ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia women’s golf program has signed junior transfer Vilde Nystrøm to its spring 2025 roster, head coach Erika Brennan announced on Thursday.
Nystrøm arrives in Athens following two seasons at the University of North Carolina, where she helped the Tar Heels earn NCAA Regional bids in each of the last two seasons, including an NCAA Championship appearance in 2023-24. A native of Stavanger, Norway, she earned Academic All-ACC honors as a freshman, competing in nine tournaments and shooting a career-low 70 in the third round of the Landfall Tradition during the 2022-23 season. As a sophomore, she shot a season-low 71 on three separate occasions, including twice at the UCF Challenge and once at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
Nystrøm will begin competing for the Red and Black in January when Georgia opens its spring season with the Lady Bulldog Invitational on Jan. 25.
“We are thrilled that Vilde is joining us in Athens, and we know her best golf is right in front of her,” Brennan said. “She is so clear on her goals and plan to achieve them, and that was immediately evident in the recruiting process. She will hit the ground running and impact our program the moment she arrives in January.”
Georgia has a rich history in women’s golf, sporting four national championships (one team and three individual) and a league-leading 19 SEC Championships (11 team and eight individual). The Bulldogs captured the 2001 NCAA Championship, one of 21 top-10 and 29 top-20 finishes at the national championships over the last 46 years. In addition to national champion medalists Terri Moody (1981), Cindy Schreyer (1984) and Vicki Goetze (1992), 35 Georgia golfers have combined to win 64 All-America certificates.