RESULTS

Tournament: Purdue Fall Invitational
Location: West Lafayette, Ind.(Kampen Course)
Course info: (Par 72, 7,461 Yards)
VCU finish: T6th of 15 (+12)
Top Ram: Braden O'Grady, T7th (-2)
 
The short story: Junior Braden O'Grady booked his second straight top-10 finish and senior Jan Rybczynski helped lead a second-round surge for VCU at the Purdue Fall Invitational this week at the Kampen Course.
 
FIRST TEE

• O'Grady, who earned medalist honors Sept. 2 at the Island Resort Collegiate, tied for seventh Tuesday after shooting 2-under (75-68-71) amid a 75-player field
• Rybczynski, in his first action as a Ram since transferring from Long Island, fired a second-round 67 on his way to 10^th place for the Black and Gold. He shot 75-67-73 to finish 1-under on the 7,461-yard, par 72 layout
• Behind O'Grady and Rybczynski, VCU rallied from a slow start to shoot 12-over and tie with Marquette for sixth place. Indiana (-14) captured the team title, while Miami (Ohio) (-10), Iowa (+6), host Purdue (+9) and Toledo (+11) rounded out the top five
• Senior Caden Scarbrough overcame a first-round 78 and shot 72-71 over the final 36 holes to claim a share of 32^nd for VCU. Junior Mac McGurn placed 47^th for the Black and Gold

VCU SCORES

T6	VCU	305	282	289	876
T7	Braden O'Grady (1)	75	68	71	214
T10	Jan Rybczynski (4)	75	67	73	215
T32	Caden Scarbrough (2)	78	72	71	221
T47	Mac McGurn (5)	77	75	74	226
73	Charlie Kennedy (3)	82	78	76	236

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU carded a tournament-best three eagles – one each by O'Grady, Scarbrough and Rybczynski
• Rybczynski's 13 birdies ranked second in the field only to individual medalist Michael Weber (16) of Miami (Ohio)

NEXT UP
The Rams will travel to the Badger Invitational Sept. 29-Oct. 1, hosted by Wisconsin at University Ridge Golf Club.