POWELLS POINT, N.C. – The Old Dominion men's golf team couldn't make up much ground after a disappointing second round as the Monarchs finished ninth Tuesday at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Course.
"We were hoping to be in contention for the title in our own tournament at Kilmarlic this week," said head coach Murray Rudisill. "We did not play well, and our youth and inexperience showed up, especially in the second round. Hopefully our team will be able to get some great practice in before the spring season starts in February."
The Monarchs were tied for third at 10-over par 294 following Sunday's opening round that saw the 16-team field battle rain and wind throughout the day. While the conditions improved on Monday, a round of 302 saw the team fall to 11th. A final round of 289 was enough for the Monarchs to make a slight jump up into ninth with a 54-hole total of 33-over 885.
North Dakota State led the Intercollegiate from wire-to-wire as the Bison ended up at 14-under with an 838. Additionally, NDSU's Nate Adams was the tournament champion at 10-under 203. A 10-under 274 on Monday and an 11-under 273 on Tuesday helped SIU Edwardsville grab runner-up accolades. The Cougars were seven strokes behind the Bison at 845 (-7). Drexel rounded out the top three with a one-under 851, and the Dragons' Drue Nicholas came in second place at seven-under 206.
This was NDSU's second victory in the past three iterations of the Intercollegiate after the Bison won the team title in 2019 with a final of 26-under par 826. The ODU/OBX Intercollegiate wasn't played in 2020 due to COVID and Delaware won last year's tournament. This was also the second year in a row that Nicholas received a trophy as he shot a 12-under 201 to win in 2021.
Kaijun Ma was the top finisher for ODU, tying for 14th at two-over 215. The freshman from Macau, China started off the tournament with a one-over 72 before posting a three-under 68 and four-over 75 in rounds two and three. Jakob Henriksson had his best round on Tuesday with a one-under 70. He carded a six-over 219 to tie for 27th. Philip Minnehan was one stroke behind Henriksson and tied for 33rd at seven-over 220.
Kazuki Yamauchi turned in scores of 77, 75 and 72 to tie for 48th at 224 (+11). Aleksander Bjorge was next as his three-round tally of 225 (+12) tied him for 51st. Jakob Chicoyne started off with an even 71 but couldn't repeat the effort as he tied for 55th at 226 (+13). Jacob Gunther's total of 231 (+18) tied for 65th. Competing in his first tournament after missing last year due to injury, Michael Minnehan fired a round of 83 for his first trip around the course, but was forced to withdraw after that.
The Intercollegiate marked the final tournament of the fall season for the Monarchs. ODU had three Top-10 finishes through four tournaments played.
Team Results
1. North Dakota State (282-278-278 – 838) -14
2. SIU Edwardsville (298-274-273 – 845) -7
3. Drexel (295-284-272 – 851) -1
4. Longwood (296-287-284 – 867) +15
5. Georgetown (294-284-292 – 870) +18
6. Navy (297-294-289 – 880) +28
7. Saint Joseph's (Pa.) (302-285-294 – 881) +29
8. Radford (311-278-294 – 883) +31
9. Old Dominion (294-302-289 – 885) +33
T10. Omaha (306-295-285 – 886) +34
T10. Villanova (302-293-291 – 886) +34
12. North Dakota (311-284-293 – 888) +36
13. Drake (293-310-286 – 889) +37
14. St. Francis (Pa.) (304-293-296 – 893) +41
15. Hartford (295-304-300 – 899) +47
16. St. Bonaventure (312-299-301 – 912) +60
ODU Lineup
T14. Kaijun Ma* (72-68-75 – 215) +2
T27. Jakob Henriksson (77-72-70 – 219) +6
T33. Philip Minnehan (73-74-73 – 220) +7
T48. Kazuki Yamauchi (77-75-72 - 224 +11
T51. Aleksander Bjorge* (74-73-78 – 225) +12
T55. Jakob Chicoyne (71-81-74 – 226) +13
T65. Jacob Gunther (73-81-77 – 231) +18
83. Michael Minnehan* (83-WD-WD – 83) +12
*Competed as individuals
Men’s Golf Finishes Ninth at ODU/OBX Intercollegiate
