Men’s Golf: Five ‘Hoos near top of leaderboard at Sharkey Individual Collegiate

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia had all five of its golfers finish in the top six after the opening 36 holes of play at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate taking place in Statesboro, Ga. The two-day, 54-hole event is a non-scoring competition.

Cavalier freshman Deven Patel and sophomore George Duangmanee are tied for second place at 3-over 147 while sophomore Jaron Leasure is in fifth place at 148 and sophomore Chris Fosdick and senior Sam Jung are tied for sixth at 150.

Georgia Southern’s Mason Williams has a two-shot lead on the Cavaliers heading into Monday’s final round.

Patel had rounds of 75 and 72 in his third collegiate event while Duangmanee posted rounds of 73 and 74.

A total of 45 players are competing in the field. The tournament is UVA’s first of the spring.

The final 18 holes get underway at 8:30 a.m. Monday. There is no live scoring for this event.

Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate

Georgia Southern University Golf Course
Statesboro, Ga.
Par 72, 6,876 yards

Individual Leaders

1. Mason Williams, Georgia Southern   73-72-145
2. Deven Patel, Virginia              75-72-147
3. George Duangmanee, Virginia        73-74-147
4. Brantley Baker, Georgia Southern   73-75-148
5. Jason Leasure, Virginia            72-77-149
6. Colby Patton, Clemson              77-73-150
7. Chris Fosdick, Virginia            76-74-150
8. Sam Jung, Virginia                 74-76-150
9. Grant Engle, Ohio State            74-76-150