Tournament: Daniel Island Intercollegiate
Location: Daniel Island, S.C. (Daniel Island – Ralson Creek Course)
Course info: Par 72 / 7,332 Yards
VCU finish: 2^nd of 18 (-8)
Top Ram: Veikka Viskari and Grayson Wood, T6th, (-4)
 
The short story: VCU closed its fall season with a flourish, as freshmen Veikka Viskari and Grayson Wood tied for sixth to lead the Rams to a runner-up finish this week in South Carolina.
 
FIRST TEE

• Behind its freshman duo, VCU finished 8-under for the 54-hole event, two strokes behind Middle Tennessee State. Louisiana-Monroe (-6), South Carolina (-5) and Stetson (-4) rounded out the top five
• Viskari fired a final-round 67 Tuesday to charge 19 spots up the leaderboard. He shot 73-72-67 on the Ralston Course's 7,332-yard layout
• Wood shot back-to-back 69s on Sunday and Monday to establish himself in the top 10. He finished up with a 74 on Tuesday
• Senior Mattias Varjun and sophomore Ugo Malcor (+2) placed 29^th for the Rams 

VCU SCORES

2	VCU	285	286	285	856
T6	Veikka Viskari (3)	73	72	67	212
T6	Grayson Wood (5)	69	69	74	212
T29	Ugo Malcor (1)	73	70	75	218
T29	Mattias Varjun (2)	70	75	73	218
T47	Clemente Silva (4)	77	75	71	223

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• The Rams have placed fourth, fourth, third and second, respectively, in four fall tournaments in 2023
• VCU led the field in par 4 scoring (3.99) and tied for second in total birdies (48)
• Wood's 14 birdies were tied for most in the tournament. Viskari carded 12
• Malcor was one of 10 players to record an eagle

NEXT UP
VCU's fall season is complete. The Rams will return to competition Feb. 5-7, 2024 at The Vaquero in Cancun, Mexico.