Tournament: Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Location: Kannapolis, N.C. (The Club at Irish Creek)
Course Info: Par 71, 7,099 Yards
VCU Finish: 3^rd of 15 (-13)
Top Ram: Joe Retford, T5th (-7)
 
The short story: Sophomore Joe Retford placed fifth, and VCU turned in its best team score of the year on the way to a third-place effort Sunday at Irish Creek.
 
FIRST TEE

• Retford blistered the Par 71, 7,099-yard layout from start to finish, carding rounds of 69, 67 and 70, respectively, to shoot 7-under. It's Retford's lowest 54-hole score as a Ram and the best by a VCU player this season
• VCU combined to shoot 839 (287-271-281) on the way to a third-place finish. It's the fourth-lowest 54-hole total in school history, and VCU's 13-under effort is the seventh-best all-time. The Rams' 271 in the second round is tied for the second-lowest in program history in terms of score, as well as in relation to par (-13)
• Co-host and No. 27 Charlotte (-24) captured a 1-stroke victory over No. 21 Ole Miss (-23). VCU topped Atlantic 10 Conference foes Davidson (fourth, -12), Dayton (ninth, +4) and Richmond (14^th, +18) in the tournament
• Sophomore Mikkel Antonsen continued his strong spring play, shooting 73-68-68 on the way to a share of 12^th place for the Black and Gold. Freshman Charlie Kennedy (72-66-72) finished 15^th

VCU SCORES
3-VCU  287-271-281=839
T5-Joe Retford  69-67-70=206
T12-Mikkel Antonsen  73-68-68=209
T15-Charlie Kennedy  72-66-72=210
T31-Kristian Tannum Donaldson  73-70-71=214
T64-Adrian Vagberg  73-72-74=219
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU has finished third, second, second and third, respectively, in its past four tournaments
• Kennedy's second-round 66 is the lowest by a Ram this season
• Retford's second-round 67 tied his best as a collegian
• Kennedy tied for the best par 3 average on the weekend (2.83) and led the field with 41 pars
• Antonsen carded a team-high 14 birdies, while Retford recorded 13 

NEXT UP
The Rams will return to stroke play April 29-May 1 at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships at the Reunion Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, Fla.