RESULTS

Tournament: Purdue Fall Invitational
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. (Ackerman-Allen Golf Course)
Course info: Par 71, 7,275 Yards
VCU finish: T3rd of 15 (+1)
Top Ram: Mattias Varjun T6th (-4)
 
The short story: Senior Mattias Varjun and freshman Veikka Viskari each scored a top-10 finish to lead VCU to third at a loaded Purdue Fall Invitational this week.
 
FIRST TEE

• Varjun shot a second-round 67 and finished 4-under (72-67-70) for the 54-hole event on the way to a sixth-place finish
• Viskari opened with a 69 in Monday's first round and shot 1-under for the tournament on the way to a share of 10^th place overall in the field
• VCU, on the strength of a 6-under second round, shot 1-over (853) for the week and tied with for third with ninth-ranked Illinois. The Illini advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals a year ago. Host and 40^th-ranked Purdue (-10) claimed the team title, followed by Illinois State (-9). Nebraska (+3) rounded out the top five. UNLV, ranked 54^th nationally by Golfweek, was seventh (+6)
• Sophomore Ugo Malcor (+2) placed 21^st for the Rams, while freshman Grayson Wood (+6), the two-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week, tied for 39^th 

VCU SCORES

T3	VCU	289	278	286	853
T6	Mattias Varjun (2)	72	67	70	209
T10	Veikka Viskari (3)	69	70	73	212
T21	Ugo Malcor (4)	74	72	69	215
T39	Grayson Wood (1)	75	69	75	219
T69	Jayce Hargrove (5)	74	78	74	226

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• The Purdue Fall Invitational included six of the country's top 85 teams, according to Golfweek
• Varjun led the Rams with 12 birdies this week, as well as an eagle; Viskari and Wood each carded nine birdies

 
NEXT UP
VCU will conclude its fall season Oct. 29-31 at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate at D.I. Ralston Creek in Charleston, S.C.