GREENSBORO, Ga. – The Virginia men’s golf team shot 1-under 287 to move up to fourth place at the 16-team Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga. The Cavaliers’ two-round total is 2-over 578. Charlotte leads the field at 14-under 562.
Senior WeiWei Gao (Cebu, Philippines) continues to lead UVA. He shot even par 72 and is tied for fifth place at 4-under 140. Sophomore Pietro Bovari (Milano, Italy) had the best round of Virginia’s scoring players, shooting 1-under 71 to improve to 25th place at 1-over 145.
Senior Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) and sophomore Chris Fosdick (Middlefield, Conn.) are tied for 36th at 3-over 147. Massie posted a second-round score of 72 while Fosdick shot 73. Freshman George Duangmanee (Fairfax, Va.) is in 47th place at 4-over 148. He also shot even par on Saturday.
UVA junior Jack Montague (Manakin-Sabot, Va.), who is competing as an individual, shot his low round as a collegiate, firing 3-under 69. He is in 16th place at even par 144.
Virginia’s final round starts at 9:15 on Sunday from the first tee. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Linger Longer Invitational
Great Waters Golf Course
Greensboro, Ga.
Par 72, 7,436 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Charlotte 285-277-562
3. Georgia Tech 283-284-567
3. Louisiana Tech 290-283-573
4. Virginia 291-287-578
5. Florida Gulf Coast 287-294-581
5. Chattanooga 297-284-581
7. Middle Tennessee State 296-287-583
8. Memphis 289-295-584
9. Mercer 297-290-587
10. High Point 287-302-589
11. Kennesaw State 295-296-591
12. North Alabama 294-300-594
13. Georgia State 299-297-596
13. Augusta 308-288-596
15. Troy 298-299-597
16. Toledo 300-299-599
Individual Leaders
1. Connor McKay, Middle Tennessee State 66-69-135
2. John Gough, Charlotte 66-69-135
3. Tyran Snyders, Memphis 71-68-139
3. Matt Sharpstene, Charlotte 70-69-139
Virginia Results
5. WeiWei Gao 68-72-140
25. Pietro Bovari 74-71-145
36. Jimmie Massie 75-72-147
36. Chris Fosdick 74-73-147
47. George Duangmanee 76-72-148
16. Jack Montague* 75-69-144
* Competing as an individual