Gao Posts Career-Best Finish to Lead UVA at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
Jonesborough, Tenn. – Virginia junior WeiWei Gao (Cebu City, Philippines) posted the best finish and tournament score during his Cavalier career to lead the team at this year’s Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate. Gao placed 18th, shooting a career-best 5-under 211, to be UVA’s top finisher in the 54-hole event. His opening round score of 3-under 69 matched his best 18-hole total as a Cavalier. He shot 1-under 71 during Sunday’s final round.
Virginia had its best single-round score during Sunday’s final round action. The Cavaliers shot 6-under 282 for a three-day total of 1-over 865. Louisville captured the team title at 34-under 830.
Sophomore Jack Montague (Manakin-Sabot, Va.) was one of two UVA players to shoot 2-under 70 during the final round. He moved up to 47th place at 2-over 218, equaling his best tournament score as a collegiate. Classmate David Morgan (Naples, Fla.) also recorded a 70 during the final round and tied for 56th place at 3-over 219. Senior Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) also finished at 219. He had a final-round score of 71. Sophomore Sam Jung rounded out UVA’s scoring with a 79th-place finish at 13-over 229. He posted a 75 on Sunday, his low round during the event.
Senior Christopher White (Garden City, N.Y.), who is competing as an individual, finished 71st at 226. His final round score was 79.
UVA will wrap up its fall schedule next weekend when the Cavaliers compete in the Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate. The three-day tournament in Alpharetta, Ga., gets underway Friday.
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
Blackthorn Club
Jonesborough, Tenn.
Par 72, 7,147 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Louisville 274-280-276-830
2. East Tennessee State 281-269-285-835
3. Tennessee 273-279-285-837
4. Ole Miss 285-273-283-841
5. UNC Wilmington 280-280-283-843
6. Furman 277-292-276-845
6. NC State 280-284-281-845
8. Coastal Carolina 282-282-282-846
9. Virginia Tech 288-275-286-849
10. East Carolina 285-286-282-853
11. Missouri 291-281-288-860
12. Penn State 297-290-286-863
13. Virginia 292-291-282-865
14. VCU 299-280-289-868
15. Villanova 313-303-301-917
Individual Leaders
1. Jack Rhea, East Tennessee State 67-63-71-201
2. A. Segundo Oliva Pinto, UNCW 66-72-65-203
2. Benjamin Shipp, NC State 65-71-67-203
Virginia Results
18. WeiWei Gao 69-71-71-211
47. Jack Montague 71-77-70-218
56. Andrew Orischak 76-72-71-219
56. David Morgan 78-71-70-219
79. Sam Jung 76-78-75-229
71. Christopher White * 75-72-79-226
* Competing as a non-scoring individual