AUGUSTA, Ga. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s golf team finished sixth at the 16-team Valspar Augusta Invitational in Augusta, Ga. The Cavaliers shot 8-over 296 during Sundays’ final round for a 54-hole total of even par 864. Third-ranked South Carolina won the tournament at 30-under 834.

Junior Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.) led UVA with a ninth-place showing. Smyth matched her low tournament score, shooting 6-under 210 to record the seventh top-10 outing of her career. Her final round score was 1-over 73.

Sophomore Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) had UVA’s best final-round score, shooting 1-under 71, to place 14th at 2-under 214. Like Smyth, Bossi matched her low collegiate tournament score. Senior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) was 45h at 222. She shot 77 over her final 18 holes.

Sophomore Celeste Valinho (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a final-round score of 75 and placed 58th at 225 while freshman Jennifer Cleary (Wilmington, Del.) was 64th with a score of 226 that included a closing round of 80.

UVA’s next stop on its 2021 schedule is the Clemson Invitational in Lake Keowee, S.C. The three-day tournament takes place March 26-28.

Valspar Augusta Invitational
Forest Hills Golf Club
Augusta, Ga.
Par 72, 6,249 yards
Final Results

Team Results
 1. South Carolina   273-279-282-834
 2. Duke             274-277-286-837
 3. Florida State    270-285-292-847|
 4. Wake Forest      287-279-283-849
 5. Virginia Tech    279-292-291-862
 6. Virginia         286-282-296-864
 7. Purdue           292-287-286-865
 8. Furman           291-291-285-867
 9. Augusta          288-297-288-873
10. Coastal Carolina 295-291-294-880
11. Louisville       285-292-305-882
11. Kent State       294-290-298-882
13. South Florida    300-289-304-893
14. Kennesaw State   304-295-303-902
15. Notre Dame       312-295-309-916
16. Memphis          303-304-311-918

Individual Leaders
1. Pauline Roussi-Bouchard, South Carolina 65-69-67-201
2. Ana Pelaez, South Carolina              68-69-69-206
2. Phoebe Brinker, Duke                    64-71-71-206

Virginia Results
 9. Riley Smyth     70-67-73-210
14. Virginia Bossi  70-73-71-214
45. Beth Lillie     75-70-77-222
58. Celeste Valinho 72-78-75-225
64. Jennifer Cleary 74-72-80-226