Men’s Golf: Fosdick’s 69 leads Cavaliers on first day at Linger Longer Invitational

Posted on Monday, Mar. 20, 2023, 2:24 pm

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The No. 16 Virginia men’s golf team finished the opening round of play in fourth place at the Linger Longer Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga. The Cavaliers shot 1-under 287 and are four shots behind co-leaders Alabama and Georgia. Top-ranked Vanderbilt is one shot ahead of UVA on the leaderboard.

UVA junior Chris Fosdick had the Cavaliers’ best opening-day score, shooting 3-under 69. It was his best round of the season and featured five birdies and a pair of bogeys. He finished the round in fourth place.

Virginia’s Ben James and Georgie Duangmanee both shot even par 72 and are tied for 16th place. Deven Patel is 33rd at 74 and Bryan Lee is 42nd at 75. Pietro Bovari, playing as an individual, also shot 74 and is tied for 33rd place.

Monday’s second round gets underway at 10:30 a.m. UVA will be paired with Alabama, Georgia and Vanderbilt. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Linger Longer Invitational
Great Waters Golf Course
Greensboro, Ga.
Par 72, 7,436 yards
First-Round Results 

Team Results
1. Alabama — 283
1. Georgia — 283
3. Vanderbilt — 286
4. Virginia — 287
5. Georgia Tech — 292
6. Arkansas — 294
7. Clemson — 295
8. Chattanooga — 296
9. South Florida — 299
9. Kennesaw State — 299
9. Wofford — 299
12. UNCG — 301
13. Charlotte — 303
14. South Alabama — 306
15. Augusta — 309
16. Mercer — 310

Individual Leaders
1. Hugo Lari, Kennesaw State — 68
1. Connor Howe, Georgia Tech — 68
1. Connor Creasy, Georgia — 68

Virginia Results
4. Chris Fosdick — 69
16. Ben James — 72
16. George Duangmanee — 72
33. Deven Patel — 74
42. Bryan Lee — 75
33. Pietro Bovari* — 74
* Competing as an individual