POWELLS POINT, N.C. - Michael Hake claimed the individual title and James Madison men's golf earned the team title after a playoff at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon, hosted at the Kilmarlic Golf Club and its par-71 and 6,582-yard layout.Â
Through 54 holes, JMU and Georgetown were tied for first place at 281 strokes (-3), resulting in a one-hole playoff. It wasn't just a team tie being decided in the playoff, but Hake and Georgetown's George McGlinn were also duking it out for the individual title after both recorded three-round scores of -4. With JMU going par in the playoff while Georgetown suffered a pair of costly bogeys, with one coming from McGlinn, the Dukes would claim the team title and Hake would take the individual title.Â
It wasn't just Hake who put together an excellent performance this week for JMU. Ethan Anderson's -3 (210, 70, 70, 70) tied the second-year golfer for third place, marking his best finish yet. It also marks the second consecutive tournament that he placed in the top-ten.Â
The ODU/OBX Intercollegiate marked the final tournament for JMU men's golf of the fall season. The next time the Dukes compete will be at the Compadres Collegiate hosted by UTRGV on Feb. 7-9th.
How We Finished
1st out of 15 (90-player field), 849 (285-277-287)
T1: Michael Hake, 209 (71-66-72)
T3: Ethan Anderson, 210 (70-70-70)
T18: René Bergendi, 215 (73-69-73)
T29: Henry Holland, 217 (71-72-74)
T56: Charles McPherson, 221 (75-73-73)
T60: Jonas DeLeon, 223 (76-72-75)
T68: Blake Hartman, 224 (74-78-72)
Tournament Notes
- The last time JMU finished first in a tournament was the VCU Shootout in the fall of 2023 (Sept. 18-19, 2023), where the Dukes tied with Lipscomb.
-Hake tied his career-best single round score of -5 in round two (209, 71, 66, 72).
-Hake's 209 strokes is just one stroke shy of his previous best.
- Charles McPherson and Jonas DeLeon competed as individuals at this week's tournament.