UVa Men's Golfers Finish Seventh at Koch Invitational

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Tampa, FL - The 18th-ranked Virginia men's golf team finished seventh at the Gary Koch Invitational in Tampa, Fla. The Cavaliers shot 13-over 301 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 878. North Florida took the team title with a score of 843, 20 strokes ahead of second-place Georgia Tech.

UVa was led by Ben Kohles' 15th-place finish. Kohles posted the Cavaliers best final round score, shooting 1-over 73, to finish at 2-over 218. Ji Soo Park was 23rd at 220 and Denny McCarthy was 27th at 221. Both players shot 78 during the final round.

Virginia's Bruce Woodall was 32nd at 223 and Ben Rusch finished 42nd at 226. Both players posted final round scores of 75.

North Florida's Joey Petronio took medalist honors at 8-under 208.

The Cavaliers will compete at the ACC Championships April 20-22 in New London, N.C.

Gary Koch Invitational
Old Memorial Golf Club
Tampa, FL
Par 72, 7,389 yards
Final Results

Team Results
 1. North Florida      288-271-284-843
 2. Georgia Tech       289-284-290-863
 3. Auburn             298-282-288-868
 4. Alabama            292-286-291-869
 5. Florida State      297-286-289-872
 6. Florida            293-293-288-874
 7. Virginia           291-286-301-878
 8. Georgia Southern   295-289-314-898
 8. Pacific            305-289-304-898
10. South Florida      301-295-304-900
11. UNC Greensboro     306-295-301-902
12. Wake Forest        304-300-303-907
13. Kentucky           312-298-301-911
14. Col. of Charleston 307-301-315-924
15. Toledo             308-301-321-930

Top Individuals
1. Joey Petronio, North Florida 72-66-70-208
2. Sean Dale, North Florida     72-68-70-210
2. Hunter Hamrick, Alabama      73-67-70-210
4. Kevin Phelan, Florida State  72-67-72-211
5. Alex Edfort, Pacific         72-69-71-212
5. James White, Georgia Tech    71-71-70-212

Virginia Scores
15. Ben Kohles     71-74-73-218
23. Ji Soo Park    72-70-78-220
27. Denny McCarthy 73-70-78-221
32. Bruce Woodall  76-72-75-223
42. Ben Rusch      75-76-75-226