Pacific Palisades, Calif. - The No. 16 Virginia men's golf team is tied for 29th place after the first round of the NCAA Championships taking place at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The Cavaliers shot 22-over 306 and are tied with Tulsa for last place following the opening 18 holes. It marked just the second time this spring UVa scored over 300 as a team.

Alabama, ranked No. 2, leads the field at 1-over 285 as no team managed to shoot below par on the historic par-71, 7,292-yard course, which is the host site for the PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open.

The tournament format includes 54-holes of stroke play. The top eight teams will then advance to head-to-head match play to decide the NCAA Champion. The individual medalist will be crowned following stroke play.

Virginia senior Bruce Woodall had the best day for the Cavaliers, shooting even par 71. He finished the round in 13th place. Senior Ben Kohles and sophomore Ben Rusch, the ACC individual champion, both posted rounds of 7-over 78 and are tied for 130th. Denny McCarthy, the ACC Freshman of the Year, is in 137th place at 79 and freshman Ji Soo Park is 149th after shooting 10-over 81.

McCarthy and Rusch's scores were their highest of the season and it was the second highest round this year for Kohles.

"We didn't play our best golf today," said Virginia coach Bowen Sargent. "We were a little too aggressive and on a tough golf course like this, it will make you pay. It will be interesting to see how the team bounces back. We will see what we are made of. Hopefully the answer is that they have some resolve and want to finish in good fashion."

UCLA's Anton Arboleda took the opening round lead by shooting 4-under 67. Kent State's Corey Conners and Florida's Tyler McCumber trail him by a single stroke.

The Cavaliers start their second round at 8:40 a.m. PT Wednesday from the first tee. Live scoring is online at NCAA.com.

NCAA Championships
Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Par-71, 7,292 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
 1. Alabama         285
 2. Florida         288
 2. Auburn          288
 4. UCLA            289
 4. Oklahoma        289
 6. Iowa            290
 6. Florida State   290
 6. North Florida   290
 6. Texas           290
 6. UCF             290
11. Oregon          291
12. San Diego State 292
13. Kent State      293
13. Stanford        293
15. Georgia         295
15. California      295
15. Illinois        295
15. East Carolina   295
15. Liberty         295
20. Washington      296
21. UAB             297
22. USC             298
22. Texas A&M       298
24. Chattanooga     299
24. TCU             299
24. Memphis         299
24. Virginia Tech   299
24. Lamar           299
29. Virginia        306
29. Tulsa           306

Individual Leaders
1. Anton Arboleda, UCLA      67
2. Corey Conners, Kent State 68
2. Tyler McCumber, Florida   68
4. Blayne Barber, Auburn     69
4. Dominic Bozelli, Auburn   69
4. Will Kropp, Oklahoma      69
4. Thomas Pieters, Illinois  69
4. Patrick Rodgers, Stanford 69
4. Joseph Winslow, Iowa      69

Virginia
 13. Bruce Woodall  71
130. Ben Kohles     78
130. Ben Rusch      78
137. Denny McCarthy 79
149. Ji Soo Park    81