The Coastal Carolina men’s golf team opened its 2012 spring season carding a two-round score of 609 (315-294) to tie for fourth at the Jacksonville University Sea Best Invitational, played at the PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.
Florida leads the 13-team field, shooting an 11-over par 587 (303-284), followed by Liberty (598) and North Florida (605). Old Dominion also carded a 609 to tie the Chanticleers for fourth.
Junior Sebastian Soderberg leads the Chants through 36 holes, tying for eighth with a two-round score of four-over 148 (75-73). Soderberg birdied the famous island green on the 126-yard, par 3 17th hole. He played the eight par fives in five-under par, the second best tally on the day. Soderberg also posted eight birdies, the second-best total over 36 holes.
Kevin Vanden Heuvel led Coastal, shooting four-over par on the 20 par fours to rank 10th among the 60-player field. The sophomore is tied for 18th, carding a seven-over 151. He struggled to shoot 81 in the first round, but rallied to shoot a career-low 70 in the afternoon session, thanks to five birdies including one on the island hole.
Andrew Dorn and Roberto Ballesteros turned in scores of 11-over and 12-over par, respectively, and stand in 33rd and 36th place. Dorn opened with a 79 and closed Monday with a 76 for a 155. Ballesteros matched Vanden Heuval’s opening round 81 and bounced back to shoot three-over 75 in round two for a 156. Charlie Winegardner is tied for 46th after firing 80-79 for a 159. Despite the scores, the senior ranked second in the field in par three scoring (one-under par) and posted the second-best total number of pars with 23.
The two-day event will conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday.
Sea Best Invitational
PLAYERS Stadium Course TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
1. Florida 303 284 587 +11
2. Liberty 301 297 598 +22
3. North Florida 301 304 605 +29
4. Coastal Carolina 315 294 609 +33
4. Old Dominion 308 301 609 +33
6. Mercer 304 306 610 +34
7. East Carolina 317 296 613 +37
7. East Tennessee St. 315 298 613 +37
9. Florida Gulf Coast 308 313 621 +45
10.Jacksonville 317 305 622 +46
11.Georgia State 319 307 626 +50
12.Charleston Southern 315 312 627 +51
13.Jacksonville State 322 308 630 +54
