FULL RESULTS

Tournament: Bentwater Intercollegiate
Location: Montgomery, Texas (Bentwater Country Club)
Course info: Par 71, 6,788 Yards
Top Ram: Tanner Cadieux, 1^st (-7)
VCU Finish: 1^st (+5) 
 
The short story: A three-month break in competition did cool off VCU. Behind medalist Tanner Cadieux, the Rams captured their second straight tournament, defeating host Sam Houston State on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Tuesday.
 
FIRST TEE

• Cadieux closed with a flurry in Tuesday's final round, firing a bogey-free, 6-under 65 to march to a 4-stroke victory over Bogdan Sandrini of Central Arkansas. He shot 70-71 on Monday to set the stage for Tuesday's heroics. It's the first win of Cadieux's collegiate career
• Senior Zach Felts and graduate student Mason Minkel each made birdie on the first hole of the playoff to provide the Rams with the win. It's the second straight team title for the Black and Gold, which capped its Fall campaign with a 20-stroke win at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic in Mexico in October
• Felts, a transfer from Utah Tech, shot a second-round 68 on this way to a fourth-place finish (74-68-71)
• Minkel also booked a top-20 effort, carding 74-71-72. He earned a share of 18^th place
• Senior Braden O'Grady and freshman Carson Looney rounded out VCU's top five in 58th

VCU SCORES
1-VCU  295-282-279=856
1-Tanner Cadieux  70-71-65=206
T4-Zach Felts  74-68-71=213
T18-Mason Minkel  74-71-72=217
T58-Braden O'Grady  80-76-72=228
T58-Carson Looney  77-72-79=228
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Cadieux tied for the tournament lead in both Par 3 and Par 4 scoring, and 36 pars ranked second in the field. He carded just three bogeys on the week, three fewer than any other player in the field
• Felts registered 11 birdies in the tournament
• VCU led the field in Par 4 scoring (4.04), eagles (3), and birdies (49)

NOTABLE

• Cadieux's final-round 65 is the lowest by a VCU player this year. He's tied with seven other Rams for the second-lowest round in program history. Five players have carded a 64 as a Ram
• Tuesday's victory was the 56^th team tournament championship in program history

NEXT UP
VCU will return to the links March 9-11 when it heads to the Donald Ross Intercollegiate at Mid Pines Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C.