2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Svärd, Daniel
Daniel Svärd
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jarfalla, Sweden
- High School:
- Celsiusskolan Uppsala
- Major:
- Learning and Organizational Change
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in all 33 rounds in his junior season … Placed second on the team with a stroke average of 71.57 … Unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection for the second consecutive season … All-Midwest Region PING/GCAA selection ... Fired a one-under-par 71 in his second round at the Sahalee Players Championship to place in 34th with a 221 (74-71-76) … Carded three straight rounds in the 60s to take third place at the Fighting Illini Invitational with a 203 (68-66-69) … Opened the Windon Memorial Classic with a two-under-par 69 en route to a 15th place finish with a 214 (69-71-74) … Took fifth place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate with a score of 141 (71-70) … Fired a bogey-free three-under-par 69 at the historic Old Course to win his match at the St Andrews Links Collegiate match play … Tied his career-low with a five-under-par 65 in his final round to place in third at the Clerico with a 211 (71-75-65) … Carded a 70 in his final round at The Prestige to finish with a score of 220 (75-75-70) … Fired a two-under-par 70 in his second round at The Hayt for a score of 221 (77-70-74) … Claimed a share of medalist honors at The Goodwin with a score of 205 (67-70-68) … Carded a three-under 68 in his second round at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial to finish the event with a score of 220 (71-68-81) … Opened the postseason with a 19th place finish at the Big Ten Championships, carding a score of 214 (73-72-214) … Rounded out the season with a score of 223 (70-75-78) at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
2023-24: Followed up an impressive debut campaign with an outstanding sophomore season that saw him repeat as the individual Big Ten Champion ... PING/GCAA All-Midwest Region pick ... First Team All-Big Ten ... 71.36 stroke average across 36 rounds of play led the Wildcat roster ... Finished with team-high marks in both rounds at par or better (18) and rounds in the 60s (12) ... Posted four top-five finishes ... Opened season with a 15th-place finish at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11), shooting an even-par 213 (71-68-74) ... Finished one-under-par (69-71-72) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26) ... Placed fourth at the Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 1-2), firing a 54-hole season-best four-under-par 206 (67-69-70) ... Took sixth at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 30-31) with a seven-under 209 (74-69-66), closing play with an 18-hole season-low 66 ... Shot a final-round 67 to climb into a tie for third (72-72-67=211) at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26) ... Tied for fifth (76-69-71=216) at Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21) in regular season finale ... Joined Luke Donald and Sid Richardson as just the third Wildcat in program history to become a two-time individual conference champion, finishing one-over-par (68-75-68=211) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 26-28) ... Closed year with a 215 (71-72-72) at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (May 13-15).
2022-23: Enjoyed a terrific first year at Northwestern, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors after becoming the 14th individual Big Ten Champion in Wildcat annals ... PING/GCAA All-Midwest Region honoree ... Second Team All-Big Ten selection ... Closed year with a 70.91 stroke average ... 22 of his 35 rounds came at par or better, with 12 in the 60s ... Finished inside the top five four times ... After making appearances at the Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 16-17) and the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) to begin his career, tied for sixth at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3) with a two-over-par 212 (72-72-68) ... Fired back-to-back three-under-par 69s on the way to a six-under 210 (69-69-72) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Put up first and second-round 69s at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 31 - Nov. 1) ... Opened spring slate with a 14th-place finish at The Prestige (Feb. 20-22), shooting a one-over 214 (69-71-74) ... Finished with an even-par 210 (69-71-70) to earn a runner-up finish at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Wrapped up the regular season with a another second-place showing, using a final-round five-under-par 65 to finish with a five-under 208 (70-72-66) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 22-23) ... Finished atop the leaderboard at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 28-30) with a three-under 139 (71-68) ... Dazzled at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17), finishing in fifth place with a 15-under-par 201 (68-68-65) that ranked as the second lowest 54-hole effort in program history.
High School: Part of the Swedish national team in 2021 … Captained Sweden at the 2021 European Boys' Team championship … Fourth-place finish in the individual stroke play qualifier of the 2021 European Boys' Team championship … Member of the winning European team in the 2021 Jacques Léglise Trophy … Competed against Northwestern's Cameron Adam … Son of Annika and Fredrik Svärd.
2023-24: Followed up an impressive debut campaign with an outstanding sophomore season that saw him repeat as the individual Big Ten Champion ... PING/GCAA All-Midwest Region pick ... First Team All-Big Ten ... 71.36 stroke average across 36 rounds of play led the Wildcat roster ... Finished with team-high marks in both rounds at par or better (18) and rounds in the 60s (12) ... Posted four top-five finishes ... Opened season with a 15th-place finish at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11), shooting an even-par 213 (71-68-74) ... Finished one-under-par (69-71-72) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26) ... Placed fourth at the Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 1-2), firing a 54-hole season-best four-under-par 206 (67-69-70) ... Took sixth at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 30-31) with a seven-under 209 (74-69-66), closing play with an 18-hole season-low 66 ... Shot a final-round 67 to climb into a tie for third (72-72-67=211) at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26) ... Tied for fifth (76-69-71=216) at Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21) in regular season finale ... Joined Luke Donald and Sid Richardson as just the third Wildcat in program history to become a two-time individual conference champion, finishing one-over-par (68-75-68=211) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 26-28) ... Closed year with a 215 (71-72-72) at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (May 13-15).
2022-23: Enjoyed a terrific first year at Northwestern, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors after becoming the 14th individual Big Ten Champion in Wildcat annals ... PING/GCAA All-Midwest Region honoree ... Second Team All-Big Ten selection ... Closed year with a 70.91 stroke average ... 22 of his 35 rounds came at par or better, with 12 in the 60s ... Finished inside the top five four times ... After making appearances at the Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 16-17) and the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) to begin his career, tied for sixth at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3) with a two-over-par 212 (72-72-68) ... Fired back-to-back three-under-par 69s on the way to a six-under 210 (69-69-72) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Put up first and second-round 69s at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 31 - Nov. 1) ... Opened spring slate with a 14th-place finish at The Prestige (Feb. 20-22), shooting a one-over 214 (69-71-74) ... Finished with an even-par 210 (69-71-70) to earn a runner-up finish at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Wrapped up the regular season with a another second-place showing, using a final-round five-under-par 65 to finish with a five-under 208 (70-72-66) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 22-23) ... Finished atop the leaderboard at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 28-30) with a three-under 139 (71-68) ... Dazzled at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional (May 15-17), finishing in fifth place with a 15-under-par 201 (68-68-65) that ranked as the second lowest 54-hole effort in program history.
High School: Part of the Swedish national team in 2021 … Captained Sweden at the 2021 European Boys' Team championship … Fourth-place finish in the individual stroke play qualifier of the 2021 European Boys' Team championship … Member of the winning European team in the 2021 Jacques Léglise Trophy … Competed against Northwestern's Cameron Adam … Son of Annika and Fredrik Svärd.
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 25 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 35 | 2,482 | 70.91 | 65 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 36 | 2,569 | 71.36 | 66 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 33 | 2,362 | 71.57 | 65 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Career | 36 | 104 | 7,413 | 71.27 | 65 | 57 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
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