Deven Patel
Patel Pronunciation
Virginia
2024-25 (Senior)
• Tied for 9th at 4-under (68-71-73, 212) in stroke play competition at the ACC Championship. Was the only Cavalier and one of two players (David Ford – UNC) in the tournament to go 3-0 in match play.
• Clinched the ACC quarterfinal match against Georgia Tech with UVA’s third point. Was down by three with four holes to play and rallied to win his last four holes, which included a 30-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to move the match to all square, in semifinal against Clemson. Led wire-to-wire in his final match against UNC, winning 1 UP on 18.
• Ranked No. 11 in preseason PGATour University poll
• Was Cavaliers’ top finisher at the Hamptons Intercollegiate for the second-straight year. Posted back-t0-back 68s in final two rounds for a seventh place finish (-1, 215).
2023-24 (Junior)
• Was 59th at NCAA Championships (+12, 300)
• Helped UVA to match play quarterfinals for second consecutive season at NCAAs
• Finished 15th at NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (+2, 217) to help UVA to a second-place finish, the best regional showing in program history
• Shot 5-under 67 during opening round of NCAA Regional
• Picked up first collegiate win with medalist honors at Hayt Collegiate at Sawgrass CC
• Shot -5 over final two rounds to win by a stroke at -3, 213
• Finished 18th at the South Beach International Amateur during semester break
• Ranked No. 154 in the final fall Spikemark rankings
• Helped UVA to the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate title with an 18th-place finish
• Shot -3, 213 at GCGC including final round of -6, 66 which matched his best single-round performance at UVA
• Cavaliers top finisher (seventh) at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (-4, 212
• Hamptons Intercollegiate was the fourth top-10 finish of his career
• Placed 16th at Texas Valero Collegiate (E, 216)
• Finished 15th at Highlands Invitational (-4, 212)
• Competed as an indivdual at the Puerto Rico Classic where he was 30th (-6, 210)
• UVA’s No. 2 finisher at Watersound Invitational (-3, 213)
• Was 22nd at Linger Longer Invitational (-2, 214)
• Turned in a 22nd-place showing at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (+2, 215)
• Finished 18th at ACC Championships (+1, 214)
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Was 52nd at NCAAs shooting +8, 288
• Helped UVA to its best finish at NCAAs, placing seventh in stroke play to advance to match play quarterfinals for the first time
• Played in all four fall tournaments
• Runner-up at the Hamptons Intercollegiate for his best collegiate finish
• Helped UVA to team title at that event
• Opened the season by finishing 16th at Streamsong Invitational to help UVA to team title by shooting school record -56, 808
• Posted best collegiate total (-10, 206) and matched his best single-round score (-6, 66) at Streamsong
• Tied for 45th at Inverness Intercollegiate, shooting +11, 224
• Was 61st at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
• The Cavaliers’ No. 3 finisher at Dorado Beach Collegiate (37th) at -1, 215
• Led UVA B-Team at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial shooting -6, 207 to finish 11th
• UVA’s number-two finisher (14th overall) at NCAA Las Vegas Regional where he shot -11, 205
• His tourney score at NCAA Regional was career best
• Named to 2023 VaSID All-State team
2021-22 (Freshman)
• Named the VaSID Rookie of the Year for state of Virginia
• Third on the team with 72.25 stroke average
• Helped UVA win its inaugural Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
• Posted career-best -6, 66 during final round of Linger Longer Invitational
• Led UVA in scoring at Linger Longer and Mason Rudolph events
• In Cavaliers’ lineup for ACC Championships and NCAA Regional
• Finish tied for 10th in collegiate debut at Hamptons Intercollegiate
• Helped UVA share team title with Northwestern and Georgia Tech
• Tied for 10th at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate
Amateur / High School /Personal
• Pursuing a degree in Foreign Affairs and a minor in Entrepreneurship
• Was 10th at 2022 Palmetto Amateur
• Finished sixth at 2022 Dogwood Invitational
• Qualified for 2021 and 2022 U.S. Amateur Championship
• Was eighth at 2021 Georgia Am after placing sixth in 2020
• Played in the 2021 Terra Cotta Invitational
• Ranked No. 54 by AJGA when he completed his junior career in 2021
• Placed 10th at 2021 AJGA’s Sung Hyun Park Junior Championship
• Was seventh at AJGA’s 2021 Sean Foley Performance Junior Championship
• Placed second at 2020 Junior Jones cup after finishing fourth in 2019
• Tied for sixth at the 2020 Georgia Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur where he advanced to match play
• Was 11th at the 2019 NIKE Junior Invitational
• Placed third at the 2018 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational
• Won the 2018 Sean Foley Junior All-Star
• Ranked as high as third in the state by Golfweek, Rolex and Junior Golf Scoreboard
• At the time he signed with UVA was No. 36 nationally in Golfweek’s junior rankings
• Took home top honors at the 2018 PGA Georgia Section’s UGA Junior Classic
• Runner-up at the 2021 Georgia Class 6A state championship
• Georgia’s 2021 prep player of the year
• Was a first-team all-state pick for Johns Creek High School in 2020
• Three-time state champion
• Helped his team to five consecutive AAAAAA state titles
• Born in Stockbridge, Ga.
• Parents are Urvi and Niraj
• Major is undecided
Deven Patel’s Career Statistics
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 1734 | 72.25 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 2260 | 72.35 | 66 |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 2649 | 71.59 | 66 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 1961 | 72.63 | 68 |
| Total | 122 | 8804 | 72.16 | 66 |
Deven Patel’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, Hayt Collegiate, March 11, 2024
Career Top-10 Finishes: 6
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 205, NCAA Regional, May 17, 2023
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 66, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Oct. 15, 2023 & Streamsong Invitational, Sept. 13, 2022, Linger Longer Invitational, March 22, 2022