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Rieger Earns SEC Golfer of the Week After Record-Setting Performance
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Rieger Earns SEC Golfer of the Week After Record-Setting Performance

South Carolina Athletics

Freshman from Hamburg, Germany fired the lowest 18-hole score in program history Tuesday with a final round 62 (-9) to lead the Gamecocks to victory

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – South Carolina freshman Tjelle Rieger was tabbed SEC Golfer of the Week the league office announced on Wednesday after his record-setting performance in the team’s recent win at the J.T. Poston Invitational.

Rieger set a new 18-hole scoring record with a final round 62 (-9) to help the Gamecocks charge up the leaderboard and bring home the team title. He finished solo second for his first career top-five in just his second collegiate start at Waynesville Inn & Golf Club.

Rieger’s 54-hole total of 197 (-16) is T-2nd lowest 54-hole score in program history. The Hamburg, Germany native led the field with 20 birdies and also led the field in par-3 scoring average (2.87, -2).

The Gamecocks return to action in two weeks to host the second edition of the Bryan Bros Collegiate (Sept. 28-29) at Solina Golf Club.

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