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Charlottesville, VA — The Virginia men’s golf team is second place after the opening round of play at its own Cavalier Classic taking place at Birdwood Golf Course. The Cavaliers shot 4-over 292 and trail only No. 13 South Carolina in the field of 18 teams. The Gamecocks shot 2-under 286 to hold a six-stroke advantage over Virginia heading into Sunday’s final round.
Virginia was led by the 3-under 69 of Kyle Stough, who is in third place overall. UVa’s Ben Kohles shot 73 and is 21st, Steven Rojas carded a 74 to stand 28th while Will Collins finished the opening round with a 76 to put him in 46th place and Conrad Von Borsig is 67th at 78.
The Cavaliers have three individuals competing in the tournament that do not count toward the team score. Leading that group was Amory Davis who shot 4-under 32 on the back nine to finish fourth overall at 70. Bruce Woodall carded a 71 and is in ninth place while Cole Willcox finished 46th with a 76.
UNC Wilmington’s Josh Brock leads the field at 5-under 67. He had six birdies during his round and did not record a bogey until the 18th hole.
South Carolina was led by George Bryan IV’s 2-under 70. Three of his teammates shot even par 72 to help the Gamecocks to the first-round lead.
The final round of the Cavalier Classic starts at 8 a.m. at Birdwood Golf Course. The Cavaliers are scheduled to tee off at 12:30 p.m.
Cavalier Classic
Birdwood Golf Course
Charlottesville, VA
Par-72, 6,875 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. South Carolina(13) 286
2. Virginia(49) 292
3. Francis Marion 294
4. James Madison 295
5. Augusta State(36) 296
5. Appalachian State 296
7. East Carolina 297
7. UNC Wilmington 297
9. Maryland 298
9. Radford 298
11. Akron 301
12. Longwood 303
13. George Mason 304
14. Liberty 305
15. Seton Hall 310
16. Villanova 312
17. Rutgers 313
18. Towson 314
Number in parenthesis is Golfstat ranking
Individual Leaders
1. Josh Brock, UNC Wilmington 67
2. Adam Hogue, NC State* 68
3. Kyle Stough, Virginia 69
4. Marshall Tinsley, George Mason 70
4. Henrik Norlander, Augusta State 70
4. Amory Davis, Virginia* 70
4. George Bryan IV, South Carolina 70
4. Lance Wheeler, Appalachian State 70
9. Bruce Woodall, Virginia* 71
9. Chris Watters, Liberty* 71
9. Alex Karkeek, Radford 71
9. Adam Webb, Longwood 71
9. Taylor Hines, Appalachian State 71
Virginia
3. Kyle Stough 69
4. Amory Davis* 70
9. Bruce Woodall* 71
21. Ben Kohles 73
28. Steven Rojas 74
46. Will Collins 76
46. Cole Willcox* 76
67. Conrad Von Borsig 78
* Playing as non-scoring individual