UVa Golfers Finish Fifth at Seminole Intercollegiate

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March 15, 2015

Tallahassee, Fla. – The No. 23 Virginia men’s golf team finished fifth at the 17-team Seminole Intercollegiate in Tallahassee, Fla. The Cavaliers posted a final-round score of 4-under 284 for a three-day total of 12-under 852. Second-ranked Florida State used a final round score of 17-under 271 to capture the team title at 21-under 843.

Virginia was led by sophomore Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.), who shot 3-under 69 Sunday to finish seventh at 7-under 209. It was Bard’s fourth top-10 finish this season.

Senior All-American Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) also pulled off a top-10 finish, placing ninth at 5-under 211. McCarthy shot even par 72 during the final round. It marked the 19th top-10 finish during his career.

UVa senior Ji Soo Park (Clifton, Va.) was 23rd at 2-under 214, freshman Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) was 67th at 225 and sophomore Kyle Kochevar (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) was 74th at 228.

Sophomore Jimmy Stanger (Tampa, Fla.), who competed as a non-scoring individual, also tied for 23rd place after shooting 2-under 70 on Sunday.

East Tennessee State’s Gudmundur Kristiansson captured medalist honors, shooting 17-under 199.

The Cavaliers return to action March 29-31 for the Hootie @Bulls Bay tournament in Awendaw, S.C.

Seminole Intercollegiate
Southwood Golf Course
Tallahassee, Fla.
Par 72, 7,172 yards
Final Results

Team Results 1. Florida State         284-288-271-843 2. East Tennessee State  276-288-282-846 3. South Carolina        285-281-281-847 4. Georgia Tech          287-280-281-848 5. Virginia              287-281-284-852 6. Louisville            281-287-287-855 7. Florida               289-283-286-858 8. South Florida         286-290-283-859 9. Mercer                282-287-292-86110. James Madison         284-291-290-86511. Jacksonville          289-287-293-86912. Troy                  289-291-290-87013. Penn State            293-291-291-87514. Illinois State        285-305-300-89015. Cincinnati            301-291-300-89216. Western Kentucky      296-298-306-90017. George Washington     307-302-301-910
Individual Leaders1. Gudmundur Kristjansson, East Tennessee St.  63-67-69-1993. Jack Maguire, Florida State                 68-70-64-2022. Will Starke, South Carolina                 68-69-66-203
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