UVa Men's Golfers Tied for Fifth at NCAA Regional
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May 14, 2015
Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. – The No. 27 Virginia men’s golf team is tied for fifth place after the opening round of the NCAA Regional at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. The Cavaliers opened play at the 54-hole tournament by shooting 9-over 297. Oklahoma leads the field at 4-under 284. The 14th-ranked Sooners are followed on the leaderboard by East Tennessee State (289), Wichita State (292) and St. Mary’s (295). San Diego is tied with the Cavaliers.
The top five teams from the regional site will advance to the NCAA Championships. UVa enters the event as the No. 5 seed.
Senior All-American Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) led Virginia during the opening round by shooting even par 72. Sophomores Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) and Jimmy Stanger (Tampa, Fla.) are tied for 21st place at 2-over 74. Junior Kyle Kochevar (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) shot 77 and senior Ji Soo Park (Clifton, Va.) ended the round in 64th place at 80.
The tournament continues Friday and Saturday. UVa will be paired with St. Mary’s and San Diego during the second round and will tee off starting at 8:20 a.m. PT from the first tee. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
NCAA Regional
The Farms Golf Club
Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.
Par-72, 6,947 yards
First Round Results
Team Results 1. Oklahoma 284 2. East Tennessee State 289 3. Wichita State 292 4. St. Mary's (CA) 295 5. San Diego 297 5. Virginia 297 7. Georgia Tech 299 7. Eastern Kentucky 299 9. Arizona State 30010. Idaho 30111. New Mexico 30312. Georgia 30713. Mississippi 314
Individual Leaders1. Grant Hirschman, Oklahoma 691. Gudmundur Kristjansson, East Tennessee State 693. Grant Bennett, Wichita State 693. Max McGreevy, Oklahoma 704. Adrian Meronk, East Tenessee State 70
Virginia Results 8. Denny McCarthy 7221. Derek Bard 7421. Jimmy Stanger 7447. Kyle Kochevar 7764. Ji Soo Park 80="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>