Bovari Leads UVA to Runner-Up Finish at Palmetto Intercollegiate

Aiken, S.C. – Led by freshman Pietro Bovari (Milano, Italy), the Virginia men’s golf team posted a runner-up finish on Tuesday at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C. The Cavaliers shot 4-over 284 during the final round for a 54-hole total of 11-under 829. Clemson won the tournament by shooting 27-under 813. Those two teams ran away from the rest of the 15-team pack. Furman, the third-place finisher, was 23 shots behind UVA on the leaderboard.
 
Bovari turned in his best outing as a Cavalier, finishing fourth at 6-under 204. He shot 3-under 67 during the final round. Junior WeiWei Gao (Cebu, Phillipines) was fifth at 2-under 208. Gao posted a final-round score of even par 70. It was Gao’s second career top-10 finish.
 
Junior Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) also managed a top-10 outing, placing ninth at 1-over 211. He shot 75 during the final round. It was Massie’s third straight top-10 finish at the event.
 
Senior Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) and sophomore Sam Jung (Centreville, Va.) tied for 13th place at 3-over 213. Orischak carded a final-round score of 75 while Jung finished with a 72.
 
Clemson’s Jacob Bridgeman claimed medalist honors at 12-under 198.
 
The Cavaliers are back in action March 22-24 at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate played in Williamsburg, Va.
 
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational
Palmetto Golf Club
Aiken, S.C.
Par 70, 6,617 yards
Final Results
 
Team Results
 1. Clemson             267-276-270-813
 2. Virginia            271-274-284-829
 3. Furman              286-278-288-852
 4. Memphis             289-282-285-856
 5. Army                287-287-292-866
 6. VCU                 289-290-291-870
 6. Samford             295-288-287-870
 8. USC Aiken           302-290-284-876
 9. Wofford             293-290-296-879
10. Temple              298-294-289-881
10. Akron               303-291-287-881
12. Winthrop            300-288-300-888

13. Francis Marion      298-294-306-898
14. Charleston Southern 306-301-296-903
15. Presbyterian        304-295-306-905
 
Individual Leaders
1. Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson     67-66-65-198
2. Turk Pettit, Clemson         64-69-69-202
3. William Nottingham, Clemson  69-69-65-203
4. Pietro Bovari, Virginia      67-69-67-204
 
Virginia Results
 4. Pietro Bovari   72-65-67-204
 5. WeiWei Gao      68-70-70-208
 9. Jimmie Massie   67-69-75-211
13. Andrew Orischak 68-70-75-213
13. Sam Jung        68-73-72-213