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VCU wins 2024 A-10 Golf Championship

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VCU COMPLETES DOMINANT A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN; MALCOR NABS MEDALIST HONORS

Full results (via Golfstat)

Atlantic 10 Conference Championship – Third Round

Location: Orlando, Fla. (Evermore Orlando Resort)
Course info: Par 72 – 7,068 Yards
VCU finish: 1st (-20)
Top Ram: Ugo Malcor – 1st (-9)
 
The short story: VCU completed its dominant, three-day march to the Atlantic 10 Conference title, while sophomore Ugo Malcor defeated teammate Grayson Wood on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to capture individual medalist honors Sunday in Orlando.
 
FIRST TEE
  • VCU (277-285-282) shot a combined 20-under in a convincing, wire-to-wire victory. George Washington (+5) was second, followed by Davidson (+9). The Rams' 25-stroke win was the largest margin of victory in the A-10 Championship since Virginia Tech scored a 36-stroke victory in 1997
  • The title is VCU's fifth since joining the A-10 prior to the 2012-13 season, and first since 2019
  • Malcor (-9) fired a final-round 67 to force a playoff with Wood. He drained a long birdie putt on the second hole of sudden death to secure the victory. He shot 68-72-67, while Wood, who entered the day with a 1-stroke advantage, carded 71-67-69. It's the first time since 2019 an A-10 school has captured the top two individual spots
  • Freshman Veikka Viskari shot 74-73-70 to place seventh for VCU at his first A-10 Championship, while senior Mattias Varjun (69-73-76) placed ninth
  • Malcor is the sixth Ram in program history to win an individual conference title, joining Adrian Vagberg (2022), Adam Ball (2015, 2016), Ted Brown (2000, 2002), Donny Lee (1999) and John Rollins (1996) 
VCU SCORES
1-VCU  277-285-292=844
*T1-Ugo Malcor  68-72-67=207
T1-Grayson Wood   71-67-69=207
T7-Veikka Viskari    74-73-70=217
T9-Mattias Varjun   69-73-76=218
17-Tim Chan   69-75-77=221
* - Won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD
  • VCU dominated the field from start to finish. The Rams posted the lowest team score in each of the tournament's three rounds and recorded the field's best Par 3 (3.08), Par 4 (4.05) and Par 5 (4.63) scoring averages
  • The Rams' 57 birdies were 12 more than the next closest team
  • Wood led the field with 16 birdies
NOTABLE
  • While he did not win the individual title Sunday, Wood was named Atlantic 10 Conference Golfer of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer at the Championship
  • Wood, Varjun and Viskari were named All-Atlantic 10 Conference following the tournament
NEXT UP
VCU, which has received an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional round, will learn its destination on the NCAA Selection Show on Wednesday, May 1 at 2 p.m. on Golf Channel. The NCAA Regionals will be held May 13-15 at six locations.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ugo Malcor

Ugo Malcor

Sophomore
RCF La Boulie
Mattias Varjun

Mattias Varjun

Redshirt Senior
Niitvälja Golf Club
Veikka Viskari

Veikka Viskari

Freshman
Vierumaen Golfseura
Grayson Wood

Grayson Wood

Freshman
Fredericksburg Country Club

Players Mentioned

Ugo Malcor

Ugo Malcor

Sophomore
RCF La Boulie
Mattias Varjun

Mattias Varjun

Redshirt Senior
Niitvälja Golf Club
Veikka Viskari

Veikka Viskari

Freshman
Vierumaen Golfseura
Grayson Wood

Grayson Wood

Freshman
Fredericksburg Country Club