Tournament: The Hal Williams Collegiate
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Magnolia Grove Crossings G.C. - Crossings)
Court info: Par 71, 7,168 Yards
VCU finish: 6^th of 15 (-3)
Top Ram: Ugo Malcor, T15th (-3)
 
The short story: Freshman Ugo Malcor picked up where he left off in the fall and logged a top-15 finish to lead the Rams to sixth among a packed field at the Hal Williams Collegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• Malcor proved steady throughout the 54-hole event, carding 71-68-71 on the way to his fourth top-15 finish in six collegiate tournament this season. He closed Tuesday's final round by shooting 34 on the back nine. He also eagled No. 6, a 528-yard, par 5 layout
• VCU placed sixth at 3-under (284-277-290=849) amid a field that included fifth-ranked Illinois, No. 21 Kansas State and No. 49 Southern Miss. Illinois (-36) coasted to the team title, followed by Arkansas (-23), KSU (-13), Southern Miss (-8) and Oral Roberts (-5)
• Junior Jayce Hargrove shot a second-round 67 on Monday and finished 2-under (70-67-74=211) for the week on the way to a share of 19^th place
• Junior Mattias Varjun (+1) and senior George Saunders (+2) placed 31^st and 34^th for the Rams, respectively

VCU SCORES
6-VCU  284-277-288=849
T15-Ugo Malcor  71-68-71=210
T19-Jayce Hargrove  70-67-74=211
T31-Mattias Varjun  72-71-71=214
T34-George Saunders  71-71-73=215
T50-Clemente Silva  72-73-73=218
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Led by Malcor's outstanding short game, VCU paced the field in par 3 scoring (2.98). Malcor shot 2-under for the tournament on par 3 holes, which was tied for third in the field
• The Rams also recorded a tournament-best 190 pars, including 42 by Malcor and 41 from freshman Clemente Silva
• Hargrove posted a team-high 11 birdies in the tournament

NEXT UP
VCU will return to action March 6-7 at the Cleveland Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C.