UVa Golfers Finish Second at Palmetto Intercollegiate
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Aiken, SC – The 17th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team shot 9-over 289 Tuesday to finish the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in second place with a 54-hole total of 860. Top-ranked Alabama won the 18-team tournament at 849.
The Cavaliers have finished in the top five in all but one of their six tournaments this season.
Virginia was led during the final round by junior Ben Kohles’ even par 70. He moved up to 17th overall at 7-over 217. Freshman Ben Rusch was the Cavaliers’ top finisher. He shot 72 Tuesday to climb to ninth place at 3-over 213.
Rusch’s finish marked the second time this year he has led the team in scoring. He was the runner up last fall at The Ridges.
Senior Amory Davis also carded a 72 during the final round and was 16th at 216. Will Collins was 20th at 218 including a 75 Tuesday and Bruce Woodall shot 77 in the final round to place 32nd at 222.
Alabama’s Bud Cauley shot a tournament record 9-under 201 to take medalist honors. He had rounds of 66, 66 and 69.
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Par-70, 6,617 yards
Palmetto Golf Club
Aiken, SC
Final Round Results
1. Alabama 288-277-284-849
2. Virginia 291-280-289-860
3. Liberty 285-284-293-862
4. Chattanooga 280-294-292-866
4. East Carolina 293-285-288-866
6. Clemson 285-286-297-868
7. Vanderbilt 291-284-302-877
8. Wofford 292-290-301-883
9. Akron 291-286-307-884
9. USC-Aiken 296-283-305-884
11. Georgia Southern 296-291-306-893
12. Maryland 298-298-302-898
13. Kentucky 314-290-295-899
14. Furman 306-286-308-900
14. Col. of Charleston 298-296-306-900
16. Elon 298-296-307-901
16. Presbyterian 306-293-302-901
18. Francis Marion 310-301-315-926
Individual Leaders
1. Bud Cauley, Alabama 66-66-69-201
2. Harold Varner, East Carolina 71-67-68-206
3. Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt 70-69-70-209
4. Benni Weilguni, Chattanooga 67-73-70-210
5. Matt Atkins, USC-Aiken 75-67-70-212
5. Crawford Reeves, Clemson 69-69-74-212
5. John Duke Hudson, Col. of Charleston 69-70-73-212
5. Cory Whitsett, Alabama 76-65-71-212
9. Robert Karlsson, Liberty 73-71-69-213
9. Ben Rusch, Virginia 72-69-72-213
Virginia Results
9. Ben Rusch 72-69-72-213
16. Amory Davis 75-69-72-216
17. Ben Kohles 74-73-70-217
20. Will Collins 70-73-75-218
32. Bruce Woodall 76-69-77-222