UVA finishes sixth at Valspar Augusta Invitational

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

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The No. 7 Virginia women’s golf team finished sixth at the 16-team Valspar Augusta Invitational in Augusta, Ga.

The Cavaliers shot 8-over 296 during Sundays’ final round for a 54-hole total of even par 864. Third-ranked South Carolina won the tournament at 30-under 834.

Junior Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.) led UVA with a ninth-place showing. Smyth matched her low tournament score, shooting 6-under 210 to record the seventh top-10 outing of her career. Her final round score was 1-over 73.

Sophomore Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) had UVA’s best final-round score, shooting 1-under 71, to place 14th at 2-under 214. Like Smyth, Bossi matched her low collegiate tournament score. Senior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) was 45h at 222. She shot 77 over her final 18 holes.

Sophomore Celeste Valinho (Jacksonville, Fla.) had a final-round score of 75 and placed 58th at 225 while freshman Jennifer Cleary (Wilmington, Del.) was 64th with a score of 226 that included a closing round of 80.

UVA’s next stop on its 2021 schedule is the Clemson Invitational in Lake Keowee, S.C. The three-day tournament takes place March 26-28.

Valspar Augusta Invitational

Forest Hills Golf Club
Augusta, Ga.
Par 72, 6,249 yards
Final Results

Team Results

1. South Carolina 273-279-282-834
2. Duke 274-277-286-837
3. Florida State 270-285-292-847
4. Wake Forest 287-279-283-849
5. Virginia Tech 279-292-291-862
6. Virginia 286-282-296-864
7. Purdue 292-287-286-865
8. Furman 291-291-285-867
9. Augusta 288-297-288-873
10. Coastal Carolina 295-291-294-880
11. Louisville 285-292-305-882
11. Kent State 294-290-298-882
13. South Florida 300-289-304-893
14. Kennesaw State 304-295-303-902
15. Notre Dame 312-295-309-916
16. Memphis 303-304-311-918

Individual Leaders

1. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina 65-69-67-201
2. Ana Pelaez, South Carolina 68-69-69-206
2. Phoebe Brinker, Duke 64-71-71-206

Virginia Results

9. Riley Smyth 70-67-73-210
14. Virginia Bossi 70-73-71-214
45. Beth Lillie 75-70-77-222
58. Celeste Valinho 72-78-75-225
64. Jennifer Cleary 74-72-80-226