Golf | April 14, 2022

AIKEN, S.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken standout Leo Johansson has been named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year, as announced by the league office.

Johansson, a native of Djurö, Sweden, is a two-time All-American. He garnered second-team accolades as a freshman and first-team honors a season ago. The 2019-20 PBC Freshman of the Year is now a three-time first-team all-league selection.

Johansson has three second-place finishes on the season (Camden Collegiate, Queens Fall Invitational and Southern Tide Intercollegiate). He also has a 10^th-place effort to his credit at the Wexford Invitational. He has finished in the top 20 of eight of the 10 tournaments on the year, including four in the top 10. 

Johansson has a 70.9 stroke average on the season. He is sixth nationally in the Golfstat Division II rankings with a 71.44 adjusted scoring average. Johansson is 12-6 against golfers in the top-25 nationally, 14-0 against competitors ranked between 26-50 and 27-0 against No. 51-100.

For his career, Johansson has 13 top-10 finishes.

First Team
Leo Johansson, USC Aiken
Evan Thompson, North Georgia
Jordan Doull, Columbus State
Mauro Baez, Flagler
Maxime Legros, Lander
 
Second Team
Hugo Lari, Lander
Stephen Kinsel, North Georgia
Nicolas Cabello, Clayton State
Simon Estrada, Georgia Southwestern
Noah Zediker, North Georgia
 
Player of the Year
Leo Johansson, USC Aiken
 
Freshman of the Year
Laurens Schulze-Doering, Young Harris
 
Elite 16 Award
Björn Rosengren, USC Aiken
 
Coach of the Year
Bryson Worley, North Georgia