CJ van Wyk Ties for Seventh at Virginia's Lewis Chitengwa Memorial

Tuesday, April 9

Charlottesville, Va. - Birdwood Golf Course

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University of Toledo

Lewis Chitengwa Memorial

Junior CJ van Wyk tied for seventh place at Virginia's Lewis Chitengwa Memorial.

CJ van Wyk Ties for Seventh at Virginia's Lewis Chitengwa Memorial

4/9/2024 8:08:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

Junior fires career-best five-under par 66 to lead Rockets

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Junior CJ van Wyk fired a career-best five-under par 66 in Tuesday's final round to lead the Toledo men's golf team to a seventh-place showing at Virginia's Lewis Chitengwa Memorial. The tournament included six schools ranked in the nation's Top 40 and was held at the par-71, 7,116-yard Birdwood Golf Course.

van Wyk recorded an eagle and five birdies in today's round to finish the 54-hole event tied for seventh place with a four-under par 209 (72-71-66).

Senior Jamie Tofte Nielsen also registered a Top 10 finish for the Rockets, tying for 10^th place at two-under par 211 (72-68-71).

The remainder of the Rockets' lineup included senior Barend Botha (220/T-47^th), sophomore Mads Jensen (226/T-66^th) and senior Palmer Yenrick (232/77^th).
No. 7 Tennessee captured the tournament title with an impressive 27-under par 826, 12 strokes in front of No. 6 Florida State (837).

After opening the tournament with a 12-over par 296, UT shot a two-over par 286 in the second round and a three-under par 281 today.

"We were happy to make progress each day, but we're still looking for the consistency that will allow us to challenge at the national level," Head Coach Jeff Roope said. "CJ and Jamie both played solid golf and carried us to our finish. They both have worked really hard in practices so it's no surprise that they're starting to see the fruits of their labor."

Toledo will return to action next weekend when it travels to Urbana, Ill. for the Illinois Spring Collegiate on Saturday-Sunday, April 20-21.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tennessee 276-269-280=825 (-27); 2. Florida State 280-282-275=837 (-15); T3. Arkansas 284-285-284=853 (+1); T3. North Florida 279-290-284=853 (+1); T3. Northwestern 287-283-283=853 (+1); 6. Virginia 277-295-285=857 (+5); 7. TOLEDO 296-286-281=863 (+11); 8. Clemson 287-299-278=864 (+12); 9. Texas State 288-285-293=866 (+14); 10. Liberty 288-296-285=869 (+17); 11. Loyola (Md.) 289-286-297=872 (+20); T12. Virginia Tech 293-290-293=876 (+24); T12. Maryland 282-295-299=876 (+24)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Luke Clanton (FSU) 68-66-64=198 (-15); 2. Bryce Lewis (Tenn.) 71-63-69=203 (-10); T3. Ben James 66-73-67=206 (-7): T3. Ethan Tseng (NU) 71-65-70=206 (-7); T3. Evan Woosley-Reed (Tenn.) 67-70-69=206 (-7)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T7. CJ van Wyk 72-71-66=209 (-4); T10. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 72-68-71=211 (-2); T47. Barend Botha 73-73-74=220 (+7); T66. Mads Jensen 79-77-70=226 (+13); 77. Palmer Yenrick 80-74-78=232 (+19)