PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The No. 13 Virginia men’s golf team shot 6-over 294 to open play at The Hayt Collegiate in fourth place. The 14-team event is taking place at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Alabama leads the field at 6-under 282.
All-American Ben James produced UVA’s best opening round score, shooting 1-under 71. He finished Saturday in eighth place. Chris Fosdick is in 15th place after posting a score of 1-over 73. Deven Patel is 25th at 74, Byran Lee is 41st at 76 and Paul Chang rounded out the UVA scoring with a 78 that put him in 54th place.
Grayson Wotnosky, competing as an individual, is in 25th place after shooting 74.
Sunday’s second round gets underway at 8 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
The Hayt Collegiate
Sawgrass Country Club
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Par 72, 6,966 yards
First-Round Results
Team Results
1. Alabama 282
2. Ohio State 286
3. North Carolina 289
4. Virginia 294
5. Louisville 295
6. Liberty 297
7. Jacksonville 300
8. UCF 301
8. North Florida 301
10. South Florida 303
11. Duke 305
12. Coastal Carolina 307
13. UTSA 308
14. Charlotte 311
Individual Leaders
1. Canon Claycomb, Alabama 69
1. Alexandre Vandermoten, Jacksonville 69
1. Neal Shipley, Ohio State 69
Virginia Results
8. Ben James 71
15. Chris Fosdick 73
25. Deven Patel 74
41. Bryan Lee 76
54. Paul Chang 78
25. Grayson Wotnosky* 74
* Competing as an individual
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