2011-12 Penn State Men's Golf Yearbook

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2011-12 Men’s Golf Fall Schedule

Table of Contents

September Sun.-Mon. 11-12 Gopher Invitational Spring Hills Golf Club

Wayzata, Minn.

Host: Minnesota

Mon-Tues. 26-27 Inverness Intercollegiate Toledo, Ohio Inverness Club Host: Toledo

October

Mon-Tues. 3-4 Wolfpack Intercollegiate Lonnie Poole Golf Course

Raleigh, N.C. Host: NC State

Sun.-Mon. 16-17 Windon Memorial Classic Evanston Golf Club

Stokie, Ill. Host: Northwestern

November Mon-Tues. 7-8 Amelia National Intercollegiate Amelia National Golf and Country Club

Fernandina, Fla. Host: UNF/Ga. Southern

Spring Schedule

Roster 2012 Outlook 2011 Fall Review 2010 Fall Review 2011 Spring Review Head Coach Greg Nye Assistant Coach Mark Leon Meet the Nittany Lions Remembering Mike Carter Lions on Tour NCAA Tournament History Penn State Golf History Rutherford Intercollegiate Career Scoring Leaders GCAA All-Americans All Big-Ten Selections NCAA All-Region GCAA All-American Scholars Honors and Team Records Alumni Year-by-Year Results

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February Fri.-Sat. 10-11 Big Ten Match Play Championship The Concession Golf Course

Bradenton, Fla.

The Penn State 2011-12 Men’s Golf Yearbook was compiled,

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written and laid out by Amanda Landi (Men’s Golf Contact) with contributions from Head Coach Greg Nye and Assistant

Sat.-Mon. 10-12 Pinehurst Intercollegiate The Club at Pinehurst No. 6

Pinehurst, N.C. Presented by Gatorade

Fri.-Sun March 30-April 1 Fireline Towson Invitational Prospect Bay Country Club

Grasonville, Md. Host: Towson

April Sat.-Sun. 7-8 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue Course

University Park, Pa. Host: Penn State

Sat.-Sun. 14-15 Hawkeye Invite Finkbine Golf Course

Iowa City, Iowa Host: Iowa

Fri.-Sun. 27-29 Big Ten Championship Pete Dye Course

French Lick, Ind.

May

Fri.-Sun. 17-19 NCAA Regionals

Tues.-Sun. May 29-June 3 NCAA Championship Riviera Country Club 2

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2011-12 Roster

2011-12 Team Roster Player Year Hometown/High School Nick Archambault

Sr.

St-Jean-Sur-Rich, Que./Marcellin-Champagnat HS

John Burke

Sr.

Bay Village, Ohio/St. Edward HS

Anthony DeGol

Jr.

Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg HS

Ernie Marin

Jr.

Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto HS

Tommy McDonagh

Sr.

East Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s HS

Xander McDonald-Smith

Fr.

Rockaway Park, N.Y./The Scholars’ Academy

Matthew Porter

Jr.

Cortland, N.Y./Cortland HS

Shane Stewart

So.

Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome HS

Jens Talbert

Fr.

Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Christian Academy

Jay Woodward

Jr.

Bridgeport, W.Va./Bridgeport HS

Athletic Communications Contact: Amanda Landi 101-D Bryce Jordan Center University Park. PA 16802 Office Number: 814-865-1757 Fax: 814-863-3165 E-mail: akl5086@psu.edu

Head Coach Greg Nye (28th year, 20th year at Penn State) Assistant Coach Mark Leon (1st year, 1st year at Penn State)

2011-12 Quick Facts

General Team Information

Home Courses: Blue Course (Par 72 - 7,202 yards)

White Course (Par 72 - 6,344 yards) Letterwinners Returning: 7 Starters Returning: 7 2010-11 Team Titles: Maryland Intercollegiate 1st of 15 Teams 280-281-283=844 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st of 16 Teams 290-296-294=880

University Information

Location: University Park, Pa. Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 41,445 Conference: Big Ten Colors: Blue & White Nickname: Nittany Lions President: Dr. Rodney Erikson Director of Athletics: Tim Curley Acting Director of Athletics: Dr. David Joyner Asst. Athletic Dir. Jan Bortner

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2012 Outlook A Note a b l e Ca re e r i n Re v i ew The 2011-12 season marks a season of change for the men’s golf program. As the team said farewell to senior T.J. Howe, it welcomed two freshmen and a new assistant coach to the squad.

At the close of the 2010-11 season, Howe concluded a storied four-year career on the golf team. The talented golfer captured a spot on the all-time career scoring leader board with a 73.79 round average in the 136 rounds he participated in. He now sits tied for fifth with former Nittany Lion and new assistant coach Mark Leon.

Since his freshman season, Howe participated in all regular-season tournaments. He also played in four NCAA Regional tournaments, three in which he competed with his team and one in which he competed as an individual.

Throughout his career, Howe was honored multiple times for his achievements both on the golf course and in the classroom. Howe earned 2010 GCAA All-America recognition, the seventh honored for Coach Nye, All-Region Team Selection in 2008 and 2010, and Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2007-10.

After college, Howe went on to compete professionally. In November, he brought acclaim to his alma mater when he secured his first professional title on the NGA Pro Golf Tour.

Ne w Ta le n t Me e t s Ve t e r a ns Returning to the lineup for the 2011-12 campaign are four golfers who competed in more than half of the tournaments contested last season, including senior Tommy McDonagh and a trio of juniors - Anthony DeGol, Ernesto Marin and Jay Woodward. Also back for the Nittany Lions are seniors Nick Archambault and John Burke, junior Matt Porter and sophomore Shane Stewart.

Two talented freshmen joined the eight-man roster to finalize the team with a 10-man lineup. Jens Talbert of Little Rock, Ark., and Xander McDonald-Smith of Rockaway Park, N.Y., proved to be strong competitors for their high school teams, drawing the attention of top colleges throughout the nation. Golfweek ranked both athletes the No. 5 junior players in their respective states for the 2011 class.

Ne w Gui d a n ce Having played for Penn State from 2001-05, assistant coach Mark Leon is unquestionably familiar with the program. Leon sits tied for fifth on the all-time career scoring list, having held a 73.79 round average in his four years. While at Penn State, Leon earned All-Big Ten honors in 2005, 2004 GCAA All-America recognition and All-Region selection in 2003-05. As a junior, Leon led the team to a great finish at the 2004 NCAA championships. He posted a three-round, 1-under-par total of 279 (69-69-70-71) to tie for sixth, the best all-time finish in Penn State history.

Leon also enjoyed success after Penn State, bringing acclaim to his alma mater again when he made it to the quarterfinals of the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship. Leon earned a spot in the quarterfinals after winning the regional qualifier in Altoona. In 2006, Leon played on the Canadian National Team. He was a medalist in the 2006 Canadian Amateur and made match play in the U.S. Amateur for the second consecutive year. He went on to qualify for the Canadian Tour, sustaining membership from 2007-10.

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Fall Seaso n The fall season consisted of five tournaments, which had the team traveling to courses throughout the North and Southeast. The squad saw a variety of competition throughout the tournaments including some of the nations most elite teams in addition to eight conference foes. Two golfers - sophomore Shane Stewart and freshman Xander McDonald-Smith - saw their first collegiate action. Stewart proved to be a competitive force for Penn State, pulling in a spot on all five lineups, while McDonald-Smith competed in two tournaments before suffering from an ankle injury.

The team experienced its best fall finish at its second tournament, the Inverness Intercollegiate. Regardless of the inclement weather, which reduced the tournament to a single round, Penn State finished in sixth out of the 11-team field with a 16-over-par score of 300. The squad topped all but one Big Ten team, Michigan State, which came in five strokes ahead of the Lions. Anthony DeGol led the team for a second time during the fall season with his single-round score of 72.

DeGol ties with senior Tommy McDonagh in leading the team throughout the fall. The duo both came out on top for the Nittany Lions in two of the tournaments. McDonagh, who competed in all 13 rounds, holds the lowest round average for the fall season with a 75.23. DeGol holds a 75.86 round average for the seven rounds he competed in.

The spring schedule will feature a variety of new and frequented tournaments for the team. The season will kick off with two familiar tournaments, Big Ten Match Play Championships and the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The team will then head to Towson, Md., to make its first appearance at the Fireline Towson Invitational. For the fourth tournament, the Nittany Lions will have the opporunity to compete on their home course, as they host the 36th annual Rutherford Intercollegiate. For the last stop before post season play, the team will head into Big Ten territory to compete at the Hawkeye Invite.

2011-12 Review | Fall Gopher Invitational

Inverness Intercollegiate

The men’s golf team kicked off its 2011-12 campaign at the seventh annual Gopher Invitational at the Spring Hill Golf Club. Host Minnesota welcomed 13 teams to the par-72, 7,020-yard course.

The Big Ten was the most represented conference among the 10 featured in the tournament. Joining Penn State and Minnesota from the Big Ten were Iowa and Wisconsin. Other teams included Liberty, North Texas, Santa Clara, Houston, Southern Methodist, Lamar, Arkansas, Kent State, Notre Dame and Charlotte.

Penn State was among the five teams making their tournament debut at the Gopher. The remaining nine teams participated in the tournament at least two times, with three programs including Minnesota (2005), Lamar (2007) and SMU (2009) having captured the tournament title.

The Nittany Lion lineup consisted of senior Tommy McDonagh, juniors Jay Woodward, Ernesto Marin and Anthony DeGol, and sophomore Shane Stewart, who made his collegiate debut.

After falling in 11th at the conclusion of the second round, the Nittany Lions were determined to stage a comeback in the third and final round.

However, with the loss of Marin in the middle of the final round due to an injury, only four players were able to complete the final round. Despite being down a player, the Nittany Lions were able to rise to the occasion to jump two positions up the leader board.

DeGol had a big day on the course leading the Nittany Lions. After a steady start with pars on his first five holes, Degol added four birdies to go along with two bogeys coming home for a final round of 70. DeGol wrapped up the tournament tied for 29th with rounds of 77-79-70 (226).

McDonagh improved five strokes between the second and final rounds.

Shooting a 4-over-par 76 in the third round, McDonagh climbed back up the player leader board to capture 31st place with his 11-over-par 227 (7081-76) total.

The Penn State men’s golf team traveled to Toledo, Ohio, to participate in the Inverness Intercollegiate at the par-71, 7,255-yard Inverness Club.

Penn State joined three Big Ten foes, No. 23 Ohio State, No. 34 Michigan State and Michigan, in addition to host-school Toledo, No. 6 Florida, No. 32 Kent State, No. 33 Liberty, East Tennessee State, Kentucky and South Alabama on the 11-team field.

It was intended for the tournament to consist of 54 holes, however, due to heavy rain Sunday night, both rounds that were scheduled for Monday had to be canceled. The tournament was shortened to a single round with golfers finally able to tee-off Tuesday morning.

The team competed well and managed to take sixth place with a score of 300 at the Inverness Club.

Anthony DeGol led the Nittany Lions for the second time this season, posting a 1-over-par 72 to place tied for seventh overall. Following right behind DeGol with a score of 73 was senior Tommy McDonagh, who finished tied for 13th. Sophomore Shane Stewart carded six bogeys and one birdie in his round of 76, tying him for 32nd. In his collegiate debut, freshman Xander McDonald-Smith tied with teammate and individual competitor Matthew Porter. The duo carded 79s to tie for 54th. Junior Jay Woodward rounded off the lineup tied for 65th with a score of 81.

September 11-12, 2011

September 26-27, 2011

Place Name Score

T-7 Anthony DeGol 72 T-13 Tommy McDonagh 73 T-32 Shane Stewart 76 T-54 Xander McDonald-Smith 79 T-65 Jay Woodward 81 *T-54 Matthew Porter 79 6th of 11 teams PENN STATE 300

Place Name Score

T-29 Anthony DeGol 77-79-70=226 31 Tommy McDonagh 70-81-76=227 T-32 Shane Stewart 78-74-76=228 T-55 Jay Wodward 83-76-75=234 75 Ernesto Marin 74-75-wd=149 9th of 14 teams PENN STATE 299-304-297=900

Anthony DeGol led the Nittany Lions in the premier tournaments of the fall season.

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2011-12 Review | Fall Wolfpack Intercollegiate October 3-4, 2011

The Penn State men’s golf team headed south to Raleigh, N.C., for the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. The tournament was contested at the 7,358-yard, par-71 Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

NC State hosted Penn State along with 13 additional teams, four of which were ranked in the top 50 of the latest Golfweek rankings. The field consisted of Boston College, No. 39 Campbell, Davidson, No. 44 East Carolina, Elon, James Madison, No. 47 Louisiana-Lafayette, No. 50 Memphis, Minnesota, Richmond, Seton Hall, Texas State, UNC Greensboro and Western Carolina.

A tournament-low score of 294 in the final round of play boosted Penn State into a 12th-place finish. With rounds of 297-302-294 (893), the Nittany Lions finished 32 strokes behind first-place Memphis. The tigers secured the tournament title with a 9-over-par score of 861 (288-283-290), two strokes ahead of second-place UNCG. Senior Tommy McDonagh and sophomore Shane Stewart proved to be the top-two contenders for Penn State throughout the tournament as they tallied three-round scores of 219 (73-74-72) and 221 (72-78-71), respectively. In addition to Stewart shooting a career low 71 in the final round, his tied-for-26th place finish marked the best showing of his career.

Ernesto Marin came in third for the Nittany Lions with rounds of 79-73-77 (229), placing the junior tied for 61st. Freshman Xander McDonald-Smith fell two strokes behind teammate Marin with a 231 (73-84-74) total. McDonald-Smith shed 10 strokes off of his second round total to finish tied for 70th. Junior Anthony DeGol posted scores of 79-77-77 (233) to tie for 75th.

Place T-20 T-25 T-61 T-70 T-75 12th of 16 teams

Name Score

Tommy McDonagh 73-74-72=219 Shane Stewart 72-78-71=221 Ernesto Marin 79-73-77=229 Xander McDonald-Smith 73-84-74=231 Anthony DeGol 79-77-77=233 PENN STATE 297-302-294=893

Windon Memorial October 16-17, 2011

The Penn State men’s golf team headed into Big Ten territory for the second time during the fall campaign as they traveled to Skokie, Ill., for the Windon Memorial hosted by Northwestern. The two-day, 54-hole tournament was contested at the par-70, 6,793-yard Evanston Golf Club.

The Nittany Lions switched up the lineup as they added senior Nick Archambault to the mix for the first time this season. As a freshman, Archambault saw 30 rounds of collegiate action, posting a 75.70 average. At the beginning of his sophomore season, Archambault suffered a knee injury, which kept him out for a majority of the season. He made his junior-season debut at the Big Ten championship, the final team tournament of the 201011 season.

The squad finished in 15th, carding a 47-over-par total of 889 (297-295-297).

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Senior Tommy McDonagh finished on top for the Nittany Lions for the second time this fall. He led the team in scoring through the first and second rounds shooting a 2-over-par 72 and a 1-under-par 69, respectively.

McDonagh’s third round score of 78 gave him a total of 219 to tie for 42nd.

Freshman Xander McDonald-Smith tied his career-low score of 73 in the final round. The freshman tallied a three-round total of 223 (74-76-73) to tie for 57th. Junior Jay Woodward’s 1-over-par 71 in the final round boosted him 21 spots up the individual leader board from his first round position. With scores of 76-76-71 (223), Woodward finished tied with teammate McDonald-Smith for 57th.

Sophomore Shane Stewart played consistently, posting rounds of 7574-75 (224) to tie for 63rd. During the second round, Stewart made his first-ever collegiate eagle while on the 503-yard sixth hole.

In his season debut, senior Nick Archambault finished tied for 83rd, carding rounds of 79-76-79 (234).

Place T-42 T-57 T-63 T-63 T-83 15th of 17 teams

Name Score

Tommy McDonagh 72-69-78=219 Jay Woodward 76-76-71=223 Xander McDonald-Smith 74-76-73=223 Shane Stewart 75-74-75=224 Nick Archambault 79-76-79=234 PENN STATE 297-295-297=889

Amelia National Intercollegiate November 7-8, 2011

The Penn State men’s golf team traveled to Fernandina, Fla., to compete in the Amelia National Intercollegiate co-hosted by North Florida and Georgia Southern. The tournament was held at the par-72, 7,166-yard Amelia National Golf and Country Club, and was the concluding tournament of the Nittany Lions’ fall schedule.

The Lions took 14th in the field of 15 with a three-round total of 919 (298-301-320). Juniors Jay Woodward and Ernesto Marin, who posted scores of 230 a piece, finished on top for the team. Falling nine strokes behind the duo, sophomore Shane Stewart carded his tournament best of 76 in the third round to conclude 70th with a score of 239 (86-77-76). Senior Tommy McDonagh finished with rounds of 74-84-82 (240) to tie for 71st.

Junior Anthony DeGol suffered a wrist injury in the final round and therefore was forced to withdraw from the tournament.

Place Name Score

T-47 Jay Woodward 73-76-81=230 T-47 Ernesto Marin 75-74-81=230 70 Shane Stewart 86-77-76=239 T-71 Tommy McDonagh 74-84-82=240 Anthony DeGol 76-74-wd=150 14th of 15 teams PENN STATE 298-301-320=919

2010-11 Review | Fall Wolf Run Intercollegiate

Maryland Intercollegiate

The Penn State men’s golf team headed to Zionsville, Ind., to tee off the 2010-11 fall season at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate. Indiana University hosted the Nittany Lions along with 14 other teams at the Wolf Run Golf Club.

The 2010 edition of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate marked the Nittany Lions’ third appearance at the tournament, having took the tournament title in 2007.

This season, the Lions recorded a tournament total of 899 (299-302-298) to finish 12th. The University of Illinois posted rounds of 290-288-281 (859) to take the tournament title.

Freshman Michael Miller finished on top for Penn State throughout the tournament, ending tied for sixth. Miller carded a three-round total of 217 (70-75-72).

“Mike Miller had an outstanding opening event. It is a tough golf course and he met the challenge. He shot three of only five rounds that were competitive for us in this event,” said head coach Greg Nye.

The Nittany Lions were on the road again the following weekend to compete in the Maryland Intercollegiate at the River Marsh Golf Club in Cambridge, Md. Maryland hosted 14 teams for the two-day tournament.

Penn State carded a final round of 283, finishing the weekend with a three-round total of 844 (280-281-283) and taking home the title of the third annual Maryland Intercollegiate.

In second place after the first two rounds of play, the Nittany Lions came back strong to catapult themselves in front of UNC-Wilmington, which held the first place position after two rounds of play. Penn State finished eight strokes ahead of second-place UNC-Wilmington. The Nittany Lions shot 8-under-par and carded 46 birdies.

“Winning the Maryland Intercollegiate was a thrill,” said Head Coach Greg Nye. “The collective effort to bounce back this week showed great character.”

Miller distinguished himself on the field by shooting a final round of 69 to bring him to a three-round total of 207 to win the tournament. Miller beat Penn’s Max Marisco by one stroke, winning the tournament at 6-under-par and carding 12 birdies.

“Mike Miller has come out of gates in a big way. He has been nothing short of the outstanding play he showed over the summer,” said Nye. Howe finished two strokes behind Miller, carding rounds of 68-71-70 (209).

His hole-in-one during the third round of play was an incredible achievement, but evidently did not cause Howe to lose focus throughout the round. Howe took a third-place finish for the weekend.

“T.J. showed his experience when I went up to him about 10 minutes after his hole-in-one, and he said, ‘Thanks coach, but I have to keep focus on this shot I have here now,” Nye said.

September 11-12, 2010

Place Name Score

T-6 Michael Miller 70-75-72=217 T-32 T.J. Howe 77-78-70=225 T-44 John Burke 78-71-78=227 T-66 Tommy McDonagh 76-78-78=232 77 Jason Cohan 76-83-80=239 12th of 15 teams PENN STATE 299-302-298=899

September 18-19, 2010

Place Name Score

1 Michael Miller 70-68-69=207 3 T.J. Howe 68-71-70=209 T-5 Anthony DeGol 70-70-71=211 T-19 Ernesto Marin 72-72-73=217 T-46 Tommy McDonagh 74-73-77=224 1st of 14 teams PENN STATE 280-281-283=844

The Nittany Lions won the third annual Maryland Intercollegiate with three players in the top five of the field of 79. From left, Ernesto Marin, Anthony DeGol, Michael Miller, Tommy McDonagh and T.J. Howe.

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2010-11 Review | Fall Windon Memorial

Royal Oaks Intercollegiate

Coming off a first-place finish at the Maryland Intercollegiate, the Penn State men’s golf team traveled to Glenview, Ill., to compete at the 14th annual Windon Memorial Classic. The Northwestern Wildcats hosted 16 teams at the North Shore Country Club.

The Nittany Lions carded rounds of 303-290-290 (883) to finish in 11th place at 31-over-par. Michigan topped the leader board with a 2-over-par, three-round total of 854, shooting rounds of 285-287-282.

Senior T.J. Howe led the Lions with a three-round total of 212 (73-70-69), placing him tied for sixth.

Freshman Michael Miller followed close behind Howe, shooting a 69 in the final round, his best round of the weekend. Miller improved throughout the tournament knocking two strokes off each round to finish with scores of 73-71-69 (213) and even par.

The team wrapped up its fall 2010 schedule at the third annual Royal Oaks Intercollegiate hosted by Baylor University in Dallas, Texas. The tournament took place at the Royal Oaks Country Club.

The tournament was reduced to two rounds after officials were forced to cancel the third round due to inclement weather. The Nittany Lions concluded tied for fourth with SMU. Both teams shot rounds of 285-280 (565). Iowa, who was ranked No. 17 according to Golfstat standings, took the tournament title with rounds of 276-275 (551). Iowa was followed by No. 12 Texas A&M in second and No. 10 Arkansas in third. Penn State and SMU trumped sixth place, No. 19 Texas Tech, by two strokes.

Senior T.J. Howe led Penn State with a 5-under-par, two-round total of 137 (7067). Howe improved play by three strokes in the second round to place him tied for seventh. Howe finished 5 strokes behind first place Vince India from Iowa. India shot two rounds of 66 to give him a total of 132.

In his season debut, sophomore Jay Woodward proved himself in the field, shooting rounds of 70-69 to place him tied for 11th at 3-under-par.

September 26-27, 2010

Place Name Score

T-6 T.J. Howe 73-70-69=212 9 Michael Miller 73-71-69=213 T-66 Anthony DeGol 79-74-75=228 T-73 Ernesto Marin 78-75-77=230 90 Jason Cohan 79-81-82=242 11th of 17 teams PENN STATE 303-290-290=883

Nov. 1-2, 2010

Place Name Score

T-7 T.J. Howe 70-67=137 T-11 Jay Woodward 70-69=139 T-34 Michael Miller 71-74=145 T-34 Ernesto Marin 75-70=145 T-56 Tommy McDonagh 74-76=150 4th of 12 teams PENN STATE 285-280=565

Alister MacKenzie Invitational October 18-19, 2010 The team was back in action three weeks later at the eighth annual Alister MacKenzie Invitational hosted by the California Golden Bears in Fairfax, Calif. The tournament was played at the Meadow Club, which was designed by world famous architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie. Sixteen teams competed on the 6,608-yard, par-71 course for the two-day, 54-hole tournament.

The Nittany Lions finished 12th, posting a final round of 285 to bring them to a three-round total of 847 (280-282-285). The team finished 5-under par. No. 17 California took the tournament title for a fifth time since the tournament was started in 2003. They led the leader board with rounds of 262-266-276 (804).

Seniors Tommy McDonagh and T.J. Howe finished tied for 29th with final round scores of 69 and 71, respectively. The two carded a three round total of 210 at 3-under-par. McDonagh posted scores of 67-74-69. Howe finished with rounds of 71-68-71. The two Nittany Lions were 13 strokes behind the tournament’s individual winner, San Diego State’s Alex Kang. Kang finished play at 16-under-par and a threeround total of 197 (62-67-68).

Place Name Score

T-29 Tommy McDonagh 67-74-69=210 T-29 T.J. Howe 71-68-71=210 T-39 Michael Miller 71-67-75=213 T-57 Ernesto Marin 74-73-70=217 T-75 John Burke 71-77-77=225 12th of 16 teams PENN STATE 280-282-285=847

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T.J. Howe finished on top for the Nittany Lions in two of the five fall tournaments.

2010-11 Review | Spring Big Ten Match Play Championship February 11-12, 2011 To kick off the spring season, the men’s golf team traveled south to compete in the third annual Big Ten Match Play Championship at the prestigious Champion Course at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The event, which was rated by Golf Digest as the 12th strongest field of the spring golf season, featured all 11 Big Ten schools. Matches were based on end-of-fall season rankings. Each school had a six-member team competing on the par-72, 7,048-yard field.

In Penn State’s first match up, the team fell to Minnesota, 3-1-2. After the morning defeat, the Nittany Lions went on to beat Wisconsin in the first consolation round, 3-2-1.

Sophomore Jay Woodward stood out in the first match, capturing the single victory the Nittany Lions had over Minnesota. Woodward took on Minnesota freshman Alex Gaugert and claimed the victory by virtue of leading by three holes with two holes remaining (3 and 2).

In the afternoon match up, Penn State topped Wisconsin, 3-2-1. Howe, DeGol and Porter earned the three victories for the Nittany Lions. Howe and DeGol both held onto no less than a 2 up score on the back nine to top a pair of Wisconsin sophomores. Porter battled with Wisconsin’s Sam Frank through the tenth hole where the match tallied seven all square marks. Porter concluded the match 3 and 2.

The Nittany Lions fell to Michigan State in the final match up with a score of 3-2-1 to conclude the event 1-2. Sophomores Matthew Porter and Ernesto Marin captured the two wins for Penn State. Porter matched up against Michigan State junior Dave Ellis. The two stood all square at the seventh hole when Porter took control and led for the next eight holes, finishing play at 4 and 3. Marin took control early in play after standing all square with sophomore Matthew Moseley at the first two holes.

Marin concluded play 3 and 3.

Penn State vs.

Score

Minnesota 3-1-2 (L) Wisconsin 3-2-1 (W) Michigan State 3-2-1 (L)

Pinehurst Intercollegiate March 11-13, 2011

The Penn State men’s golf team took on 15 Division I teams at the 2011 edition of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate at The Club at Pinehurst No. 6 in North Carolina.

The Nittany Lions concluded tied for third place for the second consecutive year.

After shooting a weekend low of 288 in the final round, the Nittany Lions tied with VCU carding a tournament total of 882 (293-301-288). They concluded nine strokes behind first place UNC Wilmington.

Senior T.J. Howe led Penn State, shooting his tournament low of 68 in the final round. Howe improved on the individual leader board, climbing five positions to set him one stroke behind the shared first-place position. Howe concluded play with rounds of 70-75-68 (213), tying him for third.

The sophomore trio of Jay Woodward, Ernesto Marin and Anthony DeGol all improved on the individual leader board as well. Woodward climbed five places to conclude the tournament tied for 30th with a three-round total of 224 (77-7374). DeGol and Marin tied for 34th with a 12-over-par total of 225. DeGol carded rounds of 72-80-73 while Marin posted rounds of 74-78-73.

Place Name Score

T-3 T.J. Howe 70-75-68=213 T-30 Jay Woodward 77-73-74=224 T-34 Ernesto Marin 74-78-73=225 T-34 Anthony DeGol 72-80-73=225 T-57 Tommy McDonagh 79-75-78=232 *T-84 Matthew Porter 77-86-83=246 T-3rd of 16 teams PENN STATE 293-301-288=882

LSU National Invitational April 2-3, 2011

The Nittany Lions headed south to compete in the 12-team field of the 2011 LSU National Invitational. The tournament took place at the par-72, 7,274-yard University Club.

The team finished with a three-round total of 923 (305-305-313), 37 strokes behind winning team LSU, which shot rounds of 295-294-297 (886).

“We have two rookies and three players with college golf experience, and this was a tough adjustment this weekend for all our guys,” said Coach Nye. “The course conditions were the exact opposite of what we train on at the Blue this time of year.

We saw very firm fast conditions, with wind. It was tough. We need to take what we can from the experience and move forward.”

Senior Tommy McDonagh and sophomore Anthony DeGol led the Nittany Lions in the final round with 5-over-par scores of 77. McDonagh finished 30th overall with a 14-over-par 230 (74-79-77). DeGol improved five places from Saturday to finish tied for 52nd, with rounds of 80-83-77 (240).

Senior T.J. Howe finished tied for 10th, just 14 stroked behind the individual winner, Chattanooga’s Stephan Jaeger. Howe carded rounds of 72-71-80 (223).

Place Name Score

T-10 T.J. Howe 72-71-80=223 30 Tommy McDonagh 74-79-77=230 T-44 Jay Woodward 79-78-79=236 T-47 Ernesto Marin 81-77-80=238 T-52 Anthony DeGol 80-83-77=240 9th of 12 teams PENN STATE 305-305-313=923

Jay Woodward came out in a big way for the Nittany Lions at the end of the fall season, giving him a position in the lineup for all six spring tournaments.

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2010-11 Review | Spring Rutherford Intercollegiate

Illini Spring Classic

The Penn State men’s golf team welcomed 15 teams to the par-71, 7,202yard Penn State Blue Course for the 2011 Rutherford Intercollegiate, marking the tournament’s 35th year.

The Nittany Lions defended their home turf, earning their 22nd firstplace finish. The team fired a 294 in the final round to finish with a tournament total of 880 (290-296-294), seven strokes ahead of secondplace Towson (887).

“I thought the guys dug deep this weekend, gave it their all and played team golf for the most part and came out on top,” said Coach Nye. “Winning any event requires everyone to contribute and they all did so.”

The Lions led the competitive 16-team field for the entirety of the tournament with their largest lead of 10 strokes at the completion of the first and second rounds. In the final round of play, Towson fought back shooting a tournament-low team score of 287, but fell short to the Nittany Lions’ 28-over-par 880 finish by just seven strokes.

Senior T.J. Howe held on to the first-place position shooting a 2-overpar 73 in the final round, giving him a grand total of 216 (70-73-73). The senior finished just one stroke ahead of Binghamton’s Jake Katz who concluded play with a 4-over-par 217 (72-73-72). Howe led the field in par-3 (3.00, E) and par-4 scoring (4.09, +3), in addition to posting seven birdies and 37 total pars. The first-place finish awarded Howe his first individual title of the spring season.

“T.J. was impressive all weekend,” said Coach Nye. “It is so hard to win your last home event, and we knew he really wanted this one. He has been a terrific player all year, and he led us once again this weekend.”

Senior Tommy McDonagh concluded play with a tournament-high of nine birdies. McDonagh finished tied for sixth, matching his finish at last year’s Rutherford, but improving his play by one stroke with an 8-over-par finish of 221 (73-73-75). Sophomores Anthony DeGol and Ernesto Marin followed right behind McDonagh, tying for 12th and posting three-round totals of 223. Marin shot his tournament best of 73 in the final round to conclude with rounds of 75-75-73 (223). DeGol fired rounds of 72-78-73 (223) in his Rutherford debut. Sophomore Jay Woodward climbed one position on the player leaderboard from the conclusion of the second round, placing him tied for 33rd with teammate and individual competitor Nick Archambault. Woodward carded rounds of 79-75-76 (230) and captured Penn State’s sole eagle for the tournament during the second round. Archambault posted rounds of 80-75-75 (230) in his season debut.

The men’s golf team headed to Urbana, Ill., to compete in the Illini Spring Classic at the Stone Creek Golf Club. The tournament was a final tune-up before Big Ten championships.

After poor weather conditions, the officials were forced to suspend play during the second round, reducing the tournament to two rounds. The Nittany Lions came back to fire a 292 team score in the final round, awarding them a sixth-place finish with a 603 (311-292) tournament total.

“Today we resumed yesterday’s round at plus seven,” said Coach Nye. “We finished the last 14 holes better than any other team in the field at minus three.”

Improvements were drastic in the second round as the Nittany Lions posted a 292, 19-strokes less than the first-round total of 311. The 27-overpar 603 finish placed Penn State 20 strokes behind first place Akron. Only three Big Ten foes trumped Penn State’s score, including Illinois (593), Northwestern (600) and Indiana (601).

“These guys all played with great heart today after a real tough day yesterday,” said Coach Nye. “It was as good as we have played all year and they did this when we needed it most.”

Senior T.J. Howe played a big role in the team’s improvements. The talented senior posted a final round of 68, improving play by 16 strokes between rounds. His two-round total of 152 (84-68) consisted of a hole-inone and five birdies. Howe finished tied for 31st.

Senior Tommy McDonagh finished on top for the Nittany Lions with a 3-over-par total of 147 (74-73). McDonagh tied for seventh with six birdies. Sophomores Anthony DeGol and Jay Woodward tied for 31st with fellow teammate T.J. Howe posting scores of 76-76 (152) and 77-75 (152), respectively. Sophomore Ernesto Marin improved by six strokes in the second round tallying a tournament-total of 192 (84-78).

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April 16-17, 2011

Place Name Score

T-7 Tommy McDonagh 74-73=147 T-31 Anthony DeGol 76-76=152 T-31 Jay Woodward 77-75=152 T-31 T.J. Howe 84-68=152 T-67 Ernesto Marin 84-78=192 6th of 14 teams PENN STATE 311-292=603

Place Name Score

1 T.J. Howe 70-73-73=216 T-6 Tommy McDonagh 73-73-75=221 T-12 Ernesto Marin 75-75-73=223 T-12 Anthony DeGol 72-78-73=223 T-33 Jay Woodward 79-75-76=230 * T-33 Nick Archambault 80-75-75=230 * T-40 Matthew Porter 78-76-77=231 * T-61 John Burke 78-81-78=237 1st of 16 teams PENN STATE 290-296-294=880

The Nittany Lions hold their trophies after securing the 35th annual Rutherford Intercollegiate title.

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2010-11 Review | Spring Big Ten Championship

NCAA Regionals

The Penn State men’s golf team opened postseason play at the Big Ten Championship at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind. The three-day, 72-hole tournament was contested on the par-72, 7,465-yard Kampen Course.

Penn State posted a tournament-total of 1208 (297-294-316-301) to finish in ninth. Illinois took the tournament title with an 8-over-par 1160 (293-288-298-281).

Sophomore Jay Woodward led the Nittany Lions with his 5-over-par final score of 293 (71-73-74-75). Woodward tallied 11 birdies in his ninth-place finish. With a 2-over-par final round of 74, senior T.J. Howe placed tied for 21. Howe carded rounds of 73-71-81-74 (299). Sophomore Anthony DeGol tied for 36 with a fourround total of 306 (74-75-81-76). Junior Nick Archambault shot a 23-over-par 311 (79-75-79-78) to conclude tied for 43rd. Senior Tommy McDonagh shot his tournament best of 77 in the final round to finish tied for 53rd with a four-round total of 320 (80-80-84-77).

Senior T.J. Howe’s golf career at Penn State was extended as the talented Nittany Lion accepted an individual bid to participate in the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.

“T.J. has been recognized by the committee as the No. 1-seeded individual in the region,” said Coach Greg Nye. “He has had another outstanding year and will be an outstanding competitor representing Penn State in this year’s National Championship.”

Coming off an exceptional spring season, which included three top-ten finishes, a hole-in-one at the Illini Classic and a Big Ten Golfer of the Week honor, Howe, who was ranked No. 149 in Golfweek’s most recent rankings, headed to the Virginia Tech Region to compete as the top-seeded individual in the three-day, 54-hole tournament.

Although the event marked Howe’s premier performance at the Pete Dye River Course, the NCAA tournament was an event he had experience with throughout his collegiate career. The 2011 edition marked Howe’s fourth NCAA championship appearance, however, it was the senior’s first time ever competing as an individual.

Howe wrapped up the final round of his collegiate career tied for 32nd with a three-round total of 225 (73-76-76). In the final round, he began play on the back nine holding even par through the first two holes. On the 12th hole, Howe made a birdie and remained 1-under-par through the 13th hole. After bogeying three holes and shooting even par on the final five holes of the back nine, Howe moved onto the front nine with a 2-overpar score of 38. Howe went even-par on seven of the front nine holes and bogeyed two to give him a 4-over-par 76 in the final round.

Howe concluded play 15 strokes behind tournament champion Oklahoma’s Abraham Ancer who finished with a 3-under par score of 210 (70-71-69). Ancer, who is 82nd in the latest Golfstat rankings, led his team to a third place finish in the regional tournament, securing a spot for the Sooners in the NCAA Championship. Joining Oklahoma in the championship from the Virginia Tech Regional are first place Duke (865), second place Georgia Tech (869), fourth place LSU (880) and fifth place Kent State (893). Competing for the individuals is Coastal Carolina’s Sebastian Soderburg who finished 13 strokes ahead of Howe, tied for second with rounds of 73-72-67 (212).

April 29-May 1, 2011

Place Name Score

9 Jay Woodward 71-73-74-75=293 T-21 T.J. Howe 73-71-81-74=299 T-36 Anthony DeGol 74-75-81-76=306 T-43 Nick Archambault 79-75-79-78=311 T-53 Tommy McDonagh 80-80-84-77=320 9th of 11 teams PENN STATE 297-294-316-301=1208

May 19-21, 2011

Place Name Score

T-32 T.J. Howe 73-73-76-225

Senior T.J. Howe represented Penn State as the sole Nittany Lion to compete in the 2011 edition of the NCAA Regionals.

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Head Coach Greg Nye

Head Coach Greg Nye MILESTONES - 28th season coaching - 20th season with Penn State - 60 tournament titles at Penn State

HIGHLIGHTS - NCAA Finals Berths: • 1996, 2004, 2008 & 2010 - Region Coach of the Year: • 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 & 2010 - Eastern Championships: • 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 - 19 NCAA Regional Appearances • 18 Team • One Individual (T.J. Howe 2011)

PLAYERS COACHED - 7 All-Americans - 17 All-American Scholars - 10 All-Big Ten Players - 52 All-Region Honorees - 5 Mid Atlantic Region Players of the Year - 77 Academic All Big Ten

QUOTEBOOK

“I have been very fortunate to be able to pursue a passion for competitive golf at a few very special places with many outstanding people.

Penn State has been one of those places. I have particularly enjoyed the Penn State approach to intercollegiate athletics. Penn State supports our program to be competitive athletically on a conference and national level, but insists that the student-athlete’s education and well-being remain first and foremost.” — Coach Nye

STRENGTH OF PLAY

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In his 20th season at Penn State, men’s golf coach Greg Nye has guided the Nittany Lions to national prominence, while bolstering the program’s reputation as a perennial power in eastern collegiate golf. The historic marches to NCAA Finals in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2010 are four major highlights of a storied career.

The most significant contribution Nye has made to Penn State and eastern collegiate golf history came at the end of the 1995-96 season, when he led the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Finals with a ninth-place finish in the NCAA East Regional.

With their triumphant finish at the East Regional, the Nittany Lions became the first team from either of the NCAAs eastern sections - District I or II - to advance to the finals since the regional format was established in 1987.

In 2004, his Nittany Lions rocked the collegiate golf world by nearly winning the NCAA East Regional, finishing second out of 27 teams, seven of which were ranked in the nation’s top 15. One of the teams finishing behind the Lions was No. 1-ranked Florida Gators. The Nittany Lions then went on to finish 15th among 30 teams at the NCAA Finals, making Penn State golf history with its highest team finish ever.

The team headed into Big Ten territory for the 2008 edition of the NCAA regionals after receiving a bid to the Central Regional hosted by Ohio State. The 13th-seeded Penn State team captured an eighth-place finish to secure its third NCAA championship berth under Coach Nye. At the Championship, the squad sat in 25th after the third round and did not make the 15team cut to advance to the final round. Kevin Foley tied for 23rd in the third round and was the sole Nittany Lion to compete in the final round. The talented sophomore held on to his 23rd-place position at the completion of the championship.

The Penn State squad was propelled into the 2010 NCAA Finals by seniors T.J. Howe and Kevin Foley. The standout performances by the pair secured a fourth-place finish for the Nittany Lions at regionals, knocking off higher-ranked opponents including No. 17 South Carolina and No. 19 Virginia. Howe’s tied for 1st-place finish made Penn State history as he collected the best individual regional finish by any Nittany Lion golfer.

The team went on to finish 29th in the field of 30, with Howe coming out on top for the Nittany Lions yet again.

“The 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2010 teams were very special,” said Nye. “More importantly, those were very tough minded and believed they could be successful against the higher ranked teams.”

Personal Milestone at 35th Annual Rutherford In April 2011, Nye marked a personal achievement as the Nittany Lions topped the leader board at the 35th Annual Rutherford Intercollegiate. The seven-stroke win over Towson University marked the 60th title of Nye’s coaching career.

In his first two years, Nye’s teams set two Penn State records for the number of championships earned in a season, with six in 1992-93 and eight in 1993-94, a mark that was tied by the 1996-97 squad.

Academic & Athletic Excellence In addition to the team’s success on the course, Nye has continually stressed strong performance in the classroom. In 15 of 20 seasons at Penn State, the Nittany Lions have achieved a team grade-point average greater than 3.00. In 200001, Nye’s team posted the best G.P.A. of any of the 29 teams at Penn State. Nye has coached 17 GCAA All-America Scholars, one GTE Academic All-American and each year he has seen a high percentage of the team rewarded for their academic achievements with Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Nye’s teams have continually ranked near or at the top of the Mid-Atlantic Region. The team has qualified for the NCAA East Regional 18 times and NCAA Central Regional one time. In 2011, senior T.J. Howe competed individually at

Head coach Greg Nye with his family at the 2009 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship banquet in Beaver Stadium.

Nye is joined by his wife Marjie and two sons; Graham (left) and Russell (right).

Head Coach Greg Nye the Virginia Tech regional. Nye’s squads have also won the Eastern Championship three straight seasons, 1993-95, and in 1997.

Nye was voted the NCAA District II Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008 2009 and 2010. He has coached 52 All-Region honorees, five Mid-Atlantic Region Players of the Year, eight All-Big Ten selections, as well as five NCAA All-Americans - Adam Decker (1997), Matt Abbott (2001), Mark Leon (2004), Foley (2008/09/10) and Howe (2010).

“Our program has grown on the national scene as we watched our rankings consistently stay in the top 25 percent of all Division I golf programs,” Nye said. “We have challenged ourselves with our schedule and the quality of our play has moved right along with that challenge.”

The Road to Happy Valley After eight years as head coach of the Bowling Green State University men’s and women’s golf teams in Bowling Green, Ohio, Nye was attracted to Penn State and its membership in the Big Ten Conference. The 1987 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year developed a familiarity with Penn State as a visiting primary instructor to its golf camps. Nye is currently the co-director of the Penn State golf camps, which run for four weeks each summer.

Professional Leadership Nye has been a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America for 29 years and served as the Chair of the Ethics committee from 19932003. In addition, he also served the NCAA as a District Selection Chair for the NCAA Championship from 1997-99. Nye, a PGA “Class A” member since 1982, began his professional career working as a golf professional.

Playing Career Nye graduated from the College of Wooster (Ohio) in 1979 where he earned All-America honors each of his four seasons. As a sophomore, junior and senior, he received first-team honors.

With a second-team selection in his first year, Nye and his teammates captured the 1975 NCAA Division III Golf Championship in which he finished eighth individually. Before concluding his collegiate career, Nye earned second, fourth and sixth-place finishes in the national championship. Nye was the individual champion in the Ohio Athletic Conference in his final two years at Wooster. In 1978, he set a conference margin of victory record winning by 11 shots. He played on Fighting Scot squads that captured conference titles in 1975, 1976, and 1977.

In 1990, Nye was inducted into Wooster’s Athletic Hall of Fame and was honored with induction into the Wayne County, Ohio Sports Hall of Fame in Wooster, Ohio in 2002. In the fall of 2009, Nye was also inducted into the Wooster High School Hall of Fame.

Nye’s national amateur tournament experience is considerable. While at Wooster, he twice gained exemptions to play in the Western Amateur and Porter Cup. He also played in the Eastern, Canadian and U.S. Amateurs. He played professionally on the North Florida mini-tour in 1980.

A Life In Golf When asked about how his life in golf and Penn State fit together Nye said, “Sports, golf, competing, coaching and teaching have been with me from the beginning. I have been very fortunate to be able to pursue a passion for competitive golf at a few very special places with many outstanding people. Penn State has been one of those places. I have particularly enjoyed the Penn State approach to intercollegiate

athletics. Penn State supports our program to be competitive athletically on a conference and national level, but insists that the student athletes’ education and well being remains first and foremost.”

Nye and his wife, Marjie, reside in State College with their two sons, Russell (22), and Graham (19).

Nye Family Golf Tradition Coach Nye, his two brothers and his father have all been greatly involved in the sport of golf.

Father Bob Nye coached all three sons at the College of Wooster in Ohio and has seen each son find his own niche professionally.

Bob Nye coached golf and soccer at the College of Wooster from 1963-1996 and was inducted into Wooster’s Hall of Fame in 1997. He served as the president of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) from 1984-86 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2000, the elder Nye received the GCAA’s highest distinction by being presented with the Honor Award for his lifetime contributions to golf. He was named Golfweek’s Father of the Year in 2007.

Coach Nye’s brother, Scott, is the head golf professional at the prestigious Merion Golf Club, located in Ardmore, Pa., which has hosted four United States Open Championships. Merion hosted the 2009 Walker Cup and will host the 2013 U.S. Open.

Nye’s youngest brother, Gary, serves as the head golf professional at the Rolling Rock Club in Ligonier, Pa. Below left: Nye is joined by his brothers Scott, head golf professional at the Merion Golf Club and Gary, head golf professional of the Rolling Rock Golf Club.

Below right: Coach Nye’s father, Bob, was named Golfweek’s Father of the Year in June 2007. The elder Nye coached at the College of Wooster in Ohio to 22 NCAA Division III Championship appearances in 32 seasons, including the ‘75 title.

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Assistant Coach Mark Leon “The combination of both academic and athletic facilites was overwhelming,” said Leon.

He recalls thinking that the campus and downtown area were unlike any of the other colleges he had visited thus far. He took an immediate liking to the overall feel of the Penn State community, however, he says what truly sold him was meeting his future teammates.

“Everyone on the team hung out together, pulled for each other and took care of one another,” said Leon. “Coming from a large family, and another country, Penn State felt like a place that would feel like home. It turned out to be the best decision of my life.”

Assistant Coach Mark Leon MILESTONES - 1st season coaching - 1st season with Penn State PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS - Years: 2001-05 - Rounds: 134 - Round Average: 73.79 - Low: 67 PENN STATE CAREER HONORS - 2004 GCAA All-America - 2004-05 All-Big Ten Selection

- 2003, 2004, 2005 All-Region Team - T-5th Career Scoring Leaders

Coming to Penn State Leon was initially introduced to the Penn State men’s golf program by former assistant coach Richard Distlerath while competing at an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event in Detroit, Mich., the summer after his senior year of high school. At the time, Leon still had one more year of high school to complete, with Canada requiring five years.

Shortly after, Leon had the opportunity to meet with Coach Nye on his recruiting trip to Penn State. The trip marked the last of Leon’s five official college visits. He says from the moment he stepped on the campus he knew he was destined to end up in Happy Valley.

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Leon’s Time at Penn State Leon was a member of the Nittany Lion squad from 2001-05. He earned All-Big Ten honors in 2005, 2004 GCAA All-America recognition and All-Region 2003-05. He is tied for fifth on Penn State’s career scoring leaders list with a 73.79 average in the 134 rounds he played on the squad.

As a junior, Leon led the team to a great finish in the 2004 NCAA championships.

He posted a three-round, 1-under-par total of 279 (69-69-70-71) to tie for sixth, the best all-time finish in Penn State history.

Life After Graduation After graduating from Penn State in 2005, Leon pursued a career in golf. He brought acclaim to his alma mater when he made it to the quarterfinals of the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship. The young graduate won his qualifier in Altoona and advanced to the quarterfinals. In 2006, Leon played on the Canadian National Team.

He was a medalist in the 2006 Canadian Amateur and made match play in the U.S. Amateur for the second consecutive year. He went on to qualify for the Canadian Tour, of which he was a member of from 2007-10.

Leon Returns to Alma Mater After five years of competing as a professional, Leon made the decision to return to his alma mater as the assistant coach.

“I am thrilled to be coming back to State College and rejoining the golf team as a coach,” said Leon. “Being a studentathlete at Penn State provided me with great memories and friends that I will cherish for lifetime. To have the opportunity to come back and share in those experiences with a new generation of Penn State golfers is an opportunity that I am very much looking forward to.”

Leon welcomed the opportunity to work in the new facilities and continue the success the program has experienced in years past.

“Since I graduated in 2005 a lot has changed with our program, particularly with regard to the facilities,” said Leon.

“Coach Nye and Coach (Jon) Dunlap really ushered in a new look for Penn State men’s golf, and it is reflected in the success of the team in the past six years. The Blue Course, team practice area and Tombros Varsity Clubhouse have given our team a worldclass facility to hone its skills and compete on a national level. Despite everything being so new and so different, it’s still like coming home for me. Like all proud alumni, I love this University and I will do my best to represent it as a coach.”

Leon Family Tradition When asked about how he got involved in the sport of golf, Leon said it was something his dad, John, got him and his three siblings started in from a young age. The Leon siblings have all shared a love for the sport, which is made evident in all of their collegiate paths. The eldest Leon, Michael, played golf at the University of Victoria where he helped the team win a Canadian National Title in 2005. Matthew Leon, who followed Mark to Penn State, was one of the top junior golfers in Canada. He held a spot on the Nittany Lion roster from 2005-09. The youngest Leon, Vanessa, played golf for two years at Michigan State before transferring to the University of British Columbia. While there, she helped the team win an NAIA title in 2010.

Life in Happy Valley After college, Leon married Jaime Stich, a member of the Penn State women’s soccer team from 2001-05. The couple resides in State College with their 3-year-old daughter, Cameron.

Meet the Nittany Lions

Nick

ARCHAMBAULT Senior St-Jean-Sur-Rich, Que. Marcellin-Champagnat HS

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 08-09 30 2,271 75.70 69 09-10 6 469 78.17 74 10-11 7 541 77.29 75 11-12 3 234 78 76 Career 46 3,515 76.41 69

Lion Career Year Tournament Place Scores 08-09 Boilermaker Invitational T- 23 76-70-73 (219)

VCU Shootout T- 14 72-69-71 (212)

Brickyard Intercollegiate T- 17 70-70-78 (218)

Noteable Achievements 2007 Canadian Junior National Team 2008/09 Mid- Atlantic All Region Team Selection

John

BURKE Senior Bay Village, Ohio St. Edward High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 09-10 6 465 77.50 73 10-11 9 689 76.56 71 Career 15 1,154 77.05 71

Lion Career Year 09-10

Tournament Place Scores Rutherford Intercollegiate T- 16

78-75-73 (226)

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Anthony

DEGOL Junior Hollidaysburg, Pa. Hollidaysburg High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 10-11 21 1,583 75.38 70 11-12 7 531 75.86 70 Career 28 2,114 75.5 70

Lion Career Year Tournament Place Scores 11-12 Inverness Intercollegiate T-7 10-11 Maryland Intercollegiate T-5

72 70-70-71 (211)

Noteable Achievements 2010-11 All-Region Team Selection 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship Participant

Ernesto

MARIN Junior Miami, Fla. Miami Palmetto Hgh School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 09-10 33 2,488 75.39 69 10-11 22 1,657 75.32 70 11-12 6 459 76.5 73 Career 61 4,604 75.48 69

Lion Career Year Tournament Place Scores 10-11 Maryland Intercollegiate T-19 09-10 Renaissance Invitational 9

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72-72-73 (217) 69-69-72 (210)

Noteable Achievements 2008 U.S. Jr. Championship Quarterfinalist 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship Participant 2010-11 All-Regional Team Selection

Meet the Nittany Lions

Tommy

MCDONAGH Senior East Norwalk, Conn.

St. Luke’s High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 08-09 17 1,255 73.82 69 09-10 33 2,470 74.85 67 10-11 26 1,966 75.62 67 11-12 13 978 75.23 69 Career 89 6,669 74.93 67

Lion Career Year 11-12 09-10

08-09

Tournament Inverness Intercollegiate Pinehurst Intercollegiate Kepler Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Olympia Fields Invitational Pinehurst Intercollegiate

Place Scores T-13 73 T-8 73-71-76 (220) T-13 71-75-73 (219) T-8 71-77-73 (221) T-11 69-73-72 (214) T-14 69-79-71 (219)

Noteable Achievements 2006 & 2011 Connecticut Amateur Champion 2006 & 2008 Metropolitan Amateur Champion 2007 & 2009 & 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship Participant 2009-10 & 2010-11 Mid-Atlantic All Region Team Selection

Xander MCDONALD-SMITH Freshman Rockaway Park, N.Y. The Scholars’ Academy

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 11-12 7 533 76.14 73 Career 7 533 76.14 73

Noteable Achievements North American Cup Team (3-0) Williamson Cup Team 3x NYC PSAL Champion 2x Qualifier for First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Matthew

PORTER

Junior Cortland, N.Y. Cortland High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 09-10 9 682 75.78 68 10-11 6 477 79.5 76 11-12 1 79 79 79 Career 16 1,238 78.09 68

Lion Career Year Tournament Place Scores 09-10 Renaissance Invitational T- 23rd 76-68-71 (215)

Noteable Achievements 2009 U.S. Amateur Championship Participant

Shane

STEWART Sophomore Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 11-12 13 988 76 71 Career 13 988 76 71

Lion Career Year Tournament 11-12 Wolfpack Intercollegiate

Place Scores T-25 72-78-71 (221)

Noteable Achievements 2009 FCWT 3rd Team All-American

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Meet the Nittany Lions

Jens

TALBERT Freshman Little Rock, Ark. Little Rock Christian Academy

Noteable Achievements 2008 Southern Junior Championship Team State ChampionArkansas FCWT All American 3x All-Conference honors 2x All-State honors #1 ranked player in Arkansas (Polo Rankings)

Jay

WOODWARD Junior Bridgeport, W.Va. Bridgeport High School

Career Statistics Total Season Best Season Rounds Strokes Average Round 10-11 17 1,283 75.47 69 11-12 10 768 76.8 71 Career 27 2,051 75.96 69

Lion Career Year Tournament Place Scores 10-11 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate T- 11th 70-69 (139)

Noteable Achievements 2010-11 All-Region Team Selection 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship Participant

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Michael Carter Legacy

IN MEMORIAM

Mike Carter’s Legacy Lives On With Tree and Scholarship The Penn State golf family is still healing from the loss of Mike Carter — the spunky and colorful sophomore player from Westfield, N.J. - who passed away on February 13, 2002.

Carter, who was known around the course and across campus for his upbeat attitude and engaging personality, was returning home when his car lost control and went off the roadway.

Penn State was devastated and the Nittany Lions golf family mourned and remembered their fallen teammate with unity and grace. The men’s team wore pink pants as a tribute to Carter at the 2002 Rutherford Invitational, the Big Ten Championship and the NCAA East Regional.

“He was a very bright light on our team, and we will always remember how he lived each day to the fullest,” said Coach Nye. To ensure that the memory of Mike Carter lives on in perpetuity, the Penn State golf family and the Carter family have taken two significant measures. In the spring of 2002, the Penn State team and coaches planted a red maple tree near the 18th hole on the home Blue Course in State College, Pa. and dedicated it, with a plaque, to Mike Carter.

In 2003, Michael and Mary Lou Carter endowed a grant in the name of their son to be awarded annually to the golf program.

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Above: The red maple tree, which was planted by near the 18th hole of the Blue Course Left: Flowers and a pictorial were placed in memoriam at the Penn State Golf Course Club House.

Lions on Tour Penn State has long been a teeing ground for which graduates use to begin their professional careers. Several alumni are or have pursued their dream of playing professional golf.

Matt Abbott, a 2001 graduate has seen great success since 2007 on the Gateway Tour and Minor League Tour. On the Gateway Tour he as earned over $91,000 and made 32-of-40 cuts in the last two seasons. On the Minor League Tour, Abbott has earned numerous victories and over $20,000 in earnings.

Mark Leon, a 2005 grad, earned Canadian Tour exempt status in the fall of 2007. After a complete season on tour, Leon finished high enough on the money list to gain exempt status for the 2009 season. Leon’s top finish of the 2008 season was a second-place finish. He advanced to the 2nd round of PGA Tour Q-School. Leon also spent time playing on the Great Lakes Tour before returning to Penn State as assistant coach in 2011.

Greg Pieczynski (2006) has spent much of his short professional career on the Gateway Tour. He won the 2008 Philadelphia Open as well as the Philadelphia PGA Assistants Championship. He finished seventh at the PGA National Assistants Championship.

Jimbo Fuller, a 2003 graduate, began his professional career in 2006 on the Grey Goose Gateway Tour and had a very successful season. Fuller won one tournament, made 14-of-22 cuts and earned over $55,000. Last year, Fuller qualified for the second round of the PGA Tour Q-School.

Adam Decker (1996) is now the head coach for the University of Richmond, and has played in PGA Tour & Nationwide Tour events, including the 1998 Kemper Open, 2000 Florida Classic, 2001 Hershey Open and the 2001 Greater Cleveland Open. He had also played on the former Tear Drop Tour, where he won twice, and on the Golden Bear Tour, where he accumulated over $45,000.

Dirk Ayers, a 1995 alum, has been a regular on the Canadian Tour. He joined the tour in 1997 through Q-School and has been a member ever since. His best year on the Canadian Tour was in 2004 when he finished runner-up twice and finished ninth on the money list with over $42,000 in earnings.

Ayers has also played in several PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour events. He made the cut at the PGA Tour’s Canadian Open in 2004 and played the B.C. Open in 1998. His Nationwide Tour experiences include the 1996 Buffalo Open, 2003 Alberta Calgary Classic and 2004 Boise Open. Ayers has also competed on the Australasian PGA Tour.

1993 alum, Jason Tyska perhaps turned in the most impressive performance by becoming the second Penn Stater to qualify for the U.S. Open but first to make the cut at the 1999 Open held in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Tyska went on to finish 53rd. He earned his way on to the 1999 Nationwide Tour by making it through all three stages of PGA Tour Qschool. He went on to make the cut in 12 events where he had four top-10 finishes. In 2000, Tyska played in four Nationwide Tour events and qualified for the PGA Tour’s Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.

Danny O’Neill is the only Penn Stater to qualify for both the U.S. Open (1985) and U.S. Senior Open (2001). O’Neill is a 1972 graduate of Penn State. O’Neill remains the only Penn Stater to earn All-America honors all four years of his career. In his career, O’Neill has played in the 1990 & 1996 Buffalo Open (Nationwide Tour). He qualified for the 2002 U.S. Senior PGA Tour by finished 4th at the final stage. In his rookie year on tour (2002), Danny played in 29 events and earned over $216,000.

Three-time All-American Kevin Foley graduated in 2010 and has since enjoyed a life in golf. Most recently the talented Penn State alum secured the title at the 91st NJSGA Open Championship with a three-round total of 205 (68-68-69).

T.J. Howe, a 2011 graduate, secured his first professional title at the NGA Pro Golf Tour. The tournament, which lasted from Nov. 8-10, 2011 brought in golfers from all over the world. The competitors participated in two rounds before a top-16 cut was made. Howe successfully made the cut, coming in tied for ninth after the second round with a score of 144 (71-73). In the final round, Howe fired a 4-under-par 68, catapulting himself into the first place slot on the leader board. The talented alum concluded the tournament with a total of 212 (71-73-68) “Penn State has had its share of talented players through the years, and these guys have given it a shot,” said Coach Nye. “The young men who come into our program are here for education first, but they all have the tour as a goal or a dream.

Some of these guys are close to making it happen. Some of them have given it their all and have now chosen other career paths. It is with great pride that we watch their efforts.”

Many Penn State alumni work as golf professionals throughout the U.S. and some still compete as club professionals. These professionals, combined with the alumni trying to make the various tours, have helped Penn State touch the golf community and will help line the fairways for current and future Nittany Lion golfers.

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SECTION HEADING LEFT The first team in the history of Districts I and II to reach the NCAA FINALS.

1996 NCAA East Regio Pos

Team

1

2

3

1

North Carolina State

302

291

300

2

Florida

308

298

290

3

Florida State

309

295

295

4

North Carolina

307

298

295

5

Wake Forest

310

291

300

6

South Caroline

305

302

295

7

East Tennessee State

310

298

295

8

Clemson

309

304

294

9

Penn State

310

304

296

Alabama

321

292

297

Tennessee

313

293

304

12

Virginia

314

300

297

13

Georgia

315

298

300

Auburn

310

299

304

15

Louisiana State

310

303

301

16

Duke

320

294

302

17

Virginia Commonwealth

316

296

309

Ninth in East Regional, Nittany Lions Appear In 1996 NCAA Finals

Following a solid regular season that included three tournament titles, the Nittany Lions peaked at the end of the 1996 spring term. After finishing second at the Eastern Championships and sixth at the Big Ten championships, Penn State surged at the NCAA East Regional, which was played on the Monster Course at the Concord Resort in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.

Facing the best teams in Eastern golf, the Nittany Lions came off the tee box with first-round ferocity, finishing in a five-way tie for seventh place after an opening round 310. Senior Adam Decker (left) led with a two-over 74.

In the second round, Penn State improved its team score by six strokes, but fell into a three-way tie for 15th — below the cut line that qualified the top 11 teams for the NCAA Finals. Decker fired a 71 to keep the Lions in contention.

In the final round, the Nittany Lions ripped apart the Concord course, making shot after pivotal shot in a miraculous run that ended with a 296 — the third-best score of the day — to tie for ninth place and a berth in the NCAA Finals.

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Byron Clift (right), a junior, led the Lions with a final round 72. Decker shot a 74 to tie for second place on the individual leaderboard with a total 219, a monumental achievement for the senior, who came to the squad as a freshman walk-on.

Seniors Dirk Ayers and Mike Banzhoff and sophomore Joey Chuasiriporn all finished with 75 for the final round and the three-round team total of 910 tied with Tennessee and Alabama.

The Lions’ berth in the Finals was not only monumental for Penn State, but for the entire Eastern region as the Lions became the first team in the relatively short history of both Districts I and II to reach the Finals.

For the first time since 1987, Penn State headed to the NCAA Finals, held in 1996 at the challenging Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. Penn State played well, but failed to make the team cut after two rounds. Ayers led Penn State individually, making the individual cut and finishing in a tie for 47th place overall after an opening round 71. Penn State placed 29th overall as a team, which at the time was the top finish of any Big Ten team at the Finals.

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Greg Piecynski, Jason Pannone, Mark Leon, Marco Poccia and Ted Neville led the Nittany Lions to the 2004 NCAA Finals.

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Penn State 15th at NCAA FINALS

Position

Team

1

2

3

4

Total

1

California

279

289

287

279

1134

2

UCLA

289

283

275

293

1140

3

Arizona

292

281

283

292

1148

4

Texas

288

286

289

286

1149

5

Georgia Tech

289

285

287

290

1151

T6

Florida

285

289

284

294

1152

T6

Washington

289

282

285

296

1152

8 Kentucky 283 286 283 303 1155 The team registered a score of 300 in the NCAA Championships, for a tournament total of 289-291-290-300-1170. Eleven of the 15 squads carded their highest tournament score in the 9 BYU 280 290 291 295 1156 third round, as the Nittany Lions fell from a 13th place tie to their final position of 15th, by far 10 Pepperdine 295 276 289 300 1160 the best NCAA finish in the program’s 82-year history.

T11 Georgia 285 302 284 290 1161 Leon carded a 1-over 71 for a tournament total of 69-69-70-71-279 (-1). He finished the T11 Georgia State 292 280 297 292 1161 tournament in a sixth place tie overall and was one of just seven golfers to shoot par or better for 13 Oklahoma State 292 289 289 294 1164 the tournament.

Texas A&M 291 292 284 300 1167 In making the 15-team cut, Penn State defeated three of the nation’s top 15 teams in the pro- 14 Penn State 289 291 290 300 1170 cess (No. 2 and defending national champion Clemson, No. 4 Arizona State and No. 10 TCU). It 15 was the second week in a row the Nittany Lions defeated some of the nation’s top teams to close Missed Cut out a spectacular post-season Purdue: 871, Southern California: 871, Clemson: 872, New Mexico: 876, TCU: 877, Auburn: 879, Arizona State: 879, Oklahoma: 879, Kent State: 881, Toledo: 884, SMU: 887, Wichita State: 887,Vanderbilt: 891, North Carolina: 892, Rhode Island: 912

Penn State Second at NCAA East Regional The 2004 men’s golf team earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament after shocking the golf world with a second place finish at the East Regional held in New Haven, Conn. The Nittany Lions fired a 10 over par 290 to hold fifth place after one round. Greg Pieczynski shot a one-over par 71 to help the Lions take a lead over five of the nation’s top 20 teams according to Golfweek/ Sagarin rankings.

The squad ended the second day of NCAA East Regional competition in first place among the 27-team field. The Lions shot five-over par for a total score of 575. Pieczynski led the Lions in their five-man field firing a 71 for the second consecutive day to sit two strokes over par. He held a tie for ninth place individually, while Ted Neville shot a 70 to finish the second round 3-over in a tie for 19th place.

Penn State completed one of the greatest performances in program history on the final day of the tournament by finishing in second place in the field. The Nittany Lions, who entered the regional as the No. 19 seed, beat seven Top 20 teams to earn their first berth in the NCAA Finals since 1996. Pieczynski finished in a tie for fourth place after finishing with a total score of 211 (+1). Mark Leon shot a 216 (73-71-72), Marco Poccia shot a 219 (73-73-73), Neville had a 220 (73-70-77) and Jason Pannone shot a 226 (77-76-73).

“It was just an enormous effort,” said Penn State head coach Greg Nye. “We had played well at the Big Tens and last weekend at the Maxwell and just continued to play even better. When the pressure was on, we got better. After finishing the first round in fifth place, we proved we were more than up to the task on Friday and again today. We beat some great programs head-to-head.”

2004 NCAA East Regionals Pos.

Team

1

2

3

Total

1

Clemson

288

291

277

856

2

Penn State

290

285

287

862

T-3

Georgia

287

293

284

864

T-3

Georgia Tech

291

288

285

864

5

Florida

286

290

290

866

6

Auburn

294

286

287

867

7

Georgia State

288

300

283

871

8

Rhode Island

292

289

296

877

9

Vanderbilt

299

291

290

880

10

North Carolina

294

283

305

882

“Mark Leon golfed brilliantly throughout the NCAA Finals as all facets of his game were at a high level. Making the cut was a terrific achievement and very exciting for us as a team. I’m very proud we backed up our second place finish at the Regionals with a strong showing in the Finals.”

- Penn State coach Greg Nye

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Penn State Golf History

Willie Parks was the designer and creator of the first Penn State golf course.

The first golf holes were laid out on the Penn State campus in the late 1800s. The game became more and more popular and eventually became a 9-hole course in 1901. Known as the Golf Club of State College, the club became so popular that 50 percent of the faculty and students played the game.

The possible location of this routing existed near the current location of Pollock Hall with some claiming that the location was closer to the present location of Beaver Stadium.

In December of 1908, a new club was proposed and the generous support of Mr. H. Walton Mitchell, a strong alumnus and faithful alumni trustee, and other owners leased land known as the Dale Farm at a reduced rate for the purpose of a new club.

The land was maintained by the course caretaker who lived in the farmhouse with their family and not only maintained the course with a flock of sheep but also would earn part pay from the produce he could raise off the land not occupied by the links. It is believed that the area of land is where parts of the current White Course are located today.

Former Penn State Athletic Director Hugo Bezdek, hired in 1918, wanted the University to have better golf facilities and eventually a varsity team.

In 1921, with public school money and a dream in his bag, Bezdek lured Golf Professional Robert B. Rutherford Sr., from New Britain, Conn. to oversee the change from a nine-hole course to an 18-hole championship course. Bezdek and Rutherford hired Willie Park Jr., an internationally known figure who designed some of the best courses in both the United States and Europe. Park, a native of Musselburgh, Scotland, won The British Open in 1887 and 1889.

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The annual college championship was a popular event that was contested each fall on the college links.

In 1922, Rutherford, nicknamed “Pop”, was named Head Coach and organized the first men’s golf team at Penn State. It was from the college championship that Rutherford would form the first varsity team.

The team members were: J.W. Crookston (Captain), F.E. Dale, T.F. Connell, J.L. Bair, and C.M. Andrews (Manager). The first match in Penn State varsity golf history was played on the new campus course on May 26, 1922. The Nittany Lion golfers were defeated by the University of Pennsylvania in their intercollegiate debut by a score of four to three.

Had the Lions defeated Penn, they likely would have been invited to The Intercollegiates (National Championship).

In 1923, intercollegiate golf began to take shape.

Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Penn and Williams developed plans to form a golf league. With the steady growth and interest in golf at Penn State, it was only a matter of time before Penn State joined. Each team in the league was to play matches and the team with the best record was declared the champion. With the 1923 Nittany Lion schedule finalized, word was received in April that Penn State had been admitted to the Intercollegiate Golf League. Penn State would begin league play in 1924. The 1923 schedule included matches against Princeton, Lock Haven CC, Penn and Pittsburgh.

The Lions would finish their second season of intercollegiate golf with a 6-1 record and were invited to The Intercollegiates where they went on to finish in eighth place. The first undefeated season in school history occurred in 1927. That year, Penn State went 5-0-1. The Lions proved to always be a challenge on the links during Pop’s years. The Lions only had three losing seasons from 1927 to 1942.

The War Years Through the Mid-Fifties With the major developments of World War II in the mid 1940s Rutherford was forced to have a limited schedule in 1943 and 44 and was unable to field a team in 1945 and 46. Varsity golf returned to Penn State in 1947 with a limited schedule. The Lions played five dual matches, finishing third at the EIGA Championship and 25th at The Intercollegiate. Rutherford’s team went on to have three more undefeated campaigns with the most significant being in 1948. The 1948 squad went into the EIGA Playoffs with an unblemished record of 3-0.

The linksmen went on to beat Pitt, 8-1, Cornell, 6-3, and Army, 9-0, to reach the EIGA Championships in Atlantic City, N.J. In the first round of the finals, Penn State went on to beat a tough Georgetown squad by a score of 6-3. Penn State had reached the championship match for the first time in school history. Penn State’s previous best finish at the EIGA Finals had been in 1947 where they finished in third.

The 1948 squad, captained by Donald Hart, was not going to be denied the afternoon of May 15, 1948. The Nittany Lions came out hot and would not cool down. All six Lions would win their matches in dominating fashion and therefore also claim the three best-ball matches. They went on to shut out 21-time NCAA Champion, Yale, by a score of 9-0 and became the first Non-Ivy league school to win the EIGA Championship. Coach Boyle was a starting member of the 1948 team and remembered the history made by winning the EIGA with a twinkle in his eye.

The first aeriel view of the Penn State Golf Course.

Penn State Golf History Coach Joe Boyle – Match Play to Medal

“We were so excited to win the Eastern Intercollegiate as those Ivy teams were awfully tough in those days,” said Joe Boyle.

The team would go on to finish the season undefeated with a record of 10-0 and would go on to finish in 16th place at the NCAA championships in Palo Alto, Calif.

The first Grant-in-Aid (Golf Scholarship) was awarded to Rod Eaken of Reading, Pa. In the early summer of 1950, a freshman to be, Eaken received some disheartening news. He had received a letter from Penn State advising that, due to budgetary restrictions, five sports had been discontinued.

During the summer months there was at least one invitational golf tournament held each week at some of the best country clubs in the Philadelphia area. One of the weekly competitors in these invitationals was a Penn State alumnus and member of the Penn State Board of Directors: Fred Waring. Fred owned the famous Shawneeon-the-Delaware resort and had his world famous band “The Pennsylvanians” based there.

In June of 1950, while playing at Scranton Country Club, Eaken’s competitor that week was none other than Waring. During the round, Eaken approached Waring and asked him if he was aware that Penn State had dropped the golf team. Fred was outraged and said to , “Penn State will have a golf team if I have to pay for it myself.”

Eaken, obviously elated, wondered Waring would actually do something. He had never heard another word from Waring but when he returned to school in September, the Golf Team had been reinstated. It was not until several years later that the other sports were reinstated.

Rutherford Jr., continued to build upon the success of his father. In his inaugural season as coach, Rutherford Jr., led PSU senior Tommy Smith to the NCAA championship in New Mexico. Although his teams did not claim an EIGA Championship, his teams finished the 1953 and 1955 seasons undefeated. In his seven-year span as head coach, Rutherford Jr., finished with a career mark of 50-13.

In 1957, a new coach was named in Joe Boyle. Coach Boyle’s first day of work as the Penn State golf coach just happened to be the same day as that of legendary football coach Joe Paterno.

Boyle worked as Rutherford Jr.’s, assistant and was a member of the historic 1948 EIGA Championship team and captain of the 1949 team. Boyle wasted little time building off of Rutherford’s successes. In his first year as coach, his squad went 10-2 and finished second in the EIGA Championship. In his 25 years as head coach, Boyle’s teams won seven EIGA Championships, including back-to-back titles in 1963 and 1964, and a string of three from 1971-1973. He had a team or individual compete for Penn State at the National Championship in 19 of his 25 years with the team and had a best finish of 16th place in 1969. Boyle finished his coaching career with a dual match record of 197-381, which included seven undefeated seasons. He was an active member in the Golf Coaches Association of America and served as the associations’ President in 1967-68. Boyle was inducted in the GCAA Hall of Fame in 1987 and was the recipient of the GCAA’s highest award, The Honor Award, in 2007. The Honor Award which began in 1985 is awarded annually to a member of the GCAA Hall of Fame who is retired and has made a significant contribution to the game of golf.

Boyle coached in an era that had a lot of change in collegiate golf. Part way through his coaching career intercollegiate golf gradually went away from traditional dual matches (Match Play) to stroke-play tournaments involving a number of teams.

The Lions went from playing 10-15 dual-matches a year to 6-8 stroke play tournaments. One of the first and favorite tournaments that the Lion golfers became regular participants in was the Indiana (Pa.) Invitational played at the Indiana Country Club.

The Lions claimed their first IUP title in 1964 and went on to win the title 10 out of the next 11 years. With the popularity of intercollegiate golf growing across the nation, districts were also created to select the top teams from various areas of the country. Under Boyle, the Lions were traditionally one of the top-ranked teams in District II, made up of the northern Mid-Atlantic States.

William (Bill) Davidson is an important name in the history of Penn State golf.

He became the program’s first-ever champion of the EIGA Championship and first All-American in 1959. In the 1958 EIGA Championship, Davidson beat teammate Johnny Felus in the semifinals and went on to win the title the next day beating Ted Weiss of Yale. He was named team captain for the 1959 squad. In his career, Davidson qualified for the NCAA championship all three years he was a Nittany Lion (1957-59). He finished his career with a regular-season match-play record of 22-9.

In the fall of 1969, a young freshman from Jamestown, N.Y. enrolled at Penn State.

Dan O’Neill immediately made an impact becoming the Lions No. 1 man by mid spring of 1970 and finished in 12th place at the NCAA championship. That finish earned him All-America honors which he would achieve in each of his next three years with the Nittany Lions, becoming the first four-time All-American. In the summer of 1972, Dan O’Neill qualified for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and made the 36-hole cut. His cut-making putt was seen live across the nation on ABC.

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Penn State Golf History Nye - Builds and Goes National in Scope

In the late 1960’s golf became so popular on the University Park campus, that administration decided to build a second golf course. The new course was named the “Blue” and was built on the far west portion of the campus property and had a separate entrance off of College Ave. The original campus course was renamed the “White” course. The Blue course would open in 1970 at a par of 72 and length of 7,010 yards. It had 87 bunkers and three ponds. The course was designed by the architecture firm of Harrison & Grabin and built by university employees. It became the primary course for all Penn State Intercollegiate competitions.

Kennedy Leads Lions to Atlantic 10 Dominance In January 1982, Mary Kennedy-Zierke, the women’s coach at the time, was promoted to head coach of the men & women’s teams following the retirement of Joe Boyle. “Fall” collegiate golf was now a norm and Coach Kennedy-Zierke led a number of successful teams in her 10 years as head coach. Kennedy, an outstanding teacher, developed several all-district players and guided the Lions to prominence in eastern golf her last five years with the program. She was named District II Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1991. Her teams claimed six Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, including five in a row from 1986-90.

Through this period of Penn State golf , nearly all competition was still Eastern based. Through these years, Coach Kennedy’s team improved year after year, nearly always atop the leader board in District II competitions. Overall under Kennedy’s guidance the Lions won 19 events, and twice she was named District II Coach of the Year.

The program was given a big lift in the mid 1980s when the massive indoor facility, Holuba Hall, was completed. This free span structure covers two indoor 80-yard practice fields side-by-side. The 118,000-square foot facility, complete with the latest indoor turf surface, provided the Lions with a facility to get an early start on each spring.

In 1992, with the development and expansion of the “West” Campus and the inconvenience of running the golf operation from two separate locations, both the Blue and White courses underwent a major facelift.

The $1.5 million expansion was generated through the golf course facilities. The golf operation became more efficient with the renovation project of both courses would begin play from the Blue Course Pro Shop and eventually the Walker Clubhouse.

Mark Kennedy coached the 1987 golf team to a second place finish at the Merril Lynch Invitational and a first place finish in the Eastern Championship.

The 1979 men’s golf team under Joe Boyle won first place at the Wooster Invitational against 20 other teams. They also took first place at the Nittany Lion Open in a field of 19.

The 1986-87 men’s golf season concluded with five first-place finishes and a 31st finish at the NCAA Championships.

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On Aug, 28, 1992 it was announced that former Bowling Green head men’s & women’s coach, Greg Nye, would take over the men’s team from retiree Men’s and Women’s coach Mary Kennedy-Zierke and lead the Lion golfers in the Big Ten Conference. In Nye’s first season as the Lions’ coach, he led them to six team championships, including the 1993 Eastern Championship. The Lions finished eighth in the Big Ten Championship and were the top-ranking team in District II. Eventually, they finished the season in a tie for 16th at the NCAA East Regional played in Charlottesville, Va. Freshman Dirk Ayers was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

The 1993-94 season was one for the record books.

In Coach Nye’s second year at the helm, the Nittany Lions went on to claim eight tournament titles. Penn State was in its second year as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Nittany Lions went to Madison, Wis. and finished in sixth place.

When the newest edition of the Blue and White golf courses opened in 1994, golfers were greeted with completely new routings for both courses. The back nine of the Blue Course from the 1970 design became the current front nine and a new nine-holes, designed by Tom Clark, 1971 Penn State graduate, was built for the Blue Course as the back nine. The new Blue Course was completely opened for play on May 13, 1994 with a par of 72 and length of 6,525 yards. The White Course was reduced to 12 holes and six new holes were added, becoming a par-70, 6,008-yard layout.

With the NCAA Regional system put into play in 1989 the Nittany Lions qualified annually for the NCAA East Regional and reached the NCAA Finals in 1996. The 1996 Nittany Lion team made history, becoming the first Northeast golf program to qualify for NCAA finals since regionals began. Adam Decker, a one time Penn State walk – on, nearly won the NCAA East Regional finishing second, and went on the following year to make the All America team.

Following their historic achievement in the spring of 1996, the Lions wasted no time proving that they were once again the top team in District II. Like in 1994, the Nittany Lions captured a record eight tournament titles.

With 29 team titles in six seasons, Penn State was dominating the Northeast and changed its schedule to a more national one. Over the next five seasons, the Lions traveled to such places as Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, California, Colorado and Hawaii. Though these years the Nittany Lions were lead by the program’s 13th All-American, Matt Abbott.

The product of a more difficult schedule came together for the 2003-04 team. Early in the fall of 2003, the Nittany Lions captured three tournament titles in a row. The key to the schedule that season was winning the MacDonald Cup, hosted

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by Yale University. The Yale University GC was the host of the spring’s NCAA East Regional. After 36 holes of the Regional, the Nittany Lions were shocking the college golf world. In the lead with 18 holes to play, the Lions ended up finishing second behind Clemson University. Nye’s team went on to beat No. 1-ranked Florida, as well as Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn and North Carolina. Two weeks later, the Lions would ride the momentum of their regional finish and become the first Northeast golf team of the stroke-play era to make the cut at the NCAA Finals. Mark Leon went on to finish in sixth place and became Penn State’s 14th All-American.

In the spring of 2005, in order to compete with Big Ten Conference facilities, the Blue Course and varsity practice facilities underwent their most recent renovation and additions. The Blue Course was lengthened some 700 yards to 7,228 yards. Water hazards were added to holes two, three, five and 15. The most significant changes to the Blue Course occurred on holes seven and eight. Hole seven became 465 yards, par four and hole eight was reduced to 215 yards, par three. New tee boxes, two fairway bunkers, a pitch green, and practice bunker were added to the practice facilities located on the range. A new two-plus acre varsity short-game area was built for the teams behind the 14th green of the Blue Course. The area includes a 13,000-sq. ft. putting and chipping green and an 10,000 sq. ft. “impact” green, surrounded by three fairways and bunkers of four different styles.

A big change occurred to college golf in the summer of 2007. The NCAA Golf Committee had decided to change the NCAA Regional qualification system. Districts no longer existed and qualifying for Regional play was now based purely on a team’s national rank.

Big National Wins Bring Highest Ranking In the fall of 2007, Indiana played host to the Wolf Run Intercollegiate where the Lions would knock off Big Ten rivals Indiana, Michigan and Northwestern, as well as SEC teams like Kentucky and Arkansas to claim the first of two consecutive wins. The confident Lions went to Richmond, Va., the next week and defended their VCU Shootout title. In that victory, Penn State knocked off perennial top-25 teams Wake Forest and North Carolina. Kevin Foley claimed the individual title with a 15-under-par performance. The following week the Lions received their highest-ever national ranking, at No. 6 in the nation. They were also named Golfweek Magazine “Team of the Week” for their recent play. The Lions would finish the regular season with a stunning head-to-head record of 119-15-0. At the Central Regional, led by a second-place finish from two time All-Big Ten selection Robert Rohanna, the Lions finished tied for eighth place and advanced on to the NCAA Finals hosted by Big Ten member Purdue. After three rounds of play at the NCAA Finals, the Lions stood in 25th place of the 30 teams and would miss the 54-hole cut. Kevin Foley advanced as an individual to the final round and finished 23rd and became Penn State’s 15th AllAmerican. Coach Nye was named Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for the sixth time.

Above: Former Nittany Lion and assistant coach, Mark Leon, played before a large gallery and a national television audience in the quarterfinals of the 2005 U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club outside of Philadelphia.

Right: The 2004 Lions finished in second at the NCAA East Regionals and in 15th at the NCAA Finals.

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Year

April 7-8, 2012 Penn State Blue Course State College, Pa. TEAM RECORDS Team Year Score 36 Holes Temple 1986 591 Penn State 1991* 593 Penn State 1987 594 Army 1987 595 Penn State 1998 596

Joe Boyle and Sherm Hostetter

The Rutherford Intercollegiate, hosted by Penn State, has become one of the top events in the Northeast, annually featuring a top field 54 Holes (6,550 yards) of Eastern teams and several squads Penn State 2005 843 from around the nation.

Penn State 2003 852 The Nittany Lions have domiTowson 2004 859 nated the Rutherford since it was Penn State 2002 859 established as the Nittany Lion Maryland 2005 861 Invitational in 1975, winning the Penn State 2001 863 tournament 22 times. Seventeen Towson 2005 866 Penn State golfers have medaled atop Ohio 2005 867 the leaderboard, the last featuring Va. Comm.

2005 868 T.J. Howe in 2011.

Penn State 2000 871 The 2011 Spring Rutherford Intercollegiate was the 35th edition of 54 Holes (7,202 yards) the tournament. The Nittany Lions Penn State 2011 880 finished in first place with a threePenn State 2010 879 round score of 880 (290-296-294).

The tournament became known as the Rutherford Intercollegiate in 1983 to honor R.B. “Pop” Rutherford Sr., the man known to the Nittany Lions as the “father of Penn State golf.” Rutherford organized the first Penn State golf team in 1922 and coached it until 1949. R.B. Rutherford Jr. continued his father’s coaching tradition from 1950-1956 and furthered a legacy that is recalled each spring.

Penn State captured the 35th annual Rutherford title, seven strokes ahead of Towson. From left Coach Nye, Anthony DeGol, Jay Woodward, Ernie Marin, Tommy McDonagh, T.J. Howe and Assistant Coach Dunlap.

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Team

1975 Penn State 1976 Penn State 1977 Penn State 1978 Virginia Tech 1979 Penn State 1980 Virginia Tech 1981 California (Pa.) 1982 Indiana (Pa.) 1983 Indiana (Pa)

1984 Rutgers 1985 St. John’s 1986 Temple

1987 Penn State 1988 Temple 1989 St. John’s 1990 Penn State 1991 Penn State 1991(Fall) Penn State 1994 Penn State 1995 Penn State

1997 Penn State 1998 Penn State 1999 Penn State 2000 Penn State 2001 Penn State 2002 Penn State 2003 Penn State 2004 Towson 2005 Penn State 2006 Eastern Michigan 2007 Penn State 2008 Penn State 2008(Fall) Purdue 2010 Penn State 2011 Penn State †= 36 hole event

Individual Champion

Score

Sherm Hostetter, Penn State Tom Amendola, Penn State Sherm Hostetter, Penn State John Zack, Slippery Rock Gary Durbin, Penn State John Banks, Virginia Tech Scott Vietmeier, California (Pa.) Joe Boros, Clarion John Yancy, Virginia Tech Ben Witter, Indiana (Pa.) Joe Boros, Clarion Jim Hagstrom, Slippery Rock Tom Heffer, Gannon Brian Stewart, Temple Mark Treese, Penn State Peter Dannenbaum, Temple Tom Carter, Temple Mal Smith, St. John’s Jon Veneziano, Hartford Jason Tyska, Penn State Andy Achenbach, Penn State Mike Banzhoff, Penn State Chris Gilmer, William & Mary Brad Kittsley, Penn State Charlie Cornette, Western Ky. Andrew McKay, St. John’s Matt Abbott, Penn State Andy Latowski, Penn State Jeff Turton, Penn State Robby Shaw, Western Kentucky Greg Pieczynski, Penn State John Eades, Maryland Korey Mahoney, Eastern Michigan Robert Rohanna, Penn State Robert Rohanna, Penn State Nakarinta Ratanakul, Purdue Kevin Foley, Penn State T.J. Howe, Penn State

226 225 222 216 216 221 224 221 150† 143† 221 213 143† 143† 147† 146† 218 145† 143† 217 219 152† 152† 215 142† 208 212 212 206 201 208 200 215 217 216 211 211 216

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

36 Hole Records par 144 Charlie Cornette W. Kentucky Brian Stewart Temple Tom Heffer Gannon Jon Veneziano Hartford Mal Galletta St. John’s Jason Smoak Wofford Chris Kyrle Pennsylvania

1998 1986 1986 1991 1991 1991 1998

142 [-2] 143 [-1] 143 [-1] 143 [-1] 144 [E] 144 [E) 144 [E]

54 Hole Records par 216 John Eades Robby Shaw Jeff Turton Robert Rohanna Jim Fuller Greg Pieczynski Andrew McKay Ted Neville Jens Fahrbring Jeff Castle Jens Fahrbring

2005 2003 2002 2006 2003 2004 1999 2005 2005 2004 2004

200 (-16) 201 (-15) 206 (-10) 207 (-9) 207 (-9) 208 (-8) 208 (-8) 207 (-7) 210 (-6) 211 (-5) 211 (-5)

Maryland Western Kentucky Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State St. John’s Penn State VCU Towson VCU

Career Scoring Leaders #1 KEVIN FOLEY Avg. Years Round 72.90 2006-10 147

Low 65

#T-5 MARK LEON Avg. Years Round 73.79 2001-05 134

Low 67

- 2008, 2009 & 2010 GCAA All-American

- 2005 All-Big Ten Team

- 2009 Golfweek All-American

- 2004 GCAA All-American

- 2007-10 All-Region Team

- 2003, 2004 & 2005 All-Region Team

- 2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year - 2007, 2009 & 2010 All-Big Ten Team

#2 ROBERT ROHANNA Avg. Years Round 73.45 2004-08 137

Low 66

- 2007 & 2008 All-America Scholar Team - 2007 All-Big Ten 1st Team - 2008 All-Big Ten 2nd Team - 2005-08 All-Region Team

#3 JIM FULLER Avg. Years Round 73.56 1999-03 111

Low 65

- 2003 Regional Player of the Year - 2002 & 2003 All-Region Team - 2003 All-Big Ten Team

#4 MATT ABBOTT Avg. Years Round 73.64 1997-01 144

Low 65

- 2001 GCAA All-American - 2000 & 2001 Region Player of the Year - 1998-01 All-Region Team - 2000 & 2001 All-Big Ten Team

#T-5 T.J. HOWE Avg. Years Round 73.79 2007-11 136 - 2010 GCAA All-American - 2007-11 All-Region Team

Low 66

#7 ANDY LATOWSKI Avg. Years Round 74.43 1998-02 114

Low 68

- 2002 Earnest B. McCoy Award - 2001 & 2002 All-Region Team - 2001 & 2002 All-America Scholar Team

#8 GREG PIECZYNSKI Avg. Years Round 74.46 2001-06 140

Low 66

- 2005 & 2006 All-America Scholar Team - 2003 & 2004 All-Region Team

#9 TED NEVILLE Avg. Years Round 74.50 2001-05 123

Low 66

- 2005 All-Region Team

#10 ADAM DECKER Avg. Years Round 74.90 1993-97 99

Low 65

- 1997 GCAA All-American - 1995-97 All-Region Team - 1997 Region Player of the Year

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GCAA All-Americans

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NCAA All-Region

Matt Shiley William Smith Dirk Ayers 1991 1991-92 1992-96

Jason Tyska Andy Achenbach Adam Decker Brad Kittsley 1996-97 1992-93 1993-94 1994-97

Matt Abbott Joe Chuasiriporn Byron Clift 1997-98 1997-01 1997-98

Jeff Turton 1998-01

Jim Fuller 2001-03

T.J. Howe 2007-11

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Mark Leon 2002-05

Greg Pieczynski 2002-04

Ted Neville 2004-05

Scott Phillis Andy Latowski Josh Dawes 1999-00 2000-02 2001-02

Robert Rohanna Harvin Groft 2007-08 2004-08

Jim Markovitz Nick Archambault Tommy McDonagh Anthony DeGol 2009-11 2010-11 2008-10 2008-09

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Kevin Foley 2006-10

Ernesto Marin

Jay Woodward

2010-11

2010-11

GCAA All-America Scholars

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Honors GCAA All-Americans 1959: 1964: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1975: 1979: 1997: 2001: 2004: 2008: 2009: 2010:

Bill Davidson Jim Tabor Dave Hambly Jim Geiger Bob Hibschman Dan O’Neill Dan O’Neill Dan O’Neill Dan O’Neill Sherm Hostetter Gary Durbin Adam Decker Matt Abbott Mark Leon Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Kevin Foley T.J. Howe

GCAA Hall of Fame 1987:

Coach Joe Boyle

GCAA Honor Award Recipient 2007:

Coach Joe Boyle

GCAA All-America Scholars 1986: 1987: 1992: 1993: 1996: 1997:

1998: 1999: 2000: 2001:

2002:

2005: 2006: 2007: 2008

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Terry Hertzog Terry Hertzog Matt Shiley Matt Shiley Brad Kittsley Brad Kittsley Byron Clift Byron Clift Mike Saporito Mike Saporito Andy Latowski Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Greg Pieczynski Greg Pieczynski Robert Rohanna Robert Rohanna

Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year 1987: 1991: 1995-96: 1996-97: 1999-00: 2000-01: 2002-03:

Terry Hertzog Matt Shiley Dirk Ayers Adam Decker Matt Abbott Matt Abbott Jim Fuller

NCAA All-Region 1991: 1991-92: 1992-93:

1993-94:

1994-95:

1995-96:

1996-97:

1997-98:

1998-99:

1999-00:

2000-01:

2001-02:

2002-03:

2003-04:

2004-05:

2005-06: 2006-07:

2007-08:

2008-09:

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Matt Shiley William Smith Dirk Ayers Jason Tyska Andy Achenbach Dirk Ayers Dirk Ayers Adam Decker Dirk Ayers Adam Decker Adam Decker Brad Kittsley Matt Abbott Joe Chuasiriporn Byron Clift Matt Abbott Jeff Turton Matt Abbott Scott Phillis Jeff Turton Matt Abbott Andy Latowski Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Mark Leon Greg Pieczynski Mark Leon Greg Pieczynski Mark Leon Ted Neville Robert Rohanna Robert Rohanna Kevin Foley Robert Rohanna Kevin Foley Harvin Groft T.J. Howe Robert Rohanna Nick Archambault Jim Markovitz Kevin Foley

2009-10:

Kevin Foley T.J. Howe Jim Markovitz Tommy McDonagh

Region Coach of the Year 1987,1991: Mary Kennedy-Zierk 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 & 2010: Greg Nye

Ernest B. McCoy Award Presented to the most outstanding male student- athlete at Penn State.

2002: Andy Latowski

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award 2002-03:

Jonas Hyden

All-Big Ten 1995-96: 1999-00: 2000-01: 2002-03: 2004-05: 2006-07:

2007-08: 2008-09: 2009-10:

Dirk Ayers Matt Abbott Matt Abbott Jim Fuller Mark Leon Kevin Foley Robert Rohanna Robert Rohanna Kevin Foley Kevin Foley

Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year 1992-93: 2006-07:

Dirk Ayers Kevin Foley

All-Atlantic 10 1982-83: 1983-84:

1984-85: 1985-86: 1986-87:

1987-88:

1988-89:

1989-90:

1990-91:

Brian Corbett Tom Bean Scott Tharrington Terry Hertzog Dave Treese Terry Hertzog Chris Keim Mark Treese Dan Braun Chris Keim Chris Keim Kyle Ross Kyle Ross Matt Shiley William Smith Dan Vona Matthew Jester Matt Shiley William Smith Jason Tyska Dan Vona

Academic All-Atlantic 10 1989-90: 1990-91:

Matt Shiley Tom Sarosky Matt Shiley Jason Tyska

Academic All-Big Ten 1991-92:

1992-93:

1993-94:

James Bohn Kevin Dadey Clayton Davidson Joe Freed Matt Jester Brett Marinelli Scott McDougall Matt Shiley Jason Tyska Vincent Bonner Joe Freed Matt Jester Matt Shiley Jason Tyska David Harget Eric Hiatt Andrew Williams

Dirk Ayers: 1992-93 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 1995-96 All-Big Ten selection and 1996 Region Player of the Year

Honors 1994-95:

1995-96:

1996-97:

1997-98:

1998-99:

1999-00:

2000-01:

2001-02:

2002-03:

2003-04:

2004-05:

2005-06:

2006-07:

Byron Clift James Tolley Byron Clift Brian Gillespie Brad Kittsley Byron Clift Brad Kittsley J.D. Ostrow Nick Verrecchio Bryan Burns Byron Clift Brad Kittsley Mike Saporito Andy Latowski Greg Marshalek Marty Mills Mike Saporito Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Greg Marshalek Marty Mills Mike Saporito Jason Totin Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Mike Saporito Jeff Turton Josh Dawes Jonas Hyden Andy Latowski Jeff Turton Brian Fitzpatrick Jonas Hyden Greg Pieczynski Rafael Toro Jason Totin David Dankmyer Brian Fitzpatrick Jonas Hyden Greg Pieczynski Rafael Toro John Aubrey David Dankmyer Brian Fitzpatrick Greg Pieczynski David Dankmyer Greg Pieczynski Robert Rohanna David Dankmyer Matt Leon Robert Rohanna Tyler Tarney Mitch Van Zelfden

2007-08:

2008-09:

2009-10:

T.J. Howe Matt Leon Jim Markovitz Robert Rohanna Tyler Tarney Mitch Van Zelfden Brendan Borst Jason Cohan T.J. Howe Mitch Van Zelfden Brendan Borst Jason Cohan Kevin Foley T.J. Howe Tanner Smith

2005: 20th/27 2007: 16th/27 2008: T8th/27** 2009: 10th/14 2010: 4th/14** Individual Qualifiers

A-10 & ECAC Prior to 1991 NCAA Regional Results 1990: 19th/23 1991: 15th/23 1992: 17th/23 1993: t-16th/23 1994: t-17th/23 1995: 17th/23 1996: t-9th/23** 1997: t-14th/23 1998: 18th/23 1999: 16th/23 2000: 21st/23 2001: 16th/27 2002: 18th/27 2003: 17th/27 2004: 2nd/27**

2011:

Dan Braun Chris Keim T.J. Howe

**Qualified for NCAA Finals NCAA Championship Results

Big Ten Championship Results 1991-92: 10th 1992-93: 11th 1993-94: 6th 1994-95: 9th 1995-96: 6th 1996-97: 10th 1997-98: 11th 1998-99: 9th 1999-00: 3rd 2000-01: 9th 2001-02: 10th 2002-03: 10th 2003-04: 6th 2004-05: 8th 2005-06: 7th 2006-07: 6th 2007-08: 11th 2008-09: 4th 2009-10: 10th 2010-11: 9th

1989:

1947: 25th 1948: t-16th 1963: 24th 1964: MC 1965: t-28th 1966: t-18th 1967: t-26th 1969: 16th 1971: MC 1972: MC 1973: MC 1975: 31st 1987: 31st 1996: 29th 2004: 15th 2008: 25th 2010: 29th

Individual Qualifiers

1950: 1957:

1958: 1959:

1962:

1968: 1970: 1974: 1977: 1979: 1981:

Tommy Smith Bill Davidson Pat Reilly Bill Davidson Johnny Felus Bill Davidson Dick Burgoon Jim Tabor Dave Liebau Jim Geiger Dan O’Neill Fred Von Bargen Sherm Hostetter Gary Durbin Tom Bean Robert Philips

Eastern Championships (ECAC) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Eastern Individual Champions 1958: 1964: 1967:

1972: 1973: 1988:

1992: 1994: 1995: 1997:

Bill Davidson Jim Tabor Jim Geiger Frank Guise Dan O’Neill Dan O’Neill Chris Keim Mark Treese Matt Shiley Dirk Ayers Dirk Ayers Adam Decker

Atlantic 10 Championship Results (Joined Big Ten 1992) 1982: 2nd 1983: 1st 1984: 3rd 1985: 3rd 1986: 1st 1987: 1st 1988: 1st 1990: 1st 1991: 1st

Atlantic 10 Individual Champions 1987: 1988: 1990: 1991:

Chris Keim Chris Keim Kyle Ross Matt Shiley

Mary Kennedy Most Valuable Lion Award 1992-93: 1993-94: 1994-95: 1995-96: 1996-97: 1997-98: 1998-99: 1999-00: 2000-01: 2001-02: 2002-03: 2003-04: 2004-05: 2005-06: 2006-07: 2007-08: 2008-09: 2009-10:

Jason Tyska Ted Wrubleski Dirk Ayers Mike Banzhoff Adam Decker Byron Clift Matt Abbott Matt Abbott Matt Abbott Josh Dawes Jim Fuller Mark Leon Mark Leon Robert Rohanna Robert Rohanna Robert Rohanna Kevin Foley Kevin Foley

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Honors | Team Records 18-Hole Records 269 269 271 271 272 274 275 276 276 277 277 277 277 278

Sept. 21, 2002 Sept. 19, 1998 Sept. 22, 2002 Nov. 1, 2009 April 12, 2002 Oct. 9, 2006 Oct. 13-14, 1989 Nov. 2, 2009 Oct. 31, 1995 May 20, 2010 May 22, 2010 April 30, 2005 May 1, 1994 Sept. 25, 2006

James Madison Invitational Northern Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational Renaissance Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational Alister MacKenzie Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship Renaissance Intercollegiate ODU/Seascape Invitational NCAA East Regional NCAA East Regional Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championships VCU /Mattaponi Shootout

278 278 278

April 30, 2004 Sept. 23, 2001 May 2, 1987

Rutherford Intercollegiate JMU Invitational Eastern Championships

862 862 862 862 862

March 26-28, 2010 Sept. 22-23, 2007 May 20-22, 2004 May 15-16, 2004 March 15-17, 2009

FAU Spring Break Wolf Run Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional Maxwell Invitational Pinehurst Intercollegiate

72-Hole Records | Four Round Events 1,169 1,170 1,170 1,171 1,180 1,183 1,188

May 4-6, 2001 May 1-3, 2009 June 1-4, 2004 May 14-16, 1999 May 3-5, 2002 May 14-16, 1993 May 15-17, 1992

Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship NCAA Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship

36-Hole Records | Full Tournament Results 559 560 561 563 564 565 565 572 573 574 575 577 577 583

April 12-13, 2002 Oct. 27-28, 2002 April 4-5, 2008 Oct. 26-27, 1996 Sept. 23-24, 2001 Nov. 1-2, 2010 April 6-7, 2007 Oct. 30-31, 1995 Oct. 11-12, 2004 April 9-10, 2001 Sept. 25-26, 2000 April 13-14, 2001 Sept. 11-12, 1999 Oct. 29-30, 1995

Princeton Invitational Georgetown Invitational Marshall Invitational James Madison Invitational James Madison Invitational Baylor Intercollegiate Marshall Invitational ODU/Seascape Invitational MacDonald Cup Liberty Ramada Classic CSU Ram Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational Navy Invitational James Madison Classic

54-Hole Records | Full Tournament Results 820 834 837 838 843 844 845 851 852 854 856 859 859 860 860 860 36

Sept. 21-22, 2002 James Madison Invitational Nov. 1-2, 2009 Renaissance Intercollegiate May 20-22, 2010 NCAA East Regional Sept. 18-19, 1998 Northern Intercollegiate April 29-30, 2005 Rutherford Intercollegiate Sept. 18-19, 2010 Maryland Intercollegiate Oct. 1-2, 2007 VCU Shootout Sept. 25-26, 2006 VCU/Mattaponi Shootout April 26-27, 2003 Rutherford Intercollegiate Sept. 6-8, 2002 Badger Invitational April 18-19, 2009 Boilermaker Invitational April 30-May 1, 2004 Rutherford Intercollegiate April 27-28, 2002 Rutherford Intercollegiate Oct. 8-9, 2001 Xavier Provident Invite March 25-26, 2000 Dr. Pepper March 11-12, 2000 Silver Spring Shores PENN STATE 2011–12 • MEN’S GOLF

Fact: The most records were achieved throughout the 2001-02 season. A total of two 18-hole records, two 36-hole records, two 54-hole records and one 72-hole record were added to the leader boards. In the five tournaments where the team captured these records all were top-10 finished, four were top-5 and two were team titles. Ted Neville (left) and Mark Leon (right) were strong competitors for the Lions throughout the season.

Honors | Team Records 18-HOLE RECORD

36-HOLE RECORD

54-HOLE RECORD

72-HOLE RECORD

63

136

197

279

Dirk Ayers

Robert Rohanna

Josh Dawes

Greg Pieczynski

Josh Dawes Princeton Invitational, 2002

18-Hole Records 63 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66

Josh Dawes Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Jim Fuller Josh Dawes Matt Abbott Greg Marshalek Adam Decker Kevin Foley Jim Markovitz Chad Bricker Ted Neville Greg Pieczynski Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Matt Abbott Dirk Ayers Robert Rohanna Kevin Foley Kevin Foley T.J. Howe

April 13, 2002 Oct. 8, 2007 Oct. 1, 2007 Nov. 1, 2009 Sept. 22, 2002 Sept. 22, 2001 Sept. 25, 2000 Sept. 19, 1998 Oct. 22, 1996 April 21, 2007 Oct. 9, 2006 Sept. 25, 2006 April 30, 2005 Oct. 28, 2002 Sept. 28, 2002 Sept. 21, 2002 Sept. 21, 2002 Sept. 19, 1998 Oct. 31, 1995 April. 5, 2008 April 18, 2009 Nov. 2, 2009 May 22, 2010

Princeton Invitational Memphis Intercollegiate VCU Shootout Renaissance Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational James Madison Invitational CSU Ram Intercollegiate Northern Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational Fossum Invitational Alister MacKenzie Invitational

VCU/Mattaponi Shootout Rutherford Intercollegiate Georgetown Invitational Northern Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational James Madison Invitational Northern Intercollegiate ODU/Seascape Invitational Marshall Invitational Boilermaker Invitational Renaissance Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional

36-Hole Records | Full Tournament Results 136 136 136 136 137 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 140

Robert Rohanna Greg Pieczynski Josh Dawes Dirk Ayers T.J. Howe Robert Rohanna Josh Dawes Matt Abbott Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Scott Phillis Jeff Diehl Jay Woodward Robert Rohanna Mark Leon Andy Latowski Adam Decker Kevin Foley

April 4-5, 2008 Oct. 27-28, 2002 April 12-13, 2002 Oct. 30-31, 1995 Nov. 1-2. 2010 April 6-7, 2007 Sept. 23-24, 2001 Sept. 25-26, 2000 Oct. 8-9, 2007 April 6-7, 2007 Sept. 11-12, 1999 Oct. 26-27, 1996 Nov. 1-2, 2010 Oct. 21-22, 2006 Oct. 11-12, 2004 Sept. 23-24, 2001 Oct. 26-27, 1996 Oct. 25-26, 2008

Marshall Invitational Georgetown Invitational Princeton Invitational ODU/Seascape Invitational

Baylor Intercollegiate Marshall Invitational JMU Invitational CSU Ram Intercollegiate Memphis Intercollegiate Marshall Invitational Navy Invitational James Madison Classic Baylor Intercollegiate Georgetown Invitational MacDonald Cup JMU Invitational James Madison Classic Lehigh Invitational

Jim Fuller

Mark Leon

JMU Invitational, 2002

NCAA Championships, 2004

140 140 140 140 140

Mark Leon Jeff Turton Matt Abbott Adam Decker Chris Keim

Oct. 27-28, 2002 Georgetown Invitational April 12-13, 2002 Princeton Invitational April 9-10, 2001 Liberty Ramada Classic March 10-11, 1997 William & Mary Invitational Oct. 10-11, 1987 Atlantic 10 Championship

54-Hole Records | Full Tournament Results 197* 201 202 202 203 205 205 205 206 206 206 207 207* 207 207 208 208 209 209 209 209 209

Jim Fuller Sept. 21-22, 2002 Kevin Foley Oct. 1-2, 2007 Kevin Foley Nov. 1-2, 2009 Matt Abbott Sept. 18-19, 1998 T.J. Howe May 20-22, 2010 Kevin Foley April 10-11, 2010 Jim Fuller Sept. 28-29, 2002 Mark Leon Sept. 21-22, 2002 Kevin Foley May 20-22, 2010 Greg Pieczynski Sept. 21-22, 2002 Jeff Turton April 27-28, 2002 Mike Miller Sept. 18-19, 2010 Terry Hertzog May 2-3, 1987 Robert Rohanna April 29-30, 2005 Kevin Foley April 18-19, 2009 Scott Phillis March 25-26, 2000 Greg Pieczynski April 30-May 1, 2004 Mark Leon Nov. 16-17, 2004 Ted Neville April 29-30, 2005 Kevin Foley Sept. 25-26, 2006 T.J. Howe Sept. 18-19, 2010 T.J. Howe March 15-17, 2009

JMU Invitational VCU Shootout Renaissance Intercollegiate

Northern Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional Kepler Intercollegiate Northern Intercollegiate JMU Invitational NCAA East Regional JMU Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate

Maryland Intercollegiate Eastern Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate

Boilermaker Invitational Dr. Pepper Rutherford Intercollegiate

Sun Bowl All-American Rutherford Intercollegiate VCU/Mattaponi Shootout

Maryland Intercollegiate Pinehurst Intercollegiate

72-Hole Records | Four Round Events 279 284 287 288 291 291 292 293 293 293 294

Mark Leon June 1-4, 2004 Kevin Foley May 1-3, 2009 Matt Abbott May 14-16, 1999 Matt Abbott May 4-6, 2001 Dirk Ayers May 10-12, 1996 Scott Phillis May 14-16, 1999 Chad Bricker May 1-3, 2009 Mark Leon May 3-5, 2002 Andy Latowski May 4-6, 2001 Jason Tyska May 12-14, 1993 Andy Achenbach May 13-15, 1994

NCAA Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship Big Ten Championship

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Team and Individual Titles Te a m To u r n a m e n t T i t l e s 1948: 1963: 1964:

1965: 1966:

1967:

1969: 1970: 1971:

1972:

1973:

1974: 1975: 1976: 1977:

1979:

1982-83: 1983-84: 1986-87:

1987-88:

1988-89:

1989-90:

1990-91:

1991-92:

1992-93:

1993-94:

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Eastern Championship Eastern Championship Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Big Four Championship Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Big Four Championship Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Wooster Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Wooster Invitational James Madison Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship Atlantic 10 Championship McLaughlin Invitational Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Atlantic 10 Championship ECAC Qualifier Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship McLaughlin Invitational James Madison Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate McLaughlin Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championship James Madison Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Shootout Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Loyola College Invitational William and Mary Invite James Madison Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Shootout William and Mary Invite Loyola College Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Navy Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championship

1994-95: James Madison Invitational

Loyola Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate

Eastern Championship 1995-96: W&M Kingsmill Invitational

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational 1995-96: Navy Invitational 1996-97: Seton Hall Pirate Shootout

James Madison Fall Classic

W&M Kingsmill Invitational

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

Navy Invitational

Temple Wyncote Invite

Rutherford Intercollegiate

Eastern Championship 1997-98: Rutherford Intercollegiate 1998-99: Rutherford Intercollegiate 1999-00: Navy Invitational

James Madison Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2000-01: Georgetown Invitational

Liberty Ramada Classic

Princeton Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2001-02: Georgetown Invitational

Princeton Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2002-03: James Madison Invitational

Georgetown Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2003-04: Temple Invitational

MacDonald Cup

Georgetown Invitational 2004-05: Rutherford Intercollegiate 2006-07: VCU/Mattaponi Shootout

Marshall Invitational

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2007-08: Wolf Run Intercollegiate

VCU Shootout

Rutherford Intercollegiate 2008-09: Lehigh Invitational

Pinehurst Intercollegiate 2009-10: Rutherford Intercollegiate 2010-11: Maryland Intercollegiate

Rutherford Intercollegiate

Individual To u r n a m e n t T i t l e s 1958:

1964:

1967:

1971:

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Bill Davison Eastern Championship Bill Tabor Eastern Championship Jim Geiger Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Frank Guise Eastern Championship Jim Conn Big Four Championship Dan O’Neill Big Four Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1972:

1973:

1975:

1976:

1977:

1979:

1980:

1980:

1983:

1986-87:

1987-88:

1988-89:

1990-91:

1991-92:

1992-93:

1993-94:

1994-95:

1995-96:

Jim Conn Big Four Championship Dan O’Neill Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Dan O’Neill Eastern Championship Sherm Hostetter Nittany Lion InvitationalTom Amendol Nittany Lion Invitational Sherm Hostetter Nittany Lion Invitational Gary Durbin Nittany Lion Invitational Myrl Artac Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Robert Phillips Allegheny Invitational Spider Intercollegiate Scott Gerhart McLaughlin Invitational Terry Hertzog Indiana [Pa.] Invitational McLaughlin Invitational Mark Treese McLaughlin Invitational Chris Keim Atl. 10 Championship Chris Keim Atl. 10 Championship Rob Harpster Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Eric Kulinna Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Kyle Ross Atl. 10 Championship Matt Shiley Atl. 10 Championship William Smith McLaughlin Invitational Jason Tyska Rutherford Intercollegiate Matt Shiley Eastern Championship Dan Vona Kingsmill Invitational Dirk Ayers Eastern Championship Ted Wrubleski Indiana [Pa.] Invitational James Madison Invitational

Andy Achenbach Rutherford Intercollegiate Navy Invitational William & Mary Invite Mike Banzhoff Seton Hall Shootout Dirk Ayers Eastern Championship Navy Invitational Mike Banzhoff Rutherford Intercollegiate Dirk Ayers Navy Invitational ODU/Seascape Invite

1996-97:

1999-00:

2000-01:

2001-02:

2002-03:

2003-04:

2006-07:

2007-08:

2008-09:

2009-10:

2010-11:

Brad Kittsley Rutherford Intercollegiate Byron Clift Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Adam Decker William & Mary Invite Eastern Championship Scott Phillis Navy Invitational Matt Abbott Northern Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Matt Abbott Northern Intercollegiate Big Red Classic Andy Latowski Princeton Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Josh Dawes Princeton Invitational Jeff Turton Rutherford Intercollegiate Jim Fuller James Madison Invite Mark Leon MacDonald Cup Ted Neville Georgetown Invitational Greg Pieczynski Rutherford Intercollegiate Robert Rohanna Georgetown Invitational Marshall Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Kevin Foley VCU Shootout Memphis Intercollegiate Robert Rohanna Marshall Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Kevin Foley Lehigh Invitational Boilermaker Invitational T.J. Howe Pinehurst Intercollegiate Kevin Foley Kepler Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate T.J. Howe NCAA East Regional Mike Miller Maryland Intercollegiate T.J. Howe Rutherford Intercollegiate

Alumni A

Abbott, Matt Achenbach, Andy Albere, Jay Albert, William Altman, Roy Amendola, Thomas Aponick, Peter Apple, Bill Apple, Thomas Arasin, Joseph Arner, Richard Artac, Myrl Artz Jr., Ray Aubrey, John Ayers, Dirk

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Bacon, John Baer, Brian Baggs, Robert Baidy, Joseph Bainbridge, Robert Bair, Joseph Balling III, Thomas Balph, Russell Bamat, Gary Bange, Jeffrey Banzhoff, Mike Barnitz, J. Edwin Bean, Thomas Beck, John Bedis, Michael Bennett, John Bertrando, Marc Bethune, Gary Beyer Jr., Lloyd Bezdek Jr., Hugo Bires, Michael Bittner, Richard Blecher Jr., Robert Bloom, Maynard Boehmer, Robert Boff, Greg Boff, James Bonn III, James D. Bonner, Vincent Bordonaro, Joseph Borrell, James Borris, Albert Borst, Brendan Bowers, Robert H. Boyanowski, James Boyle, Jeb Boyle, Jim Boyle, Joe Boyle, Michael Brand Jr., Fred C. Brand, John W.

2001 1994 1937 1952 1960 1977 1979 1974 1969 1966 1980 1980 1951 2007 1996 1932 1983 1947 1964 1958 1924 1961 1987 1976 1982 1996 1951 1984 1934 1978 1937 1988 1973 1935 1931 1981 1976 1979 1941 1976 1985 1985 1992 1993 1975 1972 1976 2010 1953 1957 1980 1982 1949 1981 1932 1941

Branish, John R. Braun, Dan Brener, Brian Bricker, Chad Brightman, Charles Brown, Chris Bruce, Richard Bunting, James Burgoon, Richard R. Burkett, Bernard Burns, Bryan Bussard, Scott

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Canon, Herbert Carazo, David Carlson, Paul Carney, Dennis Carter, Michael Cavanaugh, Michael Celigoi, Mark Chuasiriporn, Joe Chylack, Michael Clapper, Darrell Clarke Jr., Jack Clift, Byron Clouse, Joseph Clungeon, Kenneth Cohen, Frederic G. Cohan, Jason Coletti, John Conn, James L. Conn, Rich Connell, T.F. Corbett, Brian Corbin, Mark Corbin Jr., Maxwell Coringrato Jr., E. Corson, James Courtney, Wendell Cramer, Clifford Crookston, James Curran, Timothy

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Dadey, Kevin Dallessandro, Bill Dankmyer, David Danner, Mike Davidson, Clayton Davidson, William Davis, Gregory Davis, Stephen Dawes, Joshua Day, William Decker, Adam Decker, Charles Dell, Thomas DeMarco, Anthony

1957 1985 1989 2009 1936 2002 1954 1929 1960 1938 1998 1988 1927 1990 1993 1942 2001 1988 1981 1998 1982 1979 1940 1997 1983 1927 1955 2011 1936 1973 1979 1923 1983 1971 1970 1980 1979 1974 1938 1923 1978 1994 1986 2007 1995 1993 1959 1979 1981 2002 1930 1997 1958 1984 1996

Dendler, Graham Denenberg, Stan Devine, Robert Diehl, Jeff Dine, John Dine Jr., Robert Doyle III, John Durbin, Gary Durniak, Joseph Eaken, Rod Eck, Joseph Ege, Edward

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Fairchild, C.E. Federman, Harold Felus, John Ferguson, T. Rex Fingleton, Michael Fitzpatrick, Brian Foglia, Dennis Foley, Kevin Franc Jr., Robert Freed, Joseph Fritchman, Harry Fuller, Jim

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Gambatese, John Garawitz, Stuart Garretson, Chester Gartner, Roland Geiger, Jim Geiger, Rob Gerhardt, Erwin Gerhart, Gerald Gerhart, Scott Gesler, Ryan Gibson II, Daniel Gilison, Richard Gillespie, Brian Gilligan, Ronald Gilliland, Gary Ginsberg, James Gittlen, Warren Goldenberg, Marvin Good, Charles Green, Jamie Greer, Samuel Grill, David Grill, Derek Groft, Harvin Gross, William Guise, Francis

1994 1968 1961 1997 1989 1976 1966 1980 1951 1954 1980 1924 1943 1943 1958 1973 1983 2005 1977 2010 1977 1993 1929 2003 1962 1977 1930 1964 1968 1980 1925 1957 1984 2002 1938 1963 1997 1991 1978 1956 1955 1951 1957 1996 1927 1977 1982 2008 1939 1969

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Hack Jr., Alan Hambly, David Hamilton, Harry Hansen, William Harget, David Harper II, John Harpster, Rob Hart, D.C. Hastings, Richard R. Hawayek, Joseph Heaton, Jeffrey Hebda, Edward Helfrick, Darrin Hemlock, Stephen Herchenrider, Milton Hertzog, Terry Hetzel, Roger Hewitt Jr., Earl Hiatt, Eric Hibschman, Robert Hirsh, Larry Holdcroft, Robert Holden Jr., Dent Hostetter, Harlan Hostetter, Sherman Houghton, Charles Hummer II, Paul Hunter, J.G. Howe, T.J. Hyden, Jonas

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Jaffe, Arthur Jaffe, Sidney Jelstrom, Gregory Jenkins, Jason Jester, Matt Johnson, Richard Jones Jr., Walter

K

Kalandiak, Peter Kappel, W.J. Kapusinsky, Shawn Karafa, James Keim, Christopher Keller, Harry Keller, Henry Kennerdell, Edward Kindt, J. Winston Kingora, Mark Kittsley, Brad Klebon, Greg Klein, Robert Klingensmith, Kenneth Komar, Daniel Kormos, Edward Kramer, James

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Alumni Kreidler Jr., George Krolikowski, Steve Krumrine, John Kuenzi, Walter Kuhns, Harold Kukkola, Leo Kulinna, Eric Kunkle, Robert

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Lamoree, James Laporte, William Latowski, Andrew Latowski, Joseph Lenhart, Todd Leon, Mark Leon, Matt Leonard, John Leonard, R.D. Lewis, Gary Leyden, Donald Liebau, Dave Liggett, Mark Lloyd, John F. Losey Jr., Harold Lovell, Timothy Lucas, David Ludes, Joe Lundeen, Scott Lynch, Christopher

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Mackeverican, Jack Mahaffey Jr., John Majcher Jr., Thomas Manges, Eric Markovitz, Jim Marinelli, Brett Marshalek, Greg Marshalek, Patrick Marshall, Thomas Martin, John Masich, Barry Massie, J. Scott Masters, Donald Matt, Keith Matt, Ken Maxwell, George Mayes, James Mazanowski, Lloyd McDonnell, Michael McDougall, Scott McEntee, Stephen McKay, William McMahon, Harry Meffe, Domenic Menard Jr., G.A. Menoher, James Meredith, Jack 40

1956 1981 1975 1948 1926 1958 1989 1952 1952 1941 2002 2006 1991 2005 2009 1979 1929 1953 1941 1964 1989 1947 1976 1977 1984 1928 1984 1991 1974 1939 1975 1986 2010 1992 2001 2006 1935 1944 1964 1987 1935 1996 1994 1941 1957 1949 1971 1992 1992 1932 1950 1983 1935 1978 1961

Mershon, John Millen, Greg Miller, David Miller Jr., Robert Mills, Marty Minemier, David Morton, John Muhl, Gil Munro, Alexander Murray, John Musser, H.E. Myerson, David

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Nacios, W.A. Nelson, Paul Neville, Ted Nicholson, Edwin Noble, Andy Noble, James Norton, Negley

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O’Neill Jr., Daniel Odendahl, Mark Opalinski, Gerald Ostrow, J.D. Ostrowsky, Jeffrey

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Panaccion, Victor Pannone, Jason Patterson, W.W. Pelaez, Jorge Pelchar, Edward Perrino, Edward Peterson, Ramon Philips, Robert Phillips, E.D. Phillis, Scott Piecynski, Greg Platt, Vernon Poccia, Marco Porta, Brian Potts, Charles Price, Andrew Price, Mike Purdy, Douglas

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Raasch, Bernard Ramaley, Jack Readly Jr., C.H. Rielly, Patrick Riggs Jr., Louis Ritenour, Joseph Robertson, T. Robidoux, Arthur Robinson, William

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Rohanna, Robert Rosenbloom Jr., A. Ross, Kyle Roy, George Rudd, William Rudy, Tom Runk, James Rutherford III, R.

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Samson, Hudson Saniga, Erwin Saporito, Mike Sarosky, Thomas Scally, Mark Schill, Francis Schneider, Jeffrey Schreiner, John Schulty, Bob Schwoyer, Gregg See, David Seebold, Charles Shamburg, William Shane, Stephen Shein, Joseph Shiley, Matt Shipley Jr., Harold Shultz, Fred Sickels, William Siegler, William Sigler, Robert Simonsen, David Sincock, Robert Smiley, William Smith, Fred Smith, Gerald Smith, John Smith, Tanner Smith, Tommy Smith, William Steinfeldt, Arthur Stennett, Jon Stephens, Richard Stevens, Herb Stevenson, Joseph Stevenson, Robert Stober, Clay Stroup, Douglas Stroup, Gordon Stultz, Scott Sulkowski, Thomas Sunday, Jeffrey Swahn, Robert Swan, Albert Szklinski, David Tabor, James Tarney, Tyler

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2008 1942 1990 1942 1978 1985 1925 1961 1953 1969 2001 1990 1996 1932 1980 1947 1972 1981 1948 1942 1981 1978 1949 1993 1952 1971 1933 1933 1937 1966 1924 1942 1950 1948 1931 2012 1947 1992 1934 1987 1943 1975 1938 1925 1983 1978 1954 1959 1977 1975 1962 1943 1987 1967 2008

Tate IV, James Taylor, James Taylor, H.F. Tharrington, Scott Thomas, Hadyn Thompson, Richard Thompson II, John Tolley, James Tookey, Robert Toretti, Michael Toro, Rafael Totin, Jason Treese, David Treese, Mark Troiani, Michael Tucker Jr., Thomas Turner, W.S. Turton, Jeffrey Tyska, Jason

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Van Zelfden, Mitch Verrecchio, Nick Vona, Daniel Von Borgen, Fred

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Waldron, Robert Walker Jr., James Wallace, Robert Walsh Jr., Mason Washburn III, George Webb III, Edward Webb, Elmer Webber, Tyson Weber Jr., Harold Weinhoffer, Robert Wentling, Joseph Whiteford, Bruce Whitmoyer, Paul Wille, Thomas Williams, Andy Williams Jr., Charles Wilson, Timothy Winter, Charles Wray, William Wrubleski, Ted Wylie, John

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Yard, William Yemm, Thomas Yerkes, James

1956 1965 1926 1984 1960 1975 1982 1997 1999 1979 2004 2003 1986 1989 1984 1975 1929 2002 1993 2009 1998 1991 1975 1979 1950 1942 1957 1968 1954 1954 1995 1972 1980 1938 1980 1940 1978 1994 1931 1978 1948 1967 1994 1952 1967 1949 1950

Year-by-Year Results R.B. RUTHERFORD SR.

5/8

Clinton CC

4/22

Pennsylvania

5/15

Williamsport CC State College, Pa. W 7-3.25

4/29

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa. W 4-2

Tenure

5/19

Lafayette

State College, Pa. W 5-1

5/6

Lafayette

State College, Pa. T

3-3

1922-1949

5/21

Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

5/13

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W

32-11

6/5

Centre Hills CC

State College, P.a. W 29-1

5/20

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

5/27

Cornell

State College, Pa. L

6/3

Army

State College, Pa. W 7-2

4/28

Cornell

State College, Pa. W 4-2

Accomplishments • Coached the first men’s golf team at Penn State.

• Compiled a 105-46-6 mark in dual meets.

• Supervised construction of the university’s blue and white courses.

• Was known around the University and in Happy Valley as “Mr. Golf” for his contributions.

• Honored each year when Penn State hosts the Rutherford Intercollegiate, which is named for the beloved coach.

Championships Eastern Championships: 1948

R.B. RUTHERFORD, SR. ERA 1922-1949 1922 (0-1) 5/27

Pennsylvania

State College, Pa. L

7-6

1923 (6-1)

4.5-1.5 5-1

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 26.5-9.5

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa.W 37.5-4.5

5/6

Antioch College

State College, Pa, T

5/7

Clinton CC

State College, Pa, W 15-6

5/5

Swarthmore

State College, Pa. W 6-0

5/21

Lafayette

State College, Pa. W 4-2

5/11

Lafayette

Easton, Pa.

5/28

Syracuse

State College, Pa. W 5-0

5/12

Army

West Point, N.Y. W 6-0

6/28-7/2 The Intercollegiate Garden City, N.Y.

5/19

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

5/26

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 5-1

6/9

Pennsylvania

State College, Pa. W 6-0

2-2

1928 (3-2)

1934 (6-1)

W 5-1 L

4-2

5/4

Dartmouth

Philadelphia, Pa. L

5-1

5/5

Lafayette

Easton, Pa.

5-1

5/12

George Washington State College, Pa. W 4-2

4/27

Cornell

State College, Pa. W 9-0

5/19

Clinton CC

Lock Haven, Pa. W 14-4

5/3

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa. T 4.5-4.5

5/26

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 31-8

5/4

Carnegie Tech

Pittsburgh, Pa. W 8-1

5/11

Lafayette

State College, Pa. W 6-0

5/15

Bucknell

State College, Pa. W 9-0

5/18

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

5/24

Haverford

Haverford, Pa. W 7-2

L

6/25-26 The Intercollegiate Rye, N.Y.

1929 (3-2-1)

W 9-0

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W

5/3

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 34-0

5/25

Pennsylvania

Oreland, Pa.

5/11

Lafayette

State College, Pa. L

6/1

Army

State College, Pa. W 7-2

5/18

Clinton CC

State College, Pa. W 12-3

5/24

Swarthmore

Philadelphia, Pa. T

3-3

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa. L

5-1

4/27

Princeton

Princeton, N.J. L

4/28

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa. W 6-2

5/10

Washington & Jeff. State College, Pa.

5/11

Pittsburgh

4/26

Centre Hills CC

5/26

Williamsport CC Williamsport, Pa. W 6-0

5/3

Swarthmore

6/9

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 10-0

5/10

6/15-16 The Intercollegiate Bronxville, N.Y. 8th Place

23-22

1935 (8-0-1)

4/27

5/25

4.5-1.5

W 6-3

1936 (5-2) 4/25

Cornell

State College, Pa. W 6-3

6/24-28 The Intercollegiate Deal, N.J.

5/1

Princeton

Washington, DC L

6-3

5/2

Georgetown

Washington DC L

8-1

1930 (7-0)

5/2

Pennsylvania

Washington, DC W 5-4

State College, Pa. W 19-5

5/9

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W 6-3

State college, Pa. W 5-1

5/9

Pittsburgh

Ithaca, N.Y.

W 7-2

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 28-5

5/24

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W

5/13

Colgate

State College, Pa. W 4-2

5/17

Williamsport CC Williamsport, Pa. W 6.5-0.5

5/24

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa. W 6-0

5/7

Princeton

Washington, DC W 6-3

Clinton CC

Lock Haven, Pa. W 18.5-5.5

5/8

Pennsylvania

W 9-1

1924 (7-2)

L

4/30

Lock Haven, Pa. W 15-0

6-0

Philadelphia, Pa. 4.5-1.5

4/23

Lock Haven CC

Pittsburgh, Pa. W 12-1

L

1927 (5-0-1)

4/21

7-0

Lock Haven, Pa. W 15-3

51-39

1937 (2-3)

4/26

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 13-3

5/31

Washington, DC L

6-3

5/3

Clinton CC

Lock Haven, Pa. W 11-7

6/23-28 The Intercollegiate Oakmont, Pa.

5/8

Georgetown

Washington, DC L

5-4

5/9

Columbia

5/14

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 7-2

5/10

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa. W 4-2

5/15

Cornell

State College, Pa. L

5/16

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa. L

New York City, N.Y. L 5-1 8-4

1931 (3-1-1) 4/25

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 36-3

6-3

1938 (4-5)

5/17

Washington & Jeff. Beallsville, Pa. W 10-2

5/1

Swarthmore

Swarthmore, Pa. W 5-1

5/24

Williamsport CC State College, Pa.W 10.5-6.5

5/2

Army

West Point, N.Y. T

3-3

4/23

Army

West Point, N.Y. W 6-3

5/31

Washington & Jeff. State College, Pa. W 5-0

5/9

Lafayette

State College, Pa. W 6-0

4/30

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. L

6-3

6/7

Pittsburgh

5/21

Colgate

State College, Pa. L

5/6

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa. L

6-3

5/7

Cornell

Pittsburgh, Pa. W 5-4

5/11

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

5/13

Georgetown

Princeton, N.J. L

9-0

State College, Pa. W 5-1

4-2

6/22-27 The Intercollegiate Chicago, Ill.

1925 (3-3) 1932 (4-1)

W 7.5-1.5

4/25

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa, W 6-17

5/2

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pa. L

5-1

4/30

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 6-0

5/14

Princeton

Princeton, N.J. L

9-0

5/9

Clinton CC

Lock Haven, Pa. L

12-9

5/7

Swarthmore

State College, Pa. W 6-0

5/14

Pennsylvania

Princeton, N.J. L

6-3

5/16

Sunnehanna CC

Johnstown, Pa. L

6-5

5/14

Army

West Point, N.Y. W 5-1

5/18

Carnegie Tech

State College, Pa. W 9-0

5/22

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa. W 5-0

5/20

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

6/6

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 4-2

5/21

Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y. L

1926 (5-1) 5/1

Centre Hills CC

State College, Pa. W 14-4

W 5-1

1933 (5-2-1) 4/21

Swarthmore

1939 (7-2)

4-2

Swarthmore, Pa. W 4.5-1.5

4/21

Rutgers

New Brunswick, N.J. W 8-1

4/22

Army

West Point, N.Y. W 8-1

4/28

Washington & Jeff. Washington, Pa W 6-3

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Year-by-Year Results 4/29

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

6-3

1945

5/6

Cornell

State College, Pa, W

5-4

No Competition (WWII)

5/6

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W

7-2

5/12

Princeton

Ithaca, N.Y.

L

6-3

1946

5/13

Pennsylvania

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

8-1

No Competition (WWII)

5/13

Georgetown

Ithaca, N.Y.

L

5-4

R.B. RUTHERFORD JR. Tenure 1950-1956

1947 (3-1-1) 1940 (4-5)

Washington, DC T

4.5-4.5

4/20

Pittsburgh

6-3

4/19

Georgetown

Washington, DC L

5-4

4/24

Washington & Jeff. State College, Pa. W 8-1

4/26

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. W 8.5-0.5

4/27

Army

State College, Pa. W

5/3

Colgate

State College, Pa. W 6.5-2.5

5/1

West Virginia

State College, Pa. W 7.5-1.5

5/9-10 EIGA Qualifier Ithaca, N.Y.

1st

5/4

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

L

5-4

5/17

EIGA

Atlantic City, N.J.

3rd

5/4

Pittsburgh

Ithaca, N.Y.

L

5-4

5/24

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7-2

5/10

Georgetown

Pittsburgh, Pa.

L

6-3

The Intercollegiate Ann Arbor, Mich.

5/11

Princeton

Pittsburgh, Pa.

L

8-1

5/11

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pa.

L

5-4 4/30

Georgetown

State College, Pa. W

6-3

5/1

Georgetown

State College, Pa. W

9-0 8-1

State College, Pa. W

8-1

1941 (7-3)

4/18

Georgetown

W

4/19

Army

State College, Pa. W

5-4

5/4

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

4/25

Washington & Jeff. Washington, Pa. W

8-1

5/7

EIGA Playoffs

Pittsburgh, Pa.

4/26

West Virginia

Morgantown,W.Va. W 6.5-2.5

5/3

Cornell

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

8-1

5/3

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

5-4

5/9

Georgetown

State College, Pa. W

5-4

5/10

Princeton

State College, Pa. L

5-4

5/10

Pennsylvania

State College, Pa. W

6-3

5/15

• Compiled a 50-13 record in head-tohead match play events, which was then standard in college golf, after inheriting the head coaching position from his father.

25th

1948 (10-0)

W

Accomplishments

R.B. RUTHERFORD, JR. ERA 1950-1956 1950 (8-5)

Pittsburgh

W 8-1

Cornell

W 6-3

4/15

Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pa

Army

W 9-0

4/21

Georgetown

State College, Pa. L

5-2

1st

4/22

Georgetown

State College, Pa. W

4-3

6-3

4/26

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

7-0

W 9-0

4/29

Syracuse

State College, Pa. W

4-3 6-1

EIGA

Atlantic City, N.J.

Georgetown

Yale

W

W

L

5-2

5/16-17 EIGA

Stanford, Conn.

5/19

Bucknell

State College, Pa. W

8-1

5/1

Westminster

State College, Pa. W

Georgetown L 5-4

5/22

Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

8-1

5/5-6

EIGA

West Point, N.Y.

Princeton

6/28-7/3 The Intercollegiate Palo Alto, Calif.

16th

Army

W 4-3

Cornell

L 4-3

Pittsburgh

W 4-3

EIGA Tie Playoff West Point, N.Y.

L 5-4

1942 (13-2) 4/18

West Virginia

W

1949 (7-3)

State College, Pa. W

9-0

4/22

Georgetown

Washington, DC L

5-2

5/7

4/25

Bucknell

State College, Pa. W

7-2

4/23

Georgetown

Washington, DC W

4-3

Cornell

5/1

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

5-4

4/27

Bucknell

State College, Pa. W

7-2

Army

L

5/2

Pittsburgh

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

8-1

4/30

Colgate

State College, Pa. W

6-3

5/20

Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

4-3

5/8

Georgetown

Princeton, N.J.

W

6-3

5/2

Gettysburg

State College, Pa. W

5-2

5/27

Bucknell

State College, Pa. W

6-1

5/9

Princeton

Princeton, N.J.

W

5-4

5/6-7

EIGA Playoffs

State College, Pa.

5/9

Pennsylvania

Princeton, N.J.

W

5-4

Pittsburgh

W 6-1

5/16

EIGA

Stanford, Conn.

Cornell

L 5-2 W 4-3

Yale

L 6-3

Army

6/20

Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W 5.5-3.5

5/14

EIGA

River Vale, N.J.

3rd

6/27

Centre Hills CC State College, Pa, W

5/18

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

7-2

7/11

Centre Hills CC State College, Pa, W 5.5-3.5

5/21

Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

L

5-2

7/18

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

8-1

7/24

Colgate

State College, Pa. W

7-2

7/25

Colgate

State College, Pa. L

5-4

8/1

Cornell

State College, Pa. W

7-2

5/8-9

EIGA

5/6

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

5/13

Navy

State College, Pa. L

5/20

EIGA

Princeton, N.J.

5/27

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

6-3

47.5-43 45-43

6/23-27 NCAA Finals

New Mexico

Individual: Tommy Smith

1943 Princeton, N.J.

4th

1944 (0-3)

42

L

9-0 6-3

L

6th 7-2

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Above: The 1950 team coached under Rutherford Jr. Left: The 1948 men’s golf team coached under Rutherford Sr.

Year-by-Year Results 1951 (6-3) 4/14 Lehigh

1956 (8-2) W

5.5-3.5

4/20 Georgetown Washington, DC

L

4-3

4/21 Georgetown Washington, DC

L

4-3

4/28 Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

W

5/5

State College, Pa.

W

Gettysburg

State College, Pa.

4/14 Navy

6/23-25 NCAA Finals Colorado Springs, Colo.

W

6-1

4/20 Georgetown Washington, DC

L

5-2

4/21 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

W

515-554

4-3

4/21 Villanova

Philadelphia, Pa.

W

515-578

7-0

4/27 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

Annapolis, Md.

1958 (10-0) 4/12 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4/19 Army

West Point, N.Y.

W

5-2

5-2

4/23 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

W

5-2

5/12-13 EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

7th

4/28 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

6-1

4/23 Villanova

Philadelphia, Pa.

W

7-0

5/19 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

4-3

5/2

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/26 Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/22 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

8-1

5/12-14

Ithaca, N.Y.

2nd

4/30 Georgetown Washington, DC

W

4-3

5/26 Colgate

State College, Pa.

W

6-1

5/19 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

9-0

5/3

W

4-3

6/9

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

5-2

5/23 Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

8-1

5/10-12 EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

2nd

5/25 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

L

4-3

5/16 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

5-2

5/17 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

4-3

5/20 Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

Pittsburgh

Syracuse EIGA

1952 (3-2) 5/3

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

5-2

5/7

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

5-2

5/10-12 EIGA

Annapolis, Md.

5/15 Bucknell

State College, Pa.

W

9-0

5/17 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

4-3

5/24 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

L

6-1

JOE BOYLE

10th

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

6/22-28 NCAA Finals Williams, Mass.

Individuals: Bill Davidson & Johnny Felus

Tenure

1957-1982

1959 (6-3) 4/4

Maryland

College Park, Md.

4/11 Pennsylvania Univ. Park, Pa.

1953 (9-0)

5.5-3.5

6-1

4/18 Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/25 Navy

State College, Pa.

W

4-3

Syracuse, N.Y.

L

4-3

5/2

Cornell

State College, Pa.

W

6-1

Accomplishments

4/25 Syracuse 4/30 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

6-1

5/4

Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pa.

W

9-0

• Captained the 1949 team under coach R.B. Rutherford Jr.

5/2

Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/5

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

• Worked as an assistant to Rutherford Jr. and helped him to a 50-13 record wins in six years.

• 1987: Inducted into GCAA Hall of Fame.

• 2007: Received GCAA Honor Award.

5/9-11 EIGA

Princeton, N.J.

5/16 Cornell

Univ. Park, Pa.

Princeton, N.J.

2nd

5/16 Georgetown State College, Pa.

W

5-2

5/22 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

6-3

5/23 Colgate

State College, Pa.

W

4-3

5/25 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

5/30 Temple

State College, Pa.

W W

5.5-3.5 5-0

Annapolis, Md.

W

5-2

4/21 Gettysburg

State College, Pa.

W

9-0

4/24 Bucknell

State College, Pa.

W

9-0

5/8/10 EIGA

Hanover, N.H.

5/14 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

L

4-3

5/15 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

5-2

5/18 Temple

Philadelphia, Pa.

W

8-1

5/22 Lehigh

State College, Pa.

W

8-1

5/26 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

4-3

10th

4/26 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

5-2

2nd

W

4-3

6/20-24 NCAA Finals Eugene, Or.

Individuals: Bill Davidson & Dick Burgoon

1960 (7-4)

Championships Eastern Championships: 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973 Big Four Championships: 1971, 1972 Indiana, Pa. Invitational: 1972, 1973, 1974 Nittany Lion Invitational: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 Wooster Invitational: 1977, 1979

JOE BOYLE ERA 1957-1982

1955 (9-0)

5-2

W

4/17 Navy

L

4/17 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

State College, Pa.

1954 (7-1)

L6-1

4/22 Pittsburgh

5/9-11 EIGA

7-0

4/9

Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

14.5-6.5

4/9

Georgetown College Park, Md.

L

13.5-7.5

4/15 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

10.5-1.5

4/16 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

5-2

4/20 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/23 Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

4/27 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

L

5-2

4/30 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5/7-9 EIGA

Pittsburgh, Pa.

5/11 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

13.5-7.5

5/18 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

L

4-3

5/24 Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

7-0 3rd

9-0

W

7-0

1957 (10-2)

4/30 Cornell

University Park, Pa. W

4-3

4/13 Pennsylvania Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/14 Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

23.5-3.5

5/4

Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pa.

W

8.5-.5

4/13 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/15 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

5-2

5/7

Pennsylvania Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

4/18 Maryland

College Park, Md.

W

19-11

4/19 West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-4

5/7

Navy

W

5.5-1.5

4/20 Army

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/22 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/28 Georgetown Washington, DC

Univ. Park, Pa.

1961 (8-4)

5/14-16 EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

4th

4/27 Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

W

5-2

4/25 Villanova

Villanova, Pa.

L

5-2

5/20 Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/1

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

6-1

4/28 Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/27 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

7-2

5/4

Cornell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

4/29 Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

L

5-2

5/28 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-

5/8

West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/5

Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

W

4-3

Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/11-13 EIGA

Annapolis, Md.

2nd

5/6

5/16 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

11.5-6.5

5/13-15 EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

9th

5/18 Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/17 Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

5/24 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

L

5-4

5/19 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

4-3

5/25 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/20 Cornell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

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Year-by-Year Results 1962 (11-1) 4/9

1965 (6-3-1)

Georgetown Washington, DC

6-1

6-1

5/4

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

W

5-2

4/23 Maryland

College Park, Md. T

4/21 Pennsylvania Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/24 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

W

4-3

4/24 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/1

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/15 Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa.

2nd

4/28 Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/5

Indiana invitational Indiana, Pa.

1st

5/18 Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

6-1

10.5-10.5

Navy

5/11-13

Princeton, N.J.

6-1 2nd

5/1

West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L

5-4

5/8-9 EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

2nd

5/31 Pittsburgh

5/5

Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

5/14 Villanova

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

6-1

NCAA Finals Individual: Jim Geiger

5/8

Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/14 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

L

4-3

3rd

5/21 Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

L

4-3

5/22 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

7-0

4/5

George Washington Univ. Park, Pa. W

1969 (10-1)

5/12-14 EIGA

Ithaca, N.Y.

5/15 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

5/19 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/29 Army

West Point, N.Y.

L

4-3

4/12 Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

L

4-3

5/22 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

7-0

5/30 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/14 Villanova

Villanova, Pa.

W

5.5-1.5

5/26 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

5-2

6/20-24 NCAA Finals U of Tennessee

T-28th

4/19 West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

4/19 Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/22 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

6-1

Syracuse, N.Y.

W

6-1

Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

W

11.5-10.5

1966 (12-0)

Individuals: Jim Tabor & Dave Liebau

1963 (10-2) 4/8

Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.

4/4

Georgetown Vienna, Va.

W

6-1

4/25 Syracuse

4/4

Delaware

Vienna, Va.

W

5-2

5/3

Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

5/10-12 EIGA

6-1

4/9

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/13 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

5-2

5/14 Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

1st

4/20 Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/16 Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

5/17 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

W

5-2

4/26 Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

18-6

4/20 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/24 Army

West Point, N.Y.

W

4-3

4/27 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

5-2

4/23 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

11-7

5/31 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/30 West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W

12.5-5.5

4/27 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

6/23-28 NCAA Finals Colorado Springs, Colo. 16th

5/3

Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

W

5-2

4/30 Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/4

Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

4-3

4/30 Indiana St. (PA) Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

1970 (8-2)

1st

4/10 George Washington Washington, DC W 13.5-7.5

2nd

5/11-13 EIGA

Univ. Park, Pa.

1st

5/4

5/17 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

7-0

5/7-9 EIGA

Ithaca, N.Y.

1st

4/11 Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

7-1

5/17 Villanova

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

4-3

5/20 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

4/14 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

6-1

5/21 Pittsburgh, PA Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/20 Army

Univ. Park,, Pa.

W

4-3

4/15 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5/2

5/25 Cornell

W

6-1

6/22-25 NCAA Finals Palo Alto, Calif.

T-18th

4/18 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

5.5-1.5

24th

4/25 Syracuse

W

7-0

4/25 Indiana (PA) Univ. Park, Pa.

L

4-3

W

7-0

Univ. Park, Pa.

NCAA Finals Wichita, Kan.

Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

Ithaca, N.Y.

4-3

W

4/13 Bucknell

1967 (10-5) 1964 (12-0) 4/3

Georgetown Washington, DC

Univ. Park, Pa.

4/8

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/1

Brown

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/9-11 EIGA

Villanova, Pa.

L

4-3

5/13 Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

1st

W

6-1

4/8

Georgetown Washington, DC

New Haven, Conn.

2nd

4/15 Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa,

W

6-1

4/10 Villanova

4/18 Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

4/15 Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

L

4-3

5/26 Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

5-2

4/21 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

18-3

4/15 Indiana St. (PA) Univ. Park, Pa.

L

4-3

5/29 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

5-2

4/25 Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/20 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

7-0

NCAA Finals

Columbus, Ohio

4/28 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

4/20 Princeton

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

4-3

5/1

Delaware

Wilmington, Del.

W

16-2

4/22 West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/2

Syracuse

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

4/28 Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

W

5-2

5/7

Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

1st

4/29 Colgate

Hamilton, N.Y.

W

4-3

4/3

George Washington Univ. Park, Pa. W

382-398

1st

4/5

Villanova

Villanova, Pa.

W

372-375

Univ. Park, Pa.

1st

4/6

Columbia

New York, N.Y.

W

377-397

4/10 Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

L

369-378

4/13 Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

369-395

W

362-377

West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W

362-403

Individual: Dan O’Neill

1971 (11-1)

5/9-11 EIGA

Princeton, N.J.

1st

5/3

Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

5/16 Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

7-0

5/8

EIGA

5/20 Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W

7-0

5/12 Delaware

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/23 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

W

6-1

5/19 Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

12.5-8.5

5/29 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

7-0

5/20 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

4-3

4/13 Indiana (PA) Univ. Park, Pa.

5/21 Pittsburgh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

4-3

5/27 Army

West Point, N.Y.

W

4-3

4/25 Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W

364-397

4/26 Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

387-409

4/26 Princeton

Bethlehem, Pa.

W

387-398

5/22 Navy

Annapolis, Md.

W

New Haven, Conn.

6/17-20 NCAA Finals Colorado Springs, Colo. MC

6/21-24 NCAA Finals Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, Pa. T-26th

1968 (9-2)

44

W

Univ. Park, Pa.

Univ. Park, Pa.

4/10 Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

6/18-20 NCAA Finals Durham, N.C.

6-1

4/27 Colgate

4-3

4/14 Colgate

W

4/27 Indiana State (PA) Univ. Park, Pa. W

W

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4/3

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

4/5

Georgetown Vienna, Va.

W

6-1

5/8-10 EIGA

W

4-3

5/12 Indiana Invit. Indiana, Pa.

4/10 Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

6-1

5/1

4/13 Maryland

College Park, Md.

L

17.5-6.5

5/15 Army

4/20 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L

4-3

6/23-26 NCAA Finals Tucson, Ariz.

4/23 Lehigh

7-0

Univ. Park, Pa.

W

1st

Big 4 Championship Univ. Park, Pa. Univ. Park, Pa.

388-394 1st

W

1st 362-374 MC

Year-by-Year Results 1972 (7-0)

5/3-4

Nittany Lion Invitational

4/4

Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 396-419

1st Place of 10

4/11

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 388-392

5/7

Indiana (PA) Invitational

Indiana CC

4/15

Columbia

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 382-402

2nd Place of 6

536

4/15

Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 382-390

5/10

Army

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 371-389

3/30-31Marshall Invitational

4/26

Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 384-400

5/10

Colgate

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 371-395

1st Place of 18

4/28

Big 4

Pittsburgh, Pa.

1st

5/13

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 388-396

4/7

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

L

5/4-6

EIGA

New Haven, Conn.

Ohio State Scarlet

4/7

Villanova

Annapolis, Md.

W 411-421

5/10

Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa.

4/7

John Hopkins Annapolis, Md.

W 411-441

5/13

Bucknell

West Point, N.Y.

W 364-384

4/15

Wooster Invitational

Wooster CC

5/13

Army

West Point, N.Y.

W 364-378

1st Place of 20

4/23

Kent State Invitational

1st

6/21-24 NCAA Finals Cape Coral, Fla.

1st

32nd

1973 (11-1)

Penn State Blue

387-375-386=1148

6/18-21 NCAA Championship

31st Place of 33

5/5

Indiana (PA) Invitational

Indiana CC

3rd Place of 7

544

1979 (4-1)

MC

1976 (9-0) 4/1

Villanova

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 382-402

4/3

Navy

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 392-402

4/10

Lehigh

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 387-410

Guyan CC 315-307-298=920 407-411

389-385=774 Windmill Lakes

4th Place of 9

380-389=769

4/27

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 381-411

4/27

Wooster

Univ. Park, Pa

4/7

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

W 394-403

4/12

George Washington Washington, DC W

4/7

Harvard

Annapolis, Md.

W 394-422

4/12

Richmond Washington, DC

4/9

Villanova

Newton Square, Pa. W 379-400

4/12

Columbia

Nyack, N.Y.

W 383-384

4/14

Maryland

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 383-394

4/24

West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W 446-469

4/16

Kent State

Univ. Park, Pa.

L

4/24

Ohio

4/19

Georgetown Vienna, Va.

W 387-417

5/1-2

Nittany Lion Invitational

4/23

Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W 393-414

1st Place of 11

1,143

4/23

Princeton

Bethlehem, Pa.

W 393-399

5/7

Indiana (PA) Invitational

Indiana CC

4/28

West Virginia Univ. Park, Pa.

W 400-412

2nd Place of 6

1,547

4/4-5

Marshall Invitational

5/4-5

EIGA

Univ. Park, Pa.

1st

5/11

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W 372-395

17th Place of 18

5/12

Army

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 389-400

5/15

Colgate

Ithaca, N.Y.

W 383-396

4/11-12 Wooster Invitational

Wooster CC

5/12

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 389-402

387-393=780

5/16

Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa.

6/19-23 NCAA Finals Stillwater, Okla.

401-402

4/16-17 Kepler Intercollegiate

1974 (7-2)

Ohio State Scarlet

18th Place of 22

Morgantown, W.Va. W 446-464 Penn State Blue

4/1-2

Marshall Invitational

11th Place of 15

Penn State Blue

1st Place of 19

376-370-375=1121

5/5-6

NCAA District 2 Tournament

8th Place of 12

5/21-26 NCAA Championship

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Individual: Gary Durbin

1980

4/19-20 Allegheny College Invitational Guyan CC 391-388-384=1163

2nd Place of 4

Wooster CC

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 397-407

1st Place of 20

388-380=768

4/30-5/1 Indiana (PA) Invitational

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 397-416

4/22

Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

W 388-392

4/12

George Washington Great Falls, Va. W 19-2

4/25

Villanova

Villanova, Pa.

W 388-394

5/4-6 NCAA District 2 Tournament

4/13

Maryland

4/25

Rutgers

Villanova, Pa.

W 388-403

4/15

Georgetown Univ. Park, Pa.

W 379-423

4/30-5/1 Nittany Lion Invitational

4/17

Lehigh

W 376-392

Univ. Park, Pa.

Penn State Blue

6th Place of 16

Columbia

Oakland Beach

384-387-387=1158

4/26-27 Nittany Lion Invitational

4/15-16 Wooster Invitational

Navy

370-394

Guyan CC 314-319-317=950

2nd Place of 20

4/6

L

Wilmington 328-318=646

4/6

College Park, Md.

W 381-423

4/28-29 Nittany Lion Invitational

1,213

1977 (5-0)

1st MC

301-336

W 301-303

386-404-388=1178 Indiana CC

4th Place of 6

463

Great Gorge CC

3rd Place of 10

297-312-313=922

Penn State Blue

1980-81 (3-0)

1st Place of 15

4/20-21 Kepler Intercollegiate Columbus, Ohio 9th

5/6

Indiana (PA) Invitational

Indiana CC

9/18-20 Yale Invitational

4/27

West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W 377-385

2nd Place of 6

527

4/29

Mid-American Oxford, Ohio

13th

5/11

Bucknell

Univ. Park, Pa.

W 378-395

9/11-13 West Point Invitational

5/4-5

EIGA

Ithaca, N.Y.

5th

5/14

Navy

Annapolis, Md.

W 386-387

4th Place of 22

5/8

Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa.

1st

6/9-11 NCAA Championship Ithaca, N.Y.

4/3-4

Marshall Invitational

5/11

Army

West Point, N.Y.

W 381-387

15th Place of 18

5/14

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

L

4/6

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

W 387-397

4/6

Lehigh

Lewisburg, Pa.

W 387-389

4/6

Gettysburg College Lewisburg, Pa. W 387-419

384-385

Individual: Sherm Hostetter

1978 (3-5)

6/20-23 NCAA Finals San Diego, Calif.

Individual: Fred Von Bargen

369-377-370=1116

3/31-4/1 Marshall Invitational

1975 (8-1) Newton Square, Pa. W 360-370

Guyan CC 392-388-393=1173

Yale University GC

11th Place of 27

12th Place of 15

4/10

Villanova

Newton Sq., Pa.

W 377-392

4/11-12 Navy Invitational

4/10

Delaware

Newton Sq., Pa.

L 370-377

4/17-19 Kepler Invitational

308-321-328=957 Naval Academy GC 295-299=594 Guyan CC 309-313-316=938

Navel Academy GC

4th Place of 20

382-406=788

4/2

Villanova

4/5

Navy Annapolis, Md.

W 404-411

4/12

West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L 387-391

4/5

Indiana (PA) Annapolis, Md.

W 404-408

4/12

Indiana (PA) Morgantown, W.Va. L 387-391

4/25-26 Nittany Lion Invitational

4/5

Bucknell

Annapolis, Md.

W 404-428

4/12

Ohio University Morgantown,W.Va. W 391-396

2nd Place of 18

4/10

Lehigh

Bethlehem, Pa.

L

4/12

West Liberty Morgantown, W.Va. W 391-432

5/1

Indiana (PA) Invitational

4/12

George Washington Univ. Park, Pa. W 395-422

2nd Place of 9

5/3-4

NCAA District 2 Tournament

2nd Place of 10

406-411

4/14-16 Kepler Intercollegiate

Ohio State Scarlet

4/18-20 Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet

24th Place of 26

T-8th of 24

4/20

Bucknell

Lewisburg, Pa.

L

378-394

4/28

Mid-American Invitational Hueston Woods GC

4/20

Maryland

Lewisburg, Pa.

L

372-394

5/27-30

14th Place of 15

4/29-30 Nittany Lion Invitational

386-402-415=1203 395

3rd Place of 21

408-416-407=1231

Penn State Blue

20th Place of 24

NCAA Championship

Ohio State Scarlet 399-404-406=1209 Penn State Blue 390-391-376=1157 Indiana CC 442

Hog Neck GC 943

Palo Alto, CA

Individuals: Tom Bean & Bob Philips

391-385-378=1154

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Year-by-Year Results 1981-82 9/18-20 Yale Invitational

Yale University GC

9th Place of 34

316-315-307=938

10/3-4 James Madison Fall Invite Groundhog Mt. GC

2nd Place of 18

321-319-306=947

4/4

Navy Invitational

Naval Academy GC

T-3rd Place of 21

413

4/9-10 Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

321-304=625

9th Place of 18

4/16-18 Kepler Invitational

Ohio State Scarlet

402-407-409=1218

15th Place of 27

4/24-25 Nittany Lion Invitational

Penn State Blue

4th Place of 19

386-394-394=1174

5/3-4

NCAA District 2 Tournament Toftrees CC

4th Place of 10

325-306=631

5/7

Indiana (PA) Invitational

Indiana CC

2nd Place of 6

456

The 1981-82 men’s golf team - the last squad under head coach Joe Boyle.

MARY KENNEDYZIERKE Tenure 1983-1992

1982-83

Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

T-16th Place of 18

323-315=638

9/19-20 Yale Invitational

Yale University GC

4/14-15 Kepler Invitational

Ohio State Scarlet

10th Place of 32

951

405-402-405=121

10/2-3

James Madison Fall Invite Groundhog Mt. GC

4/21-22 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

15th Place of 27

T-5th Place of 17

4/25

Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

3rd Place of 7

5/4-5

Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

3rd Place of 11

323-310-318=951

10/9-10 Atlantic 10 ChampionshipPenn State Blue

2nd Place of 9

393-389=782

20th Place of 24

396-398-384=1178 478

3/17

James Madison Spring Invitational

Spotswood CC

1st Place of 17

4/2-3

Navy Invitational

Navel Academy GC

• Coached the men’s golf team while also heading up the women’s squad.

6th Place of 22

4/8-9

Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

9/21-23 Yale Invitational

Yale University GC

• Led the Lions to the NCAA Finals in 1987.

• District Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1991.

15th Place of 17

313-306-307=926

8th Place of 30

311-321-309=941

4/15-17 Kepler Invitational

Ohio State Scarlet

10/6-7

Walter McLaughlin Invitational Bethpage Black

403-407-411=1221

4th Place of 12

4/23-24 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

10/13-14 Atlantic 10 Championship Penn State Blue

Championships Atlantic 10 Championships: 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Eastern Championships: 1987, 1988, 1992 James Madison Invitational: 1983, 1989 McLaughlin Invitational: 1986, 1988, 1990 Rutherford Invitational: 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992 Princeton Invitational: 1991

2nd Place of 18

4/29

Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

10/18-19 Rutgers Invitational

Forestage CC

2nd Place of 7

307-300-317==924

4/7-8

Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

3/15-16 James Madison Spring Invite Luray Caverns CC

5th Place

12th Place of 21

328-320=648

4/5-6

Navy Invitational

Naval Academy GC

T-2nd Place of 24

387-399=786

Accomplishments

MARY KENNEDY-ZIERKE ERA 1983-1992

15th Place of 23

305

386-393=779 466

9/16-18 Yale Invitational

Yale University GC

319-308-307=934

8th Place of 32

3rd Place of 9 3rd Place of 8

308-327=635 299-302=601

4/13-14 Black Knight Invitational Army Golf Course

7th Place of 15

390-393=783

9/24-25 Walter McLaughlin Invitational Bethpage Black

4/20-21 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

5th Place of 17

9/30-10-1 James Madison Fall Invite Groundhog Mt. GC

2nd Place of 8

4/24

Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

4th Place of 7

5th Place of 23

389-402=791 297-322=619

302-315-303=920 465

10/15-16 Atlantic 10 Championship Penn State Blue

4/27-28 Terrapin Spring Classic U. of Maryland GC

1st Place of 9

393-370=763

5th Place of 13

3/8-9

Palmetto Classic

Santee Resort

5/4-5

Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

16th Place of 18

310-301-303=914

5th Place of 12

3/17-18 James Madison Spring Invite Luray Caverns CC 6th Place of 21

310-310=620

3/31-4/1 Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate Paradise Point GC

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315-316-312=943

1984-85

1983-84

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4/7-8

12th Place of 15

309-322-318=949

307-304-298=909

Year-by-Year Results 1985-86 9/14-15 West Point Invitational Army Golf Course

9th Place of 24 301-307-302=910 9/21-22 Yale Invitational Yale University GC

2nd Place of 26 297-300-314=911 10/12-13 Atlantic 10 Championship Rutgers University GC

3rd Place of 8 318-304=627 10/26-27 Rutgers Fall Invitational Great Bay CC

2nd Place of 14 306-315=621 3/6-7 Stephen F. Austin Invitational Rayburn CC

10th Place of 14 313-322=635 3/29-30 Southeastern Intercollegiate Oak Hollow GC

18th Place of 18 317-312-317=940 4/7-8 William & Mary Invitational Kingsmill GC

6th Place of 18 307-317=624 4/19-20 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

4th Place of 21 306-305=611 4/23 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

2nd Place of 8 470 4/26-27 Walter McLaughlin Invitational Bethpage Black

5th Place of 13 316-315=631 5/3-4 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

8th Place of 12 330-302-303=935

1986-87 9/13-14 West Point Invitational West Point GC

5th Place of 24 295-301-312=908 9/20-21 Yale Invitational Yale University GC

5th Place of 31 305-303-326=939 9/27-28 McLaughlin Invitational Bethpage Black

1st Place of 12 304-294=598 10/9 ECAC Qualifier Bucknell GC

4th Place of 17 306 10/11-12 Atlantic 10 Championship Treasure Lake Resort

1st Place of 8 312-311=623 10/18 ECAC Championship Seven Oaks CC

8th Place of 17 320-322=642 3/7-8 Lou Plummer Invitational Elkins Lake CC

7th Place of 14 306-307=613 3/21-22 Hyatt Richmond Inter. Confederate Hills GC

12th Place of 18 323-327=650 3/28-29 Southeastern Intercollegiate Oak Hollow CC

15th Place of 18 316-303-308=927 4/6-7 William & Mary Invitationalc Kingsmill GC

12th Place of 20 315-320=635 4/18-19 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 21 297-297=594 4/22 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

1st Place of 8 368 5/2-3 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

1st Place of 10 308-278-281=867 6/10-13 NCAA Championship Ohio State Scarlet

31st Place of 33 319-318-304-MC=942

1987-88

9/20-21 Franklin & Marshall

2nd Place of 23 9/26-27 McLaughlin

2nd Place 10/5 Norstar Bank Classic

2nd Place of 8

10/8 ECAC Qualifying

1st Place of 20 10/10-11 Atlantic 10

Host Farms GC 299-306=605 Bethpage Red 299-292=591 Oak Hill CC 319 Host Farms GC 319 Hershey Parkview GC

1st Place of 8 299-306=605 10/17-18 ECAC Shawnee-on-the-Delaware

6th Place of 18 303-303=606 3/3-4 Sam Houston Elkins Lake CC

4th Place of 12 299-305=604 3/19-20 Hyatt Confederate Hills GC

9th Place of 24 315-332=647 4/4-5 William & Mary Kingsmill GC

2nd Place of 12 303-316=619 4/16-17 Rutherford Penn State Blue

3rd Place of 21 312-311=623 4/20 Indiana (PA) Indiana CC

1st Place of 9 383 4/22-23 Princeton Springdale CC

4th Place of 17 311-310=621 5/5-8 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

1st Place of 10 294-297=591

1988-89 9/17-18 Yale Intercollegiate Yale University GC

6th Place of 26 310-305-316=931 9/24-25 Walter McLaughlin Bethpage Black

1st Place of 12 291-306=597 10/6 ECAC Qualifier Host Farms Resort

3rd Place of 12 315 10/8-9 A-10 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort

1st Place of 7 300-300=600 10/16-17 ECAC Hershey CC East

7th Place of 16 315-317=632 3/2-4 Sam Houston State Elkins Lake CC

9th Place of 16 297-320=617 3/18-19 James Madison Spring Caverns CC

1st Place of 21 299-305=604 3/24-26 Southeastern Oak Hill CC

18th Place of 18 309-318-299=926 4/7-8 Music City Hermitage CC

12th Place of 18 300-304-309=913 4/15-16 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

2nd Place of 23 303-303-297=903 4/19 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC

4th Place of 12 395 4/21-22 Princeton Invitational Springdale GC

3rd Place of 18 302-317=619 5/6-7 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

4th Place of 11 300-316=616 5/25-27 NCAA East Regional The Long Bay Club

Individuals: Chris Keim & Dan Braun

1989-90 9/15-17 West Point Invitational Army GC

4th Place of 24 293-296-294=883 9/22-24 Yale Intercollegiate Yale University GC

2nd Place 301-313-300=914 10/1 Toski Intercollegiate

5th Place 303 10/5 ECAC Qualifier Lancaster Sheraton Resort

2nd Place of 23 304 10/14-15 ECAC Championship Bethpage Black

3rd Place of 16 297-309=606 3/1-2 Sam Houston State Elkins Lake CC

11th Place of 20 313-299=612 3/12-13 Kingsmill Invitational Kingsmill CC

7th Place of 19 313-310=623 4/6-8 Jerry Pate Invitational Tiger Point CC

T-9th Place of 15 299-313-321=933

4/14-15 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

4/18

4/21-22

5/5-6

5/24-26

1st Place of 21 300-301=601 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC 3rd Place of 12 397 A-10 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort 1st Place of 8 292-283=575 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC 5th Place of 13 307-300=607 NCAA East Savannah Sheraton Resort 19th Place of 23 303-301-316=920

1990-91 9/21-23 Yale Intercollegiate Yale University GC

5th Place of 26 306-309-313=928 10/13-14 Buckeye Invitational Ohio State Scarlet

T-3rd Place of 15 318-308-304=930 10/20-21 Walter McLaughlinl Bethpage Black

1st Place of 22 303-304=607 11/3-4 ODU Seascape Seascape GL

14th Place of 18 310-295=605 3/4-5 Kingsmill Kingsmill CC

3rd Place 312-298=610 3/8-10 Jerry Pate Tiger Point CC

6th Place 316-304-316=936 3/22-24 Wofford College Carolina CC

T-11th Place of 15 309-297-307=913 4/13-14 Rutherford Intercollegiate PSU Blue & White

1st Place of 30 286-307=593 4/17 Indiana (PA) Indiana CC

3rd Place of 14 384 4/20-21 A-10 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort

1st Place of 8 306 4/26-27 Princeton Invitational Springdale GC 1st Place of 19 299-301=600 5/4-5 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

2nd Place of 17 309-307=616 5/23-26 NCAA East Regional Yale University GC

15th Place of 23 293-294-313=900

1991-92 9/23-24 Northern Intercollegiate Finkbine GC

14th Place of 18 315-302-308=925 10/5-6 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 14 295-300-300=895 10/19-21 Walter McLaughlin l Bethpage Black

2nd Place of 25 298-304=602 10/26-27 James Madison Fall Classic Upper Cascades

6th Place of 19 316-297=613 3/9-10 Kingsmill Kingsmill River

3rd Place of 21 304-309=613 3/13-14 Rattler Intercollegiate FSU Golf Course

2nd Place of 18 299-146-306=751 3/21-22 Wofford College Carolina CC

4th Place of 12 293-300-297=890 4/11-12 Indiana University Indiana University GC

6th Place of 14 304-305-310=919 4/19 Firestone Intercollegiate Firestone CC

3rd Place of 35 448 4/25-26 Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet

5th Place of 18 318-318-310=946 5/1-2 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

1st Place of 17 298-302=600 5/15-17 Big Ten Championship Finkbin GC

10th Place of 11 295-297-296-300=1188 5/21-23 NCAA East Regional Seven Oaks CC

17th Place of 23 311-310-298=919

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Year-by-Year Results GREG NYE Tenure 1992-present

Accomplishments • Led the Lions to the NCAA Finals in 1996, 2004, 2008 & 2010 • Has coached 18 teams and one individual to the NCAA Regionals.

• 60 tournament titles.

• Voted Region Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 & 2010 Has Coached 7 All-Americans, 17 All-American Scholars, 10 All-Big Ten players, 52 All-Region Honorees, 5 Mid Atlantic Region Players of the Year & 77 Academic All-Big Ten selections

GREG NYE ERA 1992-PRESENT 1992-93 9/12-13 Seton Hall Pirate Shootout Metedeconk National

1st Place of 8 311-312=623 10/2-4 Northern Intercollegiate Indiana Univ. GC

12th Place of 20 313-301-298=911 10/17-18 McLaughlin Invitational Bethpage Black

2nd Place of 26 318-287=605 10/31-11/1James Madison Invitational Lower Cascades

1st Place of 23 294-307=601 3/8-9 Kingsmill Invitational Kingsmill River

1st Place of 19 307-302=609 3/29-30 Loyola Invitational Hunt Valley CC

1st Place of 18 320-302=622 4/9-10 Marshall Invitational Guyan CC

T-5th Place of 18 293-304-307=904 4/14 IUP Invitational Indiana CC

1st Place of 16 299 4/24 Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet

19th Place of 20 327-318=645 5/1-2 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

1st Place of 17 295-309=604 5/14-16 Big Ten Championship Indiana Univ. GC

8th Place of 11 290-305-298-290=1183 5/19-21 NCAA East Regional Birdwood GC

T-16th Place of 22 298-296-303=897

1993-94

9/11-12 Seton Hall Pirate Shootout Metedeconk National

1st Place of 8 317-305=622 9/17-19 Yale Intercollegiate Yale University GC

3rd Place of 15 310-299-307=916 10/9-10 Northern Intercollegiate U. of Michigan GC

T-4th Place of 24 304-306-290=900 10/30-31 James Madison Fall Classic Lower Cascades

1st Place of 18 300

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2/28-3/1 Guadalajara Intercollegiate Guadalajara CC

4th Place of 10 291-313-300=904 3/7-8 William & Mary Invitational Kingsmill River

1st Place of 18 294-304=598 3/11-12 Fripp Island Intercollegiate Ocean Point GL

8th Place of 19 302-311-318=931 3/28-29 Loyola Invitational Hunt Valley CC

1st Place of 21 302 4/9-10 Navy Invitational Navy Golf Club

1st Place of 20 300-297=597 4/16-17 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 18 291-295-298=884 4/20 IUP Invitational Indiana CC

1st Place of 21 299 4/30-5/1 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC 1st Place of 18 298-297=595 5/13-15 Big Ten Championship U. of Michigan GC

6th Place of 11 289-301-303-300=1193 5/19-21 NCAA East Regional Grand National Lakes

17th Place of 23 322-303-305=930

1994-95 9/16-18 Air Force Invitational Eisenhower GC

13th Place of 24 312-301-302=915 10/1-2 Northern Intercollegiate Forrest Akers West

5th Place of 19 299-301=600 10/17-19 Newport Adams Cup Newport CC

9th Place of 12 316-312-298=926 10/29-30 James Madison Fall Classic Lower Cascades

1st Place of 28 294-289=583 3/6-7 William & Mary Invitational Kingsmill River

3rd Place of 17 306-303=609 3/10-11 Fripp Island Intercollegiate Ocean Point GL

T-10th Place of 24 309-309-303=921 3/27-28 Loyola Invitational Hunt Valley CC

1st Place of 18 294-307=601 4/8-9 Navy Invitational Navy Golf Club

5th Place of 21 310-306=616

4/15-16

4/21-22

4/29-30

5/12-14

5/18-20

Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue 1st Place of 18 314-308=622 Princeton Invitational Springdale GC 4th Place of 22 303-310=613 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC 1st Place of 18 305-304=609 Big Ten Championship University Ridge 9th Place of 11 290-293-319-310=1212 NCAA East Regional Yale University GC 17th Place of 21 301-292-302=895

1995-96

9/15-17 Air Force Invitational Eisenhower GC

13th Place of 25 298-299-298=895 9/22-24 Wolverine Invitational U. of Michigan GC

10th Place of 21 311-301-303=915 10/14-15 Northern Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

T-3rd Place of 18 301-296=597 10/30-31 ODU Seascape Invitational Seascape GL

2nd Place of 20 296-276=572 03/4-5 Kingsmill Invitational Kingsmill River

1st Place of 10 293-305=598 3/8-10 Fripp Island Intercollegiate Ocean Creek GC

5th Place of 24 302-301-308=911 3/25-26 Loyola Invitational Hunt Valley CC

5th Place of 21 318-316=634 4/13-14 Navy Invitational Navy Golf Club

1st Place of 23 297-314=611 4/20-21 Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet

5th Place of 18 308-310-313=931 4/24 IUP Invitational Indiana CC

1st Place of 11 295 5/4-5 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

2nd Place of 17 298-299=597 5/10-12 Big Ten Championship Penn State Blue

6th Place of 11 296-297-290-315=1198 5/16-18 NCAA East Regional The Monster Course

T-9th Place of 23 310-304-296=910 5/29-6/1 NCAA Championship The Honors Course

29th Place of 30 313-317=630

The 1995-96 men’s golf team finished ninth at NCAA Regional and went on to NCAA finals.

Year-by-Year Results 1996-97 9/7-8 Seton Hall Invitational Metedeconk National

1st Place of 12 302-295=597 9/15-16 Reliastar Collegiate Hazeltine National

9th Place of 12 302-305-308=915 9/27-28 Northern Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet

12th Place of 15 308-315=623 10/26-27 James Madison Classic Lower Cascades

1st Place of 21 284-279=563 2/21-23 Mercedes-Benz Classic Queens Harbor CC

15th Place of 19 310-299-319=928 3/10-11 Kingsmill Invitational Kingsmill River

1st Place of 22 296-297=593 3/14-16 Golf Digest Intercollegiate The Woodlands

15th Place of 15 312-305=617 4/5-6 Navy Invitational Navy Golf Club

1st Place of 20 294-299=593 4/16 IUP Invitational Indiana CC

1st Place of 12 298 4/19-20 Temple Invitational Wyncote GC

1st Place of 11 294-306=600 4/26-27 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 18 291-296-294=881 5/3-4 Eastern Championship Hog Neck GC

1st Place of 16 300-312=612 5/9-10 Big Ten Championship Ohio State Scarlet

10th Place of 11 312-315-307-308=1242 5/15-17 NCAA East Regional

Upper Cascades

300-310-299=909

T-14th Place of 20

1997-98

9/18-19 Northern Intercollegiate Les Bolstad GC

9/31-10/1 Northern Intercollegiate Stone Creek GC

2nd Place of 12

283-286-269=838

10/5-6

Legends of Indiana

Legends GC

10/9-10 Provident Invitational

The Grizzly

5th Place of 18

293-296-301=890

304-284-288=876

10th Place of 18

302-299-306=907

2nd Place of 20

10/24-25 James Madison Fall Classic Stony Creek GC

10/23-24 NCAA East Preview

Ford’s Colony

4th Place of 12

305-298=603

299-298=597

11/2-3

Anchor Bank Inter.

CC of South Carolina

10/29-30 Georgetown Invitational Lansdowne Resort

3rd Place of 15

289-290-295=874

2/21-23 Puerto Rico Classic

1st Place of 16

296-310=606

3/10-11 Big Red Classic

Lake Diamond GC

299-312-316=927

293-302-295=890

3/12-14 Golden Ocala

Golden Ocala CC

3/17-18 El Diablo Intercollegiate El Diablo GC

308-301=609

River & Ocean Course

8th Place of 24

18th Place of 18 16th Place of 18

5th Place of 17 6th Place of 24

301-289=590

3/27-28 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Tanglewood Resort

3/24-25 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Tanglewood Resort

312-308-299=919

4/10-11 Navy Invitational

16th Place of 19

Navy GC

4/9-10 Liberty Ramada Classic Water’s Edge

311-297=608

3rd Place of 24

6th Place of 17

299-300=599

1st Place of 11

282-292=574

4/17-18 Kepler Cleveland Classic Ohio State Scarlet

4/13-14 Princeton Invitationl

Springdale GC

292-285=577

11th Place of 15

314-311-301=926

1st Place of 18

4/30-5/1 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

4/28-29 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 15

5/14-16 Big Ten Championship Les Bolstad GC

1st Place of 18

5/4-6

Big Ten Championship Stone Creek GC

9th Place of 11

9th Place of 11

290-298-285=873 298-292-293-288=1171

294-285-284=863 293-291-289-296=1169

5/20-22 NCAA East Regional

U. of Rhode Island

5/17-19 NCAA East Regional

Golden Horseshoe

302-292-294=888

16th Place of 27

286-300-289=875

16th Place of 23

1999-2000

2001-02

9/11-12 Navy Invitational

Navy GC

9/8-9

Badger Invitational

University Ridge GC

1st Place of 18

288-289=577

11th Place of 15

295-300-298=893

9/7-8

Seton Hall Invitational

Metedeconk National

10/1-2

Northern

Brick Boilermaker GC

9/23-24 JMU Invitational

Lakeview GC

2nd Place of 14

306-300=606

8th Place of 13

311-293-308=912

2nd Place of 24

278-286=564

9/14-15 Reliastar Collegiate

Delwood Hills CC

10/8-9

Temple Invitational

Glenmaura National

10/8-9

Xavier Provident Invitational The Grizzly

299-300-292=891

2nd Place of 15

299-301=600

4th Place of 19

10th Place of 12

293-283-284=860

9/27-28 Northern Intercollegiate Forrest Akers West

10/23-24 James Madison Invitational Stauton CC

10/22-23 The Tillinghaust

Quaker Ridge GC

16th Place of 17

298-289-287=874

296-294=590

10/1-2

James Madison Invitational Staunton CC

10/29-31 The Nelson

Stanford GC

10/28-29 Georgetown Invitational Lansdowne Resort

2nd Place of 25

293-282-302=877

306-312-307=925 293-305=595

1st Place of 18

1st Place of 16

295-287=582

2/28-3/1 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Queens Harbor CC

3/11-12 Silver Spring Shores Invite Silver Spring Shores

3/9-10

Big Red Classic

Lake Diamond GC

17th Place of 18

285-288-287=860

4th Place of 16

286-288-294=880

3/9-10

William & Mary Invitational Kiskiak GC

3/17-18 Kauai Collegiate Cup

Princeville Resort

3/16-17 El Diablo Intercollegiate El Diablo GC

5th Place of 20

285-297-292=874

297-306-323=926

14th Place of 20

4th Place of 24

3rd Place of 19

294-302=596

3/12-14 Golden Ocala

Golden Ocala CC

3/25-26 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Tanglewood Resort

296-301-298=895

9th Place of 18

3rd Place of 11 4th Place of 18

15th Place of 20

303-297-306=906

3/23-24 Pepsi-Cola Invitational

Tanglewood Resort

286-291-283=860

303-305-296-904

5th Place of 13

3/28-29 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Tanglewood Resort

4/14-15 Kepler Intercollegiate

Ohio State Scarlet

4/13-14 Princeton Invitational

Springdale CC

17th Place of 18

314-310-315=939

305-300-306=911

287-272=559

4/4-5

Navy Invitational

Navy GC

4/22-23 First Energy Intercollegiate Firestone CC

4/20-21 First Energy Invitational Firestone CC

3rd Place of 10

315-300=615

T-8th Place of 17 8th Place of 20

305-302-299=906

1st Place of 19

2nd Place of 18 (Playoff) 295-280-294=869

4/17-18 Temple Owl Invitational Wyncote GC

4/28-29 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

4/27-28 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 14

1st Place of 15

4/25-26 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

5th Place of 13

308-314=622

5/5-7

Big Ten Championship Brick Boilermaker GC

5/3-5

Big Ten Championship Finkbine GC

1st Place of 18

3rd Place of 11

10th Place of 11

5/8-10

Big Ten Championship Forrest Akers West

5/18-20 NCAA East Regional

Glenmaura National

5/16-18 NCAA East Regional

11th Place of 11

21st Place of 27

302-309-310=921

18th Place of 27

9/9-10

Badger Invitational

University Ridge GC

9/6-8

Badger Invitational

University Ridge GC

2nd Place of 15

292-288-284=864

3rd Place of 15

286-283-285=854

298-298=586 312-312-313-295=1232

5/15-17 NCAA East Regional

The Melrose Club

305-307-293=905

18th Place of 23

1998-99

299-289-283=871 311-291-295-305=1198

2000-01

295-280-294=869 302-295-287-296=1180 Settingdown Creek GC 295-316-311=922

2002-03

9/12-13 Seton Hall Invitational

Metedeconk National

9/25-26 Ram Intercollegiate

Fort Collins CC

9/21-22 James Madison Invitational Lakeview GC

301-311=612

285-290=575

2nd Place of 15

3rd Place of 15

1st Place of 18

280-269-271=820

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Year-by-Year Results 9/28-29 Northern Intercollegiate Indiana University GC

8th Place of 16

287-291-285=863

10/14-15 Xavier Provident Invitational Kings Island Grizzly Course

8th Place of 18

296-291-291=878

10/27-28 Georgetown Hoya Invitational Lansdowne Resort

1st Place of 12

284-276=560

11/1-3

Landfall Tradition

CC of Landfall

9th Place of 12

302-310-298=910

3/15-16 El Diablo Intercollegiate El Diablo GC

11th Place of 20

294-304-315=913

4/13-14 Princeton Invitational

Springdale CC

287-272=559

1st Place of 19

4/19-20 First Energy Collegiate

4th Place of 15

300-289-289=878

4/26-27 Rutherford Intercollegiate

Penn State Blue Course

1st Place of 15

5/3-5

Big Ten Championship Indiana University GC

292-276-284=852

10th Place of 11

The 2003-04 Men’s Golf team placed 15th at the 2004 Finals and finished second at the East Regional.

295-297-298-303=1193

4/19-20 The Maxwell

Dornick Hills CC

10/16-17 Penn/Big 5 Classic

Philly Cricket Club

3/19-21 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8

298-291-301=890

305-298=603

15th Place of 17

301-312=613

4/19-20 NCAA Regionals

Auburn University Club

10/25-26 Big Ten vs. Pac Ten Challenge Bandon Dunes

4/7-8

ASU Thunderbird

Karsten Course at ASU

305-296-305=896

15th Place of 16

Windmill Lakes GC

14th Place of 15 17th Place of 32

3rd Place of 16 8th Place of 14

310-297=607 Mission Inn El Campeon

4/15-16 Kepler Intercollegiate

Muirfield Village GC

9th Place of 16

Consolation Champions

316-306-320=942

9/21-22 Northern Intercollegiate U. of Michigan GC

3-1 Team

T-4th Place of 15

300-293-293=886

3/7-8

Irish Spring Invitational

10/3-4

Temple Invitational

Glenmaura National

Mission Inn El Campeon

4/28-30 Big Ten Championship Conway Farms GC

1st Place of 13

293-304=597

T-4th Place of 13

10/11

MacDonald Cup

Yale University GC

3/18-20 Hall of Fame Invitational Red Stone GC

1st Place of 18

2003-04

10-7-4 Individuals

284-289=573

T-16th Place of 19

10/26-27 Georgetown Hoya

Lansdowne Resort

4/8-9

ASU Thunderbird

10th Place of 14

T-1st Place of 12

300-298-321=919

4th Place of 15 7th Place of 11

317-292-294=903 293-299-290-315=1197

2006-07 9/16-17 Wolverine Intercollegiate U. of Michigan GC

288

10/31-11/2Landfall Tradition

CC of Landfall

4/16-17 First Energy Intercollegiate Firestone CC

9/25-26 VCU/Mattaponi Springs

5th Place of 12

295-288-288=571

Mattaponi Springs GC

3/5-7

St. Croix Collegiate Cup Carambola GC

4/29-30 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

1st Place of 15

7th Place of 14

302-296-293=891

1st Place of 15

10/9-10 Alister MacKenzie

The Meadow Club

4/9-10

Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

5/6-8

Big Ten Championship University Ridge

287-274-304-865

6th Place of 14

296-291-288=875

8th Place of 11

296-290-290=876

10/14-15 Penn/Big 5 Classic

Philly Cricket Club

4/17-18 Kepler Intercollegiate

Ohio State Scarlet

5/14-15 Perry Maxwell

Dornick Hills CC

305-304=609

310-290-303=903

296-287-295=878

10/21-22 Georgetown Invitational Four Streams GC

9th Place of 18

297-287-306=890

15th Place of 15

4/22-23 Rutherford Intercollegiate PSU Blue & White

309-294-301=904 Karsten Course at ASU

3rd Place of 15

305-287-293=885 287-279-277=843

8th Place of 11

11th Place of 14

291-286-300=877

288-278-285=851

10th Place of 15 5th Place of 15

4/24-25 First Energy Intercollegiate Firestone CC

5/19-21 NCAA East Regional

GC of Tennessee

293-299-293=885

3/12-13 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Inter. Palmetto GC

6th Place of 17

292-292-301=885

20th Place of 27

4/30-5/1 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

2005-06

2nd Place of 15

5/8-9

Big Ten Championship U. of Michigan GC

9/12-13 Cleveland State Invitational Sand Ridge GC

6th Place of 11

291-285-293=869

289-292-278=859

5/15-16 Perry Maxwell

Dornick Hills CC

292-289-281=862

5/20-22 NCAA East Regional

3rd Place of 12

305-297=602

11th Place of 15

297-297-304=898

3/18-20 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8 3rd Place of 18

299-298-292=889

4/6-7

Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

9/24-25 Wolverine Intercollegiate U. of Michigan GC

1st Place of 16

285-280=575

9th Place of 15

284-292-288=864

4/14-15 Kepler Intercollegiate

Ohio State Scarlet

Yale University GC

10/3-4

Memphis Invitational

Colonial CC

296-310=606

2nd Place of 27

290-285-287=862

T-4th Place of 15

294-302-288=884

4/21-22 Fossum Intercollegiate

Forest Akers GC

6/1-4

NCAA Championship

Homestead-Cascades

10/10-11 Alister MacKenzie

The Meadow Club

294-289-292=875

15th Place of 30

290-288-303=881

4/27-29 Big Ten Championship

10/15-16 Penn/Big 5 Classic

Philly Cricket Club

Ohio State Scarlet

293-302=595

T-6th Place of 11

10th Place of 15

289-291-290-300=1170

2004-05

10th Place of 17

16th Place of 16 3rd Place of 14

293-302-296=891

3rd Place of 16 T-8th Place of 13

301-306-303-303=1213

9/18-19 Northern Intercollegiate University Ridge

10/22-23 Georgetown Invitational Lansdowne Resort

5/5-6

Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue

2nd Place of 13

285-289-294=868

6th Place of 12

1st Place of 12

10/4-5

Memphis Invitational

Colonial CC

3/4-5

Xavier Invitational

10th Place of 16

304-296-306=906

14th Place of 15

294-295=589 Orange County National 305-299-290=894

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289-289-316=894

5/17-19 NCAA East Regional

GC of Georgia

297-304-300=901

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302-300-307=909

11/14-16 GCAA Nat. y

16th Place of 27

Year-by-Year Results 2007-08 9/14-15 Hartford Hawks Invitational

The International CC

2nd Place of 13

292-293-293=878

9/22-23 Wolf Run Intercollegiate Wolf Run GC

1st Place of 15

292-284-286=862

10/1-2

VCU Shootout

Hermitage CC

1st Place of 15

283-279-283-845

10/8-9

Memphis Intercollegiate Colonial CC

4th Place of 15

284-300=584

10/21-22 Wolverine at Mission Inn El Campeon

2nd Place of 10

305-297=602

3/10-11 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Inter. Palmetto GC

4th Place of 15

294-303-293=890

3/18-20 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8

3rd Place of 19

312-294-289=895

4/4-5

Marshall Invitational

Guyan CC

2nd Place of 17

281-280=561

4/12-13 Kepler Intercollegiate

Ohio State Scarlet

303-310-303=916

6th Place of 14

4/19-20 Rutherford Intercollegiate Blue Course

1st Place of 12

286-286-306=878

4/25-27 Big Ten Championship

Forest Akers West

11th Place of 11

The 2009-10 men’s golf team featured two of the most distinguished golfers to ever play at Penn State. T.J. Howe, a 2010 All-American, is tied for ffith in career scoring. Three-time all American Kevin Foley sits in first place for career scoring.

299-313-317-302=1231

5/15-17 NCAA East Regional

Ohio State Scarlet

304-286-308=898

T8th Place of 15

5/28-31 NCAA Finals

Kampen Course

315-298-313=926

T25th Place of 30

2008-09

2010-11

2009-10 9/12-13

9/28-29

Wolf Run Intercollegiate Wolf Run Golf Club 8th Place of 17 292-292-298 =882 VCU Shootoout Hermitage CC

T-4th Place out of 15 300-288-293=881 10/10-12 Brickyard Brickyard at Riverside

8/31-9/2 Rutherford Intercollegiate Nemacolin

3rd Place of 12

12th Place out of 15

299-302-298=899

9/18-19 Maryland Intercollegiate River Marsh GC

1st Place out of 15

280-281-283=844

9/26-27 Windon Memorial

North Shore CC

303-290-290=883

11th place out of 17

9/19-21 Fighting Illini

Olympia Fields CC

10/19-20 Memphis Intercollegiate Colonial CC

The Meadow Club

288-295-297=880

12th Place of 16

12th Place out of 16

9/29-30 VCU Shootout

Hermitage CC

11/1-2

Renaissance Intercollegiate Renaissance GC

11/1-2

Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Royal Oaks CC

294-280-289=863

2nd Place of 12

T-4th out of 12

9th Place of 15

296-300=596

300-297-292=889

10th Place of 15

14th Place of 15

9/11-12 Wolf Run Intercollegiate Wolf Run GC

10/18-19 Alister MacKenzie Intercollegiate

314-290-307=911 287-271-276=834

280-282-285=847 285-280=565

10/11-13 Brickyard

Brickyard at Riverside

3/12-14 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8

2/11-12 Big Ten Match Play

Champion Course

297-285-295=877

288-292-276=856

Minnesota

L 3-1-2

10/25-26 Lehigh Invitational

Saucon Valley CC

3/26-28 FAU

Gleneagles CC

Wisconsin

W 3-2-1

299-293=592

290-283-289=862

L

2/13-14 Big Ten Match Play

Heron Bay GC

4/10-11 Robert Kepler

Ohio State Scarlet

3/11-13 Pinehurst Intercollegiate

Northwestern

T 3-3

286-289-288=863

The Club at Pinehurst No. 6

Minnesota

W 4-2

4/24-25 Rutherford

Penn State Blue

T-3rd Place out of 16

293-301-288=882

Ohio State

L 5-1

291-299-289=879

4/2-3

LSU Invitational

University Club 305-305-313=923

6th Place of 15 1st Place of 8

T-3rd Place of 20 T-3rd Place of 17 2nd Place of 11 1st Place of 14

Michigan State

3/15-17 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8

4/30-5/2 Big Ten Championship Windsong Farm GC

9th Place out of 12

4/8-10

Rutherford Intercollegiate

1st Place of 20

290-293-279=862

4/11-12 Robert Kepler

Ohio State Scarlet

5/20-22 NCAA Regionals The Course at Yale University

Penn State Blue

316-310-311=937

4th Place of 14

277-283-277=837

1st Place out of 16

4/18-19 Boilermaker Invitational Kampen Course

6/2-4

NCAA Finals

The Honors Course

4/16-17 Illini Spring Classic

Stone Creek GC

2nd Place of 18

29th Place of 30

301-298-299=898

311-292=603

5/1-3

Big Ten Championship Penn State Blue

4/29-5/1 Big Ten Championship Kampen Course

T4th Place of 11

11th Place of 13

5/17-19 NCAA East Regional

10th Place of 14

288-281-287=856 290-296-296-288=1170 Galloway National GC 319-301-290=910

10th Place of 11

296-294-307=1204

3-2-1

6th Place out of 14 9th Place out of 11

5/19-21 NCAA Regional

290-296-294=880

297-294-316-301=1208 The Pete Dye River Course

Individual: T.J. Howe

T-32

73-76-76=225

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