Cavalier Golfers Finish Third at The Ridges
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Jonesboro, TN – The 26th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team used a solid final round Sunday to finish in third-place at the 15-team Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges. The Cavaliers finished at 1-under 863, just two shots behind Tennessee and Oregon State, who tied for first at 861. The Cavaliers placed ahead of five other ACC schools in the tournament. UVa’s third-place showing equaled it previous best finish at the event, recorded in 1999.
The Cavaliers shot 3-over 291 during the final round led by a 1-under 71 by senior Kyle Stough. He moved up to 11th place overall at 1-under 215.
Ben Kohles led the team in scoring for the fourth consecutive event. Kohles shot 1-over 73 Sunday to tie for fifth overall at 2-under 214. It was his fourth top-10 showing this fall.
Virginia’s Amory Davis was 20th overall at 218, including a 77 over the final 18 holes. Bruce Woodall was 25th at 219 and Will Collins was 40th at 222.
Oregon State’s Diego Velasquez ran away with medalist honors. He finished at 10-under 206 to win the stroke play by seven shots.
The Cavaliers will wrap up the fall portion of their schedule next weekend when they compete at the Bridgestone Invitational in Greensboro, N.C.
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges
Par-72, 7,147 yards
The Ridges Golf and Country Club
Jonesboro, TN
Final Results
1. Tennessee* 287-280-294-861
1. Oregon State 286-281-294-861
3. Virginia 290-282-291-863
4. Virginia Tech 290-287-289-866
5. Duke 290-296-283-869
6. East Tennessee State 294-287-293-874
7. Wake Forest 290-290-295-875
8. Missouri 287-289-300-876
9. North Carolina 299-285-293-877
10. NC State 297-297-288-882
11. UNC Wilmington 290-293-302-885
12. Kent State 297-287-302-886
13. Auburn 300-291-297-888
14. Coastal Carolina 295-295-302-892
15. UAB 306-305-301-912
* Wins tie-breaker based on fifth-place scorer
Individual Leaders
1. Diego Velasquez, Oregon State 66-70-70-206
2. Garland Green, Virginia Tech 71-71-71-213
2. Matt Hill, NC State 71-71-71-213
2. Darren Renwick, Tennessee 74-67-72-213
5. Josh Brock, UNC Wilmington 69-70-75-214
5. Rhyrs Enoch, East Tenn. State 72-71-71-214
5. Jack Fields, North Carolina 71-70-73-214
5. Brendan Gielow, Wake Forest 72-70-72-214
5. Ben Kohles, Virginia 70-71-73-214
5. Mikey Moyers, Virginia Tech 73-71-70-214
Virginia Results
5. Ben Kohles 70-71-73-214
11. Kyle Stough 73-71-71-215
20. Amory Davis 72-69-77-218
25. Bruce Woodall 75-71-73-219
40. Will Collins 77-71-75-222