NCAA Championships

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Virginia's NCAA Championship History

 

The legacy of Virginia golf in the annals of NCAA Championship history is nearly as old as the event itself. The NCAA began tournament play in 1939, and the University of Virginia's Dixon Brooke was crowned as its national champion the next year.

Brooke, a junior from Birmingham, Ala., was not even the number-one golfer on the Cavalier squad when he headed for the Ekwanok course in Manchester, Vt. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old overcame more experienced competitors in battling from five strokes back, taking the 36-hole match by one stroke over Harry Haverstick of Swarthmore. Brooke's dramatic comeback caused The New York Times to report: "Seldom has there been a greater demonstration of courage than the Virginia junior gave today."

Led by Brooke, the Virginia squad tied for 15th place in the 1940 team competition. In 1946, Virginia posted its best NCAA result, finishing 11th in an 18-team field.

Dixon Brooke's legacy lives on in an endowed scholarship established by his family. In addition, the Dixon Brooke Award is given annually to the Cavalier golfer who best demonstrates leadership, cooperative spirit andunselfish service.

Since the 1990s, the Virginia golf program has again risen to national prominence. The Cavaliers have reached the NCAA East Regional Championship in 15 of the last 21 years. Virginia has advanced to the NCAA Championships six times during that tenure, including the last three seasons.

In 1996, Lewis Chitengwa turned in Virginia's best NCAA Championship performance since Brooke's historic victory in 1940. Competing as an individual, Chitengwa finished seventh with a 293 in a talented field. His 68 in the third round was the day's low round and missed the course record by only one stroke.

In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the Cavaliers made three consecutive appearances at the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. In 2010 the Cavaliers finished 11th overall, the best team showing in the program's history.

Virginia set several school records during the 2010 NCAA Champions where the Cavaliers finished 11th to equal the best showing in school history. Henry Smart tied The Honors Course record with a remarkable 6-under 66 during the final round to set a UVa single-round NCAA scoring records. The team shot 8-under 280 during the second round, the best single-round team score at the NCAAs.

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NCAA Championship Bests Individual Lowest Round (18 Holes)   66 (-6), Henry Smart (2nd round)   The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.   June 2, 2010   Lowest 72-Hole Total 278, James Driscoll   68-71-71-68 (-10)   Grand National GC, Auburn, Ala.   May 31-June 3, 2000   Team Lowest Round (18 Holes) 280 (-8), Second round   Grand National GC, Auburn, Ala.   May 31-June 3, 2000   (Collins 70, Stough 69, Kohles 75, Smart 66, Davis 79)   NCAA Regional Bests Individual Lowest Round (18 Holes) 67 (-5), Cameron Yancey (3rd Rd.), at East Regional, Golden Horseshoe GC, Williamsburg, Va., May 19, 2001 & (-4)   Will Collins (3rd. Rd.), at East Regional, Council Fire GC, Chattanooga, Tenn., May 17, 2008   Lowest 54-Hole Total 209, Henry Smart, 73-68-68 (-1), 16, at East Regional, The Course at Yale, New Haven, Conn., May 22, 2010    Brad Tilley, 70-71-68 (-4), T16, at East Regional, GC of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., May 21, 2005    Steven Rojas, 72-68-69 (-4), 17, at East Regional, Council Fire GC, Chattanooga, Tenn., May 17, 2008   Team Lowest Round (18 Holes) 276 (-8), Third round   at NCAA East Regional   Council Fire GC, Chattanooga, Tenn.   May 17, 2008   (Collins 67, Rojas 69, Stough 69, Carlin 71)   Lowest 54-Hole Total 843, 282-283-278 (+3), 5th   at The Course at Yale   New Haven, Conn.   May 20-22, 2010   (Smart 209, Collins 211, Stough 211, Davis 212,   Kohles 218)

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NCAA Championship Results

              Team                         Low
Year        Finish            Team Score   Individual       Finish          Score
1939   Results not available
1940   T15th of 21
1941    13th of 19
1946    11th of 18
1947   T31st of 39
1952    23rd of 24
1958    19th of 34
1988    26th of 32      303-311-614 (+38)   Curt Coulter        62       75-76-151  (+7)
1992   T16th of 30      293-293-586 (+10)   Dean Smith         T52       73-73-146  (+2)
1997   T23rd of 30      299-295-594 (+26)   Lewis Chitengwa    T36 73-71-73-73-292  (+6)
2000   T25th of 30      299-290-589 (+13)   James Driscoll       9 68-71-71-68-278 (-10)
2008    26th of 30  312-307-312-931 (+67)   Will Collins        39    78-78-71-227 (+11)
2009    27th of 30      306-297-301 (+52)   Will Collins        96    77-76-73-226 (+13)
2010    11th of 30  300-280-289-869  (+5)   Will Collins        25    74-70-71-215  (-1)

NCAA Regional Results
              Team                          Low
Year        Finish            Team Score    Individual       Finish          Score
1990    15th of 23  302-285-295-882 (+18)   Tim Dunlavey        T9    70-68-75-213 (-3)
1991    13th of 23  298-296-299-893 (+29)   Tom Iredell        T29    75-70-76-221 (+5)
1992   T10th of 22  293-295-308-896 (+32)   Jimmy Flippen      T20    72-70-79-221 (+5)
1993    12th of 22  293-301-287-881 (+17)   Tripp Shreves      T27   74-75-69-218  (+2)
1995    13th of 21  298-291-300-889 (+49)   Jimmy Flippen       T8   71-75-70-216  (+6)
1996    12th of 23  314-300-297-911 (+47)   Lewis Chitengwa     T6   75-74-72-221 ( +5)
1997     8th of 23  292-304-293-889 (+49)   James Driscoll     T11   73-74-71-218  (+8)
1998    13th of 23  299-289-290-878 (+14)   James Driscoll     T11   71-68-72-211  (-5)
2000    T9th of 27  293-309-293-895 (+43)   James Driscoll       2   69-72-72-213   (E)
2002   T18th of 27  312-304-306-922 (+58)   Justin Goodhue     T18   71-76-74-221  (+5)
2005    12th of 27  290-284-279-853  (+1)   Brad Tilley        T16   70-71-68-209  (-4)
2008    10th of 27  286-287-276-849 (-15)   Steven Rojas        17   72-68-69-209  (-7)
2009     4th of 14  298-291-300-889 (+25)   Ben Kohles          11   74-71-76-221  (+5)
2010     5th of 14  282-283-278-843  (+3)   Henry Smart         16   73-68-68-209  (-1)
2011     8th of 13  305-297-298-900 (+36)   Will Collins        14   77-71-72-220  (+4)

NCAA Championship Individual Results

Year Top Individual       Place               Scores
1940 Dixon Brooke             1
1941 Dixon Brooke           T18
1958 William Metzger *
1959 Jordan Ball            T73
1962 Clark MacKenzie       T112
1964 Jonathan Verity *
1988 Curt Coulter            62       75-76-151  (+7)
1990 Tim Dunlavey            33 71-74-78-70-293  (+5)
1992 Dean Smith             T52       73-73-146  (+2)
1995 Jimmy Flippen          T80       79-73-152  (+8)
1996 Lewis Chitengwa          7 77-72-68-76-293  (+5)
1997 Lewis Chitengwa        T36 73-71-73-73-292  (+6)
1998 James Driscoll         T67       75-69-144   (E)
2000 James Driscoll           9 68-71-71-68-278 (-10)
2008 Will Collins            39    78-78-71-227 (+11)
2009 Will Collins            96    77-76-73-226 (+13)
2010 Will Collins            25    74-70-71-216  (-1)

* Results not available