How good has the Virginia men’s golf team been this year? Check out the six-day stretch Jimmy Stanger had in February. Stanger, a senior from Tampa, got a sponsor’s exemption to the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship on a Thursday. The following Tuesday, he set a school record by shooting a 62 in the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii.
Virginia won the John Burns with a team score of 29-under; it was UVA’s fourth win in five events this season.
“It’s been a fun year, obviously,” UVA coach Bowen Sargent said in a phone interview last week. “We’re looking forward to the remainder of the spring.