
Aug. 14, 2012
Cherry Hills Village, Colo. - Virginia sophomore Denny McCarthy has some extra work to do to advance to the match play portion of the 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship. McCarthy finished the 36 holes of stroke play tied for 51st place at 2-over 143. Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. MDT he will take place in a 17-man playoff for one of the final 14 spots in the match play field.
McCarthy shot 1-over 71 on the Common Ground Golf Course during Tuesday's final round of stroke play to earn his spot in the playoff.
The other three players in the field with ties to Virginia failed to advance to match play.
Incoming freshman Nick McLaughlin shot 5-over 76 at the Cherry Hills course to finish at in 162nd place at 8-over 149. Former Cavalier Cory Siegfried placed 180th at 150. Virginia head coach Bowen Sargent placed 256th at 154 after shooting 77 for the second consecutive day.
The University of Alabama's Bobby Wyatt finished first in match play at 9-under 132.
The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
|
![]() |
-
Schedules
UVA Athletics Information
- Top Videos
-
Jeff White
Spring Football NotebookFootball4/20/18As part of the inaugural Wahoowa Weekend, spring football concludes for the Cavaliers with an open practice April 28 at Scott Stadium.Thompson Ready To Lead From FrontWomen's Basketball4/18/18The mood was celebratory Wednesday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena, where Tina Thompson was introduced as UVA's women's basketball coach.Walsh Ready to Lead 'Hoos in PostseasonMen's Golf4/18/18Healthy again after battling back problems for much of 2017, Thomas Walsh enters this weekend's ACC tournament in good form.
Jeff White
Director of News Content
jwhite@virginia.edu
A 1985 graduate of UVA, White worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch until July 2009. He was honored six times as the state's Sportswriter of the Year.
-
More Headlines
-
Walsh Wins ACC Men’s Golf Championship
M. Golf | 4/22/2018
Virginia junior Thomas Walsh posted the best 54-score in the 65-year history of the ACC...
-
Walsh Jumps to Top of Leaderboard at ACCs
M. Golf | 4/21/2018
Virginia junior Thomas Walsh (High Point, N.C.) shot 7-under 65 to bolt to the top of the...
-
Walker Fires 65 to Share Early Lead at ACCs
M. Golf | 4/20/2018
Virginia senior Danny Walker (Bradenton, Fla.) is tied for first place after the opening round of...
-
Hoos No. 9 Seed at ACC Golf Championships
M. Golf | 4/18/2018
The No. 48 Virginia men's golf team will play in the 65th annual Atlantic Coast Conference...
-
Jeff White: Walsh Ready to Lead 'Hoos in Postseason
M. Golf | 4/18/2018
Healthy again after battling back problems for much of 2017, Thomas Walsh enters this weekend's...
-
UVA Finishes Third at Yale Spring Invitational
M. Golf | 4/14/2018
The No. 48 Virginia men’s golf team finished third at the Yale Spring Invitational.
-
UVA Wraps Up Regular Season at Yale Spring Invitational
M. Golf | 04/13/2018
The 48th-ranked Virginia men's golf team wraps up its regular season Saturday at the one-day Yale...
-
UVA Finishes Fifth at Gary Koch Invitational
M. Golf | 04/10/2018
The No. 45 Virginia men’s golf team finished fifth at the Gary Koch Invitational in...
-
-
Online Stores
AuctionsCavalier Team Shop