Kepler Intercollegiate April 22-23, 2017 • Columbus, Ohio • Ohio State Scarlet Course COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State men's golf team shot its best round of the tournament to finish in a tie for fourth place with host school Ohio State in a 15-team field at the Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio.
"Yesterday, late on our final nine holes we got worn down with the relentless course set up and overly firm green surfaces," said Nye. "Being frustrated you start to force things and that never ends well, thus, our deficit at day's end."
The Lions bounced back from their second round score of 307 for a sub-300 final round of 297 to finish at 903 for the tournament. Three Blue & White golfers finished in the top 25, one of three teams in the field to do so.
Illinois took home the team title at 12-over with Kent State 10 strokes behind. Iowa finished in third place at 47-over before the Lions and Buckeyes at 51over.
"Today as a team we did not start great through five holes," said head coach Greg Nye. "But, over the final 13 we played smarter, no quit, determined golf. I loved seeing this in our team."
Dylan Meyer from Illinois won the player championship with the only threeday total under par at 2-under.
Sophomore JD Hughes (Carlisle, Pa.) shot his second 2-over round of 73 to finish in a tie for 14th place at 224, while sophomore Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) shot a 75 to finish one stroke behind Hughes at 225 and in a tie for 19th place. Junior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) shot his best round of 74 to finish a shot behind Huntzinger at 226 and tied for 22nd. Freshman Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) ended his tournament with a 78 and finished in a tie for 48th, while freshman Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) shot his best round of the tournament at 75 to finish in a tie for 58th.
Pos
Team/Player
T-4 Penn State
Rd1
Rd2
Rd3
Total
+/-
299
307
297
903
+51
T-14
JD Hughes
73
78
73
224
+11
T-19
Charles Huntzinger
74
76
75
225
+12
T-22
Cole Miller
76
76
74
226
+13
T-48
Alec Bard
76
80
78
234
+21
T-58
Ryan Davis
85
77
75
237
+24
Championship April 28-30, 2017 • Baltimore, Md. • Five Farms East Course BALTIMORE Md. — The Penn State men’s golf team finished with two golfers in the top-6 and shot its lowest round of the Big Ten Championship to finish in a three-way tie for fifth with Iowa and Purdue in the 14-team field in Baltimore, Maryland.
"Cole was so solid start-to-finish this week and for that matter this entire second half of our year," said Nye. "He has improved technically, strategically, yes, but it is his composure and patience that has paved the way for him success after success."
"It was a day where we had all five players playing well through 13 holes," said head coach Greg Nye. "A rough stretch at 14 & 15 knocked us back in the team standings only to recover playing 16-18 under par to finish. We have had an ability the last six events or more to close. You have to dig deep. Proud of this team."
Sophomore JD Hughes (Carlisle, Pa.) finished in a tie for 35th after a 4-over 74 put him at 220 after three rounds. Freshman Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) shot his best round of the weekend at 1-over and senior Christian Elliott (Port Perry, Ontario) shot a 78 to wrap up his weekend.
The Nittany Lions, along with Illinois, were the only teams to have two golfers finish within the top-6 of the 70-player field. Sophomore Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) shot his only subpar round in a 3-under 67 to finish at 2-under for the tournament after back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18. Huntzinger finished tied for 4th place with five birdies and two bogies on the day. "Charles was +5 through 11 holes of the first round," said Nye. "Then fights his way back to -2 for the next 43 holes to earn a spot on the All-Big Ten Tournament team with a top-5 finish. Just impressive." Junior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) also shot a late birdie to carry himself under par overall after he birdied the par-4, 16th hole. Miller was 2-under through six before bogeying three straight. He then shot 2-under on the back nine to put him in a tie for sixth one-stroke behind Huntzinger at 209.
Illinois finished as the only team under par at -11 and led after all three days of action. Northwestern finished second at 5-over with Ohio State at 15-over before the trio of Penn State, Iowa and Purdue at 18-over. Illinois’ Dylan Meyer finished at 5-under to win the individual title with Ohio State’s Will Grimmer and Northwestern’s Ryan Lumsden tied for second at 4-under before Penn State’s Huntzinger. Pos
T-4 Penn State
2017-18 | PENN STATE MEN'S GOLF
Rd1
Rd2
Rd3
Total
+/-
287
290
281
858
+18
T-4
Charles Huntzinger
71
70
67
208
-2
T-6
Cole Miller
70
70
69
209
-1
T-13
JD Hughes
73
73
74
220
+10
T-59
Ryan Davis
73
83
71
227
+17
Christian Elliot
80
77
78
235
+25
67
26
Team/Player