Maroons Wrap Up Season at ODAC Championship

Palmer Cuny (l) and TJ Whelan with flags from the ODAC Championships

The Basics:

Event: 2023 ODAC Golf Championships

Place: 6th/11

Results: Round One: 299 Round Two: 302 Round Three: 307
Location: Greensboro, N.C. (Forest Oaks Country Club)

The Lead: Roanoke would wrap up the 2022-23 golf season at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship. The three-day tournament was contested at 6,928 yards over the course at Forest Oaks Country Club. The Maroons were 6th after Day One and held that position throughout the event falling two shots short of a top-five finish. RC came into the event as the 69th ranked team in the country and ended up in the exact spot that they were in the national rankings. Guilford (#5) won the event at 868 with Lynchburg (#25) and Washington and Lee (#10) posting identical 873 totals.

How it Happened:

Day One:

  • Palmer Cuny shot an even par 72 over the almost 7,000-yard layout. Fellow sophomore TJ Whelan was one shot clear with a 1-over par 73. The duo finds themselves in the top-10 of a 60-golfer field that includes 14 of the top 100 DIII golfers in the country.
  • Sean Furlong continued his hot play in the month of April with a 5-over, 76. Senior Justin Grenier rounded out the scoring for the Maroons with a 78.

 Day Two:

  • Whelan birdied his final hole for the second consecutive day to post another 1-over par 73. The sophomore is sitting in 7th place heading into tomorrow's final round.
  • Cuny birdied two of his final three holes to card a 76 and in a tie for 9th place with a two-day total of 153.
  • Grenier improved by two strokes and posted a 76 while fellow fourth year Will Clary bested his opening round by three strokes with a 77.

 Day Three:

  • Whelan birdied his final three holes to card a final round 76 for a total of 222 and finished 10th in the field.
  • Cuny shot a second consecutive 76 to finish at 224, good enough to finish in a tie for 14th, giving RC a pair in the top 18.
  • Clary once again posted a 5-over par 77 and Furlong wrapped up the scoring with a 78.