RESULTS
Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Location: Kannapolis, N.C. (The Club at Irish Creek)
Course info: Par 71, 7,099 Yards
VCU finish: 2
nd of 15 (+9)
Top Ram: Kristian Tannum Donaldson T4th (-1)
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The short story: Senior
Kristian Tannum Donaldson fired a final-round 68 to lead VCU to runner-up honors at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate this week.
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FIRST TEE
- Tannum Donaldson overcame a first-round 75 and closed with back-to-back rounds of 69-68 to rocket up the leaderboard and finish 1-under. He climbed eight spots during Saturday's final round alone
- VCU, which captured the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate in Williamsburg on Tuesday, combined to shoot 9-over (861) over the weekend to claim second at Irish Creek. UNCW (-7) coasted to the team title. VCU edged out Jacksonville (+12), Rutgers (+16), James Madison (+19), among others
- Senior Sachin Kumar closed with a 2-under 69 Saturday on the way to a 13th place effort, while freshman Joe Retford registered his second top 20 finish of the week. He shot 69-71-77 on the way to 16th for the Rams
- Junior Adrian Vagberg (29th) and senior Peter Gasperini (49th) rounded out VCU's top fiveÂ
VCU SCORES
2-VCUÂ 292-284-285=861
T4-
Kristian Tannum Donaldson  75-69-68=212
T13-
Sachin Kumar  75-72-69=216
T16-
Joe Retford  69-71-77=217
T29-
Adrian Vagberg  74-72-74=220
T49-
Peter Gasperini  74-76-74=224
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INSIDE THE SCORECARD
- VCU combine for 48 birdies, third-most in the field; Tannum Donaldson recorded 14 to lead the Rams and rank second among all individuals. Retford registered 12
- The Rams ranked third in the field in par 4 scoring (4.11) and fourth in par 5 scoring (4.69)
NEXT UP
VCU will head to the Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate in Estero, Fla. April 12-13.
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