Brett Sundberg Season 2007-08

Honors and Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall Honor Roll (2011)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009*, 2010*)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2007, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*)
• University of Nebraska Life Skills Hero Award (2009)
• Dick Spangler Scholarship Recipient (2008-09)
  * indicates 4.0 GPA semester

Senior (2010-11)
Brett Sundberg competed in two tournaments, both as an individual, during the season, scoring a 78.17 stroke average. He produced a career-best tie for 23rd finish at the UMKC Bill Ross Intercollegiate, which included a season-best score of 73. Sundberg earned first-team academic All-Big 12 recognition and claimed spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages.

Junior (2009-10)
Sundberg played in the Fairway Club Invitational to start the season. He scored a career-best 223 and tied for 33rd. Sundberg ended the year with a 74.33 stroke average. In the classroom, he posted perfect 4.0 GPA's in both the fall and spring semesters to earn spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2008-09)
Sundberg appeared in seven rounds for the Big Red as a sophomore, posting a 77.57 stroke average. At the Husker Shootout triangular in March, Sundberg finished 15th.

During his sophomore campaign, Sundberg continued his academic excellence. He led all NU golfers with a 3.74 GPA in the fall and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. In the spring, Sundberg recorded a 4.0 GPA and earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.

Freshman (2007-08)
Sundberg saw the first action of his freshman season at the Kansas Invitational. He finished in a tie for 45th, shooting 229. In the second round, Sundberg led Nebraska with a one-under-par 71. Sundberg also tied for 72nd at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Classic with a 231.

Sundberg's spring got off to a slow start when he finished 83rd at the South Florida Invitational before settling for a tie for 82nd at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate. Sundberg responded nicely at the Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic, when he fired a season-best 229 with rounds of 79, 75 and 76 to tie for 53rd while playing as an individual.

Sundberg ended his freshman season with a 78.67 stroke average over 15 rounds. He earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll both semesters of his freshman year.

Before Nebraska
Sundberg capped a great high school career by helping Lincoln Southwest win its first-ever state championship in 2007. Sundberg tied for third in the 2007 Nebraska Class A state tournament with his Silverhawk and Nebraska teammate, Mike Coatman.

As a sophomore, Sundberg also tied for third in the state tournament, and as a junior he was the state tournament runner-up, helping Southwest to second-place finishes both years. After his senior season, Sundberg was named honorary co-captain of the Lincoln Journal Star All-City team along with Coatman.

Sundberg also enjoyed success as an amateur golfer. Sundberg qualified for the 2006 Optimist International Golf Championships, as well as the National Big I Golf Classic. In 2005, Sundberg was a quarterfinalist in the State Junior Match Play Tournament.

Personal
Brett is the son of Craig and Nancy Sundberg. Craig was a three-year letterwinner as a quarterback for Nebraska from 1982 to 1984. Brett has one brother, Aaron, and one sister, Elizabeth. Brett was born on Sept. 1, 1988, and is majoring in finance at Nebraska. He earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors in 2011, and was an eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Year-by-Year

Career Bests
Low Round - 71 (Kansas Invitational, 9/18/07)
Low 54-Hole Score - 223 (Fairway Club Invitational, 9/15/09)
Best Tournament Finish - T-23rd (UMKC Bill Ross Intercollegiate, 10/19/10)
Rounds Under Par - 1