Duangmanee leads UVA on Day One of Chitengwa Memorial

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

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The Virginia men’s golf team was in first place when the second-round of the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial was suspended due to darkness at Birdwood Golf Course. The Cavaliers stood at 12-under, one stroke ahead of with No. 20 Tennessee and No. 26 Charlotte on the team leaderboard.

The tournament will resume Tuesday morning with the conclusion of the second round starting at 8:30 a.m. The final round will begin immediately afterward.

The Cavaliers opened the tournament by shooting 5-under 279 to stand in fourth place after the opening 18 holes. Charlotte and North Florida shared the first-round lead at 277 while Tennessee was third at 278.

Sophomore George Duangmanee led UVA during the opening round by shooting 4-under 67 to share the overall lead after the first 18 holes. Junior Pietro Bovari and sophomore Chris Fosdick both shot 1-under 70 while first-year Deven Patel and sophomore Grayson Wotnosky both posted scores of 72.

When the second round was suspended, Duangmanee shared the lead for medalist at 7-under par along with Liberty’s Kieran Vincent and Tennessee’s Spencer Cross.

The UVA B-Team was led by senior Sam Jung’s 2-under 69. Seniors Jack Montague and Jimmie Massie both shot 72 while junior Liam Powderly and sophomore Jaron Leasure finished the opening round with scores of 76. The B-team posted a score of 289 and was in 13th place after the first round.

Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com.

Lewis Chitengwa Memorial

Birdwood Golf Course

Charlottesville, Va.

Par 71, 7,116 yards

First Round Results

Team Results

  1. Charlotte         277
  2. North Florida     277
  3. Tennessee         278
  4. Virginia          279
  5. Coastal Carolina  282
  6. Kentucky          284
  7. East Carolina     284
  8. Liberty           285
  9. St. Mary’s        286
  10. Loyola (Md.)      286
  11. Virginia Tech     286
  12. Maryland          287
  13. Virginia-B        289
  14. Texas State       290

Individual Leaders

  1. Connor Johnson, Virginia Tech  67
  2. Dongjin Park, Charlotte        67
  3. George Duangmanee, Virginia    67

Virginia Results

  1. George Duangmanee  67
  2. Pietro Bovari      70
  3. Chris Fosdick      70
  4. Deven Patel        72
  5. Grayson Wotnosky   72

B-Team

  1. Sam Jung           69
  2. Jack Montague      72
  3. Jimmie Massie      72
  4. Jaron Leasure      76
  5. Liam Powderly      76