CONKLIN SETS PACE FOR VCU IN CHAPEL HILL HOMECOMIING
Rams eye A-10 Championship April 22-24
RESULTS Tournament:
Tar Heel IntercollegiateLocation: Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC Finley Golf Course)
Course info: Par 70 – 7,084 Yards
VCU finish: 14th (+39)
Top Ram: Jake Conklin T19th (+4)
The short story: Junior Jake Conklin recorded his second top-20 finish of the spring to pace VCU this weekend at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C.
FIRST TEE
- Conklin fired a second-round 70 and finished 4-over (73-70-71) for the weekend to earn a share of 19th place. It's the second time in VCU's past three tournaments that the Chapel Hill native has finished inside the top 20
- VCU (+39) placed 14th in a field that included ninth-ranked North Carolina and No. 16 Duke. The host Tar Heels (-1) held off Elon (Even) by a single stroke to defend their home course. Kennesaw State (+1), Michigan State (+14) and Duke (+15) rounded out the top five
- Junior Braden O'Grady carded a second-round 68 and placed 42nd for the Rams at 8-over, while senior Caden Scarbrough (+10) opened with a first-round 70 and earned a share of 49th place for the Black and Gold
VCU SCORES
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- VCU and Michigan State recorded three eagles each in the tournament. Scarbrough was responsible for two of VCU's eagles
- Conklin led VCU with nine birdies during the weekend
- O'Grady's 34 pars were among the tournament leaders
NEXT UP
VCU will set its sights on the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship April 22-24 at Evermore Resort in Orlando, Fla. The Rams are the defending A-10 Champions.
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