UVa Men's Golfers Finish Seventh at Koch Invitational

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Tampa, FL – The 18th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team finished seventh at the Gary Koch Invitational in Tampa, Fla. The Cavaliers shot 13-over 301 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 878. North Florida took the team title with a score of 843, 20 strokes ahead of second-place Georgia Tech.

UVa was led by Ben Kohles’ 15th-place finish. Kohles posted the Cavaliers best final round score, shooting 1-over 73, to finish at 2-over 218. Ji Soo Park was 23rd at 220 and Denny McCarthy was 27th at 221. Both players shot 78 during the final round.

Virginia’s Bruce Woodall was 32nd at 223 and Ben Rusch finished 42nd at 226. Both players posted final round scores of 75.

North Florida’s Joey Petronio took medalist honors at 8-under 208.

The Cavaliers will compete at the ACC Championships April 20-22 in New London, N.C.

Gary Koch Invitational
Old Memorial Golf Club
Tampa, FL
Par 72, 7,389 yards
Final Results

Team Results
1. North Florida 288-271-284-843
2. Georgia Tech 289-284-290-863
3. Auburn 298-282-288-868
4. Alabama 292-286-291-869
5. Florida State 297-286-289-872
6. Florida 293-293-288-874
7. Virginia 291-286-301-878
8. Georgia Southern 295-289-314-898
8. Pacific 305-289-304-898
10. South Florida 301-295-304-900
11. UNC Greensboro 306-295-301-902
12. Wake Forest 304-300-303-907
13. Kentucky 312-298-301-911
14. Col. of Charleston 307-301-315-924
15. Toledo 308-301-321-930

Top Individuals
1. Joey Petronio, North Florida 72-66-70-208
2. Sean Dale, North Florida 72-68-70-210
2. Hunter Hamrick, Alabama 73-67-70-210
4. Kevin Phelan, Florida State 72-67-72-211
5. Alex Edfort, Pacific 72-69-71-212
5. James White, Georgia Tech 71-71-70-212

Virginia Scores
15. Ben Kohles 71-74-73-218
23. Ji Soo Park 72-70-78-220
27. Denny McCarthy 73-70-78-221
32. Bruce Woodall 76-72-75-223
42. Ben Rusch 75-76-75-226