Hoos Move up to Third at Watersound Invitational

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – The No. 10 Virginia men’s golf team shot a second-round score of 10-under 278 to move up to third place after 36 holes at the Watersound Invitational at Shark’s Tooth Golf Course. The Cavaliers two-day total stands at 12-under 564, one shot behind Clemson and eight strokes back of tournament-leading Vanderbilt.

All-American Ben James led UVA with a 4-under 68 to move up to ninth place overall at 4-under 140. George Duangmanee and Deven Patel both shot 1-under 71 and are tied for 16th position at 3-under 141. Josh Duangmanee also posted a round of 68 and moved up to 24th place at 1-under 143. That matched the first-year player’s lowest round as a Cavalier.

Bryan Lee shot even par 72 and is in 40th position at 2-over 146. Chris Fosdick, competing as an individual, is in 54th place at 149. He posted a second-round score of 149.

The three tournament leaders – Vanderbilt, Clemson and Virginia – will tee off starting at 8:50 a.m. from the first tee during Wednesday’s final round.

Virginia is one of nine teams in the field ranked in the top-50 of the current NCAA golf rankings. Live scoring of the event is online at Golfstat.com.

Watersound Invitational
Shark’s Tooth Golf Course
Panama City Beach, Fla.
Par 72, 7,246 yards
Second-Round Results

Team Results
 1. Vanderbilt        278-278-556
 2. Clemson           283-280-563
 3. Virginia          286-278-564
 4. Florida State     288-279-567
 5. Georgia Tech      287-281-568
 6. Oklahoma State    294-276-570
 7. Notre Dame        284-287-571
 8. Ohio State        288-284-572
 9. Mississippi State 283-292-575
10. NC State          297-284-581
11. Alabama           287-301-588
12. Penn              313-303-616 

Individual Leaders
1. Christo Lamprecht, Georgia Tech 71-65-136
2. Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt   69=69-138
2. Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt      68-70-138
2. Gray Albright, Florida State    68-70-138

Virginia Results
 9. Ben James         72-68-140
16. George Duangmanee 70-71-141
16. Deven Patel       70-71-141
24. Josh Duangmanee   75-68-143
40. Bryan Lee         74-72-146
54. Chris Fosdick*    76-73-149
* Competing as an individual