Collins in First Place at Schenkel Invitational

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Statesboro, Ga. – Virginia junior men’s golfer Will Collins shot 4-under 68 to grab the lead after the opening round of play at the 31st annual Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational in Statesboro, Ga. Collins’ score helped No. 20 Virginia to an overall total of 2-under 286 that put the Cavaliers in second place after the first 18 holes of play. North Florida leads the 15-team field at 285.

Collins carded three birdies over his first eight holes before making a bogey on the ninth hole of the Forest Heights Country Club course. He picked up two more birdies on the back nine on the 12th and 14th holes to equal his best round of the season.

Kyle Stough shot 1-under 71 to join Collins near the top of the leaderboard in ninth place. He is tied with defending NCAA Champion Matt Hill of NC State. Steve Rojas is 30th overall at 73, Amory Davis is 36th at 74 and Ben Kohles is 62nd after shooting 76.

The Cavaliers will tee off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to start their second round. Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com.

Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational
Par-72, 6,962 yards
Forest Heights Country Club
Statesboro, Ga.

First Round Results
1. North Florida 285
2. Virginia 286
3. Mississippi 287
4. Auburn 288
5. NC State 289
6. LSU 291
6. Vanderbilt 291
8. Georgia Southern 292
8. Alabama 292
10. South Carolina 293
11. Florida 294
12. Kentucky 295
13. Louisville 296
14. Tennessee 299
15. North Carolina 300

Individual Leaders
1. Will Collins, Virginia 68
2. J.C. Horne, North Florida 69
2. Bank Vongvanij, Florida 69
4. Tyson Alexander, Flordia 70
4. Jordan Gibb, North Florida 70
4. Kevin Phelan, North Florida 70
4. Jonathan Randolph, Mississippi 70
4. Hunter Slatton, Alabama 70

Virginia Results
1. Will Collins 68
9. Kyle Stough 71
30. Steven Rojas 73
36. Amory Davis 74
62. Ben Kohles 76