UVA Tied for Second After Opening Round at Kiawah Classic
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Nov. 1, 2015
Kiawah Island, S.C. – The 22nd-ranked Virginia men’s golf team is tied for second place after the opening 18 holes of play at the Kiawah Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C. The Cavaliers shot 1-over 289 to tie with 33rd-ranked Augusta. Charleston Southern leads the 22-team field at 1-under 287.
Freshman Thomas Walsh (High Point, N.C.) posted UVA’s best first-round score shooting 1-under 71 to stand in ninth place. Junior Jimmy Stanger (Tampa, Fla.) is one shot behind Walsh in 16th place. Three Cavaliers — senior Derek Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.), senior Nick McLaughlin (New Castle, N.H.) and sophomore Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) are tied for 28th at 1-over 73.
Three players share the tournament lead at 4-under 68. The group includes R.J. Keur of Charleston Southern, Robin Petersson of Augusta and Nick Brediger of Radford.
The second round of the tournament gets underway Monday at 6:30 a.m. and Tuesday’s final round features a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The event is UVA’s final tournament of the fall.
Kiawah Classic by Aramark
Turtle Point Golf Course
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Par-72, 7,061 yards
First Round Results
Team Results 1. Charleston Southern 287 2. Virginia 289 2. Augusta 289 4. Missouri 292 4. Georgia Southern 292 4. Virginia Tech 292 7. Duke 293 7. Georgia Tech 293 9. Jacksonville State 295 9. Col. of Charleston 29511. Gardner-Webb 29612. Richmond 29713. Radford 29814. USC Upstate 29915. Maryland 30015. Coastal Carolina 30017. Rice 30118. Loyola-MD 30219. Winthrop 30520. Louisiana-Monroe 30621. Newberry 30921. Presbyterian 309
Individual Leaders1. R.J. Keur, Charleston Southern 681. Robin Petersson, Augusta 681. Nick Brediger, Radford 68
Virginia Results 9. Thomas Walsh 7116. Jimmy Stanger 7228. Derek Bard 7328. Nick McLaughlin 7328. Danny Walker 73="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>