James Leads UVA with 67 to Open GCGC

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Virginia freshman Ben James shot 5-under 67 to lead the No. 7 Cavaliers during the opening round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga. Thanks to his bogey-free round, James is in third place after the opening 18 holes of competition. Alabama’s Nick Dunlap and Georgia Tech’s Hiroshi Tai lead the field at 7-under 65.

UVA completed the first day of play tied for eighth place at 4-under 284. Host Georgia Tech is tied with Clemson for the overall lead at 12-under 276.

Virginia’s other scores included a 1-under 71 from George Duangmanee, even par 72 from Pietro Bovari, a 74 from Chris Fosdick and a 79 from Deven Patel. Duangmanee is in 25th place while Bovari is 34th, Fosdick is 50th and Patel is 69th.

The second round is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. Saturday. Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com.

Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Golf Club of Georgia
Alpharetta, Ga.
Par 72, 7,092 yards
First-Round Results

Team Results
 1. Georgia Tech         276
 1. Clemson              276
 3. Pepperdine           279
 4. Stanford             280
 4. Alabama              280
 6. Washington           282
 7. Georgia Tech B-Team  283
 8. Wake Forest          284
 8. Virginia             284
10. Tennessee            286
11. USC                  290
11. East Tennessee State 290
13. Duke                 291
14. Texas A&M            299 

Individual Leaders
1. Nick Dunlap, Alabama      65
1. Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech 65
3. Ben James                 67

Virginia Results
 3. Ben James          67
25. George Duangmanee  71
34. Pietro Bovari      72
50. Chris Fosdick      74
69. Deven Patel        79