RESULTS

Tournament: Mountaineer Invitational
Location: Bridgeport, W.Va. (Pete Dye Golf Club)
Course info: Par 72, 7,308
VCU finish: 14^th of 19 (+32)
Top Ram: Mason Minkel, 26^th (+3)
 
The short story: Senior Mason Minkel spearheaded the VCU attack for the second straight week to lead the Rams at the Mountaineer Invitational.
 
FIRST TEE

• Minkel shot 74-75-70 on the way to a 26^th-place effort
• VCU (+32), battling a field that included five top-40 squads, including three top-10 opponents, placed 14^th overall. No. 36 Clemson (-20) outlasted No. 8 Texas Tech and host West Virginia (-16) for a four-stroke win. No. 38 TCU and No. 6 Oklahoma State (-9) rounded out the top five
• Sophomore Tanner Cadieux (75-78-71) and senior Braden O'Grady (76-73-77) placed 57^th and 65^th, respectively, for the Black and Gold

VCU SCORES
14-VCU  296-304-296=896
T26-Mason Minkel  74-75-70=219
T57-Tanner Cadieux  75-78-71=224
T65-Braden O'Grady  76-73-77=226
T71-Carson Looney  71-78-78=227
96-Zach Felts  79-80-78=237
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Minkel, O'Grady and senior Zach Felts led the Rams with 10 birdies this week
• Cadieux parred 35 of 54 holes in the tournament

NEXT UP
VCU will head to Orlando, Fla. for the 2026 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships April 27-29 at Evermore Resort.