RESULTS

Tournament: Seahawk Intercollegiate
Location: Wilmington, N.C. (Country Club of Landfall)
Course info: Par 72, 7,030 Yards
VCU finish: 3^rd (-2)
Top Ram: Braden O'Grady t-7th (-2)
 
The short story: Senior Braden O'Grady booked a top-10 finish and freshman Carson Looney continued his torrid spring to lead VCU to a third-place effort this week at the Seahawk Intercollegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• O'Grady (73-72-69) fired a final-round 69 to vault into a share of seventh place at 2-under. It's his second top-10 finish of the season and first of the spring campaign
• Looney (68-71-76) opened with a first-round 68 on Monday and finished 1-under across 54 holes on the way to 10^th. It's his third top-10 result in four tournaments
• VCU placed third at 2-under overall. Host UNC Wilmington (-18) coasted to a nine-stroke win over 26^th-ranked Duke (-9). Jacksonville (+1) and Stetson (+4) rounded out the top five
• Graduate student Mason Minkle (+2) placed 22^nd for the Black and Gold, while senior Jake Conklin (+3) earned a share of 26th

VCU SCORES
3-VCU  281-288-293=862
T7-Braden O'Grady  73-72-69=214
10-Carson Looney  68-71-76=215
T22-Mason Minkle  69-71-78=218
T26-Jacob Conklin  71-76-72=219
T64-Tanner Cadieux  78-74-76=228
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU led the 15-team field with 172 pars. The Rams also ranked third in the field in par 4 scoring (4.14)
• Conklin and Minkle tied with Jacksonville's Will Harris for the field's top par 3 scoring mark (2.92), while O'Grady's 3.93 stroke average was second best on par 4 holes

NEXT UP
VCU will return home and compete in the Giles-Spratley Collegiate April 4-5 at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.