Cavaliers Open Play in Seventh Place at Hootie at Bulls Bay

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Charleston, SC – The No. 18 Virginia men’s golf team is in seventh place following Sunday’s opening round of play at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Charleston, S.C. The Cavaliers shot 11-over 295. LSU grabbed the early lead by firing 4-over 288 to stand one stroke ahead of Duke.

Virginia senior Kyle Stough led the Cavaliers with a 1-over 72. He is in ninth place after not being able to finish last week’s tournament due to a wrist injury. Will Collins is 16th at 73, Ben Kohles is 21st at 74, Steven Rojas is 42nd at 77 and Amory Davis was 52nd at 79.

A trio of payers, including defending NCAA individual champion Matt Hill of NC State, lead the field at 2-under 69. Wake Forest’s Travis Wadkins and LSU’s Sang Yi also share the lead.

The second round of the tournament is slated for Monday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
Par-71, 7,298 yards
Bulls Bay Golf Club
Charleston, SC

First Round Results
1. LSU 288
2. Duke 289
3. Wake Forest 290
4. Auburn 291
4. NC State 291
6. Clemson 294
7. Virginia 295
8. South Carolina 296
9. Kentucky 299
10. Chattanooga 300
11. East Tenn State 301
12. Augusta State 302
13. Central Florida 307
13. Long Beach State 307
15. Col of Charleston 314

Individual Leaders
1. Matt Hill, NC State 69
1. Travis Wadkins, Wake Forest 69
1. Sang Yi, LSU 69
3. Spencer Anderson, Duke 70
3. Jacob Burger, Clemson 70
3. Will McCurdy, Auburn 70

Virginia Results
9. Kyle Stough 72
16. Will Collins 73
21. Ben Kohles 74
42. Steven Rojas 77
52. Amory Davis 79