At US Open, Virginia presence mirrored program’s ascension
By Michael Liebermann | June 23, 2024Two alumni and one current student played in the same grouping.
Two alumni and one current student played in the same grouping.
The junior is already making waves in his first year as a varsity player.
Despite playing without Ben James, the Cavaliers were able to back up their high ranking with a solid finish in Texas.
The 2023-24 season looks very bright for the Cavaliers.
With an average of 69.52 strokes per round, the team is able to rely on James’ consistency in high pressure tournaments.
Freshman Ben James performed well yet again, but the Cavaliers could not pull ahead of the Demon Deacons.
Two teams of five were able to compete for the Cavaliers, with the A-team being lead by medalist Ben James.
After a first round where the Cavaliers finished in the lead, the next two call the team fall back into third but still finish on the podium.
After a strong start in a competitive tournament, the Cavaliers faded down the stretch.
The men's team recorded a dominant performance over fall break, but the women could not recover from a. slow start in their own tournament.
The Cavaliers rallied to post the best team score in any individual round on the final day of play after getting off to a slow start.
Both men's and women's golf brought home first-place trophies at their first events, with freshman Ben James and sophomore Amanda Sambach each finishing first individually.
Coming off a seventh place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship, the Cavaliers shot a 15-under-837 to beat No. 20 Tennessee by a single stroke.
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 No. 47 Cavaliers shot a four-under 860 with a strong six-under final round to finish the tournament.