vs Texas Intercollegiate - Day 1

vs Texas Intercollegiate - Day 2

at Waco River Classic - Day 1

at Waco River Classic - Day 2

vs UHV vs. Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M Tri-Match

vs UHV Fall Classic - Day 1

vs UHV Fall Classic - Day 2

at Texas A&M-International Jack Brown Memorial Invite - Day 1

at Texas A&M-International Jack Brown Memorial Invite - Day 2

vs UHV Claud Jacobs Invitational - Day 1

vs UHV Claud Jacobs Invitational - Day 2

at Schreiner Shoot-Out - Day 1

at Schreiner Shoot-Out - Day 2

at The Battle at Laughlin Ranch - Day 1

at The Battle at Laughlin Ranch - Day 2

at Texas Wesleyan Spring Invite - Day 1

at Texas Wesleyan Spring Invite - Day 2

vs RRAC Tournament - Day 1

vs RRAC Tournament - Day 2

vs RRAC Tournament - Day 3

at 72nd NAIA Men's Golf National Championships - Round 1

at 72nd NAIA Men's Golf National Championships - Round 2

at 72nd NAIA Men's Golf National Championships - Round 3

at 72nd NAIA Men's Golf National Championships - Round 4

at Texas Wesleyan Texas Intercollegiate - Day 1

at Texas Wesleyan Texas Intercollegiate - Day 2

at Waco River Classic - Day 1

at Waco River Classic - Day 2

vs vs. Texas Southern

vs UHV Fall Classic - Day 1

vs UHV Fall Classic - Day 2

vs Claud Jacobs Invitational - Day 1

vs Claud Jacobs Invitational - Day 2

at Schreiner Shoot-Out - Day 1

at Schreiner Shoot-Out - Day 2

at The Battle at Laughlin Ranch - Day 1

at The Battle at Laughlin Ranch - Day 2

at St. Mary's Battle at Riverhill - Day 1

at St. Mary's Battle at Riverhill - Day 2

at Texas Wesleyan Spring Invite - Day 1

at Texas Wesleyan Spring Invite - Day 2

at RRAC Championships - Day 1

at RRAC Championships - Day 2

at NAIA National Championships - Round 1

at NAIA National Championships - Round 2

at NAIA National Championships - Round 3

at NAIA National Championships - Round 4

UHV's Joshua Van der Wath hits a tee shot during a match with Texas Southern at The Club at Colony Creek on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Sam Fowler/UHV Athletics)

Posted: Oct 17, 2024

No. 22 Men’s golf downs Division I Texas Southern in dual match

Joshua Van der Wath flirted with history on Thursday.

The senior from Johannesburg, South Africa, fired a five-under 66 – one stroke off the all-time lowest round of 65 – at The Club at Colony Creek to claim the individual honors and help the No. 22-ranked Jaguars beat NCAA Division I program Texas Southern in a dual match.

UHV also kept its ratings streak alive by holding onto a spot in the NAIA Coaches' Poll Top 25 released on Thursday. The Jaguars have been ranked in 21 consecutive ratings dating back to October 2021.

Van der Wath, a third team All-American in 2024, kept a bogey-free scorecard with five birdies, including three on the back nine.

The senior's performance helped set the pace for UHV to shoot a combined score of 287 and beat the Tigers by 24 strokes.

Each of UHV's starting five finished in the Top 5 on Thursday with Edgar Hinojosa finishing second after shooting a two-over 73. The Pharr native had four birdies on his card for a career-best round at UHV.

Lucky Boonsrirat and Nathan Biais, also a third team All-American last year, tied for third after each shooting 74.

Boonsrirat tied Van der Wath for the team-lead in birdies with five on his card. Biais closed his round with an eagle on the Par 5 18^th hole.

Paul Chopin finished fifth with a 75 and three birdies on Thursday.

Competing as individuals, Ryan Romero (80, +9) finished ninth and Brady Copley (89, +18) finished 12^th.

The Jaguars will be back at Colony Creek on Monday to kick off the UHV Fall Classic. The tournament's second round will be at Riverside Golf Course on Tuesday.