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Golf wins at Golden Horseshoe

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RAMS GRAB GOLD IN WILLIAMSBURG

RESULTS

Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate

Location: Williamsburg, Va. (Golden Horseshoe – Gold Course)
Course info: Par 70, 6,799 yards
VCU finish: 1st of 16 (+19)
Top Ram: Adrian Vagberg, T5th (+3)
 
The short story: VCU placed three golfers inside the top 10 on the way to its first victory of the season Tuesday at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate in Williamsburg.
 
FIRST TEE
  • Junior Adrian Vagberg fired a second-round 69 on the way to a fifth-place finish. He was 3-over for the 54-hole event. He carded three birdies during a final-round 70 Tuesday to help VCU secure the win
  • Senior Sachin Kumar (75-70-71) and freshman newcomer Joe Retford (72-71-73) tied for 10th for the Black and Gold
  • The Rams combined to shoot 859 (+19) for the event, which was played at the site of the 2007 NCAA Championships. VCU outpaced rival Old Dominion (+23) by four strokes. Host William & Mary (+31), George Washington (+32) and Richmond (+32) rounded out the top five
  • Senior Kristian Tannum Donaldson (77-73-71) also placed 25th for VCU
VCU SCORES
1-VCU  291-283-285=859
T5-Adrian Vagberg  74-69-70=213
T10-Sachin Kumar  75-70-71=216
T10-Joe Retford  72-71-73=216
T25-Kristian Tannum Donaldson  77-73-71=221
T39-Peter Gasperini   70-75-79=224
 
Individual
T29-Mikkel Antonsen  74-72-76=222
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
  • The win was VCU's first tournament victory since it claimed the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in 2019 and the 22nd under Head Coach Matt Ball
  • VCU was the field's top scoring team on par 5 holes (-6). The Rams were also third in pat 3 scoring and second in par 4 scoring
  • Kumar and Retford registered two of the tournament's nine eagles
  • Vagberg recorded a team-high 11 birdies
NEXT UP
VCU heads to the Irish Creek Intercollegiate April 2-3 in Kannapolis, N.C.
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Sachin Kumar

Sachin Kumar

Junior
Millennium Lakes Golf and Country Club
Kristian Tannum Donaldson

Kristian Tannum Donaldson

Junior
The Buckinghamshire
Adrian Vagberg

Adrian Vagberg

Sophomore
Sollentuna Golfklubb
Mikkel Antonsen

Mikkel Antonsen

Freshman
Drobak Golfklubb
Peter Gasperini

Peter Gasperini

Senior
Halifax Country Club
Joe Retford

Joe Retford

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sachin Kumar

Sachin Kumar

Junior
Millennium Lakes Golf and Country Club
Kristian Tannum Donaldson

Kristian Tannum Donaldson

Junior
The Buckinghamshire
Adrian Vagberg

Adrian Vagberg

Sophomore
Sollentuna Golfklubb
Mikkel Antonsen

Mikkel Antonsen

Freshman
Drobak Golfklubb
Peter Gasperini

Peter Gasperini

Senior
Halifax Country Club
Joe Retford

Joe Retford

Freshman