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April 24, 2007
Charlottesville, VA – The Virginia men’s golf team wraps up the 2007 regular season when it plays host to the 20th annual Cavalier Classic at the par-72, 7,000-yard Birdwood Golf Course April 28 and 29. The 54-hole tournament will feature 36 holes of competition on Saturday and a single round on Sunday. Both rounds will begin at 8:30 a.m. from the first and 10th tees.
The field for this year’s tournament includes Belmont, Boston College, Central Arkansas, James Madison, Maryland, UNC Greensboro, Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth and William & Mary.
Maryland won the tournament last year with a score of 7-over 871. Virginia’s Orange Team was second at 879, James Madison was third at 894, VCU placed fourth at 891 and the Virginia Blue Team was fifth at 901.
The last time the Cavaliers took top honors was in 1997. Virginia has also won the event in 1995, 1990 and 1988.
Virginia senior Brad Tilley defeated Maryland’s Blaine Beffley in a marathon seven-hole playoff for medalist honors after they finished regulation tied at 216. Tilley became the first UVa golfer to capture top honors at the Cavalier Classic since Simon Cooke did it in 1994 by shooting 8-under 208.
There is no live scoring for this event. Results will be posted on VirginiaSports.com after each round.
All-Time Cavalier Classic Results
(1986-2006)
Team Champions
1986 Furman 301-311-307-9191987 NC State 309-291-299-8991988 Virginia 292-295-296-8831989 East Tennessee St. 298-285-298-8811990 Virginia 296-286-285-8671991 Georgia Tech 292-290-281-8631992 Georgia Tech 289-294-285-8681993 Georgia Tech 294-290-291-8751994 Georgia Tech 279-284-296-8591995 NC State 288-296-288-8721995F Virginia 291-295-279-865 SMU 296-289-280-8651996$ North Carolina 285-283-277-8451997$ Virginia 281-278-295-8561998$ North Carolina 274-277-280-8311999 Wake Forest 285-280-292-8572001 East Tennessee St. 288-294-5822004 UNC Wilmington 287-290-293-8702005 William & Mary 293-299-300-8922006 Maryland 295-281-295-871
Medalists1986 Michael Warton-Palmer, Centenary 73-74-73-2201987 John Hughes, North Carolina 70-70-77-2171988 Roger Rowland, Augusta State 72-73-70-2151989 Tee Burton, North Carolina 71-70-73-2141990 Tee Burton, North Carolina 70-71-69-2101991 Jon Hurst*, Old Dominion 68-71-71-210 Steve Isley, NC State 68-71-71-2101992 David Duval*, Georgia Tech 68-75-70-213 Neil Connolly, UT Chattanooga 70-72-71-2131993 David Duval, Georgia Tech 73-69-72-2141994 Simon Cooke, Virginia 69-69-70-2081995 John McCann, UNC Greensboro 73-66-72-2111995F Rob Bradley, North Carolina 68-72-1401996$ Jason Buha, Duke 67-69-68-2041997$ Chad Wellhausen, Mississippi St. 68-70-68-2061998$ Brad Hyler, North Carolina 65-67-70-2021999 Jay Morgan, Wake Forest 70-68-72-2102001 Mark Donaldson, Florida State 70-71-1412004 Andrea Signor*, Italian Nat. Team 68-71-74-213 Dustin Bray, North Carolina 70-70-73-2132005 Gary Barton*, William & Mary 74-73-71-218 Taylor Crosby, NC State 71-73-74-2182006 Brad Tille*, Virginia 72-73-71-216 Blaine Peffley, Maryland 73-68-75-216
Key: * Won playoff for medalist honors
$ Played at Keswick Club (par 71)
There were two Classics in 1995 (distinguished by F for Fall)