Orischak Leads UVA During 1st Round at Burns Intercollegiate

Feb. 15, 2018

Lihu’e, Hawaii – The Virginia men’s golf team opened its spring schedule Thursday at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii. The Cavaliers shot 3-over 291 and completed the day in ninth place in the 20-team field. UNLV posted the day’s best round, finishing at 18-under 270. The Rebels hold a 13-shot advantage of second place Texas A&M.

The Cavaliers were led by sophomore Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C), who shot 1-under 71 and ended the round in 18th place. Junior Thomas Walsh (High Point, N.C.) and sophomore Ashton Poole (Charlotte, N.C.) are tied for 34th at 1-over 73. Freshman WeiWei Gao (Cebu City, Philippines) is 46th at 74 and senior Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) rounded out UVA’s scoring with a 75 to complete the first round in 61st place.

The 54-hole event runs through Saturday.

John Burns Intercollegiate
Wailua Golf Course
Lihu’e, Kaua’i, Hawaii
Par-72, 6,991 yards
First Round Results

Team Results 1. UNLV               270 2. Texas A&M          283 3. North Carolina     284 3. BYU                284   5. St. Mary's         285 5. Utah               285       7. Long Beach State   287 8. Arizona            288 9. Virginia           29110. Grand Canyon       29311. Washington State   29612. Fresno State       29713. UC Irvine          29814. UTEP               299        15. New Mexico         300    16. UNC Wilmington     30116. CSU Northridge     30118. UC Santa Barbara   30319. Northern Colorado  30720. Hawaii             309
Individual Leaders1. Shintaro Ban, UNLV     652. Harry Hall, UNLV       672. David Laskin, Arizona  67
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