ALPHARETTA, Ga. – UVA’s Paul Chang shot a career-best 5-under 67 and shared the first-round lead after the opening round at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. Chang helped Virginia finish the first day of competition in second place at 10-under 278. East Tennessee State, ranked 11th, leads the field at 275.
Chang opened his round with an eagle on the par-5, 542-yard first hole. He went bogey-free from there, recording birdies on 10, 11 and 18 to share the lead with ETSU’s Algot Kleen.
Ben James and George Duangmanee each posted scores of 2-under 70 for the Cavaliers to finish the round tied for 13th place. Deven Patel shot 1-under 71 and is in 26th position while Bryan Lee is in 51st place at 1-over 73.
UVA will be paired with Tennessee and UCLA during Saturday’s second round. Those teams are set to tee off starting at 10:15 a.m. from the 10th tee.
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. East Tennessee State 275
2. Virginia 278
3. Wake Forest 281
4. Tennessee 282
4. Texas A&M 282
6. Georgia Tech 283
7. Washington 284
8. Duke 285
9. Northwestern 286
9. USC 286
11. Charlotte 287
12. Pepperdine 288
12. UCLA 288
12. Clemson 288
15. Georgia Tech (B) 294
Individual Leaders
1. Paul Chang, Virginia 67
1. Algot Kleen, East Tennessee State 67
3. Conor Gough, Charlotte 68
3. Mats Ege, East Tenn. State 68
3. Omar Morales, UCLA 68
3. Kelly Chinn, Duke 68
Virginia Results
1. Paul Chang 67
13. Ben James 70
13. George Duangmanee 70
26. Deven Patel 71
51. Bryan Lee 73
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