Kepler Intercollegiate April 21-22, 2018 • Columbus, Ohio • Ohio State Scarlet Course COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State men’s golf team recorded its eighthstraight top-five finish at the Kepler Intercollegiate, finishing in third place on Sunday with a team total of 16-over on the Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course. The third-place finish gives the Nittany Lions eight top-five finishes in nine tournament events this season with five in the top three. "The Scarlet Golf Course at Ohio State certainly checks all facets of your game as well as your heart and competitive character," said Penn State men's golf coach Greg Nye. "We were up to it this weekend." After round two at the Kepler Intercollegiate was called for darkness on Saturday, the middle round was completed Sunday morning followed by the third and final round. Sophomore Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) led the way for the Nittany Lions with his first career top-five finish. Davis carded a final round of 1-under 70 to finish in a tie for second place at 3-under-par. "Ryan Davis played as well as he did last year in the NCAA West Regional," Nye said. "His driving and iron game were on in all three rounds. You need contributions from the entire lineup and he gave us a huge lift."
Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) finished just outside the top 10 at 3-over to tie for 11th. Also inside the top 25 was junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) who finished in a tie for 23rd at 7-over-par. Purdue put together a final round of 11-under to win the tournament at 3-under and 13th-ranked Illinois placed second at 3-over. Individually, Purdue’s Jarle Volden was atop the leaderboard with a score of 9-under for the weekend. Pos
Team/Player
Rd1
Rd2
Rd3
Total
+/-
3 Penn State
286
291
291
868
+16
T-2
Ryan Davis
71
69
70
210
-3
T-11
Cole Miller
68
74
74
216
+3
T-23
Charles Huntzinger
74
74
72
220
+7
T-34
JD Hughes
74
74
75
223
+10
T-63
Ryan Dornes
73
76
80
229
+16
Championship
April 27-29, 2018 • Baltimore, Md. • Baltimore Country Club BALTIMORE, Md. — Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) tied for the secondbest finish in Penn State's Big Ten Conference Championship history as he took home the silver medal with a 4-under score for the weekend. The Nittany Lion men's golf team recorded its ninth top-five finish of the season, placing fourth in the Big Ten Championship on Sunday at Baltimore Country Club. Fighting challenging weather conditions on Sunday and competing with only four players on Friday, the Nittany Lions earned a fourth-place finish, duplicating their effort from a year ago on the same course at 20-over. "As you can see from the scores across the board, it was a very tough day to score," said Penn State head coach Greg Nye. "I feel our guys gave all that they had and achieved a top-level team finish in an excellent conference." Miller was one of only two players who were under-par for the three-round event and he led the field in birdies with 15 to finish at 4-under for the Championship. "Cole played another outstanding tournament," Nye said. "He played one great shot after another throughout the weekend." As a team, Penn State led the field in par-five scoring, playing them at 10-under over the weekend. Sophomore Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) finished tied for 18th at 6-over for the Championship.
Sophomore Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) placed tied for 28th at 9-over and junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) was 10-over to tie for 31st. Junior Ryan Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) played consistent rounds to shoot 9-over on the weekend after being called upon late to compete in the championship. Illinois won its fourth-straight Big Ten Championship at 4-under par. The Illini were the only team to play the weekend under-par at 4-under and their own Nick Hardy was the individual champion at 6-under.
Pos
Team/Player
4 Penn State
Rd1
Rd2
Rd3
284
279
297
Total
+/-
+20
2
Cole Miller
68
65
73
-4
T-18
Ryan Davis
75
67
74
+6
T-28
Alec Bard
70
74
75
+9
T-31
Charles Huntzinger
71
73
76
+10
N/A
Ryan Dornes#
—
74
75
+9
# competed in final two rounds as an injury substitution
2017-18 | PENN STATE MEN'S GOLF
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