SNOW HILL, N.C. – Old Dominion men’s golf posted its third Top 5 finish at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate in as many years on Sunday as the Monarchs placed fifth as a team.
ODU combined to hit a 7-over par 871 over the three days at Cutter Creek Golf Club. The team finished third at the tournament in both 2023 and 2024. It’s also the second Top 5 finish for the team in 2024-25 after the Monarchs came in second at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate in October.
Jacob Gunther had a couple of rounds under par, recording a 2-under 70 on Friday and a 1-under 71 on Sunday. He added a second round of 74 to finish tied for seventh at 215 (-1). A 5-under 67 on Saturday and a 71 in the final round helped Kaijun Ma end up with an even 216, tying him for 13th. Jakub Sutor also had a solid second day with a 3-under 69 and finished tied for 23rd at 3-over 219.
Philip Minnehan turned in a six-over par 222 to tie for 39th. Joe MacPherson carded a 17-over 233 to tie for 74th, and James Page ended up 79th with a three-day total of 236 (+20).
“A much better showing for the tournament this week,” said ODU Head Coach Murray Rudisill. “We are beginning to see the improvements due to the hard work that the guys are doing.”
Campbell went 22-under par to win the Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total of 842. East Carolina, the tournament host, placed second at 14-under 850. Harvard rounded out the top three with a three-over 867, and Winthrop edged ODU by a stroke to come in fourth at six-over 870.
William Mitchell from Sandhills Community College, which captured its fourth consecutive NJCAA Division III national title in 2024, was the individual medalist at 10-under par 206. ECU individual Holden Rucker and Campbell’s Henric Bjelke tied for second place with a pair of 7-under 209s.
“We have one more tournament next week before we go to the conference championship. I think the guys are finally beginning to believe in their ability,” added Rudisill.
ODU will wrap up the regular season at the Irish Creek Collegiate, hosted by App State on April 7-8 at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Team Results
- Campbell (277-281-284 – 842) -22
- East Carolina (284-281-285 – 850) -14
- Harvard (281-293-293 – 867) +3
- Winthrop (294-289-287 – 870) +6
- Old Dominion (294-284-293 – 871) +7
- Radford (295-293-285 – 873) +9
T7. Gardner-Webb (286-305-288 – 879) +15
T7. Temple (287-301-291 – 879) +15
- North Carolina A&T (302-292-286 – 880) +16
- Robert Morris (293-306-283 – 882) +18
- Presbyterian (292-301-292 – 885) +21
- Sandhills CC (298-301-290 – 889) +25
- Francis Marion (299-304-296 – 899) +35
- Charleston Southern (309-302-293 – 904) +40
ODU Lineup
T7. Jacob Gunther (70-74-71 – 215) -1
T13. Kaijun Ma (78-67-71 – 216) E
T23. Jakub Sutor (74-69-76 – 219) +3
T39. Philip Minnehan (73-74-75 – 222) +6
T74. Joe MacPherson (77-79-77 – 233) +17
- James Page (78-76-82 – 236) +20