Tallahassee, FL The Virginia men’s golf team opened play at the three-day Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational Friday by shooting 8-over 296 to finish the first round in a three-way tie for 11th place in the 18-team field. Tennessee leads the event at 1-under 287. The tournament is taking place at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga.

Virginia was led during the opening round by Will Collins’ 1-under 71. He is tied for eighth place overall, two shots behind four players who share the lead at 69.

Conrad Von Borsig turned in UVa’s second-best score at 1-over 73 to finish in 27th place. Kyle Stough is 36th at 74, Ben Kohles is 78th with a 78 and Steven Rojas shot 82 to place 94th.

The tournament continues Saturday and Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational
Forest Heights Country Club
Par 72, 6,947 yards
Statesboro, Ga.
First Round Results

Team Results
 1. Tennessee            287
 2. North Florida        290
 3. Georgia Southern     291
 4. South Carolina       291
 5. Florida              292
 6. Oklahoma             293
 7. Auburn               294
 8. Georgia State        295
 8. Mississippi          295
 8. NC State             295
11. Vanderbilt           296  
11. LSU                  296
11. Virginia             296
14. Kentucky             297  
15. Augusta State        298
16. North Carolina       302
16. Iowa                 302
18. Notre Dame           311

Individual Leaders
 1. Taylor Floyd, Augusta State       69
 1. Glenn Northcutt, Auburn           69
 1. Robin Wingardh, Tennessee         69
 1. Sang Yi, LSU                      69
 5. Darren Blair, NC State            70
 5. Jeff Dennis, North Florida        70
 5. Tom Sherreard, Georgia State      70
 8. Logan Blondell, Georgia Southern  71
 8. Sam Braver, South Carolina        71
 8. Wesley Bryan, South Carolina      71
 8. Will Collins, Virginia            71
 8. Matt Hill, NC State               71
 8. Henrik Norlander, Augusta State   71
 8. Chris Paisley, Tennessee          71
 8. Jonathan Randolph, Mississippi    71
 8. Andy Winings, Kentucky            71
 8. Ryan Zabroske, Georgia Southern   71

Virginia Results
 8. Will Collins           71
27. Conrad Von Borsig      73
36. Kyle Stough            74
78. Ben Kohles             78
94. Steven Rojas           82