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UVa Men's Golfers Open Regional Play in Sixth Place
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New Haven, CT – The 19th ranked Virginia men’s golf team opened play at the NCAA East Regional in New Haven, Conn. by shooting 1-over 282. The Cavaliers are tied with sixth-ranked UCLA for sixth place in the 14-team field. The top five teams from the 54-hole event will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Texas grabbed the early lead by shooting 6-under 274. Penn State and Kent State are tied for second at 3-under 277. East Tennessee State is fourth at 278 and Alabama is one shot ahead of the Cavaliers and Bruins at 281.
Virginia was led by a pair of 1-under 69s posted by Amory Davis and Will Collins. They are tied for ninth place after 18 holes. Kyle Stough shot 1-over 71 and is 27th. Ben Kohles and Henry Smart both shot 3-over 73 and are in 50th place.
Texas’ Cody Gribble leads the field at 6-under 64. He is one shot ahead of East Tennessee State’s Rhys Enoch.
The Cavaliers will tee off at 8 a.m. during Friday’s second round of play, starting on the 10th hole. Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com
NCAA East Regional
The Course at Yale
New Haven, CT
Par 70, 6,749 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Texas 274
2. Penn State 277
2. Kent State 277
4. East Tennessee State 278
5. Alabama 281
6. UCLA 282
6. Virginia 282
8. Charlotte 285
8. Vanderbilt 285
10. UNC Wilmington 286
10. South Carolina 286
12. SE Louisiana 288
13. Columbia 289
14. Lafayette 307
Individual Leaders
1. Cody Gribble, Texas 64
2. Rhys Enoch, East Tennessee St. 65
3. Robert Karlsson, Liberty* 66
4. Alex Kim, UCLA 67
4. Kevin Miller, Kent State 67
4. Kevin Foley, Penn State 67
7. Lance Lopez, Texas 68
7. Ryan Haselden, Vanderbilt 68
9. Amory Davis, Virginia 69
9. Will Collins, Virginia 69
9. Michael Stewart, East Tenn St 69
9. Paul Ferrier, Charlotte 69
9. Ernie Marin, Pen State 69
9. John Hahn, Kent State 69
9. T.J. Howe, Penn State 69
9. Hudson Johnson, Vanderbilt 69
9. Michael Yiu, Columbia 69
Virginia Results
9. Amory Davis 69
9. Will Collins 69
27. Kyle Stough 71
50. Ben Kohles 73
50. Henry Smart 73