Charleston wins CAA men’s crown at Dataw Island
From staff reports
The Charleston men’s golf team won its seventh CAA title in 10 opportunities by closing out a tournament-record 35-under performance at the Cotton Dike Course on Dataw Island, just outside Beaufort.
Charleston, which previously won four straight titles from 2014-17 and back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, matched the tournament single-round record of 16-under set by UNCW on Friday to complete the week five shots clear of the Cougars’ tournament record set on this course in 2021. Charleston now holds the four best 54-hole scores in the history of the Championship with three of them in the three tournaments played fully on the Cotton Dike Course.
Kieron van Wyk and Zach Reuland tied the tournament 54-hole record of 13-under previously set by Old Dominion’s Geoff Harris in 2003 and matched by Reuland in 2021 and van Wyk in 2022; they were declared co-medalists of the event with both players on the team earning the automatic qualifier to NCAA Regionals. The pair finished one shot ahead of Elon’s Garrett Risner, who eagled 18 to finish at 12-under – the best score in tournament history by a non-medalist. Elon’s Jack Wieler and UNCW’s Gray Mitchum finished tied for fourth at 8-under.
2024 CAA Men’s Golf Championship
Dataw Island –Cotton Dike Course – Saint Helena Island, S.C.
Par-72 – 6,849 yards
Team Standings
1. Charleston 276-281-272–829
2. Elon 274-279-283–836
3. UNCW 272-287-281–840
4. Campbell 280-284-293–857
5. Delaware 289-290-293–872
6. Drexel 287-294-297–878
7. Towson 305-295-286–886
8. William & Mary 294-294-301–889
9. Monmouth 295-301-309–905
10. North Carolina A&T 300-311-301–912
11. Hofstra 305-315-323–923
Seton Hall wins men’s Big East title
Seton Hall placed three golfers in the top 10 en route to the 2024 Big East Men’s Golf Championship presented by Jeep played at the Riverton Pointe Country Club. The Pirates finished three strokes ahead of runner-up Butler. Seton Hall captured its second Big East crown in the last three years. They earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
St. John’s junior Peicheng Chen was the individual champion, carding a 2-under-par 214 for the 54 holes. He shot rounds of 69, 73 and 72. A short tap-in putt on the 18th hole in the third round secured a one-stroke edge over runner-up Shaun Campbell of Creighton who carded a 1-under 215 (74-71-70). Campbell’s second-place finish is the highest for a Bluejay golfer since Creighton joined the Big East in 2013-14.
