Men's Golf Takes Fifth at Irish Creek

Friday, April 2

The Club at Irish Creek | Kannapolis, N.C.

James Madison University

Irish Creek Collegiate

4/3/2021 8:59:00 PM | Men's Golf

@JMUMGolf JMU MG on Instagram Final Results

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The James Madison men's golf team kept their spot on the leaderboard in Saturday's final round, locking up a fifth-place finish at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate, hosted at the par-71, 7,099-yard Club at Irish Creek.

The Dukes carded a team score of 287 (+3) on their final day, finishing just one shot behind fourth-place Rutgers, who moved up five spots on a tight 15-team leaderboard. The effort marked JMU's third straight top-five finish.

Sophomore George Heath continued his strong week of play, carding an even-par 71 in his final round to move up a spot among 84 players and into a tie for fourth place, his fifth career top-five finish.

Freshman Neal Shipley led the scoring for the Dukes on Saturday, using four birdies to card a final-round 70 (-1) that vaulted him into a tie for 26th. Sophomore Ignacio De Pineda (t-39) posted a 72 (+1), while senior Walker Cress (t-26) and junior Ignacio Montero (t-49) shot 74 and 75, respectively to close out the JMU scoring.

Playing as an individual, freshman Alexandre d'Aurelle de Paladines shot a final-round 74 (+3) to finish tied for 42nd on the week.

QUOTING COACH CHEVES
"It was a difficult ending to the week for us today. We battled and hung onto our spot in a tough field, but we know we left a lot of strokes out there, particularly down the stretch of today's round. We have a week of before our last regular season tournament, so we know we have to toughen up."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be off this coming weekend before playing their last regular season tournament on April 17-18 with a trip to the Penn State Blue Course to play in the Rutherford Intercollegiate.