UVa Men's Golfers Off to Fast Start at Gifford Collegiate

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San Martin, CA – The Virginia men’s golf team shot even par 355 and is in third place after the opening round of play at The Gifford Collegiate in San Martin, Calif. The tournament features a play-six, count-five format at the par 71, 7,360-yard CordeValle Golf Club.

Southern California grabbed the early lead at 10-under 345 while host UCLA is second at 348. The Cavaliers are four strokes ahead of No. 3 Washington and seven shots ahead of No. 2 Oregon.

Ben Kohles paced Virginia by shooting 3-under 68. He is tied for fifth place following the opening round. Freshmen Denny McCarthy and Ji Soo Park carded rounds of 70 and are tied for ninth. Bruce Woodall is in 20th place at 72 while Ben Rusch is 41st at 75 and Mac McLaughlin is 50th at 76.

UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay shot 8-under 63 to grab the early lead for medalist honors.

The second round of the tournament will take place Tuesday with the final round slated for Wednesday. Virginia will be paired with Washington in the second round and will start play at 8:48 a.m. PT.

The Gifford Collegiate
CordeValle Golf Club
San Martin, Calif.
Par 71, 7,360 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
1. USC 345
2. UCLA 348
3. Virginia 355
4. Washington 359
5. Oregon 362
6. Long Beach State 369
7. Arizona 370
8. Stanford 371
9. Northwestern 372
10. Coastal Carolina 373
11. Washington State 378

Individual Leaders
1. Patrick Cantlay, UCLA 63
2. Steven Lim, USC 66
3. Eugene Wong, Oregon 66
4. Trevor Simsby, Washington 67
5. Jeffrey Kang, USC 68
5. Ben Kohles, Virginia 68
5. Anthony Paolucci, USC 68

Virginia Results
5. Ben Kohles 68
9. Denny McCarthy 70
9. Ji Soo Park 70
20. Bruce Woodall 72
41. Ben Rusch 75
50. Mac McLaughlin 76