No. 19 Cavalier Golfers Finish Second at VCU Shootout
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Richmond, VA – The 19th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team finished second at the VCU Shootout held at Hermitage Country Club in Richmond. The Cavaliers shot 8-over 296 during Tuesday’s final round to come in five shots behind tournament champion UNC Wilmington. The Seahawks won the event at 8-over 872.
The Cavaliers out-dueled No. 18 Iowa and No. 47 Wake Forest down the stretch for runner-up honors. UVa finished at 877, the Demon Deacons were third at 879 and Iowa tied for fourth at 881. Wake Forest and Iowa were the two other schools in the 14-team field that played in last year’s NCAA Championships.
UVa was led by the 10th-place performances of Amory Davis and Ben Kohles. Davis shot 1-over 73 during the final round, Virginia’s best score on the day, to finish at 2-over 218. Kohles carded a 76 Tuesday to also complete play at 218.
Will Collins and Bruce Woodall both posted final rounds of 74. Collins was 15th overall at 219 while Woodall was 35th at 223. Woodall ended his round with a birdie to help the Cavaliers secure their second-place finish.
Steven Rojas, the fifth UVa player in the team competition, was 63rd at 231. Cole Willcox, playing as a non-scoring individual, was 42nd at 225. Gregor Orlando, also playing as an individual, was 67th at 232.
Charlotte’s Corey Nagy took medalist honors by finishing at 6-under 210, including a final round of 70.
UVa returns to action this weekend when the Cavaliers compete in the Old Memorial Invitational in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 3-4.
VCU Shootout
Par-72, 6,955 yards
Hermitage Country Club
Richmond, Va.
Final Results
1. UNC Wilmington 281-290-301-872
2. Virginia 287-294-296-877
3. Wake Forest 294-286-299-879
4. Iowa 297-291-293-881
4. Virginia Tech 291-294-296-881
4. Penn State 300-288-293-881
7. VCU 298-283-302-883
8. UNC Greensboro 299-293-296-888
9. Charlotte 298-296-296-890
10. East Carolina 297-293-301-891
10. Richmond 299-285-307-891
12. Wichita State 293-300-300-893
13. Maryland 296-306-304-906
14. Mercer 309-298-304-911
Individual Leaders
1. Corey Nagy, Charlotte 69-71-70-210
2. Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest 70-67-75-212
3. Derek Wallace, UNC Wilmington 68-73-75-216
4. Sam Beach, Richmond 71-71-75-217
4. Brad Hopfinger, Iowa 72-72-73-217
4. T.J. Howe, Penn State 73-68-76-217
4. Blake Redmond, Virginia Tech 72-69-76-217
4. Harold Varner, East Carolina 74-72-71-217
4. Taylor Zimmerman, UNC Wilmington 69-73-75-217
10. Evan Boyer, VCU 70-72-76-218
10. Amory Davis, Virginia 70-75-73-218
10. Kevin Foley, Penn State 74-72-72-218
10. Ben Kohles, Virginia 69-73-76-218
10. Vincent Nadeau, VCU 74-68-76-218
Virginia Results
10. Ben Kohles 69-73-76-218
10. Amory Davis 70-75-73-218
15. Will Collins 73-72-74-219
35. Bruce Woodall 75-74-74-223
42. Cole Willcox* 74-74-77-225
63. Steven Rojas 77-79-75-231
67. Gregor Orlando* 78-76-78-232
* Playing as individual