RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico. – The No. 13 Virginia men’s golf team improved on its first-round score by seven shots to move up to a tie for sixth place after the second round at the Puerto Rico Classic. The Cavaliers shot 13-under 275 on Monday at Grand Reserve Golf Club for a two-day total of 19-under 557. UVA is tied with Oklahoma on the leaderboard. Georgia holds the overall lead heading into Tuesday’s final round at 33-under 543.
Bryan Lee led the UVA charge by shooting 6-under 66. His day featured seven birdies and one bogey. Lee moved up to 20th place at 6-under 138. The Cavaliers’ overall leader is Ben James in 10th place. He shot 5-under 67 and is at 8-under par 136.
Chris Fosdick shot 1-under 71 and dropped back to 35th place at 4-under 140. Josh Duangmanee and Paul Chang are tied for 70th at 2-over 146. Duangmanee posted a second-round score of 71 while Chang shot 74. Deven Patel, competing as an individual is in 51st place at 2-under 142. He shot 1-under 71 for the second consecutive day.
Tuesday’s final round gets underway at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. UVA will be paired with Iowa and Ole Miss during the final 18 holes.
Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com.
Puerto Rico Classic
Grand Reserve Golf Club
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Par 72, 7,506 yards
Second-Round Results
Team Results
1. Georgia 275-268-543
2. North Florida 271-274-545
3. Tennessee 272-274-546
4. Purdue 280-273-553
5. Minnesota 281-274-555
6. Oklahoma 276-281-557
6. Virginia 282-275-557
8. Iowa 274-284-558
9. Ole Miss 285-274-559
10. East Tennessee St. 279-283-562
11. Ohio State 280-283-562
12. Wisconsin 281-283-564
13. South Carolina 286-284-570
14. Col. of Charleston 284-288-572
15. Marquette 287-289-576
Individual Leaders
1. Nels Surtani, Purdue 67-65-132
2. Noah Kent, Iowa 63-70-133
3. Ben Warian, Minnesota 66-68-134
Virginia Results
10. Ben James 69-67-136
20. Bryan Lee 72-66-138
35. Chris Fosdick 69-71-140
70. Josh Duangmanee 75-71-146
70. Paul Chang 72-74-146
51. Deven Patel* 71-71-142
* Competing as an individual