FMU: Three-year letterman....Team MVP in2011-12 and 2010-11....Named to the Cleveland Golf/SrixonAll-America Scholars for the 2011-12 season.....Led team in strokeaverage last year (73.39)....Has played in 32 of 33 tournamentsduring his three years at FMU....Five career Top 10finishes.....Earned medalist honors (72-66=138) at October 2011 Big5 Tournament in Philadelphia....Placed second at 2012 William &Mary C&F Intercollegiate (70-70-73=213)....Eight sub-par roundsduring his career.....Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honorsocieties....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honorsociety.....PBC Presidential Honor Roll 2012, 2011, 2010....FMUSwamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2010 (fall), 2011 (spring,fall), 2012 (spring, fall).....During summer of 2011, placed 12that the 63rd Boyd Quaich Memorial Golf Tournament at St. Andrews,Scotland, played over the Old and New courses in St Andrews....SAAC2011-12....Earned Economics Award at the university's 2013 AcademicAwards Cay ceremony.
PERSONAL: Born Sebastian Hans Backlund inGothenburg, Sweden.....Product of Katrinelunds gymnasiet highschool, where he played for coaches Markus Hakansson and MartinAleryard....Played on 2007 Swedish National School championshipsquad.....In 2008, he won five events and finished second in threeothers....Three of four years between 2003 and 2006, he rankedamong the Top-4 for his age group in Sweden.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what youwanted to be when you grew up: President....Favorite Athlete:Zlatan Ibrahimovic....Favorite Sports Team: Gothenburg GolfClub....Favorite Movies: No Strings Attached or TheGuardian....Favorite TV Show: Two and a Half Men....FavoriteFood: Seafood....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own:Soccer....Favorite Website: CNN Money....Favorite On-Line Activity:Read the news....Do You Tweet: Yes....What’s in Your CDPlayer/iPOD: A little bit of everything....Favorite Thing AboutFMU: The golf team....Hobbies: Practice, workout, being with thefamily, my girlfriend, friends, traveling, andsoccer....Interesting Notes: Winner of Philadelphia Big 5Invitational. Winner of the Swedish National High School TeamChampionship with Katrinelunds Gymnasiet.
CAREER TOTALS:
| Year | Rds
| Strokes
| Avg
|
| 2011-12 | 28 | 2055 | 73.39 |
| 2010-11 | 30 | 2261 | 75.37 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | 2244 | 77.38 |
| Totals | 87 | 6560 | 75.40 |
