Aug. 13, 2003

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Rising USC sophomore golfer Eirik Johansen has won back-to-back tournaments the past two weeks while competing overseas. On Aug. 3rd, Johanson won the Swiss International Championships held at Wylihof Golf Club in Luterbach, Switzerland. At the 72-hole tournament he shot a fourteen-under-par 278 (72-68-66-72).

Johansen followed up his Swiss International performance this past weekend by firing a 14-under-par score of 274 (65,71,67,71), to win the Norwegian Championship. Johansen, a native of Stavanger, Norway was named First-Team All-SEC last season after a successful freshman campaign.