BATON ROUGE, La. – With four players among the top-10 on the leaderboard, the No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team remains in first place at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional after Tuesday’s second round. The Cavaliers shot 2-over 290 during the second round for a 36-hole total of 6-under 570.
UVA enters Wednesday’s final round five shots ahead of top-seed Auburn and nine stroke ahead of third-place Texas Tech. 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.
Ben James posted the Cavaliers’ best score on Tuesday, shooting 1-under 71 to move up to seventh place at 1-under 143. Deven Patel, the event’s opening-round leader, dropped back to a tie for second place at 3-under 141. He has a second-round score of 74. Bryan Lee is in fifth place at 2-under 142 following his even par 72.
Josh Duangmanee is in 10th place at even par 144 after turning in a score of 73. George Duangmanee is in 27th position at 149. He had a score of 77 on Tuesday.
In the team standings, Duke occupies fourth place at 6-over 582 while Ohio State is fifth at 583, one shot ahead of host LSU. Duke’s Ethan Evans leads the field at 6-under 138.
Virginia, Auburn and Texas Tech will start the third 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
Second-Round Results
Team Results
1. Virginia 280-290-570
2. Auburn 285-290-575
3. Texas Tech 292-287-579
4. Duke 291-291-582
5. Ohio State 289-294-583
6. LSU 295-289-584
7. Houston 289-296-585
8. Oregon 292-299-591
8. South Carolina 293-298-591
10. Lipscomb 294-298-592
11. Louisville 301-301-602
12. Yale 320-304-624
13. Loyola (Md.) 310-315-625
14. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 321-327-648
Individual Leaders
1. Ethan Evans, Duke 71-67-138
2. Neal Shipley, Ohio State 70-71-141
2. Connor Gaunt, LSU 68-73-141
2. Deven Patel, Virginia 67-74-141
Virginia Results
2. Deven Patel 67-74-141
5. Bryan Lee 70-72-142
7. Ben James 72-71-143
10. Josh Duangmanee 71-73-144
27. George Duangmanee 72-77-149