Cavaliers Finish 12th at the San Juan Shoot-Out

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February 23, 1999

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The University of Virginia golf team opened its spring schedule by finishing 12th at the San Juan Shoot-Out in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Cavaliers began today’s final round tied for 11th place, but a 298 this afternoon dropped them down one spot.

Top-ranked Clemson held on to post a four-stroke win over Georgia Tech. The Tigers, who led the entire way, shot a scorching 273 today and finished with a 54-hole total of 830. Their round today was the low round of the tournament. Georgia Tech kept the heat on by shooting a 275 today, but it proved to be insufficient to overtake Clemson.

Clemson’s John Engler and David Christensen of East Tennessee State tied for medalist honors with a tournament record 11-under par 205. Engler helped his team with a 65 today, the low round of the tournament.

Sophomore Cameron Yancey was Virginia’s low man. He shot a 75 today to finish in a tie for 24th place with Minnesota’s Adam Dooley and Wes Latimer from Georgia Tech with a 1-over par 217. Yancey’s 217 and his 24th-place finish are the best of his season, including the fall.

Junior All-American James Driscoll had a rough day today, shooting a 76. He finished 29th with a 3-over par 219. Mike Mitchell tied for 43rd, while Steve Marino tied for 70th. Jimmy Forehand finished 87th.

The Cavaliers return to action at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 28-March 1.

Team Scores

    1.  Clemson                 830 (-34)    2.  Georgia Tech            834     3.  Georgia                 858         East Tennessee State    858     5.  N.C. State              860     6.  Texas                   870     7.  North Carolina          873     8.  Minnesota               879     9.  Northwestern            883     10. Duke                    888     11. Columbus State          893     12. Virginia                894     13. Wake Forest             898     14. Kent                    902     15. Florida State           903     16. Purdue                  920     17. Missouri                922     18. Penn State              927

Top-10 Individuals

    1.  John Engler, Clemson                205 (-11)        David Christensen, East Tenn. St.   205 (-11)    3.  David Gossett, Texas                207 (-9)        Carl Pettersson, N.C. State         207 (-9)    5.  Kris Mikkelsen, Georgia Tech        208 (-8)    6.  Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech     209 (-7)    7.  Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech          210 (-6)    8.  Ben Curtis, Kent                    211 (-5)        Elliot Gealy, Clemson               211 (-5)        Lucas Glover, Clemson               211 (-5)        Nick Cassini, Georgia               211 (-5)

Virginia Golfers

    T24.  Cameron Yancey  71-71-75-217 (+1)    29.   James Driscoll  74-69-76-219    T43.  Mike Mitchell   76-77-71-224    T70.  Steve Marino    82-76-76-234    87.   Jimmy Forehand  85-79-81-245