MILTON, Ga. – The No. 31 Virginia men’s golf team is tied for eighth place after the opening day of play at the ACC Championships. The Cavaliers posted rounds of 7-over 287 and 5-over 285 for a 36-hole total of 12-over 572 at the Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course in Milton, Ga. No. 17 North Carolina took the tournament’s early lead, shooting 21-under 539 to lead second-place NC State by nine strokes.
UVA was led Friday by freshman Chris Fosdick who had rounds of 71 and 68 on the par-70 course to finish the day in 17th place at 1-under 139. Freshman George Duangmanee (Fairfax, Va.) is in 32nd place at 3-over 143 after shooting 71 and 72. Senior Andrew Orischak is in 35th place at 144 (70-74), sophomore Pietro Bovari is 46th at 147 (75-72) while junior Jack Montague is 57th at 151 (78-73).
Due to the threat of inclement weather in the area, the tournament’s third round has been moved up to a 7:30 a.m. start on Saturday. Following 54 holes of stroke play, the top four team will advance to the match play portion of the championship.
Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com. A total of 10 of the 12 teams in the field are ranked in the top 40 of this week’s Golfstat poll.
ACC Championships
Capital City Club Crabapple Course
Milton, Ga.
Par 70, 7,319 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. North Carolina 274-265-539
2. NC State 274-274-548
3. Clemson 277-274-551
4. Florida State 277-280-557
5. Wake Forest 283-279-562
6. Georgia Tech 286-278-564
7. Duke 285-281-566
8. Louisville 290-282-572
8. Virginia 287-285-572
10. Notre Dame 292-282-573
11. Virginia Tech 291-283-574
12. Boston College 289-286-575
Individual Leaders
1. Benjamin Shipp, NC State 64-68-132
2. Ryan Burnett, North Carolina 66-67-133
3. Peter Fountain, North Carolina 71-63-134
3. Austin Hitt, North Carolina 68-66-134
Virginia Results
17. Chris Fosdick 71-68-139
32. George Duangmanee 71-72-143
35. Andrew Orischak 70-74-144
46. Pietro Bovari 75-72-147
57. Jack Montague 78-73-151