MELBOURNE, Fla. – The No. 8 Virginia women’s golf team finished the opening round of the Moon Golf Invitational in second place after posting a score of 1-under 287. The Cavaliers trail tournament leader Florida State by one shot. It marked the fifth consecutive round where UVA posted a team score of par or better.
Virginia sophomore Jennifer Cleary topped the Cavaliers by shooting 3-under 69 at the Suntree Country Club’s Classic Course. It was the fifth consecutive below-par round for Cleary. She finished the first day of the competition tied for third place,
UVA freshman Amanda Sambach was one stroke behind Cleary on the leaderboard in fifth place. UVA’s other first-round scores included a 73 by Rebecca Skoler and 75s by Celeste Valinho and Beth Lillie. Skoler, playing in the UVA lineup for the first time in her career, was in 23rd place while Valinho and Lillie are tied for 39th.
Monday’s second round is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Moon Golf Invitational
Suntree Country Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,479 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Florida State 286
2. Virginia 287
3. Florida 291
3. Louisville 291
5. LSU 292
5. UCF 292
7. Auburn 295
7. South Carolina 295
9. Arkansas 296
10. Alabama 297
11. North Carolina 298
12. Baylor 301
13. Augusta 302
14. Duke 304
15. Miami 307
Individual Leaders
1. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 66
2. Kendall Griffin, Louisville 68
3. Jennifer Cleary, Virginia 69
3. Julie McCarthy, Auburn 69
Virginia Results
3. Jennifer Cleary 69
5. Amanda Sambach 70
23. Rebecca Skoler 73
39. Celeste Valinho 75
39. Beth Lillie 75