Cavalier Golfers Complete First Round at ACC Men's Championships

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April 25, 2014

New London, N.C. – The No. 8 Virginia men’s golf team is tied for ninth place after the opening round of the ACC Championships at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. The Cavaliers opened play at the 54-hole tournament by shooting 6-over 294. Florida State leads the field at 4-under 284 followed by Georgia Tech at 288.

Virginia was led by Denny McCarthy’s 1-under 71 to put him in sixth place after the opening 18 holes of play. Ji Soo Park is 21st at 73 while David Pastore and Ben Rusch are tied for 33rd at 75. Freshman Derek Bard completed his first round of ACC Championship play with a 76.

Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans enjoyed a three-shot lead after the opening round. The third-ranked player in the nation shot 7-under 65.

The tournament continues Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

TheACC.com will broadcast a free webcast of the final two rounds with coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

ACC Championships
Old North State Club
New London, NC
Par-72, 7,102 yards
First Round Results

Team Results 

1. Florida State 284 2. Georgia Tech 288 3. Clemson 289 4. Wake Forest 290 5. Boston College 291 5. North Carolina 291 7. NC State 293 7. Duke 293 9. Notre Dame 294 9. Virginia 29411. Virginia Tech 29812. Maryland 299

Individual Leaders1. Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech 652. Hank Lebioda, Florida State 683. Miller Capps, Clemson 694. Austin Cody, Duke 704. Cyrus Stewart, Wake Forest 70

Virginia Results 6. Denny McCarthy 7121. Ji Soo Park 7333. David Pastore 7533. Ben Rusch 7543. Derek Bard 76