KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Old Dominion men’s golf finished the final round of the Irish Creek Collegiate on Tuesday afternoon, placing second in the team standings. App State hosted the Collegiate at The Club at Irish Creek.
It marks the third Top-5 finish and fifth Top-10 finish for the Monarchs in 2024-25.
The two-day tournament was originally scheduled for 36 holes of continuous play on Monday and the final 18 holes on Tuesday. However, due to unfavorable weather, the first day was shortened to just one round.
The Monarchs turned in an 8-over 288 in the first round, then posted an even 280 in the second to end up with a 36-hole total of 568. Marquette went 5-under par with a 555 to win the event by 13 strokes. ODU edged Morehead State by two strokes, with the Eagles coming in third place at 10-over 570.
Marquette’s Vinny Cervantes and Charleston Southern’s Layne Lambert both tied for first with scores of 4-under par 136. In a two-man playoff, both golfers made par on the 18th hole. Cervantes then made par on the first hole, while Lambert missed a five-foot putt for par.
Jacob Gunther was the top finisher for ODU as he placed fifth at two-under 138. The senior opened the tournament with a first round of 69 before carding an even 69 for his final lap. Kaijun Ma was next, his total of one-under 139 tying him for sixth. Cullen Campbell posted a 4-over 144 to tie for 16th and Philip Minnehan tied for 31st with a 7-over 147. Jakub Sutor tied for 77th and James Page tied for 84th with scores of 154 and 156, respectively.
“I couldn’t be more proud and impressed with the way the team played,” said ODU Associate Head Coach Barry Marple. “It was another tournament under tough conditions and their determination and hard work is starting to pay off for them.”
Up next for ODU is the Sun Belt Championship on April 21-24 at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi.
Team Results
- Marquette (284-271- 555) -5
- Old Dominion (288-280 – 568) +8
- Morehead State (280-290 – 570) +10
- Jacksonville State (290-281 – 571) +11
- Radford (290-293 – 583) +23
- App State (294-290 – 584) +24
- Western Kentucky (300-285 – 585) +25
- Lehigh (294-292 – 586) +26
T9. Francis Marion (296-291 – 587) +27
T9. Presbyterian (293-294 – 587) +27
- North Carolina A&T (295-296 – 591) +31
T12. Queens (301-292 – 593) +33
T12. Howard (302-291 – 593) +33
- Charleston Southern (298-301 – 599) +39
- Maryland Eastern Shore (307-304 – 611) +51
ODU Lineup
- Jacob Gunther (69-69 – 138) -2
T6. Kaijun Ma (70-69 – 139) -1
T16. Cullen Campbell (71-73 – 144) +4
T31. Philip Minnehan (78-69 – 147) +7
T77. Jakub Sutor (78-76 – 154) +14
T84. James Page (81-75 – 156) +16