Cavalier Golfers Finish 11th at Schenkel Invitational

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Statesboro, GA The Virginia men’s golf team finished the Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational in 11th place after shooting 7-over 295 during Sunday’s final round. The Cavaliers completed their third spring tournament at 21-over 885. South Carolina finished at the top of the 18-team field at 1-over 865. The event was held at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga.

Virginia, which is ranked No. 50 in the latest Golfstat standings, finished ahead of four teams ranked above it in the poll. The tournament included 10 teams ranked in Golfstat’s top-50. The first place Gamecocks are No. 16 in the poll. Tennessee, ranked No. 15 and No. 14 NC State tied for second at 867 while No. 9 Florida was fourth at 870.

Virginia was led by senior Conrad Von Borsig’s 20th-place finish at 2-over 218. He shot 1-under 71 during the final round. It marked the first time since the 2007 ACC Championships that he has been the Cavaliers’ top finisher. It was the eighth time in his four-year career he has led the team in scoring.

Will Collins, who led UVa at its previous two spring tournaments, was second at 3-over 219. He shot 3-over 75 during the final round. Kyle Stough was 42nd overall at 223 including a 74 Sunday. Ben Kohles moved up to No. 68 after shooting 75 over the final 18 holes to finish at 227. Steven Rojas was 84th overall at 232, including a final round 77.

NC State’s Matt Hill took medalist honors by three shots at 7-under 209.

The Cavaliers head to Charleston, S.C. next weekend for the annual Hootie @ Bulls Bay tournament.

Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational
Forest Heights Country Club
Par 72, 6,947 yards
Statesboro, Ga.
Final Results

Team Results
1. South Carolina 291-288-286-865
2. Tennessee 287-293-287-867
2. NC State 295-287-285-867
4. Florida 292-287-291-870
5. Kentucky 297-287-291-875
6. Georgia Southern 291-293-292-876
7. North Carolina 302-284-293-879
8. Mississippi 295-293-293-881
9. Auburn 294-301-287-882
10. North Florida 290-297-297-884
11. Virginia 296-294-295-885
12. Vanderbilt 296-294-296-886
12. LSU 296-292-298-886
14. Iowa 302-294-293-889
15. Georgia State 295-297-300-892
16. Oklahoma 293-297-306-896
17. Augusta State 298-293-309-900
18. Notre Dame 311-298-303-912

Individual Leaders
1. Matt Hill, NC State 71-69-69-209
2. George Bryan, South Carolina 74-70-68-212
3. Jonathan Randolph, Mississipi 71-73-69-213
4. Darren Blair, NC State 70-72-72-214
4. Taylor Floyd, Augusta State 69-71-74-214
4. Billy Horschel, Florida 72-73-69-214
4. Tim McKenney, Florida 72-68-74-214
4. Kevin O’Connell, North Carolina 72-74-68-214
4. Sang Yi, LSU 69-72-73-214
10. Glenn Northcutt, Auburn 69-74-72-215

Virginia Results
20. Conrad Von Borsig 73-74-71-218
26. Will Collins 71-73-75-219
42. Kyle Stough 74-75-74-223
68. Ben Kohles 78-74-75-227
84. Steven Rojas 82-73-77-232

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