Weaver falls in playoff at U.S. Amateur

Virginia Tech golfer Drew Weaver lost in a playoff for the final two spots in match play at the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C., on Wednesday morning.

Weaver, a rising senior from High Point, N.C., was one of 26 golfers fighting for the final two spots in match play, which began Wednesday morning during the completion of the playoff.

Weaver will return to Blacksburg this weekend to start classes and begin preparations for the Hokies’ 2008-09 schedule, which begins Sept. 20 and 21 at the Wolverine Intercollegiate in Ann Arbor, Mich.