ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Virginia freshman Ben James shot 5-under 67 to lead the No. 7 Cavaliers during the opening round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in Alpharetta, Ga. Thanks to his bogey-free round, James is in third place after the opening 18 holes of competition. Alabama’s Nick Dunlap and Georgia Tech’s Hiroshi Tai lead the field at 7-under 65.
UVA completed the first day of play tied for eighth place at 4-under 284. Host Georgia Tech is tied with Clemson for the overall lead at 12-under 276.
Virginia’s other scores included a 1-under 71 from George Duangmanee, even par 72 from Pietro Bovari, a 74 from Chris Fosdick and a 79 from Deven Patel. Duangmanee is in 25th place while Bovari is 34th, Fosdick is 50th and Patel is 69th.
The second round is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. Saturday. Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com.
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Golf Club of Georgia
Alpharetta, Ga.
Par 72, 7,092 yards
First-Round Results
Team Results
1. Georgia Tech 276
1. Clemson 276
3. Pepperdine 279
4. Stanford 280
4. Alabama 280
6. Washington 282
7. Georgia Tech B-Team 283
8. Wake Forest 284
8. Virginia 284
10. Tennessee 286
11. USC 290
11. East Tennessee State 290
13. Duke 291
14. Texas A&M 299
Individual Leaders
1. Nick Dunlap, Alabama 65
1. Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech 65
3. Ben James 67
Virginia Results
3. Ben James 67
25. George Duangmanee 71
34. Pietro Bovari 72
50. Chris Fosdick 74
69. Deven Patel 79
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