UVA Finishes Fifth at ACC Championships, Clinches Commonwealth Clash

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 13 Virginia men’s golf team shot 3-over 287 during Sunday’s final round of stroke play at the ACC Championships to finish fifth in the 12-team field. UVA finished the three rounds of stroke play at 1-under 851. The Cavaliers failed to advance to match play, finishing three shots behind a trio of teams that tied for second at -4, 848. North Carolina won stroke play (-10, 842) while Florida State, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest tied for second.

UVA’s place finish was ahead of Virginia Tech (12th / +34, 886) allowing the Cavaliers to claim the point at stake in the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash competition between the two teams. It also provided Virginia the winning point in this year’s Clash. UVA currently leads the Clash 12 to 6.5 with just four events and 3.5 points left to be decided in the competition.

Bryan Lee was UVA’s top finisher at the ACC Championships, shooting 2-under 69 for the second consecutive day to finish sixth at 4-under 209. Ben James was 12th at even par 213 while Deven Patel was 18th at 1-over 214. Both of those players shot even par 71 on Sunday. George Duangmanee dropped back to 25th place at 3-over 216 with a final-round score of 77. His younger brother, Josh, was 40th at 221. He posted a final-round score of 76 at Charlotte Country Club.

Virginia will now await its assignment for the NCAA Regional tournaments. The NCAA will announce the fields for the regional sites on May 1 at 2 p.m. The regional championships will take place May 13-15.

ACC Championships
Charlotte Country Club
Charlotte, N.C.
Par 71, 7,396 yards
Final Stroke Play Results

Team Results
 1. North Carolina     275-277-290-842
 2. Florida State      280-275-293-848
 2. Georgia Tech       278-282-288-848
 2. Wake Forest        271-292-285-848
 5. Virginia           286-278-287-851
 6. Duke               283-279-292-854
 7. Notre Dame         286-282-293-861
 8. NC State           281-289-292-862
 9. Louisville         285-279-300-864
10. Clemson            282-282-304-868
11. Boston College     290-283-300-873
12. Virginia Tech      285-287-314-886

Individual Leaders
1. Michael Brennan, Wake Forest     66-71-69-206
2. Frederik Kjettrup, Florida State 68-67-71-206

Virginia Results
 6. Bryan Lee          71-69-69-209
12. Ben James          72-70-71-213
18. Deven Patel        72-71-71-214
25. George Duangmanee  71-68-77-216
40. Josh Duangmanee    73-72-76-221