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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

Van Holmgren

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-8
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • Prev School North Dakota State

Biography

TRANSFERRED TO FGCU AFTER THE 2019 FALL CAMPAIGN AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ... ENROLLED AT FGCU FOR 2020 SPRING SEMESTER.

2019-20 FALL (JUNIOR AT NDSU):

Holmgren led NDSU with a 70 scoring average through 12 rounds and, as an individual, advanced to the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur Championship earlier in August ... He had three top-5 finishes and won the Crusader Collegiate shooting nine-under par ... Holds a 485 World Amateur Golf Ranking with a career-best of 479 during his career ... In his time with North Dakota State, Holmgren played in 25 events for a career scoring overage of 72.82 over 73 rounds - his 72.82 career scoring average would rank 2nd all-time at FGCU ... He posted 14 top-10 finishes including seven in the top-5 ... The junior was twice honored to the All-Summit League Team earning first team honors in 2019 and second team accolades in 2018. As a freshman, he was tabbed the 2018 Summit League Newcomer of the Year after posting a 73.94 stroke average in 33 rounds. He was also twice named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE AT NDSU): 
Led NDSU with a 72.71 stroke average over 28 rounds, the fourth best average in school history...Had two top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes, including runner-up honors at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational...Had the sixth-best 54-hole score in school history with a 210 at the Grand Canyon Invitational...Tied for the seventh-best 36-hole score twice with a 142 at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational and the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate...Shot a career-low 67 at the second round of the Grand Canyon Invitational...Named to All-Summit League First Team...Twice named Summit League Golfer of the Week (2/27 and 2/20)...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll...

2017-18 (FRESHMAN AT NDSU): 
Named Summit League Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Summit League ... Competed in all 11 tournaments ... Ranked second on the team and sixth in The Summit League with a 73.94 stroke average in 33 rounds ... Compiled five top-10 finishes, including a pair of tied for fifth-place showings at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational and Zach Johnson Invitational ... Finished sixth at The Summit League Men's Golf Championship with a three-round 7-over par 223 ... Finished tied for 50th at the NCAA Pacific Regional with a 54-hole 4-over par 220 ... Carded a career-best three-round score of 2-under par 214 at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor ... Tallied a career-low round score of 4-under par 68 in the second round of The Invitational at Savannah Harbor ... Named Summit League Golfer of the Week for Feb. 21 ... Selected to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL: 
Six-year letterwinner and four-year starter at Wayzata High School ... Was a team captain as a senior ... Four-time all-state and all-conference honoree ... 2017 Minnesota Class 3A Individual State Champion and 2017 Minnesota Class 3A team state champion ... Averaged a 73.4 stroke average as a senior ... Shot a 7-under 65 at Pioneer Creek in a high school match vs. Minnetonka ... Two-time academic all-state selection. 

PERSONAL: 
Born June 1, 1999 ... Son of Rob Holmgren and Lori Larsen ... Has two brothers, Will and Jack ... Will is a senior on the Bison, while Jack played golf at the University of South Dakota from 2015-18 ... Majoring in finance.

Last updated 8/26/20

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

    6'8"