Hoos Open ACC Championship in Third Place

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April 24, 2015

New London, N.C. – The No. 28 Virginia men’s golf team is in third 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 5-under 283. Clemson leads the field at 7-under 281 followed by top-ranked Florida State at 282. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech are tied for fourth at 284.

Senior All-American Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) led the Cavaliers on Friday, shooting 3-under 69 to stand in a tie for fourth place. He trails tournament leader Anders Albertson of Georgia Tech by two shots. After posting bogeys on two of his first four holes, McCarthy settled down and finished his round with five birdies and nine pars. He played the back nine at 3-under 33.

McCarthy was the runner-up at last year’s tournament, finishing at 7-under 209. He posted a fourth-place finish in 2012, also shooting 209.

Senior Ji Soo Park (Clifton, Va.) finished the opening round in ninth place at 2-under 70, equaling his low round in his fourth appearance at the tournament.

UVa’s Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) and Kyle Kochevar (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) both shot even par 72 and are tied for 16th while freshman Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) shot 83 and is in 58th position.

The tournament continues Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. UVa will be paired with Clemson and Florida State during the second round and will tee off starting at 11:30 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

ESPN3 will broadcast coverage from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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

Team Results  1. Clemson          281 2. Florida State    282 3. Virginia         283 4. Georgia Tech     284 4. Virginia Tech    284 6. Louisville       290 7. North Carolina   293 8. Duke             297 9. Wake Forest      29910. Notre Dame       30310. NC State         30310. Boston College   303
Individual Leaders1. Anders Albertson, Georgia Tech   672. Trevor Cone, Virginia Tech       682. Hank Lebioda, Florida State      684. Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Louisville 694. Scott Vincent, Virginia Tech     694. Denny McCarthy, Virginia         694. Miller Capps, Clemson            694. Will Zalatoris, Wake Forest      69
Virginia Results 4. Denny McCarthy  69 9. Ji Soo Park     7016. Derek Bard      7216. Kyle Kochevar   7258. Danny Walker    83="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>