The women's golf prevailed with an impressive victory over Georgia after having two players compete in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Sambach led the way for the Cavaliers and tied for 19th place shooting even-par 216 through the tournament.
Freshman Deven Patel shot the best round of the season for any Virginia player, but the Cavaliers failed to finish in the top half of the tournament.
The Cavaliers shot a 12-over 864 including a four-under 280 in the second round, to end 16 strokes behind Oregon, the only team to finish under par.
The No. 47 Cavaliers shot a four-under 860 with a strong six-under final round to finish the tournament.
The Cavaliers were not far behind No. 14 Stanford's score of 878, shooting 22 over par and finishing with a three round score of 886.
The Cavaliers finished with a combined team score of 4-under to tie with Georgia Tech and Northwestern.
The Cavaliers were led by senior Beth Lillie and sophomore Celeste Valinho, who aided the team in finishing with a three-round total of 859.
The Cavaliers braved stormy weather on their way to a strong finish in a competitive tournament.
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With improvement each round and a strong performance from junior Katharine Patrick, the Cavaliers were able to put together a third-place finish at LSU.
The Cavaliers had three golfers place in the top 25 best individual performances for the tournament, highlighted by a sixth-place finish from junior Thomas Walsh.
The Birdwood Golf Course is scheduled to undergo renovations in the coming year.
The Virginia men’s golf team wrapped up its regular season earlier today with a sixth-place finish at the Gary Koch Invitational in Gastonia, N.C.
Thanks to senior captain Jimmy Stanger’s birdie on the final hole, the No. 7 Virginia men’s golf team finished tied for first place with co-champion No. 23 Texas in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate this past weekend.
The No. 19 Virginia women’s golf team will travel to Reunion, Fla. this Sunday to compete in the prestigious, third annual Annika Intercollegiate tournament.
The No. 19 Virginia women’s golf team opened their season this past weekend with a ninth place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville, Tenn.
The Virginia men’s golf team opened its spring season last week with a fifth-place finish at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Kauai, Hawaii.
After a stellar October, Virginia sophomore Lauren Diaz-Yi was named the ACC Women’s Golfer of the Month on Wednesday afternoon.
In its final event of the fall season, the No. 20 Virginia men’s golf team placed second at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Georgia. Sophomore Derek Bard and senior Denny McCarthy finished first and second, respectively, at the event.
