‘AIEA, O’AHU, Hawai?i — The Augusta University men’s golf team closed its fall season with an 11-stroke victory at the Pearl at Kalauoa Invitational on Thursday in Hawaii. Andries van der Vyver claimed the individual title at 5-under par, finishing one stroke ahead of teammate Pieter Rossouw Jr.
Augusta finished at 3-under par over 54 holes, the only team in the 17-team field to finish under par. The Jaguars opened at 2-over, shot 6-under in the second round and closed at 1-over. West Virginia finished second at 8-over, and Loyola Marymount took third at 12-over.
Van der Vyver followed a 1-over opening round with a 4-under second round and a 2-under final round to take medalist honors. Rossouw opened at even par and shot 2-under in each of the final two rounds to finish at 4-under. West Virginia’s Michael Shivers finished third at 3-under.
Nicholas van der Vyver gave Augusta three finishers in the top six, tying for sixth at 2-over. Marcus Goosen and Chapman Barnett tied for 26th at 8-over. Max Thomas, competing as an individual, shot even par in the final round to tie for 41st at 11-over.
The Jaguars finished third at the event a year ago.
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