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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Filip Svendsen

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Fredrikstad, Norway

Biography

2024-25 (Freshman): Carded 25 rounds across nine events for a 74.88 stroke average … Finished second at the Git-R-Done Invitational, shooting a 70-68-66–204 nine-under score, which is tied for fifth in program history for lowest individual total, and second for lowest individual total in a non-home event, also led the Jaguars to a second-place team finish. 

Summer 2024:
Finished 14th place at the Norwegian national Championship (73,74,69,72) … Won the Norwegian national junior Championship in matchplay.

High School/Amateur: Ranked number 476 in U21 by European Golf Rankings … played in 12 tournaments since August, 2023 … Competed in the Srixon Tour-the top junior elite tour in Norway … Finished second at 2023 Srixon Tour 6, with his first two rounds landing under par … Finished the 2023 Srixon tour competing in six of the eight events to place 13th overall … After competing in four of the first five 2024 Srixon Tour events he placed third overall before departing to join South Alabama including eighth place at Srixon 2 Tour and first place at Srixon Tour 3 … Joins South ranked in the top-20 among players in Norway by the World Amateur Golf Rankings … Won the 2023 Danish Juniors International 1-under par.

Personal: Born August 8, 2005 in Fredrikstad, Oestfold, Norway … Hobbies include enjoying tennis, soccer, and handball … Youngest child of Morten and Anne Svendsen … Brother Ole and sister Jens … Father made three appearances for the Norway U18 Men’s Ice Hockey team in 1992-93.