Duangmanee leads UVA to fifth-place finish at WFU Invitational

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia freshman George Duangmanee (Fairfax, Va.) finished the two-day Wake Forest Invitational at Pinehurst No. 2 in 14th place as the Cavaliers placed fifth in the 12-team field.

Virginia shot 16-over 296 during the final round for a 54-hole total of 37-over 877. Second-ranked Wake Forest took home the team title at 6-under 834.

Duangmanee posted a final-round score of 4-over 74 and finished 14th at 6-over 216. Senior Jimmie Massie (Lynchburg, Va.) had the team’s best final-round score, shooting 1-over 71, to move up to a 22nd-place finish at 220. Senior WeiWei Gao (Cebu, Philippines) finished 32nd at 222 including a 73 on Tuesday.

Virginia senior Pietro Bovari (Milano, Italy) was 41st at 226 and senior Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) was 44th at 228. UVA freshman Grayson Wotnosky (Wake Forest, N.C.), competing as an individual, was 53rd at 230.

Virginia returns to action March 12 when the Cavaliers play at the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga.

Wake Forest Invitational at Pinehurst No. 2

Team Results

1. Wake Forest      281-276-277-834
2. North Carolina   292-273-278-843
3. NC State         292-279-286-857
4. Duke             287-279-295-861
5. Virginia         293-288-296-877
6. Augusta          289-300-294-883
7. Furman           300-292-292-884
8. East Carolina    309-287-294-890
9. Boston College   301-293-299-893
10. Wake Forest (B)  293-295-305-893
11. Virginia Tech    309-291-303-903
12. Davidson         319-293-305-917

Individual Leaders

1. Michael Brennan, Wake Forest       71-66-68-205
2. Maximillian Steinlechner, NC State 68-71-67-206
3. Peter Fountain, North Carolina     72-66-68-206

Virginia Results

14. George Duangmanee 70-72-74-216
15. Jimmie Massie     78-71-71-220
16. WeiWei Gao        74-75-73-222
17. Pietro Bovari     72-76-78-226
18. Andrew Orischak   77-70-81-228
19. Grayson Wotnosky* 78-76-76-230

* Competing as an individual