Cavalier Golfers Finish Sixth at Duke Classic

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October 19, 1998

DURHAM, N.C. – Led by All-American James Driscoll, the University of Virginia golf team finished sixth today in a 15-team field at the Duke Golf Classic in Durham, N.C. The finish is the Cavaliers’ second top-10 finish in a row.

Virginia finished with a 54-hole total of 880. North Carolina won the team title by four strokes over Northwestern 864 to 868. Georgia Tech and Nebraska tied for third with 870 and East Tennessee State was fifth at 875, five strokes ahead of the Cavaliers.

Driscoll was one of four golfers tied for second with a 4-under par 212. East Tennessee’s Eamonn Brady held off the quartet to win by one stroke. Brady’s 68 in today’s final round tied for the low round of the tournament and enabled him to hold on for the win.

Driscoll shot 69 in each of the last two rounds to finish at 212 (74-69-69), his best 54-hole score of the fall season.

Mike Mitchell turned in his second straight top-20 finish for Virginia. He finished with a 3-over par 219 (72-72-75). Freshman Steve Marino tied for 38th with a 224 (79-68-77). Marino’s 68 in yesterday’s second round is the best round of his young career.

Cameron Yancey tied for 49th with a 226 (78-77-71), while freshman Shivin Kwatra finished 79th with a 240 (78-80-82).

     Team                Scores   Top 10 Individuals  1. North Carolina         864   (E) 1. Eamonn Brady, E. Tennessee State     211  2. Northwestern           868       2. James Driscoll, Virginia             212 (74-69-69)  3. Georgia Tech           870          Luke Donald, Northwestern            212     Nebraska               870          Max Harris, North Carolina           212  5. East Tennessee St.     875          David Christensen, E. Tenn. State    212  6. Virginia               880       6. Jamie Rogers, Nebraska               214  7. Furman                 881          Wes Latimer, Georgia Tech            214  8. UNC-Charlotte          882          Scott Gutschewski, Nebraska          214  9. Duke                   890       9. Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech           215 10. VCU                    894      10. Daniel DeBra, Furman                 216 11. Augusta State          896          Stefaan VanDenHeever, NC Charlotte   215 12. Wake Forest            899   13. Florida Southern       900   Other Virginia Golfers 14. Maryland               903      17. Mike Mitchell                        219 (72-72-75) 15. Coll. of Charleston    909     T38. Steve Marino                         224 (79-68-77)                                     T49. Cameron Yancey                       226 (78-77-71)                                     79. Shivin Kwatra                        240 (78-80-82)