Statesboro, GA - The 17th-ranked Virginia men's golf team is in fourth place after the first 18 holes of play at the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga. The Cavaliers shot even par 288 and trail tournament-leading Auburn by nine shots. Florida is second at 282 and LSU is third at 287.

Virginia was led in the first round by junior Ben Kohles. He is in ninth place at 2-under 70. Bruce Woodall shot 72 and stands 15th. A trio of Cavaliers posted scores of 1-over 73 to tie for 25th. That group includes Amory Davis, Ben Rusch and Will Collins.

Florida's Ban Vongvanij leads the field after shooting 6-under 66.

The second round of the tournament takes place Saturday and the final round is scheduled for Sunday.

Schenkel Invitational
Par-72, 6,962 yards
Forest Heights Country Club
Statesboro, GA

First Round Results
 1. Auburn            279
 2. Florida           282
 3. LSU               287
 4. Virginia          288
 5. Tennessee         289
 6. Notre Dame        291
 6. North Florida     291
 8. NC State          292
 8. North Carolina    292
10. Georgia Southern  297
11. Minnesota         301
12. Vanderbilt        302
13. Mississippi State 303
14. Mississippi       304
15. Kentucky          306

Individual Leaders
1. Bank Vongvanij, Florida   66
2. Blayne Barber, Auburn     68
3. Robin Wingardh, Tennessee 69
3. Niclas Carlsson, Auburn   69
3. Niall Platt, Notre Dame   69
3. Austin Gutgsell, LSU      69
3. John Peterson, LSU        69
3. Philip Choi, Florida      69

Virginia Results
 9. Ben Kohles    70
15. Bruce Woodall 72
25. Amory Davis   73
25. Ben Rusch     73
25. Will Collins  73