Dukes Wrap Up Regular Season at Irish Creek

Saturday, April 7

The Club at Irish Creek | Kannapolis, N.C.

James Madison University

Irish Creek Collegiate

4/8/2018 8:53:00 PM | Men's Golf

@JMUMGolf JMU MG on Instagram Final Results

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The James Madison men's golf team closed out its regular-season play on Sunday afternoon, taking home eighth place at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate, hosted by Charlotte at the par-71, 7,099-yard course at The Club at Irish Creek.

The Dukes carded a 16-over 300 in the windy final round, closing the 15-team event just one stroke behind seventh-place Indiana in a field containing four schools ranked inside the national top 35.

Freshman Ignacio Montero led the way for the Dukes on the final day of competition, carding a 2-over 73 that included five birdies and lifted him a spot on the leaderboard to finish tied for 36th among the field of 88 players.

Juniors Ben Tucker and Shota Ozaki each carded rounds of 4-over 75 on the day to close out the tournament in ties for 18th and 51st, respectively. The finish marked Tucker's fourth top-20 finish in the last five tournaments.

Senior Matt Cowgill (t-39; +10) and sophomore Walker Cress (t-45; +12) closed out the JMU scoring on Sunday afternoon, posting rounds of 6-over 77.

Playing as individuals, senior Jack Floydd and freshman Worathon Zeng each carded rounds of 81 to finish in ties for 67th and 75th, respectively.

QUOTING COACH FORBES
"Tough finish for us today in tough conditions. We have to put it behind us and get ready to perform well on a difficult course at CAA Championships."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will head to Raleigh, N.C. in two weeks, opening up the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Championships on Friday, April 20, with all three rounds taking place at Lonnie Poole Golf Club. GolfStat.com will provide live results throughout the tournament.