2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Career Honors
- 2022 CAA Rookie of the Year
- 2021-22 All-CAA First Team
- 2024-25 All-CAA First Team
- Three-time CAA Golfer of the Week (Nov. 3, Feb. 10, March 30)
Senior (2024-25)
- Ended his collegiate career with All-CAA First Team honors.
- Competed in the lineup in all 11 events.
- Finished T4 at the White Sands Collegiate.
- Started the season with a T12 finish at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate before following it up with a T14 finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
- Had a 71.6 stroke average
- Posted a season low round of 66 twice at the White Sand Collegiate andInverness Intercollegiate
- Played eight rounds in the 60s
Junior (2023-24)
- Returned from injury to compete in four events for the Cougars.
- Placed inside the top ten at T9 in his first action of the season at the Hootie Intercollegiate with a 3-under final round of 69
- Posted a 73.8 stroke average.
Sophomore (2022-23)
- Competed in one event before being sidelined for the season due to injury.
Freshman (2021-22)
- Fired a 71.2 scoring average during a sensational freshman campaign that saw him nab CAA Rookie of the Year honors.
- Played in all 30 rounds, starting every tournament for CofC.
- Won his first career tournament at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate in November.Â
- Racked up eight Top-25 finishes in 2021-22, inlcuding a 10th-place performance at the Palm Beach Gardens NCAA Regional.
- Finished the year with 20 rounds under par and a team-high 13 rounds in the 60s.
- Carded a team-best, 3-under 69 in the final round of the NCAA Regional to help CofC clinch the spot at the National Championships.
- Placed T-21 at the Sea Best Invitational.
- Led CofC with a T-9 performance, one of five Top 10 outings, with a 68, 69 and 66 at the Puerto Rico Classic.
- Followed that with another Top-10 performance, placing T-7 at the Schenkel.
- Nabbed T-3 finish at the famed Hootie at Bulls Bay.
- Placed second at the CAA Championship to help CofC win the title, just three strokes behind teammate Kieron van Wyk.Â
Prior to C of C
- Won the Czech International Match Play Championship
- Finished 2nd in the Dutch International Junior Open
- Finished 3rd in the Danish International Amateur Championship
- Possesses a European Golf Ranking of 43
- 3rd Highest Ranked Dutch Golfer by European Golf Ranking
- Home Course is Noord Holland Golf Club
Personal
- Born in Zaanstad, Netherlands, but calls Bergen home
- Son of Chimène Harrems and Dennis Ruiter
- Has one sister Danza Ruiter (17)
- Enjoys playing tennis
- Chose C of C due to Coach Krywulycz' ambitions for the team
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2025-26Graduate Student
6'5"