Van der Vyver dominates at Nomads Coastal opener

2025 Nomads National Order of Merit Coastal 1 champion Andries van der Vyver; credit GolfRSA

9 January 2025 – At the season-opener at Selborne Country Club from 6-8 January, the title was destined for only one player as Andries van der Vyver showed his prowess with three sub-70 rounds at the 2025 Nomads National Order of Merit Coastal tournament.

The talented young player from Strand Golf Club fired a second-round 68 to go with his opening and closing rounds of 69, to romp to a four-stroke win.

A lightning-fast start in the second round allowed Van der Vyver some breathing room as fellow GolfRSA National Squad members Henru Walters from Western Province and North West’s Bryan Newman tried to claw back the deficit in the final round.

Flawless through the first nine holes, Van der Vyver picked up two more birdies after the turn to move to four under. He gave his pursuers a moment’s hope after dropping a shot at the short 15th, but three solid pars over the closing holes carried him into the winner’s circle.

Walters from Durbanville Golf Club closed with a 69 and Pecanwood’s Newman carded 68 to share second on six under.

Marno Lange and Vuyisani Makama also displayed their abilities to go low and made it a one-to-five finish for the National Squad at the low-scoring event. The pair finished fourth and fifth respectively.

TOP 10 RESULT
206 Andries van der Vyver 69 68 69
210 Henru Walters 74 67 69; Bryan Newman 74 68 68
211 Marno Lange 74 69 68
212 Vuyisani Makama 73 67 72
214 Roelof Craig 76 67 71
215 Minjun Heo 74 73 68
216 Nicholas Thompson 77 71 68
217 Liam McKenna 74 74 69; Dewan de Bruin 76 68