CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 12 Virginia men’s golf team opens play at the NCAA Regional in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday, May 13. The 54-hole event runs through Wednesday at LSU’s University Club. Virginia is the No. 2 seed in the 14-team field. The top five finishers from six NCAA regional sites advance to the NCAA Championships set for May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Cavaliers’ lineup includes the same five players who competed at the ACC Championships: George Duangmanee, Josh Duangmanee, Ben James, Bryan Lee and Deven Patel. Liam Powderly will start the tournament as UVA’s alternate.
Virginia enters the postseason ranked No. 12 by the NCAA Golf Rankings (May 9). James is ranked No. 33 in the individual rankings while Bryan Lee is No. 47.
Format
The three-day regional format calls for a single-round of play Monday through Wednesday. Play starts each day at 8 a.m. CT. The Cavaliers are paired with Auburn and Texas Tech during Monday’s opening round. Those teams will go off the 1st tee starting at 8 a.m. CT.
The Field (in order of seed)
1. Auburn, 2. Virginia, 3. Texas Tech, 4. Oregon, 5. Duke, 6. Ohio State, 7. LSU, 8. Louisville, 9. Houston, 10. South Carolina, 11. Lipscomb, 12. Yale, 13. Loyola (Md.), 14. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
UVA Lineup
Stroke Low Low
Golfer Events Rds. Avg. Rd. Tourney
George Duangmanee (Sr.) 7 21 72.14 69 212
Josh Duangmanee (Fr.) 6 18 72.22 67 210
Ben James (So.) 9 27 70.07 65 202
Bryan Lee (So.) 10 30 70.80 63 201
Deven Patel (Jr.) 10 30 71.07 66 210
Liam Powderly (Grad.) 1 3 70.33 67 210
Note: Update player bios are online at:
https://virginiasports.com/sports/mgolf/roster/
Regional History
The regional berth marks the 27th time since 1990 the Cavaliers have competed in postseason play. Virginia is looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 19th time in its history. Last year the Cavaliers finished third at the Las Vegas Regional. It was the best-ever finish by a UVA team at a regional site. UVA shot 49-under, 815, the lowest ever by a UVA team at a regional site.
As a freshman, James shared medalist honors with San Francisco’s Matthew Anderson. That duo finished at 20-under 196….
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