K-State Men’s Golf Signs Three for 2024-25
Nov 08, 2023 | Men's Golf
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head men's golf coach Grant Robbins announced Wednesday the signing of three golfers – two international players and one from the state of Kansas – to National Letters of Intent for the 2024-25 season.
The signing class includes Fionn Dobbin from Northern Ireland, Erik Sabelstrom Holmberg from Sweden and Tyler Strong from Olathe, Kansas.
"We are very excited about this signing class," Robbins said. "Not only are we adding some extremely talented players, but they are also of high character, very disciplined and are exceptional students in the classroom. Coach Cullen Carstens and I can't wait to get them to Manhattan and start working with them."
Dobbin, who hails from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, is a member of the Irish National Team where he competed in the 2022 and 2023 Home Internationals in addition to the 2023 European Boys Team Championship. Rated the No. 2 player in Ireland and 75th overall for U18 in the European Golf Rankings, Dobbin won the 2023 Edge Golf Championship in Portugal in addition to a third-place finish in the 2022 Irish Boys Championship, a top-10 showing in the 2022 Italian International Boys Championship and a top-20 finish in the 2023 European Boys Championship Stroke Play. He also advanced to match play in the 2023 British Boys Championship in England.
"Fionn is a fantastic player who has had success competing all over Europe," Robbins said. "He is long off the tee, has a great short game and is extremely competitive. I look for him to have a big impact here right away."
"We are really excited to have Erik join us next season," said Robbins. "In addition to being an outstanding golfer, he was also an exceptional ice hockey player. He is big, strong and very athletic, and he has tremendous length off the tee. Erik also has a competitive drive that is going to help him excel on the college level."
"Tyler is extremely talented and has the potential to be an outstanding player on the college level," Robbins said. "As the reigning Kansas Junior Amateur Champion, he has demonstrated the ability to shoot low scores as well as the ability to win. He is a hard worker, excels in the classroom and will be a great fit in our program."
The signing class includes Fionn Dobbin from Northern Ireland, Erik Sabelstrom Holmberg from Sweden and Tyler Strong from Olathe, Kansas.
"We are very excited about this signing class," Robbins said. "Not only are we adding some extremely talented players, but they are also of high character, very disciplined and are exceptional students in the classroom. Coach Cullen Carstens and I can't wait to get them to Manhattan and start working with them."
Dobbin, who hails from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, is a member of the Irish National Team where he competed in the 2022 and 2023 Home Internationals in addition to the 2023 European Boys Team Championship. Rated the No. 2 player in Ireland and 75th overall for U18 in the European Golf Rankings, Dobbin won the 2023 Edge Golf Championship in Portugal in addition to a third-place finish in the 2022 Irish Boys Championship, a top-10 showing in the 2022 Italian International Boys Championship and a top-20 finish in the 2023 European Boys Championship Stroke Play. He also advanced to match play in the 2023 British Boys Championship in England.
"Fionn is a fantastic player who has had success competing all over Europe," Robbins said. "He is long off the tee, has a great short game and is extremely competitive. I look for him to have a big impact here right away."
A product of Stockholm, Sweden, Sabelstrom Holmberg is a member of the Swedish National Team where he was instrumental in helping his home country win the 2023 European Boys Team Championship. Individually, he advanced to match play in the 2022 British Boys Championship in Scotland and improved his showing in the event the next year in England when he advanced to the final 16. Sabelstrom Holmberg also won the 2022 Richard Johnson Junior Open with a two-round score of 137 (70-67).Future Wildcat @fionnjdobbin #KStateMGolf x #NSD24 pic.twitter.com/I9qUJLxHaG
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"We are really excited to have Erik join us next season," said Robbins. "In addition to being an outstanding golfer, he was also an exceptional ice hockey player. He is big, strong and very athletic, and he has tremendous length off the tee. Erik also has a competitive drive that is going to help him excel on the college level."
Strong was named the Kansas Junior Player of the Year on Monday by Central Links Golf, while he currently ranks as the third-best player in the state and 180th nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard. A senior at Olathe South High School, Strong won the 2023 Kansas Junior Amateur with a 54-hole score of 7-under par 206 (71-66-69), finished third in the Kansas City Amateur and qualified for the 2023 US Amateur with rounds of 74 and 66 at Firekeeper GC, tying for second place at 4-under par. Coming off his sophomore year, Strong also advanced to match play in the 2022 Kansas Amateur.Future Wildcat #KStateMGolf x #NSD24 pic.twitter.com/GQGshA2hgv
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"Tyler is extremely talented and has the potential to be an outstanding player on the college level," Robbins said. "As the reigning Kansas Junior Amateur Champion, he has demonstrated the ability to shoot low scores as well as the ability to win. He is a hard worker, excels in the classroom and will be a great fit in our program."
Kansas State finished the fall schedule with three top-10 finishes, including a victory in the season-opening Wildcat Invitational at Colbert Hills. The Wildcats have three players averaging below 72.00 strokes per round, including team leader Cooper Schutlz at 70.44. K-State opens the spring schedule at the Hal Williams Intercollegiate, February 12-13, in Mobile, Alabama, the first of six events prior to the 2024 Big 12 Championship held at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.Officially official #KStateMGOLF x #NSD24 pic.twitter.com/X5tfvQNFsT
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