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  Bjorn Hellgren
Bjorn Hellgren

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Vasteras, Sweden

High School:
Rudbeckianska Gymnasiet

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175

Birthdate:
11/21/1990

Experience:
1 VL


05/15/2012

Golf Begins Regional Championship Play Thursday

Seminoles playing in seventh consecutive NCAA Regional Championship.

04/17/2012

Men's Golf Team To ACC Championships

Seminoles among favorites to take home second championship in school history.

04/04/2012

Koepka Goes For 3 Straight At Gary Koch Intercollegiate

Koepka named ACC Golfer of the Month for March.

03/21/2012

No. 23 Men's Golf Team To FAU Spring Break Invitational

Seminoles looking for second consecutive team victory.

03/08/2012

Seminole Intercollegiate In Tallahassee March 9-11

Florida State plays host to jewel of schedule at Southwood Golf Club.

On Hellgren: A high impact player who made an immediate difference in the Seminoles' line-up during the spring of 2011 as he helped lead Florida State to its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance...earned a spot in Florida State's starting line-up upon his arrival and helped the Seminoles to three top five team finishes and appearances in the ACC Championships and the NCAA Indiana Regional Championship in his first season on campus...enrolled at Florida State in January of 2011 has three seasons of eligibility remaining in what has the makings of a superb career as a Seminole golfer...Strong showing in his first career Seminole Intercollegiate with career best statistics for finish (tie for seventh), single round score (70), 36 hole score (141), tournament score (212) and tournament score vs. par (minus one)...has played golf and enjoyed success at a very high level in his home country of Sweden...won the Oder of Merit on the Skandia Tour Elite in 2010 with individual placements of third, 13th, sixth, ninth, sixth, first , first and second during the 2010 season...averaged 74.21 strokes in 24 rounds during eight events during his first season as a Seminole...

Spring 2011: Played in seven of eight events as a member of the Florida State's starting line-up and helped the Seminoles to a fifth place finish at the ACC Championships and to a tie for eighth place finish at the NCAA Indiana Regional Championships...best tournament showing came in the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate as he finished tied for seventh place in the individual standings with career low scores for a single round (70), 36 holes (141), gross tournament scores (212), and tournament score vs. par (minus one)...he was Florida State's send leading finisher behind team captain Drew Kittleson in leading Florida State to a third place team finish in the event...scores of 71-70-71 allowed him to stay in the top 10 of the individual standings for the entire three day event...was in a tie for 10th after his first round 71, in a tie for sixth with a 36 hole total of 141 and finished in a tie for seventh with his 212 total...in Florida State's starting line-up for the Seminoles' fifth place finish at the ACC Championships and a tie for eighth place finish in the NCAA Indiana Regional Championships...the Seminoles' second leading finisher with three rounds at 75 or better in his first career NCAA regional championship...closed his first season well with three strong tournaments at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, the ACC Championships and the NCAA Indiana Regional Championships as he had a total of 18 strokes over par in those three events which displayed his improvement during the course of his first season...was a total of 50 strokes over par in the first six tournaments of the season...scored 16 of his 24 rounds at 75 or better and counted nearly 80 percent of his single round scores (16.5 of 21) toward the team score in his first season...ranked fourth on the team with a 74.21 stroke average in 24 rounds during eight tournaments...

Before Florida State: Graduated from Rudbeckianska Gymnasiet in 2011... finished in second place in Qualifying School for the Scandinavian (Nordea) Pro Tour in 2010...earned three tournament victories as a junior in Sweden...trains under Swedish national Men's Head Coach Rickard Lindberg.

Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1990...Bjorn is the son of Helene and Lasse Hellgren...has two sisters: Rebecca and Julia...he loves skiing and played ice hockey on one of Sweden's premier teams until he was 15 years old...major is economics

Hellgren at Florida State

Years Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Top 10
2010-11 8 24 1,781 74.21 70 1
Totals 8 24 1,781 74.21 70 1

Spring 2011

Tournament 1-2-3 Par Total Finish
Amer Ari Invitational 73-76-78 +11 227 T96
Gator Invitational 76-76-74 +16 226 T46
USF Invitational 75-74-74 +7 223 T49
Seminole Intercollegiate 71-70-71 -1 212 T7
Linger Longer Invitational 76-76-81 +17 233 T62
ASU Thunderbird Invitational 74-72-71 +4 217 T27
ACC Championship 77-72-75 +8 224 T39
NCAA Indiana Regional Championship 73-75-71 +6 219 T28

Bjorn Hellgren By The Numbers

  • Round: 70 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2011)
  • 36 Holes: 141 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2011)
  • Tournament: 212 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2011)
  • Best Finish: T7 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2011)
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