June 8, 2006

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina senior Eirik Johansen has earned honorable mention PING All-America honors, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday. The Gamecock senior concludes his collegiate career as a two-time All-American and three-time first-team All-SEC and All-Southeast Region selection.

Johansen, who hails from Stavanger, Norway, competed in all 50 events that South Carolina entered during his four-year career. He served as a team captain in 2005-06, helping the Gamecocks to a team title at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and trip to the NCAA Championship. Johansen posted a team-best 72.84 stroke average, six top-10 finishes and eight top-20 showing during his final season. The sport and entertainment management major also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District III At-Large honors in May.

Johansen collected first-team All-Southeastern Conference accolades in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and also made the All-Southeast Region squad during those seasons. He was an honorable mention All-American as a freshman in 2003 and leaves South Carolina with a total of 20 top-10 finishes to his credit.

A total of 13 golfers from SEC schools were listed on one of the All-America teams.

Division I PING All-America Teams
First TeamRyan Baca, BaylorAlejandro Cañizares, Arizona StateRhys Davies, East Tennessee StateMatt Every, FloridaOscar Floren, Texas TechBilly Horschel, FloridaDustin Johnson, Coastal CarolinaChris Kirk, GeorgiaPablo Martin, Oklahoma StateJonathan Moore, Oklahoma State
Second TeamRyan Blaum, DukeJay Choi, New MexicoErik Flores, UCLAMark Haastrup, Georgia StateBrian Harman, GeorgiaAnthony Kim, OklahomaKyle Reifers, Wake ForestBrett Stegmaier, FloridaCameron Tringale, Georgia TechDawie Van der Walt, Lamar
Third TeamAndrew Dresser, Texas TechAndres Gonzales, UNLVRob Grube, StanfordKevin Larsen, Georgia TechNiklas Lemke, Arizona StateStephen Lewton, NC StateAlex Prugh, WashingtonMartin Ureta, North CarolinaJames Vargas, FloridaTaylor Wood, Southern California
Honorable MentionBenjamin Alvarado, Arizona StateZach Bixler, WashingtonRoberto Castro, Georgia TechKevin Chappell, UCLAAlex Coe, PepperdineBrian Duncan, ClemsonJake Ellison, Brigham YoungTravis Esway, ArizonaDaniel Im, UCLAEirik Johansen, South CarolinaKevin Kisner, GeorgiaRussell Knox, JacksonvilleMatt Kohn, KentuckyBronson LaCassie, MinnesotaTyler Leon, Oklahoma StateJames Lepp, WashingtonLuke List, VanderbiltBrian Locke, Loyola MarymountJames Love, DenverEdward McGlasson, ColoradoAndrew Parr, Texas A&MStephen Poole, ClemsonRichard Scott, GeorgiaWebb Simpson, Wake ForestDusty Smith, LamarScott Stallings, Tennesse TechDaniel Summerhays, Brigham YoungJared Texter, UNLVBrendon Todd, GeorgiaNiall Turner, MinnesotaCasey Watabu, NevadaAndy Winings, Kentucky