Men's Golf

BALL’S FINAL DAY SURGE LEADS RAMS AT VCU SHOOTOUT

Sep 24, 2013

Tournament: Golf Galaxy VCU Shootout
Location: Hermitage Country Club (Manakin-Sabot, Va.)
Course Info: Par 72, 6,955 Yards
VCU Finish: 7th of 12; +16 (296-290-294=880)

TALKING POINTS
  • VCU (+16) finished seventh at the Golf Galaxy VCU Shootout behind a top-10 performance by sophomore Adam Ball.
  • Ball, who led the Rams in scoring last spring as a freshman, carded a 2-under 70 during Tuesday's final round to slide into a tie for ninth place. Ball (74-71-70=215) finished 1-under for the 54-hole tournament. Ball fired 10 birdies over the course of the two-day affair.
  • Virginia Tech (-23) repeated as Shootout champion by a tournament-record 22 strokes. The Hokies were led by individual medalist Scott Vincent (-10) and runner-up Bryce Chalkley (-6).
  • Iowa State (-1) finished second, followed by Radford (+5), Richmond (+9) and Old Dominion (+11).
  • Senior Rocky Khara also enjoyed a productive weekend for VCU. Khara (69-74-73=216) was even for the two-day event to tie for 13th.
  • Matt Ball Jr., Gino Vandenberg and Hanish Nagrani (+6) tied for 31st for the Rams.
  • Vandenberg and Ball Jr. recorded the second-most pars in the tournament field with 40. Khara also registered 38 pars.
WHAT'S NEXT
VCU returns to the links on Oct. 14-15 when it heads to the Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth, Ga. For the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic.
 

Team Leader Board

Course:Hermitage Country Club: Championship Tees     Par 72 - 6955 Yards

current
position

team

scoring

rounds

total
score





to par

thru

today

1

2

3





1
 

Virginia Tech

-23

F

  -14

287

280

274

841





2
 

Iowa State

-1

F

  +6

282

287

294

863





3
 

Radford

+5

F

  -1

300

282

287

869





4
 

Richmond

+9

F

  +5

286

294

293

873





5
 

Old Dominion

+11

F

  +1

293

293

289

875





6
 

Maryland

+15

F

  +1

303

287

289

879





7
 

VCU

+16

F

  +6

296

290

294

880





8
 

UNCG

+19

F

  +1

299

295

289

883





9
 

James Madison

+27

F

  +8

306

289

296

891





10
 

George Mason

+50

F

  +12

312

302

300

914





11
 

Central Conn. St.

+62

F

  +25

301

312

313

926





12
 

George Washington U.

+76

F

  +21

321

310

309

940





 

VCU TEAM SCORES

7

VCU

296

290

294

880

T9

Adam Ball (3)

74

71

70

215

T31

Matt Ball Jr. (1)

74

75

73

222

T31

Gino Vandenberg (2)

72

72

78

222

T39

Steffen Harm (4)

76

72

76

224

T51

Enej Sarkanj (5)

78

75

75

228
 

VCU INDIVIDUALS

Individuals

Pos.

Player (Team)

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Total

T13

Rocky Khara (VCU)

69

74

73

216

T31

Hanish Nagrani (VCU)

75

72

75

222

75

Adrian Parada (VCU)

77

84

84

245
 
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