UVA in Second Place at Palmetto Intercollegiate
Aiken, S.C. – After the first 36 holes of play, the Virginia men’s golf team is in second place at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C. The Cavaliers shot 15-under 545, including rounds of 9-under 271 and 6-under 274, on the par-70 course. Clemson leads the 15-team field, two strokes ahead of UVA.
All five of Virginia’s players finished the first day of competition in the top-10 on the leaderboard. Sophomore Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) topped that pack. He posted rounds of 3-under 67 and 1-under 69 for a two-round total of 4-under 136. He will enter Tuesday’s final round three shots behind co-leaders Jacob Bridgeman and Turk Pettit of Clemson. Massie’s best career finish came at the 2018 Palmetto Intercollegiate when he placed fifth. Both of his rounds today were low scores for the season.
UVA freshman Pietro Bovari (Milano, Italy) had the team’s low round of the day, shooting 5-under 65 during the afternoon to climb up to a fourth-place tie on the leaderboard at 3-under 137. Bovari’s second-round score was his best as a Cavalier.
Senior Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) and junior WeiWei Gao (Cebu, Philippines) are tied for sixth place at 2-under 138. Both players posted rounds of 68 and 70. Sophomore Sam Jung (Centreville, Va.) is ninth overall at 1-over 141. He shot 68 and 73.
The final round of the tournament is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday. UVA will be paired with Furman and Clemson during the final round. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational
Palmetto Golf Club
Aiken, S.C.
Par 70, 6,617 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Clemson 267-276-543
2. Virginia 271-274-545
3. Furman 286-278-564
4. Memphis 289-282-571
5. Army 287-287-574
6. VCU 289-290-579
7. Wofford 293-290-583
8. Samford 295-288-583
9. Winthrop 300-288-588
10. USC Aiken 302-290-592
10. Temple 298-294-592
10. Francis Marion 298-294-592
13. Akron 303-291-594
14. Presbyterian 304-295-599
15. Charleston Southern 306-301-607
Individual Leaders
1. Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson 67-66-133
1. Turk Pettit, Clemson 64-69-133
3. Jimmie Massie, Virginia 67-69-136
Virginia Results
3. Jimmie Massie 67-69-136
4. Pietro Bovari 72-65-137
6. Andrew Orischak 68-70-138
6. WeiWei Gao 68-70-138
9. Sam Jung 68-73-141