachian State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Elon, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, High Point, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Old Dominion, Texas State, Virginia Commonwealth.
The Course: Grande Dunes Resort Club (Par 72, 7578 Yards)
Grande Dunes has been ranked among “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” by Golf Digest and the Roger Rulewich design is one of Myrtle Beach’s most sought-after tee times. Sweeping fairways, large greens and, of course, those stunning Intracoastal Waterway views have come to define the popular layout. On a course full of breathtaking views, the par 3 14th stands out. Playing from an elevated tee box to a green that resides along the Intracoastal Waterway, No. 14 is on the short list of the best par 3s in all of South Carolina golf. Holes 8, 9, 10 and 15 also bring the waterway into play.
The Coach: After spending seven seasons as assistant and associate head coach, Matt Moot is in his first year as head coach at his alma mater. During his time on the Camel staff, Moot helped lead Campbell to five NCAA post-season trips, 12 tournament titles and three conference crowns. Moot helped develop the 2017, 2019 (Jesper Svensson), 2018 (Ray Kraivixien) and 2021 (Pontus Nyholm) Big South Conference golfers of the year as well as four-straight league rookies of the year in Henric Bjelke (2022), Tim Holmberg (2023), Erik Johansson (CAA 2024) and Benjamin Killingstad (CAA 2025). During his playing career (2007-11) at Campbell, Moot compiled 11 top-10 individual finishes and was a two-time Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. He competed in the 2009 and 2011 NCAA regionals.
The Lineup:
Junior Joachim Larsen Tegner (Lier, Norway) has compiled the sixth-lowest scoring average (72.59) in Campbell Division I (since 1985) history with 9 career top 10 finishes in 22 starts. He has played par, or better, golf 30 times in 64 rounds, and scored in the 60s on 10 occasions. Last season, her was a second-team All-CAA performer and ranked No. 316 nationally, 8th-best among CAA golfers. He led the team with a 72.2 stroke average (71.3 adjusted) and finished among the top 12 individuals in eight of 11 events (six top-10s), including a season-best 6th-place finish at Cutter Creek, where he helped CU win team title.
Larsen Tegner’s career results at Grande Dunes
2024 (T8) 71-69-71—211 (-5)
Junior Erik Johansson (Hollviken, Sweden) already owns the 10th-lowest career scoring average (72.746) in Campbell men’s golf Division I history. He has posted four top-10 finishes in 23 tournaments and played par, or better, golf in 27 of 67 career rounds with 10 rounds in the 60s. Last season, Johansson compiled six top 20 showings in 11 tournaments and compiled a 73.3 scoring average. During his freshman campaign, he was named CAA rookie of the year, first-team All-CAA, won the 2024 Seahawk Intercollegiate and earned an individual berth in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.
Johansson’s career results at Grande Dunes
2024 (T16) 69-75-69—213 (-3)
Sophomore Benjamin Killingstad (Blommenholm, Norway) was named the 2025 CAA Rookie of the Year. He earned the highest national ranking among all CAA freshmen (No. 568) – by more than 150 places over the next first-year player from a league school. Killingstad amassed the 8th-lowest stroke average ever by a CU freshman (73.403) and earned three top five finishes in his first collegiate season, including a T4 (72-74-72—218) at the CAA Championship.
Killingstad’s career results at Grande Dunes
2024 (T27) 71-70-75—216 (E)
Freshman William Sundborn (Oslo, Norway) earned a spot in the lineup in Campbell’s season-opening tournament. He posted one victory and 17 top 10s in 33 WAGR tournaments. Sundborn won the 2024 Oslandstour International Trophy and Nextup Junior Invitational and finished 11th at the 2024 Norwegian Men’s National Championship.
Freshman Adrian Bergqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) will also make his collegiate debut at Grande Dunes. He joined the Camel program last month after earning one victory and six top-10 finishes in 15 World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) events. He won the 2024 Balearic Spain Professional Championship and the 2024 Battle of Stockholm and reached the round of 16 at the Swedish U21 National Match Play Championship.
Next: Following the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate, the Camels will head to the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational, hosted by West Virginia, Sept. 29-30 at Mystic Rock GC in Farmington, Pa.
