The Cavaliers shot a final round 19-under to come from behind and win the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga. Virginia's final-round score was two strokes off the school record of 21-under, set twice in program history. Virginia's final-round score was two strokes off the school record of 21-under, set twice in program history.
Virginia entered the final round in fourth place and eleven shots behind tournament leader East Tennessee State, which shot 1-over during the final day. The host school Georgia Tech placed second at 19-under.
After leading for the first two rounds of the tournament, ETSU finished in third place at 16-under. Washington finished in fourth place at 15-under, and Duke finished in fifth place at 12-under.
Conor Gough of Charlotte and Mahanth Chirravuri of Pepperdine finished T3 at 9-under, two shots back of the winners.
Pacing the winners, Ben James, the 2023 NCAA Freshman of the Year, led Virginia during the final 18 holes by shooting 7-under 65. He finished tied for fifth with a season-best score of 8-under 208. Mats Ege of ETSU also finished T5.
It marked the 13th top-10 finish during James' career. His round featured eight birdies and a single bogey. He opened the day with three consecutive birdies to get things rolling for the Cavaliers.
Also helping Virginia to the win was Paul Chang, who matched his career-best score by shooting 5-under 211 to tie for ninth place along with Bryan Lee.
It was Chang’s best place-finish as a Cavalier since joining the program this fall after playing for the UVA club golf team his first two years on Grounds. Chang shot 1-under 71 on Sunday, while Lee posted a score of 4-under 68.