McCarthy and Bard Remain in 1st and 2nd Place at U.S. Collegiate

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Oct. 18, 2014 Alpharetta, Ga. – The 25th-ranked Virginia men’s golf team dropped back to second place at the U.S. Collegiate Championship following Saturday’s second round. After shooting 16-under 272 on Friday, the Cavaliers posted a second-round score of 7-over 295. Heading into Sunday’s final round UVa trails ninth-ranked Texas by one shot. The Longhorns lead the Hoos 566 to 567. Texas A&M is in third place at 6-under 570.

Virginia senior Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) and sophomore Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) remain in first and second place, respectively. After opening with a 9-under 63, McCarthy shot even par 72 Saturday for a 36-hole total of 9-under 135. Bard is two shots behind him at 137. He posted a score of 1-under 71 during the second round.

UVa freshman Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) is in 42nd place at 3-over 147. He shot 75 Saturday. Nick McLaughlin (New Castle, N.H.) is 50th at 148 and Jimmy Stanger (Tampa, Fla.) is 71st at 9-over 153. Both players shot 77 during the second round.

The final round of the U.S. Collegiate Championship will take place Sunday. Paired with Texas and Texas A&M, the Cavaliers will tee off starting at 10:10 a.m. The 15-team field includes 11 teams ranked in the top-30 of the current Golfweek poll. Live scoring of the event is online at Golfstat.com.

U.S. Collegiate Championship
The Golf Club of Georgia
Alpharetta, Ga.
Par-72, 7,017 yards
Second Round Results

Team Results 1. Texas               278-288-566 2. Virginia            272-295-567 3. Texas A&M           281-289-570 4. Wake Forest         288-284-572 5. Auburn              286-289-575 5. LSU                 296-279-575 7. Oklahoma State      290-286-576 7. Stanford            283-293-576 9. East Tennessee St.  286-292-57810. Iowa                291-289-58010. Washington          290-290-58012. UCLA                287-294-58112. Georgia Tech        296-285-58114. Clemson             294-290-58415. Kent State          304-296-600
Individual Leaders1. Denny McCarthy, Virginia          63-72-1352. Derek Bard, Virginia              66-71-1373. Kristofer Ventura, Oklahoma State 68-70-1383. Kramer Hickok, Texas              70-69-1385. Zach Wright, LSU                  72-67-139
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