ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Making his UVA debut, third year Vaughn McMeans fired a 2-under, 70 in the first round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational to lead Virginia. It was the second-lowest score by any Cavalier this fall.
McMeans, a transfer from George Mason, carded five birdies, tied for the seventh-most of anyone in the 78-player field. He birdied three of his first five holes on the day and closed out with birdies on No. 14 and 15. He is in a tie for 16th on the individual leaderboard.
As team the Cavaliers totaled a 3-over, 291 its second lowest gross score of the fall. Virginia finds itself in 12th place, three strokes behind Duke. Clemson posted the low round of the day, combining for a 12-under 276, a one-shot lead over second place Georgia Southern. Both Oscar Holm-Bredkjaer (Clemson) and Gabriel Holtz (Clemson) have a hold on round one lead after a pair of 5-under, 67s.
The remaining four Cavaliers in the tournament were within two strokes of one another. Josh Duangmanee shot a 1-over, 73 while Mingbo Jiang and Michael Lee each were 2-over on the day to round out the Cavalier counting scores. Jiang matched McMeans with five birdiesand eagled his first hole of the day, a 542-yard par 5.
Virginia will be back on the course on Saturday (Oct. 17) with tee times at the Golf Club of Georgia beginning on No. 10 at 9:20 a.m.
Additional Notes
- Fifth year John Broderick, also making his Cavalier debut, competed as an individual and posted a 2-over 74.
- McMeans’ 2-under 70 matched lowest UVA score to par this season.
LEADERBOARD
|
PL |
TEAM |
RD1 |
TO PAR |
|
1 |
Clemson |
276 |
-12 |
|
2 |
Georgia Southern |
277 |
-11 |
|
3 |
Northwestern |
278 |
-10 |
|
T4 |
Southern California |
281 |
-7 |
|
T4 |
Georgia Tech |
281 |
-7 |
|
6 |
UCLA |
282 |
-6 |
|
T7 |
Pepperdine |
283 |
-5 |
|
T7 |
Charlotte |
283 |
-5 |
|
9 |
Stanford |
286 |
-2 |
|
10 |
Loyola Marymount |
287 |
-1 |
|
11 |
Duke |
288 |
E |
|
12 |
Virginia |
291 |
+3 |
|
13 |
Boston College |
294 |
+6 |
|
14 |
UAB |
299 |
+11 |
VIRGINIA
|
PL |
PLAYER |
RD1 |
TO PAR |
|
T16 |
70 |
-2 |
|
|
T46 |
73 |
+1 |
|
|
T56 |
74 |
+2 |
|
|
T56 |
74 |
+2 |
|
|
T56 |
John Broderick (IND) |
74 |
+2 |
|
T65 |
75 |
+3 |