FILE: Pieter Rossouw of Augusta University tees off on the first hole at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational golf tournament at Forest Hills on April 4, 2026 in Augusta, Ga. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
FILE: Pieter Rossouw of Augusta University tees off on the first hole at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational golf tournament at Forest Hills on April 4, 2026 in Augusta, Ga. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.

AU men’s golf moves to second place at the Williams Cup Oct. 19

(Story courtesy Augusta University Athletics)

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Augusta men’s golf team turned in the second best round of the day and moved up four spots on the leaderboard and currently sit in second place at the Williams Cup in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Jaguars were 3-under-par on the round and are 4-over-par total with one round left to play. 

Florida is 11-under-par and are the only team under par through the opening two rounds.

Leading the way for the Jaguars is Andries van der Vyver at 2-under-par and in the top 10 on the individual front.

van der Vyver was shot a 2-under-par 70 on Monday with a round that featured a string of three straight birdies on the front nine. He had one more birdie to go along with two bogeys for his final score.

Pieter Rossouw Jr. also shot a 70 in round two. Rossouw had three birdies and a single bogey on hole no. 17 and is now in the top 15 on the leaderboard.

Marcus Goosen was also in red numbers with a 1-under-par 71. After a double bogey and bogey in his first three holes, Goosen was about to turn it around and made six birdies on the day. 

The final team score was turned in by Max Thomas with a 74. 

The non counting score was posted by Nicolas van der Vyver with an 80. 

Augusta will be paired with Florida and Auburn for Tuesday’s final round. The first tee time for AU is at 9:55 a.m. 

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