TUNICA, Miss. – Jakob Chicoyne was the top finisher for the Old Dominion men's golf team, tying for 19th with a three-over 219 after the final round of the 2023 Tunica National Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
A junior from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Chicoyne started off the two-day tournament with a six-over 78 and a two-under 70 for his first two trips around the course. He then capped off the Intercollegiate with a one-under 71 on Tuesday.
Kaijun Ma was next for ODU, tying for 30th with a six-over 222. Aleksander Bjorge tied for 44th with a 54-hole total of 228. Jacob Gunther's total of 231 tied him for 54th, and Jakob Henriksson rounded out the Monarch lineup with a 233 to place 61st.
Chicoyne tallied 10 birdies over the two days and Ma converted a team-high 39 putts for par.
As a team, the Monarchs combined for a 31-over 895 to finish ninth. Arkansas State and UT Arlington were co-champions after posting one-under 863s, and North Alabama came in third with an even 864. Missouri State's Max Kreikemeier was the individual medalist with an 11-under 205, and North Alabama's Andre Jacobs was the runner-up at eight-under 208.
Up next for ODU is the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship, to be played at the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi on April 24-27.
Team Results
T1. Arkansas State (292-283-288 – 863) -1
T1. UT Arlington (284-294-285 – 863) -1
3. North Alabama (281-296-287 – 864) E
4. Southeastern Louisiana (289-295-292 – 876) +12
5. Jacksonville State (290-299-289 – 878) +14
6. Oral Roberts (294-296-289 – 879) +15
7. Samford (290-293-299 – 882) +18
8. Nicholls (304-292-288 – 884) +20
9. Old Dominion (303-297-295 – 895) +31
T10. South Dakota (297-305-296 – 898) +34
T10. UTEP (309-300-289 – 898) +34
12. Missouri State (302-299-298 – 899) +35
ODU Lineup
T19. Jakob Chicoyne (78-70-71 – 219) +3
T30. Kaijun Ma (73-73-76 – 222) +6
T44. Aleksander Bjorge (74-76-78 – 228) +12
T54. Jacob Gunther (78-78-75 – 231) +15
61. Jakob Henriksson (81-79-73 – 233) +17
Men’s Golf Concludes Final Day at Tunica National
Pierce Yarberry