UVA Off to Hot Start at Tar Heel Invitational

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team shot the second-best 18-hole score in program history to stand in second place after the opening day of play at the Tar Heel Invitational. The Cavaliers shot 11-under 277 at North Carolina’s Finley Golf Course and trail only Duke (271) in the 18-team field.
 
UVA was led by seniors Anna Redding (Concord, N.C.) and Katharine Patrick (Houston, Texas) who are tied for fourth place after shooting 4-under 68. Patrick’s score equaled her best single-round score as a collegiate.
 
Sophomore Julia Ford (Shrewsbury, Mass.) also equaled her low collegiate score by shooting 1-under 70 and stands in 12th place. Sophomore Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) is in 14th place at 71 and senior Morgan Gonzales (Chandler, Ariz.) is 52nd after posting a round of 76.
 
The three-day tournament runs through Sunday.
 
Tar Heel Invitational
Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par 72, 6,379 yards
First Round Results
 
Team Results
 1. Duke            271
 2. Virginia        277
 3. Arkansas        285
 4. Louisville      288
 5. Furman          289
 5. Wake Forest     289
 7. South Carolina  290
 7. Vanderbilt      290
 9. Michigan State  296
10. North Carolina  297
11. NC State        298
12. Ohio State      300
13. Charlotte       301
13. Tulane          301
15. Michigan        302
16. Clemson         303
17. UNC Wilmington  305
18. Rollins         309
 
Individual Leaders
1. Jaravee Boonchant, Duke          66
2. Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest   67
2. Haylee Harford, Furman           67
 
Virginia Results
 4. Anna Redding         68
 4. Katharine Patrick    68
12. Julia Ford           70
14. Beth Lillie          71
52. Morgan Gonzales      76