March 27, 2006

Awendaw, SC - Freshman Daniel Kefale caught fire during the second round at the Hootie at Bull's Bay Intercollegiate with a 6-under 65 to help the Virginia men's golf team move up to seventh on the 15-team leaderboard.

Kefale recorded seven birdies over his first 11 holes en route to posting his best score as a collegiate. A native of Woodbridge, Va., Kefale's previous low score was a 1-under 70 he shot during his first college outing at the Tournament of Champions in Knoxville. His score was two shots off the UVa single-round record of 63 posted by Cole Kelly in 1996 at the Red River Classic. It was the best single round by a UVa golfer this year.

Kefale started his round with a birdie on the first hole and made the turn at 5-under thanks to additional birdies on holes three, five, six and eight.

Kefale managed to get to seven under thanks to birdies on 10 and 11 before a bogie on No. 13 put him back to 6-under. Kefale got that stroke back with a birdie on No. 14 before a bogie on No. 17 brought him back to six-under, where he finished his round.

After opening the tournament with a six-over 77, Kefale stands in 10th place at even-par 142. His score helped the Cavaliers shoot 3-under 281 and they stand seventh with a two-day total of 578. Virginia's gross score was its second best 18-hole performance of the season.

Wake Forest continues to lead the field at 16-under 552. South Carolina is second at 562 and Augusta State climbed into third place at 565 after shooting 15-under 269 during the second round.

The Cavaliers enter Tuesday's final round ahead of such highly-ranked teams as 14th-ranked Clemson (579), 22nd-ranked Alabama (585) and 18th-ranked Kentucky (587).

As good as Kefale's round was, it was not the days best score. Augusta State's Jamie Miller shot 7-under 64 during a round that included eight birdies and one bogie. He moved up to second overall at 8-under 134. Wake Forest's Webb Simpson heads into the final round with a one-shot lead at nine-under 133.

The 54-hole tournament concludes Tuesday. Live scoring updates are on the Internet at Golfstat.com.

Hootie at Bulls Bay
Second Round Results
Bull's Bay Golf Course
Par 71, 7,229 yards
Awendaw, SC

Team Results
 1. Wake Forest         275-277-552
 2. South Carolina      279-283-562
 3. Augusta State       296-269-565
 4. Central Florida     289-282-571
 5. North Carolina      288-286-574
 6. NC State            298-279-577
 7. Virginia            297-281-578
 8. Clemson             293-286-579
 8. Vanderbilt          297-282-579
10. Col. of Charleston  293-291-584
11. Alabama             299-286-585
12. Florida State       293-293-586
13. LSU                 300-295-587
13. Kentucky            292-287-587
15. Auburn              296-295-591
Top Individuals
 1. Webb Simpson, Wake Forest             68-65-133
 2. Jamie Miller, Augusta State           70-64-134
 3. Erik Tage Johansen, South Carolina    67-70-137
 4. Doug Manchester, Wake Forest          67-71-138
 5. Jonathan Jackson, North Carolina      70-69-139
 6. Tanner Ervin, Clemson                 71-69-140
 6. Luke List, Vanderbilt                 70-70-140
 8. Darren Blair, NC State                75-66-141
 8. Sonny Nimkhum, UCF                    73-67-142
10. Keith Guest, Augusta State            75-65-142
10. Daniel Kefale, Virginia               77-65-142
Virginia Results
10. Daniel Kefale         77-65-142
26. Brad Tilley           72-73-145
26. Eamonn McLoughlin    73-72-145
38. Carter Henderson      75-71-146
69. Conrad Von Borsig     78-75-153