RESULTS

Tournament: Tar Heel Intercollegiate
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC Finley Golf Course)
Course info: Par 70 – 7,084 Yards
VCU finish: 14^th (+39)
Top Ram: Jake Conklin T19th (+4)
 
The short story: Junior Jake Conklin recorded his second top-20 finish of the spring to pace VCU this weekend at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
FIRST TEE

• Conklin fired a second-round 70 and finished 4-over (73-70-71) for the weekend to earn a share of 19^th place. It's the second time in VCU's past three tournaments that the Chapel Hill native has finished inside the top 20
• VCU (+39) placed 14^th in a field that included ninth-ranked North Carolina and No. 16 Duke. The host Tar Heels (-1) held off Elon (Even) by a single stroke to defend their home course. Kennesaw State (+1), Michigan State (+14) and Duke (+15) rounded out the top five
• Junior Braden O'Grady carded a second-round 68 and placed 42^nd for the Rams at 8-over, while senior Caden Scarbrough (+10) opened with a first-round 70 and earned a share of 49^th place for the Black and Gold 

VCU SCORES

14	VCU	295	288	296	879
T19	Jake Conklin (4)	73	70	71	214
T42	Braden O'Grady (1)	77	68	73	218
T49	Caden Scarbrough (2)	70	78	72	220
T75	Jan Rybczynski (3)	76	73	82	231
78	Charlie Kennedy (5)	76	77	80	233

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU and Michigan State recorded three eagles each in the tournament. Scarbrough was responsible for two of VCU's eagles
• Conklin led VCU with nine birdies during the weekend
• O'Grady's 34 pars were among the tournament leaders

NEXT UP
VCU will set its sights on the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship April 22-24 at Evermore Resort in Orlando, Fla. The Rams are the defending A-10 Champions.