Men’s Golf: Cavaliers move up two spots at Linger Longer Invitational

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Posted on Monday, Mar. 21, 2022, 6:38 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

uva golfThanks to an 11-shot improvement over its first-round score, the Virginia men’s golf team moved up to ninth place at the Linger Longer Invitational taking place in Greensboro, Ga. The Cavaliers shot 2-over 290 on Monday for a two-round total of 15-over 591. The final round of the 54-hole tournament gets underway Tuesday morning.

Vanderbilt and Georgia are tied for first place in the 15-team field at 20-under 556.

Junior Pietro Bovari led the Cavaliers during the second round by shooting 2-under 70. He is in 28th place at 1-over 145. Freshman Deven Patel and sophomore George Duangmanee both posted rounds of 1-under 71 and are in 31st and 38th place, respectively. Patel stands at 2-over 146 for the tournament and Duangmanee is one stroke behind him.

Senior Sam Jung is in 62nd position at 153 and senior Jimmie Massie is 81st at 159. Jung posted a score of 78 on Monday while Massie shot 80. Sophomore Chris Fosdick, competing as an individual, is in 50th place at 150. He shot 1-over 73 during the second round.

The final round of the tournament gets underway at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Linger Longer Invitational

Great Waters Golf Course

Greensboro, Ga.

Par 72, 7,436 yards

Second Round Results

Team Results

  1. Vanderbilt      279-277-556
    1. Georgia         280-276-556
  2. Florida         284-280-564
  3. Clemson         292-277-569
  4. Charlotte       289-283-572
  5. North Carolina  286-293-579
  6. South Florida   286-295-581
  7. Alabama         293-288-581
  8. Virginia        301-290-591
  9. Toledo          288-308-596
  10. UNCG            298-300-598
  11. Chattanooga     301-305-606
  12. Mercer          304-301-607
  13. Augusta         305-303-608
  14. Kennesaw State  314-298-612

Individual Leaders

  1. Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson  67-66-133
  2. Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt 68-68-136
  3. Ben Van Wyk, Georgia      67-69-136

Virginia Results

  1. Pietro Bovari      75-70-145
  2. Deven Patel        75-71-146
  3. George Duangmanee  76-71-147
  4. Sam Jung           75-78-153
  5. Jimmie Massie      79-80-159
  6. Chris Fosdick*     77-73-150

* Competing as an individual