May 31, 2004

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A pair of South Carolina men’s golf team members in sophomore Eirik Johansen and junior Martin Rominger were named as members of the 2004 PING All-Southeast Region team as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Monday.

Johansen earns the honor for the second-straight year, after finishing second on the team with a 72.84 scoring average, but leading the Gamecocks with six top-10 finishes and eight top-20 placements in 13 tournaments this year. The Stavanger, Norway, native carded seven rounds in the 60s on the year and recorded the first collegiate victory of his career at the Palmetto Intercollegiate during the spring. Johansen finished that event with a 9-under-par score of 67-68-69-204. Earlier in May, Johansen was named to the All-SEC first team for the second-consecutive season.

Rominger was named to the All-Region team for the first time in his career after posting a solid season for South Carolina. The Pontresina, Switzerland, native led the Gamecocks with a 72.54 scoring average, to go along with four top-10 finishes and seven placements in the top 20. Rominger’s top finish of the year came in the fall, when he tied for second place at The Ridges Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 71-70-69-210.

2004 All-Southeast Region TeamLars Brovold, AlabamaDavid Denham, GeorgiaMatt Every, FloridaEirik Johansen, South CarolinaKasper Jorgenson, Georgia StateKevin Kisner, GeorgiaLuke List, VanderbiltGareth Maybin, South AlabamaJessie Mudd, FloridaMartin Rominger, South CarolinaBarry Roof, UCFRichard Scott, GeorgiaDavid Skinns, TennesseeBrendon Todd, GeorgiaCamilo Villegas, Florida