Men's Golf Closes out Tiger Invite

Sunday, March 8

RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National | Opelika, Ala.

James Madison University

Tiger Invitational

3/10/2020 7:45:00 PM | Men's Golf

@JMUMGolf JMU MG on Instagram Final Results

OPELIKA, Ala. - James Madison closed out its third tournament of the spring on Tuesday afternoon, taking home 15th at the Tiger Invitational, hosted by Auburn at the par-72, 7,289-yard Grand National Lake course on the RTJ Golf Trail.

The Dukes carded a final-round 295 to close out the 20-team event, finishing a stroke behind Georgia State on a tightly-packed team leaderboard.

Sophomore Ignacio De Pineda led the way for JMU, picking up three birdies on his way to a 71 (-1) that moved him up into a tie for 42nd among 102 competitors. Sophomore George Heath (75) and freshman Neal Shipley held firm among the top 30, finishing tied for 17th and 28th, respectively.

Senior Walker Cress and sophomore Nick Schlickenrieder closed out the JMU scoring with final rounds of 76 (+4), with Cress closing his week in a tie for 74th and Schlickenrieder in a tie for 89th.

QUOTING COACH FORBES
"Definitely not the way we wanted to finish the weekend. We had a chance to make a move today and end up in a better spot, but we didn't close the way we know we need to. We have a lot to work on and we know we need to do it quickly."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will head back south over the weekend, traveling to Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. on March 14-15 to take part in the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular, hosted by George Mason on the El Campeón Course at Mission Inn Resort.