Tournament: Seminole Intercollegiate
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. (Seminole Legacy)
Course info: Par 72, 7,505 Yards
VCU finish: 3^rd of 14 (+1)
Top Ram: Grayson Wood and Mattias Varjun, T8th (-1)
 
The short story: Freshman Grayson Wood and senior Mattias Varjun each tied for eighth to lead a quartet of VCU players inside the top 20, as the Rams placed third among a loaded field at the Seminole Intercollegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• Wood (69-76-70) and Varjun (73-69-73) each shot 1-under to pace the Rams
• VCU combined to shoot 1-over at the 54-hole event. The Rams finished nine strokes off the pace of runner-up and host Florida State (-8), which is currently 12^th in Scoreboard's latest NCAA rankings. Seventh-ranked Ole Miss (-13) claimed the team crown
• In addition to going toe-to-toe with a pair of top-15 teams, the Rams beat ninth-ranked Arkansas (+17) and 12^th-ranked Mississippi State (+31)
• Sophomore Ugo Malcor shot 73-70-74 to place 13^th for VCU, while freshman Veikka Viskari (73-70-77) tied for 17th

VCU SCORES
3-VCU   288-285-292=865
T8-Grayson Wood   69-76-70=215
T8-Mattias Varjun   73-69-73=215
13-Ugo Malcor      73-70-74=217
T17-Veikka Viskari   73-70-77=220
T51-Tim Chan    77-76-75=228
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU led the field in par 5 scoring (-9), and the Rams' 41 birdies were third-most in the tournament
• Viskari carded a team-high 10 birdies, while Varjun and Malcor recorded nine each. Viskari was also second in the field in in par 4 scoring (-3)
• VCU has not finished worse than third in four spring tournaments

NEXT UP
VCU will return to the course March 26-27 when it heads to the Seahawk Invitational at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.