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The most successful season in the Virginia men’s golf program’s history ended with a close loss to Florida during the quarterfinal round of match play at the NCAA Championships on Tuesday.
It marks the first time since the NCAA switched to a match play format in 2009 to decide the team champion that UVA has advanced this far in the tournament.
The Cavaliers shot 3-over 283 during the third round for a 54-hole total of 14-over 854 to finish the day in 10th place.
The Cavaliers shot 1-over 281, the second-best score among the 15 teams that played in morning wave, to move up 10 spots to a tie for seventh place.
The No. 16 Virginia men’s golf team is tied for 17th place after the opening round of the NCAA Championships Friday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Virginia sophomore golfer Amanda Sambach was named a second-team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association on Friday. It marks the second year in a row she has received All-America recognition from the organization.
The Cavaliers will tee off from the 10th tee at 12:25 p.m. MST while paired with Alabama and Texas A&M. Virginia qualified for the NCAAs following a third-place finish at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional.
Virginia first-year men’s golfer Ben James is one of five finalists for the 2023 Division I Jack Nicklaus Award the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday.
While the field is nearly filled up, there is room for a couple of more foursomes, and is in need of hole sponsorships from area businesses.
Virginia first-year men’s golfer Ben James is one of 10 finalists for the 2023 Haskins Award the Haskins Foundation announced Monday. James is the only freshman on the award’s final watch list.
The Cavaliers shot 14-over 302 in the third round and did not make the 15-team cut for the final round of stroke play on Monday that determines the eight squads for match play.
During the second day of play at the NCAA Championships Saturday, the 26th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team saw a five-shot improvement on its first-round score, but the Cavaliers could not make up any ground.
The Cavaliers were led by sophomore Amanda Sambach, who shot 2-under 70 and was tied for 10th after the opening 18 holes. It marked the ninth consecutive under-par round for the ACC Individual Champion.
The No. 26 Virginia women’s golf team will be among the first teams on the course when the NCAA Championships get underway Friday morning at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The No. 16 Virginia men’s golf team posted a third-place finish Wednesday at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2017.
Fifth-year Virginia women’s head coach coach Ria Scott was named by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association to its Division I Jackie Steinmann National Coach of the Year Watch List.
Virginia sophomore Amanda Sambach is one of seven players named to the final watch list for the 2022-23 Division I PING Women’s Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year honor.
The local chapter of this international organization — supported by the PGA and LPGA but totally locally funded — celebrated its continued success this week with a special event for donors, held at the practice range at Farmington Country Club.
The third-seeded Cavaliers’ team score was a program best for a NCAA regional site. That wasn’t the only UVA record to tumble during the day.
Amanda Sambach is currently one of the hottest golfers in the country, winning the ACC Individual Championship with a record-setting score of 14-under 202 and sharing medalist honors at the NCAA Westfield Regional.