Van Wyk Places T-4, Paces Charleston as Cougars Tie for Fifth at Sea Best Invitational

Monday, January 31

Jacksonville, Fla.

College of Charleston

Sea Best Invitational

Van Wyk Places T-4, Paces Charleston as Cougars Tie for Fifth at Sea Best Invitational

2/1/2022 4:47:00 PM | Men's Golf

CofC beat two ranked teams, including No. 9 Texas A&M

FINAL RESULTS

Jacksonville, Fla. – Freshman phenom Kieron van Wyk continued his stellar rookie campaign, placing T-4 to lead College of Charleston at the Sea Best Invitational in Jacksonville on Tuesday. Van Wyk finished 1-over-par at the Par-70 TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley Course to claim his second consecutive Top-5 finish and third straight Top-20 performance this season.

Charleston finished T-5 overall, tying No. 33 Louisville and besting No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 45 Charlotte, among others. The Cougars secured their second straight Top-5 team finish after their T-3 outing at the Daniel Island Invitational in November. CofC shot an 18-over-par 858 (285-282-291) to tie for fifth at the Sea Best.

Van Wyk paced the Top-5 team performance, firing five more birdies in Tuesday's final round to finish with a tournament-high 15 for the week. He was consistent throughout the event following an opening round 71 with a pair of even-par 70s. Van Wyk outpaced nine individual competitors ranked in Golfstat's Top 100 nationally at the Sea Best Invite.

Freshman Nevill Ruiter and sophomore Zach Reuland both tied for 21^st individually at 5-over par. Ruiter birdied the 18^th hole on Tuesday to move up five spots on the leaderboard. His week was highlighted by a 2-under 68 in the second round. Reuland entered shot a 6-over-par 76 on Tuesday after a stellar Monday that featured a 3-under 67 in the opening round.

Senior Jack Parrott placed T-32 at 7-over par, carding a 71 on Tuesday for the best round of his tournament. Parrott birdied three of the last four holes in the final round. Freshman Cameron Johnstone placed T-68 at 17-over par.

The Cougars now head to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for the famed Puerto Rico Classic hosted by Purdue. That tournament runs Sunday, Feb. 13-Tuesday-Feb. 15.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FINAL RESULTS
T-4. Kieron van Wyk | 71-70-70 (+1)
T-21. Nevill Ruiter | 73-68-74 (+5)
T-21. Zach Reuland | 67-72-76 (+5)
T-32. Jack Parrott | 74-72-71 (+7)
T-68. Tim Bertenbreiter | 75-75-77 (+17)

T-5. CHARLESTON | 285-282-291 (+18)