Cavaliers Climb to Third at Burns Intercollegiate

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Kahuku, HI – Behind the play of junior All-American Ben Kohles the 16th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team moved up to third place after two rounds of play at the John Burns Intercollegiate taking place in Kahuka, Hawaii. Kohles shot 4-under 68 to move up to fourth place overall at 5-under 139. He trails tournament leader Conrad Shindler of Texas A&M by three shots heading into Friday’s final round at Turtle Bay Resort.

Will Collins and Cole Willcox also posted under-par scores Thursday for the Cavaliers. Willcox shot 2-under 70 to move up to 34th overall at 3-over 147. Collins carded a 1-under 71 and improved to 28th at 2-over 146. Amory Davis shot 2-over 74 and is 22nd at 1-over 145. Ben Rusch is 64th at 154. He shot 77 for the second consecutive day.

California posted a tournament best single-round score of 14-under 274 Thursday to build an eight-shot lead over second place Texas A&M. The Golden Bears lead the 17-team field at 19-under 557 while the Aggies are second at 565. Virginia is tied with Nevada for third at 577. The Cavaliers shot 5-under 283 during the second round.

The final round of the tournament will get underway Friday at 7:30 a.m. After playing the first two rounds at the resort’s Palmer Course, the third round will be held on the Fazio Course. Live scoring of the event is online at Golfstat.com.

John Burns Intercollegiate
Turtle Bay Resort – The Palmer Course
Kahuku, HI
Par 72, 7,218 yards
Second Round Results

Team Results
1. California 283-274-557
2. Texas A&M 283-282-565
3. Virginia 294-283-577
3. Nevada 290-287-577
5. SMU 289-291-580
6. Fresno State 293-288-581
6. Arizona 296-285-581
8. New Mexico 298-286-584
9. Denver 296-291-587
9. Hawaii 299-288-587
11. BYU Hawaii 292-305-597
12. BYU 294-309-603
12. Hawaii Pacific 301-302-603
14. Hawaii Hilo 318-290-608
15. UTEP 306-304-610
16. Utah 311-311-622
17. Hawaii B-team 314-312-626

Individual Leaders
1. Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M 68-68-136
2. Eric Mina, California 72-65-137
2. Max Homa, California 68-69-137
4. John Hurley, Texas A&M 69-70-139
4. Ben Kohles, Virginia 71-68-139
6. Scott Smith, Nevada 69-72-141
6. Jordan Russell, Texas A&M 69-72-141
6. Kelly Kraft, SMU 69-72-141

Virginia Results
4. Ben Kohles 71-68-139
22. Amory Davis 71-74-145
28. Will Collins 75-71-146
34. Cole Willcox 77-70-147
64. Ben Rusch 77-77-154