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Georgia in Fourth, van Wyk in Fifth at Puerto Rico Classic
February 11, 2024 | Men's Golf
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The Georgia men's golf team ended day one of the Puerto Rico Classic in fourth place, shooting 13-under, 275 collectively at the Grand Reserve Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
Graduate student Ben van Wyk paced the Bulldogs, carding a five-under 67 while shooting par or better on all 18 holes during the first round. He stands tied for fifth on the individual leaderboards.
As a team, Georgia totaled 23 birdies on the day, the second-most of anyone in the field. The Bulldogs stand four shots behind the solo leader, No. 30 North Florida, three shots behind second-place No. 6 Tennessee and one shot behind Iowa in third.
"I thought we got off to a solid start today," head coach Chris Haack said. "Having everybody shoot under par is a great sign. If we can keep everybody in the hunt, that will bode well for us. All in all, it was a good opening day with everyone looking like they were in it the whole round."
Beck Burnette and Buck Brumlow joined van Wyk in the top 20, as both shot three-under 69 to begin the tournament tied for 17th. Both Burnette, a graduate student, and Brumlow, a junior, shot five birdies during the first round, which is tied for the 12th-most of all players in the field. Burnette's 69 marked the third time he has shot under 70 as a Bulldog.
Connor Creasy and Caleb Manuel both finished one shot behind Burnette and Burmlow, carding two-under 70 performances. Creasy shot par or better on all but one hole on Sunday while Manuel tied Burnette and Brumlow with five birdies.
Camden Smith is competing as an individual and ended the first day one-under 71. The freshman earned his second collegiate eagle on hole five during round one. He is just one of six golfers to earn an eagle on day one.
The Bulldogs will continue with round two of the Puerto Rico Classic on Monday, Feb. 12 with a shotgun start slated for 7:30 a.m. ET.
Puerto Rico Classic
Grand Reserve Golf Club
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Par 72, 7,506 Yards
Day One Results
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 30 North Florida 271 (-17)
2. No. 6 Tennessee 272 (-16)
3. Iowa 274 (-14)
4. No. 43 Georgia 275 (-13)
5. No. 15 Oklahoma 276 (-12)
6. No. 9 ETSU 279 (-9)
t-7. No. 25 Ohio St. 280 (-8)
t-7. No. 29 Purdue 280 (-8)
t-9. Wisconsin 281 (-7)
t-9. Minnesota 281 (-7)
11. No. 13 Virginia 282 (-6)
12. Charleston 284 (-4)
13. No. 4 Ole Miss 285 (-3)
14. South Carolina 286 (-2)
15. Marquette 287 (-1)
Individual Leaderboard
1. Noah Kent, Iowa 63 (-9)
t-2. Ben Warian, Minnesota 66 (-6)
t-2. Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida 66 (-6)
t-2. Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma 66 (-6)
t-5. Ben van Wyk, Georgia 67 (-5)
t-5. Drew Goodman, Oklahoma 67 (-5)
t-5. Robbie Higgins, North Florida 67 (-5)
t-5. Max Lyons, Marquette 67 (-5)
t-5. Bryce Lewis, Tennessee 67 (-5)
t-5. Nels Surtani, Purdue 67 (-5)
t-5. Laurent Desmarchais, Tennessee67 (-5)
Georgia Scores
t-5. Ben van Wyk 67 (-5)
t-17. Buck Brumlow 69 (-3)
t-17. Beck Burnette 69 (-3)
t-35. Connor Creasy 70 (-2)
t-35. Caleb Manuel 70 (-2)
t-46. Camden Smith* 71 (-1)
*Competing as individual
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's Golf on X @UGAGolf, on Instagram @UGAGolf or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
Graduate student Ben van Wyk paced the Bulldogs, carding a five-under 67 while shooting par or better on all 18 holes during the first round. He stands tied for fifth on the individual leaderboards.
As a team, Georgia totaled 23 birdies on the day, the second-most of anyone in the field. The Bulldogs stand four shots behind the solo leader, No. 30 North Florida, three shots behind second-place No. 6 Tennessee and one shot behind Iowa in third.
"I thought we got off to a solid start today," head coach Chris Haack said. "Having everybody shoot under par is a great sign. If we can keep everybody in the hunt, that will bode well for us. All in all, it was a good opening day with everyone looking like they were in it the whole round."
Beck Burnette and Buck Brumlow joined van Wyk in the top 20, as both shot three-under 69 to begin the tournament tied for 17th. Both Burnette, a graduate student, and Brumlow, a junior, shot five birdies during the first round, which is tied for the 12th-most of all players in the field. Burnette's 69 marked the third time he has shot under 70 as a Bulldog.
Connor Creasy and Caleb Manuel both finished one shot behind Burnette and Burmlow, carding two-under 70 performances. Creasy shot par or better on all but one hole on Sunday while Manuel tied Burnette and Brumlow with five birdies.
Camden Smith is competing as an individual and ended the first day one-under 71. The freshman earned his second collegiate eagle on hole five during round one. He is just one of six golfers to earn an eagle on day one.
The Bulldogs will continue with round two of the Puerto Rico Classic on Monday, Feb. 12 with a shotgun start slated for 7:30 a.m. ET.
Puerto Rico Classic
Grand Reserve Golf Club
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Par 72, 7,506 Yards
Day One Results
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 30 North Florida 271 (-17)
2. No. 6 Tennessee 272 (-16)
3. Iowa 274 (-14)
4. No. 43 Georgia 275 (-13)
5. No. 15 Oklahoma 276 (-12)
6. No. 9 ETSU 279 (-9)
t-7. No. 25 Ohio St. 280 (-8)
t-7. No. 29 Purdue 280 (-8)
t-9. Wisconsin 281 (-7)
t-9. Minnesota 281 (-7)
11. No. 13 Virginia 282 (-6)
12. Charleston 284 (-4)
13. No. 4 Ole Miss 285 (-3)
14. South Carolina 286 (-2)
15. Marquette 287 (-1)
Individual Leaderboard
1. Noah Kent, Iowa 63 (-9)
t-2. Ben Warian, Minnesota 66 (-6)
t-2. Nick Gabrelcik, North Florida 66 (-6)
t-2. Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma 66 (-6)
t-5. Ben van Wyk, Georgia 67 (-5)
t-5. Drew Goodman, Oklahoma 67 (-5)
t-5. Robbie Higgins, North Florida 67 (-5)
t-5. Max Lyons, Marquette 67 (-5)
t-5. Bryce Lewis, Tennessee 67 (-5)
t-5. Nels Surtani, Purdue 67 (-5)
t-5. Laurent Desmarchais, Tennessee67 (-5)
Georgia Scores
t-5. Ben van Wyk 67 (-5)
t-17. Buck Brumlow 69 (-3)
t-17. Beck Burnette 69 (-3)
t-35. Connor Creasy 70 (-2)
t-35. Caleb Manuel 70 (-2)
t-46. Camden Smith* 71 (-1)
*Competing as individual
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Bulldogs by following UGA Men's Golf on X @UGAGolf, on Instagram @UGAGolf or check out information online at georgiadogs.com.
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