RESULTS

Tournament: Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate
Location: Aiken, S.C. (Palmetto Golf Club)
Course Info: Par 70, 6,617 Yards
VCU finish: T7th (+29)
Top Ram: Clemente Silva T15th (+3)
 
The short story: Freshman Clemente Silva turned in the first top-15 performance of his young career to lead VCU at the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate this week.
 
FIRST TEE

• Silva rode a blistering first day to a 15^th-place finish. Silva, who finished 3-over for the tournament, fired back-to-back rounds of 68 and 67 Monday as he battled the top of the leaderboard
• VCU (281-281-307) tied with host and 34^th-ranked South Carolina-Aiken for seventh place at 29-over. South Carolina (-2) claimed the team trophy, while Furman (+8) and Wisconsin (+9) took second and third, respectively
• Freshman Ugo Malcor shot 70-70-77 on the way to a share of 23^rd place for the Black and Gold, while junior Mattias Varjun carded 75-71-73 and placed tied for 30^th
• Senior George Saunders shot a 2-under 68 in Monday's opening round and placed 38^th for VCU 

VCU SCORES
T7-VCU   281-281-307=869
T15-Clemente Silva  68-67-78=213
T23-Ugo Malcor  70-70-77=217
T30-Mattias Varjun   75-71-73=219
T37-George Saunders   68-74 79=221
T61-Jayce Hargrove  77-73-79=229
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Silva carded 12 birdies during the week, while Varjun recorded 10. Silva was 1-over on Par 3 holes in the tournament and averaged 3.08 strokes on those opportunities
• VCU averaged 4.47 strokes on Par 5s, second-best in the field 

NEXT UP
VCU will head to the Seminole Invitational, hosted by Florida State, March 13-14 in Tallahassee, Fla.