Dukes Finish Runner-Up at Patriot Intercollegiate

Sunday, September 27

Laurel Hills Golf Club <br>Lorton, Va.

All Day

James Madison University

2015 Patriot Intercollegiate

9/28/2015 4:57:00 PM | Men's Golf

LORTON, Va. – James Madison men's golf climbed two spots in the final round of the Patriot Intercollegiate, earning a second-place finish out of 17 teams and 100 golfers. JMU shot 281 in the final round to record an 8-over par 860 for the tournament. This marks the third tournament of the fall for the Dukes, and they have placed in the top two at all three events.

Junior Ryan Cole (74-72-68) led the team tying for seventh, shooting a 3-under par 68 to climb 11 spots over the final round, as he carded a 214 for the 54-hole tournament.

Junior Poom Pattaropong (75-72-69) tied for 13th with sophomore Jack Floydd (72-72-72), each recording 216 strokes. Pattaropong shot a 2-under par 69 to improve nine spots over the final 18 holes. Freshman Alex Henderson (72-74-72) shot a one-over par 72 to close out the tournament with 218 strokes in 20th place, followed by redshirt freshmanShota Ozaki (78-70-760 who tied for 39th with a 5-over par 76 with 224 strokes total.

Chris Kapsak (74-75-74 – 223) and Connor Walters (74-78-79 – 231) both played as individuals,tying for 33rd and 61st, respectively.

The Dukes trailed first-place finisher West Florida by 13 strokes on the final team leaderboard.

Quoting Jeff Forbes
"We got it going on the front nine and made our way up the leaderboards, but we had some trouble on the back nine and couldn't catch West Florida."

Final Standings

Pos.	Team	RD 1	RD 2	RD3	Total
1	West Florida	279	289	279	847
2	James Madison	293	286	281	860
3	Towson	283	290	289	862
4	Bethune-Cookman	288	284	299	871
5	George Mason	290	291	294	875
6	Marshall	289	296	292	877
7	Longwood	293	301	284	878
8	Eastern Kentucky	299	295	286	880
9	Binghamton	295	297	295	887
10	Delaware	297	294	305	896
11	High Point	304	298	296	898
12	Saint Joseph's - PA	294	305	300	899
13	Villanova	306	302	296	904
14	La Salle	302	303	300	905
15	Navy	303	303	307	913
16	Fairleigh Dickinson	311	297	313	921
17	McDaniel	307	310	305	922

Photo of the Tournament

Past vs. Present
Last season, the Dukes finished third out of 17 teams in the 2014 Patriot Intercollegiate with a team total of 861 strokes.

Consecutive Top-Finishes
Ryan Cole has finished in the top-10 in all three of the fall tournaments for the Dukes. He finished second at Golfweek, 10th at VCU and tied for seventh at the Patriot Intercollegiate. Heading into the final two tournaments of the fall, Cole has 12 career top-15 finishes.

Looking Ahead
JMU heads to Rockville, Md., to compete in the Maryland Terrapin Invitational, held Oct. 19-20 at the Woodmont Country Club.