RESULTS

Tournament: Island Resort Intercollegiate
Location: Bark River, Mich. (Sage Run GC)
Course info: Par 72, 7,375 yards
VCU finish: 8^th of 12 (+14)
Top Ram: Braden O'Grady T1st (-8)
 
The short story: Junior Braden O'Grady was outstanding in his first event as a Ram, claiming a share of first place at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run Golf Club.
 
FIRST TEE

• O'Grady, a transfer from Utah Valley, shot 68-73-67 at the 54-hole event to finish a career-best 8-under. A native of Edmonton, Albert, O'Grady fired a 5-under 67 to vault into a tie with UCF's Chase Haygood
• Behind O'Grady, VCU combined to shoot 14-over and placed eighth. Purdue (-18), which reached the NCAA Championship last season, cruised to the team title by 13 strokes. Boise State (-5), St. Mary's (Calif.) (-4), Georgia (-3) and Michigan (+1) rounded out the top five
• Junior Mac McGurn, a transfer from Loyola New Orleans, shot 76-73-72 on the way to a share of 35^th place for the Rams
• Senior Caden Scarbrough (+5) followed in 44^th place for VCU, while sophomore Liam White and senior Charlie Kennedy tied for 63rd

VCU SCORES
8-VCU   296-294-288=878
1-Braden O'Grady   68-73-67=208
T35-Mac McGurn   76-73-72=221
T44-Caden Scarbrough   76-71-76=223
T63-Liam White   76-77-78=231
T63-Charlie Kennedy   77-81-73=231
 
NOTABLE

• O'Grady becomes the first Ram to claim individual medalist in his honors in his Black and Gold debut since teammate Charlie Kennedy captured the VCU Shootout as a freshman in 2021
• This week's tournament also marked the VCU debuts of new Head Coach Tyler Schmutz, as well as McGurn and Scarbrough

NEXT UP
VCU will return to the links Sept. 22-23 at the Fall Boilermaker Classic in West Lafayette, Ind.