Nov. 25, 2003

Columbia, S.C. – University of South Carolina men’s golfer Eirik Johansen fired a three-under-par 68 to leave him in a tie for 11th place at the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic in El Paso, Texas. Johansen’s three round total of 209 (69-72-68) left him 13 strokes behind tournament champion Chris Nallen of Arizona. Six shots behind Nallen was UNLV’s Ryan Moore. Nallen’s six-stroke victory was the largest margin of victory in the history of the tournament.

The tournament, which was played at El Paso Country Club, featured 29 of the best college golfers in the United States. Previous champions included Tiger Woods, Notah Begay, Davis Love III and David Duval. USC was awarded a $1,000 scholarship because of Johansen’s participation in the tournament.

The 11th place finish caps off a successful fall season for Johansen, which included four top-10 finishes while posting a 72.3 stroke average.

USC will begin their spring season when they head to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. to compete in the Mercedes Benz Collegiate from Feb. 8-10.

Final Results
 1  Chris Nallen           Arizona       66   63   67    196  -17
 2  Ryan Moore             UNLV          67   67   68    202  -11
 3  David Inglis           Tulsa         70   69   67    206   -7    David Schultz          TCU           67   69   70    206   -7    Travis Johnson         UCLA          70   67   69    206   -7
 6  Matt Every             Florida       70   71   66    207   -6    Chez Reavie            Arizona St    72   68   67    207   -6    Brock Mackenzie        Washington    66   67   74    207   -6    Alejandro Canizares    Arizona St    72   70   65    207   -6
10  Emmett Turner          Augusta St    71   68   69    208   -5
11  Erik Johansen          S Carolina    69   72   68    209   -4    David Denham           Georgia       74   69   66    209   -4    Chris Baryla           UTEP          70   68   71    209   -4
14  Brad Heaven            Toledo        75   67   69    211   -2    Andrew Dahl            Arkansas      72   69   70    211   -2    Chris Stroud           Lamar         72   69   70    211   -2
17  Peter Tomasulo         California    75   69   68    212   -1    Steve Conway           UCLA          70   74   68    212   -1    Gareth Maybin          So Alabama    75   66   71    212   -1    Matthew Rosenfeld      Texas         71   71   70    212   -1
21  Michael Putnam         Pepperdine    75   71   67    213    E
22  Jason Hartwick         Texas         75   72   67    214   +1    Zach Doran             Ohio State    73   73   68    214   +1
24  Justin Smith           Minnesota     72   72   71    215   +2    Dustin Bray            N Carolina    71   72   72    215   +2
26  James Vargas           Florida       76   75   72    223  +10