BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team shot 8-under 280 to grab the first-round lead at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional at LSU’s University Club. All five Cavaliers shot even par or better during the opening round of the three-day event.
The top five finishers from six NCAA regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships set for May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Deven Patel posted a bogey-free round that featured five birdies to grab the first-round lead at 67. Bryan Lee is in fourth place at 2-under 70. His round featured five birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. Patel is one shot ahead of LSU’ Connor Gaunt and Houston’s Wolfgang Glawe.
First-year Josh Duangmanee shot 1-under 71 and is in ninth place while Ben James and George Duangmanee both posted scores of even par 72 and are tied for 15th place. Both James and Josh Duangmanee carded six birdies during their rounds.
In the team standings, top-ranked Auburn trails UVA by five shots at 3-under 285. Ohio State is tied with Houston for third place at 1-over 289 and Duke is in fifth position at 3-over 291.
Virginia, Auburn and Houston will start the second round at 9 a.m. ET from the first tee. Live scoring of the event is online at Golfstat.com.
NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
University Club
Baton Rouge, La.
Par 72, 7,401 yards
First-Round Results
Team Results
1. Virginia 280
2. Auburn 285
3. Ohio State 289
3. Houston 289
5. Duke 291
6. Texas Tech 292
6. Oregon 292
6. South Carolina 293
9. Lipscomb 294
10. LSU 295
11. Louisville 301
12. Loyola (Md.) 310
13. Yale 320
13. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 321
Individual Leaders
1. Deven Patel, Virginia 67
2. Connor Gaunt, LSU 68
2. Wolfgang Glawe, Houston 68
Virginia Results
1. Deven Patel 67
4. Bryan Lee 70
9. Josh Duangmanee 71
15. Ben James 72
15. George Duangmanee 72