Virginia Finishes Ninth At Duke Golf Classic

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Oct. 16, 2000

DURHAM, N.C. – Senior Cameron Yancey led Virginia to a ninth place finish in the Duke Golf Classic in Durham, N.C. on Oct. 16. N. C. State won the tournament with a team score of 12 over par 876. Augusta State tied with Duke for second place with a 16 over par 880. Virginia finished the tournament with a team score of 38 over par 902 on the par-72 Duke Golf Club course.

Brent Wanner of Wake Forest won the individual competition with a five under par total of 211 after rounds of 75-65-71. Chris Mundorf of N.C. State finished second with a three under par total of 213 with rounds of 72-73-68. Yancey (Blackstone, Va.) tied for seventh in the individual competition. He had rounds of 74-68-75 for a one over par total of 217.

Also competing for Virginia were senior Mike Mitchell (Chevy Chase, Md., 73-74-80-227), sophomore Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va., 72-81-78-231), sophomore Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn., 78-75-81-234), and junior Shivin Kwatra (New Delhi, India, 82-76-79-237).

Virginia competes next in their final fall tournament in the East Regional Preview in Williamsburg, Va., October 23 and 24.

Duke Golf Classic Final Team Results

1. N. C. State 876 (+12)2. Augusta State 880 (+16) Duke 880 (+16) Virginia Tech 880 (+16)5. Wake Forest 881 (+17)6. North Carolina 886 (+22)7. New Mexico 891 (+27)8. SMU 901 (+37)9. Virginia 902 (+38)10. Purdue 905 (+41)11. Florida Southern 907 (+43)12. Maryland 909 (+45)13. Tulsa 911 (+47) E. Tennessee State 911 (+47)15. Oklahoma 918 (+54)16. Va. Commonwealth 920 (+56)17. Ohio State 923 (+59)18. Old Dominion 934 (+70)