Walsh Stays Hot at Carpet Capital Collegiate
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Rocky Face, Ga. – The Virginia men’s golf team used a 10-shot improvement from its first-round result to move into a tie for fifth place after 36 holes of play at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga. The Cavaliers shot 4-under 284 on Saturday for a two-day total of 2-over 578.
Georgia Tech and Tennessee share the lead heading into Sunday’s final round at 20-under 556.
UVA senior All-American Thomas Walsh (High Point, N.C.) shot 3-under 69 and ended the day in eighth place at 4-under 140 for 36 holes. Georgia Tech’s Tyler Strafaci and Tennessee’s Jake Meehorst share the tournament lead at 9-under 135.
Cavalier sophomore Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) posted a score of 72 and dropped back to 15th place at 1-under 143. Freshman David Morgan (Naples, Fla.) shared UVA scoring honors on the day with Walsh by also posting a score of 69. He moved up to 29th place on the leaderboard with a two-day total of 146.
Virginia sophomore WeiWei Gao (Cebu City, Philippines) is 54th at 150 and junior Andrew Orischak is 66th at 152. Gao posted a second-day score of 75 while Orischak shot 74.
The final round of the tournament is set for Sunday at The Farm Golf Club. The Hoos will tee off starting at 8:50 a.m. from the first tee while paired with South Carolina and Auburn. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Carpet Capital Collegiate
The Farm Golf Club
Rocky Face, Ga.
Par 72, 7,012 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Georgia Tech 281-275-556
1. Tennessee 280-276-556
3. Alabama 288-270-558
4. Auburn 293-284-577
5. South Carolina 294-284-578
5. Virginia 294-284-578
7. Clemson 290-294-584
8. California 301-284-585
9. North Florida 301-285-586
10. LSU 296-291-587
11. Kennesaw State 288-300-588
12. Chattanooga 295-294-589
13. Florida 301-296-597
14. Colorado State 301-299-600
14. Dalton State 303-297-600
Individual Leaders
1. Tyler Strafaci, Georgia Tech 70-65-135
1. Jake Meenhorst, Tennessee 69-66-135
3. Brayden Garrison, Tennessee 69-68-137
3. Davis Riley, Alabama 68-69-137
Virginia Results
8. Thomas Walsh 71-69-140
15. Jimmie Massie 71-72-143
29. David Morgan 77-69-146
54. WeiWei Gao 75-75-150
66. Andrew Orischak 78-74-152