Lars Johansson Class: Senior Hometown: Karlskrona, Sweden High School: Champansholam HS Height: 6-0 Birthdate: 01/27/1981

A former MWC Golfer of the Year and honorable mention All-American who solidifies a deep Aztec roster.

As A Senior (2002-03 Season)
Fall: Appeared in two tournaments and recorded a team-best 72.50 stroke average for six rounds… Starter for the season-opening William H. Tucker Intercollegiate and tied for 27th with a 5-over 221… Played for SDSU’s Red Team at Barona and grabbed a share of 17th place with a 2-under 214… Recorded the Aztecs’ second-best individual round of the fall with a second-round 67 as the Red Team matched the second-lowest round at Barona with a 277.

As A Junior (2001-02 Season)
Spring: Played in all seven tournaments and finished fourth on the squad with a 73.7 average and .762 count percentage… Registered two top-10 finishes… Helped the Aztecs to a team title with a 3-over 219 that tied teammate Mark Warman for second at the USD Invitational… Best spring score came at the Border Olympics where he shot a 2-under 214 and finished eighth… Low round of the spring was a 4-under 68 in the second round of the Oregon Duck Invitational… Tied for 72nd individually in the West Regional at 226… Finished 2001-02 as Golfstat’s 179th-ranked golfer with an adjusted average of 73.261 and was 226th in Golfweek’s standings with a 73.10 rating… An Academic All-MWC honoree for maintaining a 3.43 GPA in Finance.
Fall: Appeared in four tournaments… Second on the team in stroke average at 72.2 over 11 rounds… Shot par or better in 6-of-11 rounds… Opened the season with a 1-over 217 at the Mid Pines Intercollegiate… Shot 71-71 and was in contention for medalist honors at the William H. Tucker before having to withdraw due to an illness… Carded a 6-under 210, including a second-round 67, to place ninth at the Aztec Invitational… Competed in the prestigious Savane All-America Golf Classic and finished tied for 17th at 2-over 215.

As A Sophomore (2000-01 Season)
Spring: One of the nation's top collegiate golfers in a sophomore season that earned 2001 Mountain West Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American honors… Led both SDSU and the Mountain West Conference with a 72.4 stroke average over 36 rounds... Took medalist honors at both the Western Intercollegiate and BYU Cougar Classic... In all, posted seven top-10 finishes in 12 events… Saw action in all seven spring tournaments, posting two individual wins... Averaged 72.8 strokes over 21 rounds... Shot season lows for 18 (7-under 65), and 54 holes (10-under 206) en route to victory at the Western Intercollegiate... Placed fifth at the MWC Championship and 16th at the Oregon Duck Invitational for other top-20 finishes.
Fall: Carded top-10 finishes in 4-of-5 tournaments, including second place at both the Pepperdine Intercollegiate and Aztec Invitational... Finished four strokes under par at both the Pacific Golf Invitational and the Aztec for low totals... Also closed out the Fresno Lexus Classic below par, carding a 3-under 213 to take fourth... Shot low round of 68 at Fresno.

As A Freshman (1999-00 Season)
Spring: Competed in all seven events... Shot 74.28 over 21 rounds... Best finish came at the Oregon Duck Invitational, where he placed 10th... Carded a 54-hole low of even-par 216 three times... Other top finishes were a 12th at the Ping/Arizona Intercollegiate and a 13th at the BYU Cougar Classic... Shot 69 at BYU for low round of the spring... Finished 33rd at the Mountain West Championship with a score of 234... Tied for 52nd at the NCAA West Regional, finishing at 2-over 218.
Fall: Appeared in five events and carded the team's second-best stroke average of 73.2... Tied for second at the Real Del Mar Classic, shooting a 1-under 215... Shot a season-low 10-under par 206 to place sixth at the Fresno Lexus Classic... His opening-round 68 at Fresno equaled the best single-round showing for any Aztec during the fall… Placed 10th in his first collegiate tournament, shooting a 3-over 219 at the Northwest Collegiate.

High School
Attended Champansholam High School in Sweden.

Personal
Lars Johansson was born Jan. 27, 1981, in Vaxjo, Sweden… Parents are Owe and Inger Johansson… Major is management.

Johansson’s SDSU Scorecard
Fall 2002
Tucker                73-74-74—221 (27th)
Barona (Red Team)     73-67-74—214 (17th)

Spring 2002
Burns                 76-75-72—223 (40th)
Pacific Coast         74-73-76—223 (21st)
USD                   75-73-71—219 (2nd)
Oregon Duck           74-68-78—220 (29th)
Border Olympics       73-70-71—214 (8th)
U.S. Intercollegiate  74-74-77—225 (51st)
Mountain West         78-73-73—224 (30th)
NCAA Regional         72-78-76—226 (72nd)

Fall 2001
Mid Pines             73-74-70—217 (21st)
Tucker                71-71-WD—WD
Club Glove            75-77-73—225 (21st)
Aztec                 71-67-72—210 (9th)

Spring 2001
Taylor Made           81-77-73—231 (34th)
Burns                 73-74-70—217 (36th)
Oregon Duck           74-69-77—220 (16th)
Western               65-67-74—206 (1st)
BYU Cougar            72-69-68—209 (1st)
Mountain West         75-76-72—223 (5th)
NCAA Regional         73-75-75—223 (38th)

Fall 2000
Tucker                76-70-76—222 (38th)
Pacific               71-69-74—214 (7th)
STRATA                69-76-72—217 (2nd)
Fresno                73-68-72—213 (4th)
Aztec                 70-72-70—212 (2nd)

Spring 2000
PING/Arizona          73-71-72—216 (12th)
Taylor Made           77-74-80—231 (82nd)
Pacific Coast         80-74-75—229 (23rd)
Oregon Duck           72-71-73—216 (10th)
BYU Cougar            75-72-69—216 (13th)
Mountain West         82-73-79—234 (33rd)
NCAA Regional         71-76-71—218 (52nd)

Fall 1999
Northwest             73-71-75—219 (10th)
Tucker                73-76-79—228 (69th)
STRATA                80-76-74—231 (42nd)
Fresno                68-69-70—206 (6th)
Real Del Mar          72-69-74—215 (2nd)