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CHRIS LANG ( FIELDINGS ); KATELYNN BROWN ( MCEWEN ) |
Meanwhile , in Raleigh , NC , Goboy has earned quick playing time as a freshman for N . C . State . Goboy — the VSGA ’ s Junior Boys ’ Golfer of the Year in 2024 — played six fall rounds for the Wolfpack , finishing with a 73.33 scoring average . NCSU ’ s fall season was limited to three events after heavy rain washed out their home invitational in mid-September . Goboy ’ s best round was a 5-under 67 in the closing 18 at Duke University ’ s Rod Myers Invitational , an event in which he finished tied for 10th .
Kelly Chinn , the 2020 VSGA Junior Stroke Play champion , remains a continual presence in Duke ’ s lineup . Now a senior , Chinn was one of four Blue Devils to play all 15 rounds in the fall , finishing with a 73.20 stroke average , including a low round of 66 . His best finish was a tie for fifth at the Golf Club of Georgia Intercollegiate .
At Georgia , another past VSGA Junior Boys ’ Golfer of the Year is finding success in his first year with the Bulldogs . Grayson Wood , the 2023 VSGA Amateur champion , transferred after a standout year at VCU and has had an immediate impact for the Bulldogs . He closed his fall with a 7-under 64 in the final round of the Ka ’ anapali Classic in Hawaii . Wood spent most of the fall as the No . 1 or 2 player in the Bulldogs ’ lineup .
At Florida , Rylan Shim — the low amateur at the 2023 State Open of Virginia — has cracked the Gators ’ lineup twice . He shot a season-low 67 in the second round of the Sahalee Players Championship . At Vanderbilt , Great Falls ’ Chase Nevins
Paris Fieldings
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Jonathan McEwen
has started to earn steady playing time , appearing in three events for the Commodores . His best finish was a 4-under 206 at the Turtle Point Invitational .
GENERALS ON TOP
Looking for the top team in Division III men ’ s golf ? Look no further than Lexington , home of the Washington & Lee Generals , which will head into the spring atop the Bushnell / Golfweek DIII Coaches Poll , a first for the program . W & L has set program records in scoring averages , birdies , and single-round scores . The catalyst
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is sophomore Jonathan McEwen of Portsmouth , who is ranked No . 2 in Clippd ’ s national DIII individual rankings .
McEwen tied for the individual medal at the Golfweek October Classic , posting an 11-under 202 , the best three-round score in W & L history . The Generals will look to improve upon last year ’ s T6 finish at the NCAA DIII championship , an event in which McEwen finished tied for 11th as a freshman .
WOMEN ’ S GOLF
Locally , UVA remains the team to watch on the women ’ s side , as Ria Scott ’ s Cavaliers ended the fall ranked 11th in the Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll . Senior Amanda Sambach leads the Cavaliers with a 71.2 scoring average , including a low round of 66 in the fall .
Elsewhere , Chesapeake ’ s Paris Fieldings — who transferred from North Carolina A & T to Howard University — picked up a big fall victory , winning the Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest in Dallas in November . She also recorded top-five finishes at the Bridgestone HBCU Invitational ( T3 ) and Eastside Golf Invitational ( 4th ).
In state , Radford boasts the most VSGA members on its roster ( six ). William and Mary , featuring VSGA members Felicity Chen , Jennifer Osborne and Samantha Skinner , is facing transition after coach Ed Teer resigned on Oct . 31 . Mike Leach has taken over as interim coach as the Tribe looks to stabilize before the spring season .
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