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WOOD STARTS CAREER ON A HIGH, RAMS SHOOT LOW, IN SEASON-OPENER

Tournament: VCU Shootout
Location: Richmond, Va. (Country Club of Virginia – Tuckahoe Creek Course)
VCU Finish: T4th of 15 (-23)
Top Ram: Grayson Wood T15th (-6)
 
The short story: Freshman Grayson Wood shot a final-round 68 to cap his collegiate debut and lead the Rams to one of the lowest 54-hole totals in school history this week at the VCU Shootout.
 
FIRST TEE
  • VCU tied for fourth overall at 23-under. The Rams' total score of 841 (286-271-284), is the fourth-lowest 54-hole mark, both total score and relative to par, in program history. The Rams shot a 17-under 271 in Monday's second round, which tied the second-lowest in school history
  • Wood overcame a first-round 74 to fire back-to-back 68s. He carded five birdies during Tuesday's final round to vault 15 spots up the leaderboard and earn his first career top-15 finish
  • Sophomore Ugo Malcor (72-68-72) and senior Mattias Varjun (71-67-74) tied for 23rd at 4-under for the Black and Gold, while sophomore Clemente Silva (72-68-73) was 28th at 3-under
  • Junior Jayce Hargrove, playing as an individual, placed 33rd at 2-under for VCU 
VCU SCORES
T4 VCU 286 271 284 841
T15 Grayson Wood (4) 74 68 68 210
T23 Ugo Malcor (1) 72 68 72 212
T23 Mattias Varjun (2) 71 67 74 212
T28 Clemente Silva (5) 72 68 73 213
T52 Veikka Viskari (3) 71 76 71 218
 
Individuals
Pos. Player (Team) Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total
T33 Jayce Hargrove (VCU ) 70 71 73 214
T52 Charlie Kennedy (VCU) 75 72 71 218
T63 Tim Chan (VCU) 75 77 69 221
T69 Dylan Allen (VCU) 81 70 71 222
83 Liam White (VCU) 81 73 80 234
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
  • Wood's 15 birdies this week led the Rams, while Varjun and freshman Veikka Viskari each recorded 13
  • Silva's 41 pars were second only in the field to Appalachian State's Sverrir Haraldsson
  • VCU shot 15-under, collectively, on par 4 holes. Only James Madison's 19-under was better
NEXT UP
VCU will head to Madison, Wisc. for the Badger Invitational Oct. 1-3.
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Players Mentioned

Jayce Hargrove

Jayce Hargrove

Redshirt Junior
The Rawls Golf Course at Texas Tech
Charlie Kennedy

Charlie Kennedy

Junior
Richmond Country Club
Ugo Malcor

Ugo Malcor

Sophomore
RCF La Boulie
Clemente Silva

Clemente Silva

Sophomore
Las Brisas de Santo Domingo
Mattias Varjun

Mattias Varjun

Redshirt Senior
Niitvälja Golf Club
Veikka Viskari

Veikka Viskari

Freshman
Vierumaen Golfseura
Grayson Wood

Grayson Wood

Freshman
Fredericksburg Country Club
Liam White

Liam White

Freshman
Ridgewood Country Club
Dylan Allen

Dylan Allen

Redshirt Sophomore
Terre Blanche

Players Mentioned

Jayce Hargrove

Jayce Hargrove

Redshirt Junior
The Rawls Golf Course at Texas Tech
Charlie Kennedy

Charlie Kennedy

Junior
Richmond Country Club
Ugo Malcor

Ugo Malcor

Sophomore
RCF La Boulie
Clemente Silva

Clemente Silva

Sophomore
Las Brisas de Santo Domingo
Mattias Varjun

Mattias Varjun

Redshirt Senior
Niitvälja Golf Club
Veikka Viskari

Veikka Viskari

Freshman
Vierumaen Golfseura
Grayson Wood

Grayson Wood

Freshman
Fredericksburg Country Club
Liam White

Liam White

Freshman
Ridgewood Country Club
Dylan Allen

Dylan Allen

Redshirt Sophomore
Terre Blanche