Men’s Golf: Hoos in fourth place after Day 1 at The Hayt Collegiate

Posted on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024, 6:28 pm

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The No. 13 Virginia men’s golf team shot 6-over 294 Saturday to open play at The Hayt Collegiate in fourth place. The 14-team event is taking place at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Alabama leads the field at 6-under 282.

All-American Ben James produced UVA’s best opening round score, shooting 1-under 71. He finished Saturday in eighth place. Chris Fosdick is in 15th place after posting a score of 1-over 73. Deven Patel is 25th at 74, Byran Lee is 41st at 76 and Paul Chang rounded out the UVA scoring with a 78 that put him in 54th place.

Grayson Wotnosky, competing as an individual, is in 25th place after shooting 74.

Sunday’s second round gets underway at 8 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

The Hayt Collegiate
Sawgrass Country Club
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Par 72, 6,966 yards
First-Round Results

Team Results
1. Alabama — 282
2. Ohio State — 286
3. North Carolina — 289
4. Virginia — 294
5. Louisville — 295
6. Liberty — 297
7. Jacksonville — 300
8. UCF — 301
8. North Florida — 301
10. South Florida — 303
11. Duke — 305
12. Coastal Carolina — 307
13. UTSA — 308
14. Charlotte — 311

Individual Leaders
1. Canon Claycomb, Alabama — 69
1. Alexandre Vandermoten, Jacksonville — 69
1. Neal Shipley, Ohio State — 69

Virginia Results
8. Ben James — 71
15. Chris Fosdick — 73
25. Deven Patel — 74
41. Bryan Lee — 76
54. Paul Chang — 78
25. Grayson Wotnosky* — 74
* Competing as an individual