CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s golf team came in at No. 4 in the Golfweek and No. 5 in the Golf Channel Preseason rankings. The Cavaliers are coming off their second-straight match play appearance in NCAA Championships which features the top eight teams after stroke play competition.
Preseason Top 🖐️ ⚔️ #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/6A4VdEXqEy
— Virginia Men’s Golf (@UVAMensGolf) September 4, 2024
Virginia returns a trio of players who earned All-America honors a season ago – Ben James (Ping/CGCA – 1st Team & Golfweek – 1st Team), Josh Duangmanee (Ping/CGCA – Honorable Mention) and Bryan Lee (Golfweek – Honorable Mention).
The Cavaliers are under the direction of head coach Bowen Sargent who enters his 21st season at the helm. UVA has made 16-straight NCAA postseason appearances and returns nine student-athletes from its 2023-24 squad.
UVA will open its season in Toledo, Ohio, at the historic Inverness Club at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10). It will be the first of four fall tournaments for the Cavaliers.
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