Golf's Bjorn Gudjonsson Q&A, delievered by RoadRunnerApp.com

Louisiana Athletics has teamed up with RoadRunnerApp.com to offer a new series on RaginCajuns.com in which student-athletes share details on how they've adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offer insight into their personal lives.

In this Q&A feature article, you will "Get to Kneaux" Ragin' Cajuns golfer Bjorn Gudjonsson. The Mosfellsbaer, Iceland, native has appeared in 20 events in his three-year career, with 15 rounds of finishing at par or lower with four rounds in the 60's.

What has become your daily routine during quarantine?
BG: "I have tried to keep up with the fitness side of things by riding my bike, going for hikes etc. Then I have just been doing my homework and watching loads of TV."

What has Head Coach Sliman's message to your team been during this unprecedented time?
BG: "That this will pass and when we get back, we are going to come back stronger than before. He has encouraged us to take this negative and turn it into a positive."

How have you and your teammates stuck together remotely during this challenging time period?
BG: "We have had Zoom meetings three times a week which has been nice, then we also have social media to connect."

An important question: what is your favorite food?
BG: "Can´t go wrong with a proper steak."

Take us back to when you decided to come to the University and become a Ragin' Cajun. What about the school helped you make that decision?
BG: "Coach (Sliman) seemed like a nice guy who care a lot about his guys, which he does. Then the weather was a big factor for me, coming from Iceland to better weather conditions. I had also heard loads of positives from former Icelandic Cajuns."

What is your earliest sports memory?
BG: "I guess it would be just playing chipping and putting games with my friends, don´t really have a specific moment."

Growing up, your sports hero was who? And why?
BG: "I would have to name two, Kobe Bryant and Tiger Woods. They both were intense competitors who had the best work ethic of anyone in their sports."

What is your major, and what about it do you like most?
BG: "Mathematics with a minor in accounting. I just like numbers really. I have always been interested in math and problem solving. I find the process of having a problem and finding a solution for it fun."

What class have you enjoyed most at the University so far?
BG: "I don´t really have a specific class that was more fun than the other really."

What are your plans after your academic and athletic career at Louisiana is done?
BG: "I honestly don´t know. I plan on giving pro golf a go."

Golf's Bjorn Gudjonsson Q&A, delievered by RoadRunnerApp.com

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