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Constance Fouillet (left), Charlie Berridge and the Cal men’s and women’s golf teams will play at the birthplace of golf in October.

MGOLF7/7/2025 7:00 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Golden Bear Men, Women To Play At Birthplace Of Golf In October

BERKELEY – The California men’s and women’s golf teams will compete in the 2025 St Andrews Links Collegiate at the historic Old and Jubilee Courses in St Andrews, Scotland, on Oct. 13-15, Golf Channel and St Andrews Links Trust announced Monday.
 
Cal will be joined in the four-school field by Michigan State, Princeton and the University of St Andrews. It marks the first appearances in the event for the Golden Bears, Spartans and Tigers, and the second appearance for the hometown University of St Andrews. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s teams from all four universities, with two days of stroke play on the Jubilee Course followed by a day of medal match play on the Old Course at St Andrews.
 
Golf Channel will present live coverage of the St Andrews Links Collegiate in the United States beginning each morning at 6 a.m. PT, with encores airing at 10 a.m. PT.
 
This is the third edition of the St Andrews Links Collegiate following its debut in 2023. Last year, Northwestern won the men’s team title and Zach Pollo of Arizona won the individual men’s competition, while Arizona won the women’s team title and Ashley Yun of Northwestern won the individual women’s competition.
 
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Brian Campbell certainly has a flair for the dramatic.

Campbell, who was born in Newport Beach and grew up in Irvine, earned his second PGA Tour victory Sunday in a sudden-death playoff at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.

Campbell, 32, won on the first playoff hole against Emiliano Grillo of Argentina after shooting 4-under-par 67 on Sunday for a tournament total of -18.

Both of Campbell’s victories on tour have come this season, as he also won the Mexico Open in February. That victory also went to a playoff, with Campbell making a birdie on the second hole to outlast Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa.

Campbell, who attended Mater Dei High School, said during his post-tournament press conference Sunday that finding himself in a playoff situation once again felt familiar, following his victory in Mexico. “[I’m] just so over the moon to be in that position, and to come back and finish it off,” he said. “A lot of nerves, that’s for sure, but I can’t believe we’re here. What a special event.”

The playoff hole Sunday was the par-four 18th, and he only needed a par to secure the win and the $1,512,000 first-place check.

Campbell is now ranked 28th in the PGA Tour FedExCup standings.

“After your first win, I’d say there was a lot of expectations that came about,” he said. “Unfortunately, I dealt with a lot of random sicknesses that hit me and pulled me out of a few tournaments I really wanted to play. I just really had to trust what I had been doing before, and now we’re here. It’s just wild.”

Campbell grew up playing at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa where his parents, Don and Kim, were members.

He first played on the PGA Tour in 2017, but has spent much of his time since then on the Korn Ferry Tour, returning to the PGA Tour this season after regaining his card.

The John Deere Classic win had extra significance to him, as he attended college in the same state, at the University of Illinois.

“The awe of this tournament, it really is spectacular,” he said. “The finishing hole is one of the coolest finishing holes that we play out here. A lot can happen, birdies can be made, tournaments can be won. It’s just so fun to be here.”

Next up for Campell? The Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, scheduled for July 10 to 14.

“I think we’re headed to Scotland tonight,” Campbell said Sunday. “[I’ve] gotta celebrate in Scotland, I guess.”

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As the Elite Men’s U16 European Water Polo Championships kicked off in Istanbul on Monday, Greece, Spain and Italy all got off to a flying start with commanding victories over their close rivals. Elsewhere, in Ljubljana, the Division One action saw several big wins for the favourites.

Men’s U16 European Water Polo Championships
Day 1 Elite Division
Group Stage – Istanbul, Türkiye
Monday 7 July 2025

Group A

Serbia 11-10 Türkiye
Hungary 10-16 Spain

Group B

Montenegro 11-17 Italy
Greece 17-10 Croatia

Group C

Malta 8-11 Georgia
Netherlands 19-13 Moldova

Group D

Germany 27-6 Poland

Day 1 Division One
Group Stage – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Monday 7 July 2025

Group A

Bulgaria 15-9 Slovakia
France 17-11 Portugal
Slovenia 14-12 Cyprus

Group B

Czechia 9-21 Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ukraine 41-4 Latvia
Switzerland 11-9 Lithuania

After all the recent drama of the women’s U16 European Water Polo Championships in Istanbul, the spotlight has now turned to the men, as the Elite teams entered the same impressive arena to do battle on Monday.

The first big clash of the day saw Hungary take on Spain, and the Magyars had the upper-hand early on, taking a two-goal lead twice in the first half and they led 7-6 at the turnaround.

Spain equalised within a minute of the restart, and the momentum started to swing their way. After taking the lead with 5:17 on the clock, they were never behind again and it was now Hungary’s turn to chase the game.

They managed to level twice in the third at 8-8 and 9-9, but the game was slipping away from them, and after 10-11, Spain finished with an unstoppable 0-5 surge that secured the three points in style.

Italy also came from behind to sink Montenegro. Despite taking a 0-2 advantage, Montenegro hit back and were 6-4 ahead at the beginning of the second. The scores were then locked at 8-8 three minutes into the third, but a 0-3 rush put the Italians in charge at the last break.

Montenegro struck twice at the start of the fourth to make it 10-11, but Italy found another gear and a stunning 0-4 rush put them out of sight with 3:08 remaining.

Greece started strongly against Croatia as they went 8-4 up after an outstanding first half, and that trend continued in the second as they ran out comfortable 17-10 winners.

In the day’s final game, Türkiye caused Serbia plenty of headaches, as the hosts nearly pulled off a remarkable result. The Serbs were never behind, but they could never shake off their determined opponents, who levelled the scores at 8-8 late in the third.

Two further Serbian goals still failed to disrupt Türkiye’s belief, as they fought back to within one goal twice in the fourth. Goalkeeper Ayhan Burak Aydemir was also having the game of his life, making several stunning saves to keep his side in contention.

Serbia were forced to desperately kill time in their final possession, leaving Türkiye only four seconds to find an equaliser, but their shot from their own half was easily blocked, much to the relief of the Serbian players and coaches.

Earlier, Georgia produced a 0-4 third quarter to help them down Malta, Netherlands dominated the second half 11-5 to sink Moldova, and Germany demolished Poland 24-3 in the last three quarters after a cagey 3-3 start.

Elsewhere, in Ljubljana, the Division One action saw opening-day victories for Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, France, Ukraine, Switzerland and Slovenia.

Ukraine showed no mercy to Latvia, as they took a 19-3 first-half lead and added 22 more goals in the second. Ivan Komchadalov and Danylo Benyakh had a particularly fruitful afternoon, netting seven apiece.

The two closest contests were between Switzerland and Lithuania, and Slovenia and Cyprus, as each game was won by only two goals, but both Switzerland and Slovenia were firmly in charge in the closing stages.

Slovenia led Cyprus 14-10 with only a minute remaining, while Switzerland were 11-7 up with just 1:40 on the clock.

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Watch all the action live from Istanbul and Ljubljana for free on the European Aquatics TV channel, which can be found by clicking here.

For the full results/tables and schedule from Istanbul, click here.

For the full results/tables and schedule from Ljubljana, click here.

Andy Rollé for European Aquatics

Union, N.J. (7/7/25) – Kean University has announced the elevation of Kelly Williams to Vice President of Athletics and Recreation.

Williams has been at Kean since the summer of 2020, serving as Director of Athletics and Recreation.

During the past five years, he has led groundbreaking initiatives including: ONNJ media partnership; Opendorse NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) partnership; mental health programming; revenue generation efforts; and transformative upgrades to the athletic training facilities.  In addition, he has led the athletics department through tremendous growth with the addition of 10 sports during the same time period (eSports, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s wrestling and women’s flag football). 

The multi-phase deal with ONNJ includes Kean Athletics as the title sponsor of On Sports with Mike Black, ads on both the On New Jersey streaming channel and MeTV, streaming of Kean Athletics contests on the On New Jersey platforms and a student-mentor partnership.

Kean’s partnership with Opendorse includes compliance, content and education, while every Kean student-athlete receives an Opendorse profile, which is customizable and able to be promoted on their personal social media platforms.  Each athlete has the opportunity to review opportunities, accept deals and compensation and disclose the activity all within the Opendorse app. Kean was the first in the NJAC to partner with Opendorse.

Mental health initiatives have been at the forefront of the Kean Athletic Department since Williams was appointed as the athletic director.  He began by creating a position for Student-Athlete Development that was filled by a Clinical Sport Social Worker to enhance the complete student-athlete experience.  The Athlete Mental Health Link App was purchased to provide student-athletes with mental health resources and tools, including a self-assessment questionnaire, links to resources on and off campus and Kean’s mental health emergency action plan.  The student-athletes also fill out a PHQ-9 and GAD-7 as part of their annual physical forms and the sports medicine staff meets with anyone with concerns prior to the start of the season to discuss resources and availability.  Kean athletics has also partnered with Morgan’s Message and Hillinski’s Hope for programming opportunities and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Cougar Leadership Academy Workshops (CLAWs) have had guest speakers to discuss mental health issues.  In addition, all support staff and coaches will be certified in Mental Health First Aid by next summer.

Williams spearheaded the development of the annual Kean Athletics Golf Outing and a donation from Karl-Anthony Towns and his family to provide the Jacqueline Towns Women’s Empowerment Series.

Almost every athletic space has seen some form of an upgrade in the past five years: Kean Alumni Stadium, Jim Hynes Stadium and Cougar Field all received new turf surfaces; Alumni Stadium new Daktronics video board; Alumni Stadium tennis courts surface replaced;  Harwood Arena padding replaced; new Harwood Arena digital scorers tables; remodel and enhancement of East Campus gymnasium (scoreboard, shot clocks, backboards, playing surface, painting); replacement of East Campus weight room equipment and designation of space for faculty and staff; complete remodel and expansion of the D’Angola Fitness Center (enlarged space, new equipment); D’Angola Pool enhancements (new starting blocks, new deck surface); D’Angola Small Gym remodel (painting, doors, surface, wall padding).

The athletic training rehabilitation facilities have also seen upgrades with recent additions: Student-Athlete Recovery Lab (recliner chairs, Normatic leg, hip and arm attachments, Hyperice Hypervolt 2 heated massage guns, Hypersphere 2 vibrating massage spheres, and Vyper 3 vibrating massage rollers); AlterG anti-gravity treadmill; VALD Performance (ForceDecks Dual Force Plate System, NordBord Hamstring Testing System, DynaMo Handheld Strength and Range of Motion Testing, SmartSpeed Timing Gate System).

Williams supported the department’s recent transition to TeamWorks (Compliance + Recruiting) and TeamWorks Sports EMR (Emergency Medical Records), software meant to enhance and simplify documents, workflows, records and communication.

Williams’ background prior to Kean includes both coaching and athletic administrative experience, most recently at The College of New Jersey.

Previously the Director of Community Relations at TCNJ, Williams spent 25 years working at TCNJ, first as the assistant director in the Office of Admissions from 1995-2008 before moving back into the athletic arena as the head men’s basketball coach (2008-2015). He later served as the Senior Associate Director of Athletics. 

He enjoyed his brightest season coaching at the college in 2015. The Lions went 15-11 overall, qualified for the conference playoffs and Williams was named 2014-15 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.  While the Director of Community Relations he served as the Co-Chairperson of Diversity Equity Empowerment Pipeline (DEEP) at TCNJ. The committee facilitates the educational, cultural, and social development of middle and high school students by organizing programs that grant opportunities and prepares them for post-secondary education.

Named the Senior Associate Director of Athletics/External Affairs in 2015, Williams oversaw game and event operations, marketing, camps and clinics, facility rentals, sports information, fundraising and managing day to day operations including teams and coaches.   While serving in administrative roles, he graduated several NCAA programs including the selective 2018 NCAA Pathway Program and the NCAA Division III Institute for Administrative Advancement for Ethnic Minority Males and Females (2015).  The Pathway Program is a year-long course for the top 25 emerging athletic administrators in college athletics across all divisions that prepares participants to run all facets of an athletic department.

Williams was a four-year member of the Lions men’s basketball team (1989-1993) scoring just shy of 1,000 points in his career.  Shortly after graduation he served as an assistant men’s basketball coach (1995-1999) at TCNJ before embarking on a successful, nine-year tenure (1999-2008) at Mercer County Community College in his first head coaching position. There he compiled a record of 154-100 and led the Vikings to six Garden State Athletic Conference championships, three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Region XIX Finals appearances, which included one year that MCCC advanced to the District IX playoffs. In 2000, he was honored as the Junior College, Division II/III Coaching Staff of the Year by the New Jersey Collegiate Basketball Coaches Association.

Prior to his playing career for the Lions, Williams was a standout at Ewing High School (1,218 career points) and in 2008 was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. He was also inducted into the Catholic Youth Organization (C.Y.O) Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Just this spring he was inducted into the Mercer County Basketball Hall of Fame, as part of the sixth induction class for both his high school and coaching career accolades.

Recently his philanthropic efforts include a donation to MCCC in honor of his parents and subsequent naming of the David and Willie Mae Williams scoreboard.

Outside of Kean, he serves as the New Jersey Athletic Conference Athletic Director At-Large member for the Board of Athletic Administrators.  He also serves as the NJAC men’s basketball sport chair and is a member of both the Membership Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from TCNJ in 1993 and a Master of Arts in Sports Leadership from Concordia University (Chicago) in 2020.