Icelandic Golfer Arni Sveinsson to Join LSU Program, Set to Become First from Iceland to Play in US Open
Arni Sveinsson, a teenager from Iceland, has signed with LSU’s men’s golf team and is expected to become the first player from Iceland to compete in the US Open.
Arni Sveinsson has signed with LSU’s men’s golf program, according to lsusports.net. LSU coach Jake Amos confirmed the signing and described Sveinsson as talented and hard working, noting he has improved over the past few years. Sveinsson is expected to join LSU’s golf team. During his amateur career, he won six events and finished in the top 10 thirteen times, according to lsusports.net. He won the GJG Juniors International and the GJG Spring Junior Games in March 2024, and also won back-to-back events in Portugal that month. Sveinsson has represented Iceland at the junior national level multiple times and participated in the European Boys’ Championship as part of Team Iceland. According to triblive, Sveinsson uses a golf club to protect himself from birds while searching for balls in lava fields. Triblive also reported that a teenager from Iceland, who attends LSU, will be the first from that country to play in the US Open.
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