Virginia Golf Finishes Third at Duke Golf Classic
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Oct. 15, 2001
DURHAM, N.C. – The University of Virginia men’s golf team finished third at the Duke Golf Classic at the Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C. The Cavaliers shot a 30-over-par 894 in three rounds on the par 72, 7,045-yard course.
Virginia Tech captured the team title by carding a three-round score of 886 (+22). Augusta State University finished in second place, six shots back of Virginia Tech and two shots ahead of the third-place Cavaliers. The fourth place team, Minnesota, finished with a 39-over-par 903.
Georgia Southern’s Justin Kolumber won the individual title in a playoff. He finished with a one-over-par score of 217. Jeremy Luce was UVa’s top performer. His three-round total of 222 (+6) was good for a 10th-place tie.
Duke Golf Classic (Team Standings)
1. Virginia Tech 293 296 297 886 2. Augusta State 300 298 294 892
3. Virginia 302 297 295 894 4. Minnesota 303 305 295 903
5. Tulsa 299 307 298 904 6. Southern Methodist 306 301 298 905
7. North Carolina 310 301 296 907 8. Georgia Southern 300 312 296 908
9. Duke 307 310 292 909 10. Toledo 304 307 300 911
11. Michigan State 302 306 305 913 12. Furman 305 305 305 915
Florida Southern 308 309 298 915 14. Coastal Carolina 309 305 302 916
15. VCU 313 313 297 923 East Tennessee St. 313 306 304 923
17. Kent State 315 308 312 935 DNF Michigan 306 305 DNF
Top Three Individuals 1. Justin Kolumber, Ga. Southern 72 74 71 217 (+1) won in playoff
2. Johnson Wagner, Va. Tech 71 72 74 217 (+1)3. Oliver Wilson, Augusta State 73 74 71 218 (+2)
Virginia Individual Standings T10. Jeremy Luce 74 71 77 222 (+6)
T16. Steve Marino 74 77 72 223 (+7)T18. Thomas Lee 77 72 75 224 (+8)
T21. Justin Goodhue 77 77 71 225 (+9)81. Elijah Barnes 77 88 79 244 (+28)