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Oct. 18, 1999
DURHAM, N.C. – The University of Virginia golf teamfinished in 10th place at the rain-shortened Duke Golf Classic held at thepar 72 Duke Golf Course (7,045 yards). Due to relentless rain on Sunday,the tournament was shortened from 54 to 36 holes, with 18 holes completedon Sunday and the remaining 18 on Monday.
The host Blue Devils took the title with a score of 10-over par586, leading the field by three strokes. Wayne Raath of Florida Southerntook home the individual title, firing rounds of 70-71 for a 3-under parfinal score.
Virginia’s top finisher James Driscoll ended the tournament atthree-over par, good for tenth place. Driscoll moved up from a tie for37th on Sunday with a round of 71 on Monday to finish 76-71 on the outing.Cameron Yancey was Virginia’s second-man with an eight-over par performanceand a tie for 31st. Steve Marino and Mike Mitchell finished tied for 56thplace with rounds of 76-79 and 77-78 respectively. Shivin Kwatra firedrounds of 82 and 75, good for a tie for 68th.
Virginia compiled a 605 final score (305-300), finishing at 29-overpar.
Place Team Scores 1 Duke 291-295 586 +10 2 Augusta State 299-290 589 +13 3 Florida Southern 296-298 594 +18 4 Northwestern 294-300 594 +18 5 Georgia Tech 298-299 597 +21 6 Old Dominion 297-302 599 +23 7 Tulsa 303-298 601 +25 8 Ohio State 305-296 601 +25 9 East Tennessee 303-299 602 +26 10 Virginia 305-300 605 +29 11 North Carolina 299-308 607 +31 12 Texas 303-306 609 +33 13 Furman 303-308 611 +35 14 Wake Forest 304-308 612 +36 15 UNC Charlotte 307-309 616 +40 16 Va. Commonwealth 314-304 618 +42 17 Georgia Southern 311-315 626 +50 18 Coastal Carolina 321-329 650 +74