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Nyfjäll Signs NLI to Join Northwestern Golf
11/8/2017 5:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern head coach David Inglis announced the signing of David Nyfjäll, one of the top amateur golfers in Sweden, to a National Letter of Intent. He will join the Wildcats for the fall of 2018.
"I couldn't be more excited to welcome David to the Northwestern Golf family," said Inglis. "He is a tremendous young man with an outstanding work ethic and over the last two years and has developed into one of the best junior players in Europe. He is a perfect fit for Northwestern and I expect him to make an immediate impact on our team next year."
Nyfjäll, who won the 2017 Swedish Junior Match Play Championship, will be the third player from the program's last four recruiting classes to hail from Europe, joining Ryan Lumsden (England) and Eric McIntosh (Scotland).
"David is an incredibly mature player with significant international playing experience, which will help greatly in his transition to college golf," said Pat Goss, Northwestern director of golf and player development. "His values align with our program and athletic department values, and he is the exact type of student-athlete who has succeeded at Northwestern. I look forward to being part of his development over the next four years."
As a member of the Continent of Europe team, the Uppsala, Sweden, native helped secure the Continent's second-straight Jacques Léglise trophy, the under-18 equivalent of the St. Andrews Trophy, in September. Nyfjäll joins former Wildcat Luke Donald as players to win the Jacques Léglise trophy, with Donald earning the honor in 1999 for Great Britain & Ireland.
David Nyfjäll
6-1 • 167
Uppsala, Sweden • Celsiusskolan
Junior Career: Winner of the Swedish Junior Match Play Championship and Junior Masters Invitational in 2017 … Finished in third place at the German Boys' Open (2017) … Semifinalist of the 2016 Boys' Amateur Championship … Won the Finnish International Junior Championship in 2013 … As a member of the Swedish National Team, finished in fourth place at the European Boys' Team Championship in 2017 … Placed third with Upsala GC at the 2017 Swedish National Club Championship … Winner of the Jacques Léglise trophy in 2017 with the Continent of Europe team.
Personal: Son of Mats and Ulla Nyfjäll … Full name David Andreas Nyfjäll … Born on January 26 … Enjoys playing the piano … Undecided on Northwestern major.
"I couldn't be more excited to welcome David to the Northwestern Golf family," said Inglis. "He is a tremendous young man with an outstanding work ethic and over the last two years and has developed into one of the best junior players in Europe. He is a perfect fit for Northwestern and I expect him to make an immediate impact on our team next year."
Nyfjäll, who won the 2017 Swedish Junior Match Play Championship, will be the third player from the program's last four recruiting classes to hail from Europe, joining Ryan Lumsden (England) and Eric McIntosh (Scotland).
"David is an incredibly mature player with significant international playing experience, which will help greatly in his transition to college golf," said Pat Goss, Northwestern director of golf and player development. "His values align with our program and athletic department values, and he is the exact type of student-athlete who has succeeded at Northwestern. I look forward to being part of his development over the next four years."
As a member of the Continent of Europe team, the Uppsala, Sweden, native helped secure the Continent's second-straight Jacques Léglise trophy, the under-18 equivalent of the St. Andrews Trophy, in September. Nyfjäll joins former Wildcat Luke Donald as players to win the Jacques Léglise trophy, with Donald earning the honor in 1999 for Great Britain & Ireland.
David Nyfjäll
6-1 • 167
Uppsala, Sweden • Celsiusskolan
Junior Career: Winner of the Swedish Junior Match Play Championship and Junior Masters Invitational in 2017 … Finished in third place at the German Boys' Open (2017) … Semifinalist of the 2016 Boys' Amateur Championship … Won the Finnish International Junior Championship in 2013 … As a member of the Swedish National Team, finished in fourth place at the European Boys' Team Championship in 2017 … Placed third with Upsala GC at the 2017 Swedish National Club Championship … Winner of the Jacques Léglise trophy in 2017 with the Continent of Europe team.
Personal: Son of Mats and Ulla Nyfjäll … Full name David Andreas Nyfjäll … Born on January 26 … Enjoys playing the piano … Undecided on Northwestern major.
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