No. 15 Virginia men’s golf victorious in final tournament of the season
By Grace Gould | October 16, 2023The strong showing this weekend is undoubtedly a high note the Cavaliers will carry with them as they begin to prepare for the spring.
The strong showing this weekend is undoubtedly a high note the Cavaliers will carry with them as they begin to prepare for the spring.
After getting off to a leading score with a scorching-hot first round, the Cavaliers fell behind to fourth place in the final two.
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.
The Cavaliers finished with a combined team score of 4-under to tie with Georgia Tech and Northwestern.
The Cavaliers braved stormy weather on their way to a strong finish in a competitive tournament.
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.