Gao Leads UVA at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Oct. 20, 2017
Alpharetta, Ga. – The Virginia men’s golf team is tied for eighth place following the opening round of competition at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. The Cavaliers shot 3-under 285 and share eighth place with TCU and Stanford. Oklahoma State grabbed the first-round lead at 11-under 277.
Virginia was led by freshman WeiWei Gao (Cebu, Philippines) who posted a career-best score of 3-under 69 and is in 12th place. It is the first time this season Gao is competing for the Cavaliers as a scoring player. His previous two outings, he was entered as an individual and did not count as part of UVA’s team score.
Junior Thomas Walsh (High Point, N.C.) is in 25th place at 1-under 71. Freshman Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) is 38th at 72, senior Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) is 44th at 73 and sophomore Ashton Poole (Charlotte, N.C.) is 61st after shooting 75.
The second round of the U.S. Collegiate Championship will take place Saturday and the final round is slated for Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
The Golf Club of Georgia âââہ¡¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ãƒ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Lakeside Course
Alpharetta, Ga.
Par-72, 7,017 yards
First Round Results
Team Results 1. Oklahoma State 277 2. Texas 279 3. Wake Forest 282 3. UCLA 282 3. Duke 282 3. UNLV 282 7. Georgia Tech 284 8. Virginia 285 8. TCU 285 8. Stanford 28511. Florida State 28712. Clemson 28812. Texas A&M 28814. East Tennessee St. 29315. Oklahoma 295
Individual Leaders1. Chris Petefish, Georgia Tech 661. Matthew Wolff, Oklahoma State 661. Doug Ghim, Texas 66
Virginia Results12. WeiWei Gao 6925. Thomas Walsh 7138. Jimmie Massie 7244. Danny Walker 7361. Ashton Poole 75="https://virginiasports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://virginiasports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="http:>