Courtesy UVA Media Relations
Top-seeded Virginia soared up the leaderboard on Friday after combining to shoot a 10-under, 278 to match first-place Stanford for the lowest round of day. The Cavaliers rose six spots on leaderboard and currently sit alone in second place after 36 holes at the 2026 ACC Men’s Golf Championship in Panama City, Fla.
Senior Ben James was one of three Cavaliers under par in round two and carded a 4-under, 68. He totaled five birdies and added an eagle on the par-5, 13th hole. It marked the fourth time in his career that James has produced a round in the 60s at the ACC Championship.
Classmate Bryan Lee jumped 36 spots on the individual leaderboard thanks to a 4-under 68 and now sits in a tie for 24th place. After an opening round 77 (+5) on Thursday, he rebounded with a bogey-free effort on Friday.
Graduate student Paul Chang slid up 10 spots with a 2-under 70 and is now 1-under for the tournament. A medalist in his last two tournaments, Chang is tied for 17th going into the final round, eight strokes behind current individual leader Edan Cui (Stanford).
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Virginia’s first tee time is set for 8 a.m. on Saturday. The top eight teams from the stroke play portion will advance to an 8-team match play competition that begins with the quarterfinals and semifinals on Sunday.
LEADERBOARD
| PL. | TEAM | RD 1 | RD 2 | TO PAR |
| 1. | Stanford | 275 | 278 | -23 |
| 2. | Virginia | 291 | 278 | -7 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 286 | 285 | -5 |
| 4. | Louisville | 290 | 283 | -3 |
| 5. | Wake Forest | 285 | 290 | -1 |
| T6. | Georgia Tech | 287 | 290 | +1 |
| T6. | Clemson | 291 | 286 | +1 |
| T6. | SMU | 288 | 289 | +1 |
| T6. | Florida State | 291 | 286 | +1 |
| 10. | NC State | 289 | 290 | +3 |
| 11. | California | 294 | 287 | +5 |
| 12 | Duke | 296 | 287 | +7 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 299 | 284 | +7 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 305 | 291 | +20 |
| 15. | Boston College | 310 | 302 | +36 |
VIRGINIA
| PL. | PLAYER | RD 1 | RD 2 | TO PAR |
| T3. | Ben James | 70 | 68 | -6 |
| T17. | Paul Chang | 73 | 70 | -1 |
| T24. | Bryan Lee | 77 | 68 | +1 |
| T30. | Michael Lee | 73 | 72 | +2 |
| T41. | Josh Duangmanee | 74 | 74 | +4 |
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