Women’s Golf: ‘Hoos off to hot start at Moon Golf Invitational

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 8 Virginia women’s golf team finished the opening round of the Moon Golf Invitational in second place after posting a score of 1-under 287.

The Cavaliers trail tournament leader Florida State by one shot. It marked the fifth consecutive round where UVA posted a team score of par or better.

Virginia sophomore Jennifer Cleary topped the Cavaliers by shooting 3-under 69 at the Suntree Country Club’s Classic Course. It was the fifth consecutive below-par round for Cleary. She finished the first day of the competition tied for third place,

UVA freshman Amanda Sambach was one stroke behind Cleary on the leaderboard in fifth place. UVA’s other first-round scores included a 73 by Rebecca Skoler and 75s by Celeste Valinho and Beth Lillie. Skoler, playing in the UVA lineup for the first time in her career, was in 23rd place while Valinho and Lillie are tied for 39th.

Monday’s second round is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Moon Golf Invitational

Duran Golf Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,479 yards
First Round Results

Team Results

1. Florida State       286
2. Virginia            287
3. Florida             291
4. Louisville          291
5. LSU                 292
6. UCF                 292
7. Auburn              295
8. South Carolina      295
9. Arkansas            296
10. Alabama             297
11. North Carolina      298
12. Baylor              301
13. Augusta             302
14. Duke                304
15. Miami               307

Individual Leaders

1. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU           66
2. Kendall Griffin, Louisville    68
3. Jennifer Cleary, Virginia      69
4. Julie McCarthy, Auburn         69

Virginia Results

3. Jennifer Cleary 69
4. Amanda Sambach  70
5. Rebecca Skoler  73
6. Celeste Valinho 75
7. Beth Lillie     75