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.
Nicolas 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.
Pearl at Kalauoa Invitational Final Team Standings
| Place |
Team |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Augusta |
+2 |
-6 |
+1 |
-3 |
| 2 |
West Virginia |
+11 |
E |
-3 |
+8 |
| 3 |
Loyola Marymount |
+6 |
+2 |
+4 |
+12 |
| 4 |
Butler |
+18 |
E |
+4 |
+22 |
| 5 |
Northern Colorado |
+16 |
+3 |
+4 |
+23 |
| 6 |
Hawaii |
+18 |
-3 |
+13 |
+28 |
| 7 |
Wofford |
+15 |
+5 |
+9 |
+29 |
| 8 |
UC San Diego |
+7 |
+11 |
+13 |
+31 |
| 9 |
UT Arlington |
+17 |
+3 |
+13 |
+33 |
| 10 |
East Texas A&M |
+15 |
+10 |
+9 |
+34 |
| 11 |
Cal State Fullerton |
+28 |
E |
+8 |
+36 |
| 12 |
St. John's |
+23 |
+3 |
+14 |
+40 |
| T13 |
Army West Point |
+30 |
+9 |
+9 |
+48 |
| T13 |
Air Force |
+28 |
+4 |
+16 |
+48 |
| 15 |
Hawaii Pacific |
+17 |
+17 |
+18 |
+52 |
| 16 |
UC Riverside |
+24 |
+23 |
+8 |
+55 |
| 17 |
Prairie View A&M |
+27 |
+24 |
+22 |
+73 |