JMU Wins Terrapin Invitational

Monday, October 19

Woodmont Country Club <br>Rockville, Md.

All Day

James Madison University

2015 Maryland Terrapin Invitational

Maryland Terrapin Invitational Champions

10/20/2015 6:06:00 PM | Men's Golf

ROCKVILLE, Md. – The James Madison men's golf team improved seven strokes in the final round winning the Maryland Terrapin Invitational on Tuesday afternoon. This marks the team's second tournament title in the 2015-16 fall season.

JMU carded a 1-under 287 in the final round to climb atop the leaderboards with 581 total strokes, seven strokes ahead of second-place finisher Loyola. All of JMU's scorers finished in the top 15 in the 63-golfer and 11-team field.

Freshman Alex Henderson (72-72) led the Dukes at even-par with 144 strokes, tying for second place and recording his best collegiate finish.

Sophomore Jack Floydd (75-72), junior Ryan Cole (75-72) and redshirt junior Connor Walters (76-71) all tied for seventh, matching rounds of a 3-over 147. Junior Poom Pattaropong rounded out the scoring for the Dukes, tied for 12th with a 4-over 148.

Playing as individuals, redshirt freshman Shota Ozaki and senior Chris Kapsak finished tied for fifth with 146 strokes and tied for 47th with 158 strokes, respectively.

Quoting Jeff Forbes
"Shooting 1-under par, considering the course set up, was unbelievable. It was a great win and the guys are excited to try to defend their ODU title next week."

Photo of the Tournament

*cover photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics

Past vs. Present
Last year, the Dukes finished fifth in the Maryland Terrapin Invitational with a 28-over 892 in the 54-hole tournament, with only one golfer finishing in the top 10. After two rounds (303-291), JMU had carded 594 strokes, trailing first-place finisher Maryland by 20.

Career Firsts
Jack Floydd earned his first collegiate top-10 finish
Alex Henderson claimed his first collegiate top-5 finish

Climbing the Leader Boards
Redshirt junior Connor Walters improved 19 spots in the final 18 holes, the biggest improvement of any Duke. Walters was tied for 27th after round one and finished tied for eighth after a 1-over 71 in the last round.

Tweet of the Tournament

This team is legit. But we have bigger goals and a lot of work to do #stayhungry @JMUMGolf
— Ryan Cole (@Ryan_Cole4) October 20, 2015

Looking Ahead
James Madison has a quick turnaround before heading to Kitty Hawk, N.C. October 25-27 for the OBX/ODU Collegiate at Kilmarlic. The Dukes are looking to defend the title in the final tournament of the 2015-16 slate.