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:>