The No. 42 Virginia men’s golf team finished eighth in the 15-team River Landing Intercollegiate in Wallace, N.C. this weekend. The Cavaliers compiled a 14-over 878 total during the two-day, 54-hole tournament at the River Landing Golf Course, finishing 28 shots behind first-place Duke.
Freshmen Bruce Woodall and Ben Kohles anchored the Virginia squad during the weekend event. Woodall — in his second collegiate tournament as a scoring player — shot a par 216 en route to a team-best 13th-place finish, and Kohles ended with a 4-over 220 total good enough for 36th place.
Not all of the Cavaliers performed as well as Woodall and Kohles, though. Sophomore Will Collins, coming off of three consecutive top-five finishes, struggled to a 53rd-place finish with an 8-over 224 total. Although Collins managed to shoot a 71 Saturday, the sophomore experienced difficulties Friday, notching rounds of 76 and 77 for a team-worst single-day total of 153.
Heading into the final round, the Cavaliers’ 18-over 594 36-hole total was 31 shots behind then-front-runner N.C. State. Despite leading Duke by seven shots, the Wolfpack finished second behind the Blue Devils by six strokes. N.C. State sophomore Matt Hill earned individual medalist honors, however, with a 10-under 206.
The Cavaliers will head to New London, N.C. Friday to compete in the ACC Championships.
—compiled by Nick Eilerson
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