GREENSBORO, Ga. – The No. 13 Virginia men’s golf team is in second place after the opening round of the Linger Longer Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Plantation. The Cavaliers shot 12-under 276 and are nine shots behind Alabama.
UVA had three golfers in the top-10 after the opening round. Bryan Lee was in fourth place at 4-under 68 while Deven Patel and Ben James were tied for sixth place at 69. Paul Chang was in 17th position with a round of 2-under 70 while Josh Duangmanee was 33rd after shooting 75.
George Duangmanee, who is competing as an individual, was also tied for 17th place with a score of 2-under 70.
Alabama’s Jonathan Griz leads the field after firing 10-under 62.
Virginia will be paired with Alabama and Georgia during Monday’s second round. Those teams tee off starting at 9:51 a.m. from the first tee. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Linger Longer Invitational
Great Waters Golf Course
Greensboro, Ga.
Par 72, 7,436 yards
First-Round Results
Team Results
1. Alabama 267
2. Virginia 276
3. Georgia 279
4. Georgia Tech 280
5. Clemson 281
5. UNCG 281
7. Jacksonville 284
8. Charlotte 287
8. Georgia State 287
10. Augusta 291
11. Kennesaw State 293
12. Louisiana Tech 294
13. Mercer 297
14. Wofford 302
Individual Leaders
1. Jonathan Griz, Alabama 62
2. Jonathan Nielsen, Clemson 64
3. JP Cave, Alabama 67
Virginia Results
4. Bryan Lee 68
6. Deven Patel 69
6. Ben James 69
17. Paul Chang 70
33. Josh Duangmanee 75
17. George Duangmanee* 70
* Competing as an individual