Dukes Surge to Fourth-Place Finish at Seminole Intercollegiate

Friday, March 10

Southwood GC | Tallahassee, Fla.

James Madison University

Seminole Intercollegiate

Dukes Surge to Fourth-Place Finish at Seminole Intercollegiate

3/12/2017 5:08:00 PM | Men's Golf

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The James Madison men's golf team fired its best round since its second tournament of the 2016-17 season on Sunday, using the final round to vault itself to a fourth-place finish at the Seminole Intercollegiate, hosted by Florida State at the par-72, 7,172-yard Southwood Golf Course.

The Dukes put all four scorers at par or better for the second time in three rounds at the 14-team tournament, firing an 8-under 280, tied for the lowest final round of any team, to post their fifth top-five finish of the season with a final score of 17-under 847.

Penn State took home the team championship, shooting 31-under 833 across three rounds to hold off No. 25 Georgia Tech and No. 30 Florida State, who tied for second at 28-under 836.

Senior Ryan Cole missed his season low by just a stroke to lead the Dukes, racking up five birdies in a bogey-free round of 5-under 67 that moved him up to a tie for fifth at 9-under 207. The performance marked his fourth top-five finish in seven tournaments this season.

Sophomore Alex Henderson continued his solid tournament, posting a 2-under 70 that saw him eagle the par-5, 541-yard 16th hole to climb into a tie for 18th at 5-under 211, while junior Jack Floydd bounced back in his final round, using a 1-under 71 to climb 11 spots into a tie for 34th ( 1, 217).

Freshman Walker Cress closed out the JMU scoring with an even-par 72, tying him with Floydd in 34th at 1-over 217, while junior Matt Cowgill tallied three birdies en route to a 1-over 73, putting him in a tie for 63rd at 7-over 223.

Playing as an individual, sophomore Shota Ozaki closed the tournament tied for 54th at 5-over 221 after a final round of 3-over 75.

QUOTING COACH FORBES
"I'm proud of the way the guys battled today. They came out and posted a good score early in the day to move up and put pressure on some really strong teams. We'll get back home and build on this for the rest of the spring."

DIALING IN THE PAR-3S
Across three rounds, no team played Southwood Golf Course's shortest holes better than JMU, as the Dukes shot a combined 4-over on the four par 3's for the week. That tally tied for the best of any team at the Seminole Intercollegiate, with senior Ryan Cole leading the way at 2-under, tied for the lowest combined score of any competitor.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action in two weeks, when they travel to Furman University Golf Club in Greenville, S.C. to take part in the Furman Intercollegiate from Friday, March 24-Sunday, March 26. Live scoring will be provided at GolfStat.com.