2021-22 Penn State Men's Golf Media Guide

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PENN STATE GOLF COURSES

Penn State’s Blue and White Golf Courses are the home of Penn State Golf with the Blue Course offering a par 72, 7,197-yard layout from the championship tees following a major renovation and redesign in 2007. The Big Ten Conference is well known for the outstanding caliber of its university-owned golf courses, and with the updates and improvements to the Blue Course, it proudly sits with some of the top in this group. The Blue Course annually hosts the Rutherford Intercollegiate and has hosted numerous events conducted by the USGA, FCWT, AJGA, IJGT, PGA Junior Series and the West Penn Golf Association.

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The renovated Blue Course hosted its first major amateur event, the 2009 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship, and was very well received by coaches and players alike. The White Course provides a historic alternative to golfers in the area. Designed in 1922 by world famed architect Willie Park Jr., eight original holes and green complexes still exist. The current layout is shorter than the Blue Course, but still provides a test for a skilled golfer. The White Course provides smaller raised and undulated green complexes which add to its character, and demand a creative and disciplined shot making to score well. The sculpted bunkering design style of Willie Park Jr. is still studied and photographed by some of today’s top architects.


TOMBROS VARSITY GOLF CLUBHOUSE The Tombros Varsity Clubhouse is the newest asset of Penn State’s men’s and women’s golf teams. The facility is conveniently located between the Blue and White Courses, just west of the Blue Course’s 18th hole and right next to the Walker Clubhouse. Peter and Ann Tombros propelled the project with an initial donation in 2007. The project was additionally funded by donations from numerous alumni and Nittany Lion Club donors. The facility provides coaches’ offices, team locker rooms and club storage. A lounge with a big screen TV allows the team to relax and study while at the course. A new heated indoor hitting-net facility and indoor-to-outdoor hitting bays give the golfers an advantage, especially in the winter months. A new V-1 video system provides the team with video instruction to help improve development. In addition to its prime location and exceptional features, the facility will also give the program an edge from a recruiting standpoint as it is better able to compete with the programs who previously had their own facilities. “The idea with the Tombros Varsity Golf Clubhouse was to provide our student-athletes and coaches with an attractive, multi-use facility they can call home,” said Nittany Lion men’s golf head coach Greg Nye. “It’s on-campus location makes it incredibly easy to access and its central location between our two golf courses as well as our short game complex and long game practice area make it ideal to manage all styles of practicing, intra-team competitions and our home intercollegiate tournaments.”


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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Location...................................... University Park, Pa. Founded.............................................................1855 Enrollment...................................47,559 (UP overall) Nickname..............................................Nittany Lions Colors....................................................Blue & White Conference.......................................... Big Ten (B1G) Home Course.....................Penn State Golf Courses President........................................ Dr. Eric J. Barron Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics ...........................................................Sandy Barbour Senior Woman Administrator ...... Dr. Lauren Rhodes Golf Administrator....................................Dave Baker Athletics Website................. www.GoPSUsports.com

COACHING STAFF Head Coach............................................... Greg Nye 38th Season as a Head Coach 30th Season at Penn State College of Wooster ’79 Assistant Coach.................................... Nick Ziccardi Eighth season as an Assistant Coach Second season at Penn State Northwood University ’14 St. Lawrence University ’16 Golf Office...................... Tombros Varsity Clubhouse 1523 W. College Ave. State College, PA 16802 Office Phone...................................... (814) 863-7469

TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................9/3 Starters Returning/Lost:..........................................3/2 Newcomers:...............................................................2 2021 Big Ten Championships................................10th 2021 NCAA Regionals:............................................n/a Facebook................................@PennStateMensGolf Twitter....................................... @PennStateMGOLF

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Men's Golf Contact/Asst. Director.Chelsea Vielhauer E-mail...........................................cpv5026@psu.edu Mailing Address..................101 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 16802

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Dates

Event / Golf Course

Location / Host

Sept. 5-6 Sun.-Mon.

Turning Stone Tiger Intercoll. Kaluhyat Course Turning Stone Resort

Verona, N.Y. Missouri

3rd of 15

Result

Sept. 11-12 Sat.-Sun.

Rod Myers Invitational Duke University Golf Club

Durham, N.C. Duke

8th of 14

Sept. 27-28 Mon.-Tue.

Old Town Club Collegiate Old Town Club

Winston-Salem, N.C. 7th of 14 Wake Forest

Oct. 4-5 Mon.-Tue.

Mountaineer Invitational Pete Dye Golf Club

Bridgeport, W.V. West Virginia

Oct. 10-12 Sun.-Tue.

Bank of Tennessee Johnson City, Tenn. 8th of 15 Blackthrorn Club at the Ridges East Tennessee State

3rd of 12

2022 SPRING SCHEDULE Dates

Event / Golf Course

Location / Host

Feb. 4-5 Fri.-Sat.

Big Ten Match Play Ocean Course Hammock Beach Resort

Palm Coast, Fla. Big Ten

All Day

Feb. 12-13 Sat.-Sun.

Florida Gators Invitational Mark Bostick Golf Course

Gainesville, Fla. Florida

All Day

March 7-8 Mon.-Tue.

Colleton River Collegiate Colleton River Club

Bluffton, S.C. Michigan State

All Day

March 13-14 Sun.-Mon.

General Hackler Lake Reynolds Oconee

Myrtle Beach, S.C. Coastal Carolina

All Day

April 16-17 Sat.-Sun.

Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue Course

University Park, Pa. All Day Penn State

April 23-24 Sat.-Sun.

Kepler Intercollegiate Scarlet Course

Columbus, Ohio Ohio State

All Day

French Lick, Ind. Big Ten

All Day

Various Sites Scottsdale, Ariz. Arizona State

All Day All Day

April 29-May 1 Big Ten Championships Fri.-Sun. French Lick Resort May 16-18 NCAA Regional May 27-June 1 NCAA Championships-Match Grayhawk Golf Club

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The 13th fairway on Penn State's Blue Course with a mountain range in the background.

The Penn State Golf Courses....................................... 2 Tombros Varsity Clubhouse.......................................... 3 Quick Facts................................................................... 4 Table of Contents.......................................................... 5 2021-22 Nittany Lion Roster......................................... 6 Head Coach Greg Nye.............................................. 7-8 Assistant Coach Nick Ziccardi...................................... 9 2021-22 Nittany Lions............................................ 10-21 2020-21 Statistics....................................................... 22 2020-2021 Season Review................................... 23-25 Michael Carter Legacy................................................ 26 Lions on Tour......................................................... 27-28 Program History..................................................... 29-31 The Rutherford Intercollegiate.................................... 32 Groundbreaking Golf............................................. 33-35

CREDITS

2021-22 Penn State Men's Golf Media Guide ON THE COVER Pictured on the cover are Nittany Lion graduate students James McHugh and Lou Olsakovsky. Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Vielhauer Cover Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Rundhaug Interior Page Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Love Photo Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Selders, PSU Athletics, . . . . . . . . . . . and Penn State University,unless otherwise noted

Scoring Leaders......................................................... 36 All-Americans............................................................. 37 All-Big Ten Selections................................................. 38 GCAA All-Region Selections....................................... 39 GCAA All-America Scholars....................................... 40 Honors................................................................... 41-43 Team & Individual Records.................................... 44-45 Team & Individual Titles......................................... 46-47 Alumni.................................................................... 48-49 Year-by-Year.......................................................... 50-58 Penn State University................................................. 59 President Dr. Eric J. Barron........................................ 60 Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour....................................................... 61-63

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2021-22 NITTANY LION ROSTER

2021-22 Penn State men’s golf team: (front row, left to right) Head Coach Greg Nye, Assistant Coach Nick Ziccardi, Lou Olsakovsky, James McHugh, Hunter Bruce, Ryan Lee, Ben Smith, Jimmy Meyers, Patrick Sheehan, (back row) James Allen, Jud Langille, Morgan Lofland, Jake Griffin

Name Year Hometown James Allen So. Scarsdale, N.Y. Hunter Bruce Sr. McMurray, Pa. Jake Griffin Fr. Kensington, Md. Jud Langille So. Ossining, N.Y. Ryan Lee Sr. Norwood, N.J. Morgan Lofland Fr. Paoli, Pa. James McHugh Gr. Rye, N.Y. Jimmy Meyers Jr. Wexford, Pa. Lou Olsakovsky Gr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. Patrick Sheehan Jr. Doylestown, Pa. Ben Smith Jr. Blain, Pa.

High School Scarsdale Peters Township Walter Johnson Ossining Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan Conestoga Rye Central Catholic Upper St. Clair Central Bucks East West Perry

Head Coach: Greg Nye (38th year, 30th year at Penn State) Assistant Coach: Nick Ziccardi (Eighth year, second year at Penn State)

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COACHING STAFF also captured a fourth-place team finish in the Big Ten Championships while Cole Miller placed second among indi¬viduals, matching the highest-ever finish by a Nittany Lion.

GREG

NYE HEAD COACH COLLEGE OF WOOSTER ’79 (B.S.) 30TH SEASON AT PENN STATE

Beginning his 30th year as Penn State head men’s golf coach in 2021-22, and 38th season overall as a head coach, Greg Nye has guided the Nittany Lions to national prominence, while bolstering the program’s repu¬tation as a perennial power in Eastern collegiate golf. Five appear¬ances in the NCAA Finals in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2017 are major highlights of Nye’s highly-respected career as the longest-tenured coach in Penn State men’s golf history. Nye successfully guided Penn State through a season like no other in the 2020-21 school year. Despite the fall season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nittany Lions hit their stride in the later half of the spring season to win their sixth-straight Rutherford Intercollegiate tournament championship. Nye mentored three All-Region honorees, which was tied for the highest number of honorees among Big Ten institutions and the highest number of any other school in Penn State’s region.

EASTERN GOLF CONTRIBUTIONS One of the most significant contributions Nye has made to Penn State and Eastern collegiate golf came in the 1995-96 season when the Nittany Lions became the first-ever Northeastern or MidAtlantic team to advance to the NCAA Finals since the regional format was established in 1987. Penn State made a statement with a ninth-place finish in the NCAA East Regional. In 2004, his Nittany Lions rocked the collegiate golf world by near¬ly winning the NCAA East Regional, finishing second among 27 teams, seven of which were ranked in the nation’s top 15, including the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators. The Nittany Lions went on to fin¬ish 15th among the 30-team field at the NCAA Finals, making Penn State golf history with its highest team and individual finish with Mark Leon capturing sixth. The team headed into Big Ten territory for the 2008 edition of the NCAA regionals after receiving a bid to the Central Regional host¬ed by Ohio State. The 13th-seeded Penn State team captured an eighth-place finish to secure its third NCAA Finals berth under Nye. The Penn State squad was propelled into the 2010 NCAA Finals by seniors T.J. Howe and Kevin Foley. The standout team perfor¬mance secured a fourth-place finish for the Nittany Lions at region-als upsetting several highly ranked teams and only two shots be¬hind first-place Texas. Howe’s first-place finish made Penn State history in that he became the first Lion to ever win a NCAA regional.

Penn State posted four top-five tournament finishes during the fall portion of the 2019-20 season, which witnessed the Nittany Lions tie the program record for a low round (269, 11-under) at the Old Town Club Collegiate in September. Success during the early part of the spring campaign produced an appearance in the finals of Big Ten Championship Match Play, ceding to top-seeded Northwestern in a shortened competition as darkness fell.

Nye led Penn State to a fifth-place team finish in the 2017 NCAA Washington Regional to advance into the NCAA Finals in Sugar Grove, Ill. The second Nittany Lion to ever win an NCAA Regional, Cole Miller, claimed the individual title, shooting 7-under par to win by three strokes. The Blue & White would go on to finish in a tie for 24th in the NCAA Championships.

Nye had positioned Penn State for another NCAA Regional ap¬pearance in 2019-20 as the Nittany Lions tied for third at the Flor¬ida Gators Invitational in their first tournament action of 2020. The spring season ended while Penn State was on its spring break trip as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the remaining events as well as Big Ten and NCAA postseason play.

In April 2007, Nye marked a personal achievement while the Nit¬tany Lions celebrated their victory at the Marshall Invitational, beat¬ing the next best team by 12 strokes. The championship, won on a cool, snowy weekend at the Guyan Golf and Country Club, was the 50th of Nye’s coaching career.

The Nittany Lions made their fourth-straight appearance in an NCAA Regional in 2018, with Penn State one of only four Big Ten Conference teams to accomplish that feat. Under Nye’s purview, the Nittany Lions have done it twice, with consecutive trips in 20152018 and previously in 2007-2010. Following the 2017-18 season, Nye was selected the Golf Pride Grips Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches As¬sociation of American (GCAA). It was his third-straight award and marked the 11th such recognition in his tenure. The honor was well-deserved as the Nittany Lions recorded nine top-five finishes and three titles in their 11 tournaments that sea¬son. Penn State

MILESTONES

Nye’s career coaching win total now stands at 72. 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 that mark was tied by the 1996-97 squad.

ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE In addition to the team’s success on the course, Nye has continu¬ally stressed strong performance in the classroom. In 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2015-16, his teams led the nation with three Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar team selec¬tions. During the summer of 2015, the Nittany Lions received the President’s Special Recognition by the Golf Coaches

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COACHING STAFF Association of America (GCAA) with Stanford University for teams with a grade-point average over 3.5. At Penn State, the Nittany Lions have consistently achieved a team GPA greater than 3.00. In 2000-01, 2013-14 and 2014-15, Nye’s team received the award for the top GPA of the 31 intercollegiate teams at Penn State. Six times his Lions topped all the men’s teams with latest honor coming in the spring of 2016. Nye has coached 31 GCAA All-America Scholars and each year he has seen a high percentage of the team rewarded for academic achievements with Academic All-Big Ten honors with 136 student-athletes receiving those laurels along with 19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Nye’s teams have continually ranked near or at the top of the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast Region. His teams have qualified for the NCAA Championship Regional 22 times. In 2011, then-senior T.J. Howe competed individually at the Virginia Tech Regional. In 2017, Nye guided Penn State to its fifth and most recent NCAA Championship Finals appearance. His squads also won the East¬ern Championship three straight seasons, 1994, 1995, and in 1997. In addition to the accolades he has received as a coach, Nye has tutored 83 NCAA All-Region players, five Mid-Atlantic Region Play¬ers of the Year and 16 All-Big Ten selections, as well as 10 NCAA All-Americans Adam Decker (1997), Matt Abbott (2001), Mark Leon (2004), Foley (2008, 2009 & 2010), Howe (2010), Charles Huntz¬inger (2016), and Cole Miller (2017 & 2018). For the first time in program history, Penn State had Nittany Lions selected for All-Northeast Region honors all four years of their ca¬reers in back-to-back seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Following the 2020-21 season, Penn State added to that run as Ryan Davis received his fifth All-Region honor to mark the third-straight sea¬son a student-athlete was recognized in all years of his career.

THE ROAD TO HAPPY VALLEY Nye served for eight years as head coach of the Bowling Green State University men’s and women’s golf teams in Bowling Green, Ohio, before accepting the assignment as head coach of the Nit¬tany Lion men’s golf program. Attracted to Penn State and its mem¬bership in the Big Ten Conference and familiar with the institution through its golf camps, the 1987 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year began his career in Happy Valley in August 1992.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Nye has been a member of the Golf Coaches Association of Amer¬ica since 1984 and served as the Chair of the Ethics committee for 10 consecutive years from 1993-2003. In addition, he also served the NCAA as a District Selection Chair for the NCAA Championship from 1997-99. Nye, a “Class A” member of the PGA of America since 1982, began his professional career working as a golf profes-sional in 1980.

PLAYING CAREER A 1979 graduate of the College of Wooster (Ohio), Nye earned AllAmerica honors each of his four years, receiving first-team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior. Nye and his teammates cap-tured the first-ever NCAA Division III Golf Championship in 1975, where he finished eighth individually. Before concluding his colle¬giate career, Nye earned second, fourth and sixth-place finishes in the NCAA Championship. 8

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NYE HIGHLIGHTS HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE Overall................... Begins 38th season of coaching in 2021-22 1992-present..................................... Penn State (30th season) 1984-1992.......................................Bowling Green (8 seasons)

MILESTONES Longest-tenured coach in Penn State men's golf program history Tournament Wins...................................................................72

POSTSEASON APPEARANCES & HONORS NCAA FInals Berths.................1996, 2004, 2008, 2010 & 2017 Regional Coach of the Year...........................................11 times 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 & 2018 NCAA Regional Appearances................................................ 22 21 Team One Individual (T.J. Howe, 2011)

PLAYERS COACHED All-Americans......................................................................... 10 GCAA All-America Scholar Selections ......... 31 (18 individuals) All-Big Ten Selections............................................................. 16 All-Region Honorees.............................................................. 83 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees........................................... 136 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 teams that captured conference titles in 1975, 1976 and 1977. While at Wooster, Nye played several notable national amateur tournaments, and after graduation he played professionally on the Florida mini-tours. In 1990, Nye was inducted into the College of Wooster’s Athlet¬ic Hall of Fame, and was honored with induction into the Wayne County, Ohio, Sports Hall of Fame in Wooster, Ohio, in 2002. Nye was also inducted into the Wooster High School Hall of Fame in 2009.

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 in¬sists that the student-athletes’ education and well-being remains first and foremost.” Nye and his wife, Marjie, reside in State College, and are parents of two sons, Russell and Graham.


COACHING STAFF

ZICCARDI HIGHLIGHTS NICK

ZICCARDI ASSISTANT COACH NORTHWOOD ’14 (B.S.) ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ’16 (M.Ed.) SECOND SEASON AT PENN STATE

PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF Assistant Coach....................................................2021-present

PACIFIC MEN’S GOLF Assistant Coach........................................................2016-2020

ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MEN’S & WOMEN’S GOLF Assistant Coach........................................................2014-2016

NORTHWOOD UNIVERITY (FLORIDA) Team Captain....................................................................2013-14

Nick Ziccardi joined the Penn State men’s golf program in January 2021 after spending four years as an assistant coach for the men’s golf program at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERITY NAIA Team National Championship.......................................2009

Ziccardi was involved in all aspects of the Tigers’ program with collaborative responsibilities for organizing practices and qualifying events to recruiting and resource management. He also worked hand-in-hand with the West Coast Conference on the planning, organization and execution of the 2019 conference championships to ensure the event met NCAA standards. The Buffalo, New York, native started his journey as a coach at St. Lawrence University where he served as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs. In addition to his duties with team practices and workouts, he also handled many aspects of student-athlete recruitment. During his two years in Canton, New York, the Saints recorded eight team wins, seven student-athletes won individual titles and two claimed Liberty League Player of the Year honors. Ziccardi earned his master’s degree in educational leadership in 2016 while at St. Lawrence. He received his undergraduate degree in business management from Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Florida (now Keiser University) in 2014, where he was captain of the Seahawk squad as a senior. He began his collegiate playing career at Oklahoma Christian University where he was a member of the Eagles’ NAIA National Championship in 2009. While attending graduate school, Ziccardi also gained coaching experience as camp staff member at the Nike Golf Camp at Williams College in 2015, and also spent four summers from 2015-19 as a coach at the Stanford Junior Golf Camp. Ziccardi has a Trackman University Level 1 certification and certificate of completion of a kettlebells fundamentals course.

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JAMES

MCHUGH GRADUATE STUDENT RYE, N.Y. RYE

Career: Has seen action in 11 tournaments and one single-round event…Recorded stroke average of 74.32 in 34 rounds…Carded career-low 70 score in final round of 2019 Rod Myers Invitational and was top Penn State finisher with teammate Lou Olsakovsky (t-13th)...Registered first career top-10 finish at 2019 Challenge of Champions (tied for third)...Received Penn State Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2020. Season: 2020-21: Saw action in three tournaments, one of which while playing as an individual. 2019-20: Earned a spot in starting five in five tournaments. 2018-19: Competed in two tournaments as an individual...Placed third with even-par 71, his then careerlow, in 2019 Challenge at Champions event. 2017-18: Made first collegiate appearance in 2018 Rutherford Intercollegiate. Event: Carded best 54-hole tournament score of 215 (1-under) with season-low 70 (2-under) in final round at 2019 Rod Myers Invitational...Tied for 13th for best Penn State finish. 2020-21 | Senior Season Season: Saw action in three tournaments, one of which while playing as an individual. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Played as an individual and put together best performance of his senior season with a +3 216 that finished tied for 12th. Kepler Intercollegiate (4/24-25): Finished tied for 22nd with a +6 219. Big Ten Championship (4/305/2): Competed in first-career Big Ten Championship, finishing tied for 51st with a +20 236. 2019-20 | Junior Season Awards: Selected as Penn State’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Season: Recorded 74.00 season stroke average in five events (15 rounds)...Posted career-low tournament score (215, 1-under) and low round (70, 2-under) in first career tournament start at Rod Myers Invitational...Tied with fellow Nittany Lion Lou Olsakovsky for 13th as top Penn State finishers...Earned third letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Rod Myers Invitational (9/14-15): Improved 12 spots on final day with a career-low 70 (2-under) in final round…Tied for 13th with a career-low 215 (73-72-70, 1-under) for tournament… Tied teammate Lou Olsakovsky as highest Nittany Lion finishers… Tallied five birdies in second round and had tournament-high total 13 birdies for the weekend. at Old Town Club Collegiate (9/2324): Posted an 8-over 218 to tie for 64th…Rebounded after tough 10

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first round with a 1-over 71 in second for Nittany Lions’ second-best score of the round behind Ryan Davis (69). at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/11-13): Battled back on final day with 1-under 71 to finish with a 10-over 226 and tie for 71st…Made six birdies in third round for Nittany Lions’ third-best round of weekend. at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28): Earned a tie for 31st with teammate Ryan Davis with a 230 (14-over)…Made an eagle on No. 18…Recorded 2-over 74 for Nittany Lions’ second-best score of the first round. at Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16): Tied for 52nd with 11-over 221…Shot 2-over 72 with four birdies in second round for his low round of tournament. 2018-19 | Sophomore Season Season: Competed in two spring tournaments as an individual and one single-round event…Had stroke average of 75.00 in seven rounds...Saw first action of season at Challenge at Champions event with even-par 71 for third-place finish…Matched thencareer-best round with back-to-back 1-under rounds of 71 to open 2019 Colleton River Collegiate...Earned second letter. Challenge at Champions (2/24): Finished third behind teammates Alec Bard and Charles Huntzinger who tied for first...Established then-career-low with even par 71 in single-round event. Colleton River Collegiate (3/4-5): Competed as an individual…Registered back-to-back rounds of 71 for two-under 142 on first day… Struggled in final round and finished in tie for 60th at 228 (12over). Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Competed as an individual…Went 1-under 34 on first nine in first round…Finished in tie for 52nd with 226 (13-over). 2017-18 | Freshman Season Season: Played in Rutherford Intercollegiate as an individual competitor…Tied for 27th with 221 total (8-over)…Recorded thencareer low-round score of 73 in final round...Received first letter. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/14-15): Made his collegiate debut as an individual competitor in the Rutherford Intercollegiate... Played three rounds with a 73.67 stroke average and low-round score of 73 in final round. Before Penn State Won five letters in golf for coach Pat Romano for Rye High School...Won Section One Individual titles in ​2015 and 2016... Captured 2015 Met Junior championship…Captured ninth place in 2016 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst...Placed 11th at the MET IKE Championship...Ranked No. 1 in New York and 155th overall in class of 2017 by Junior Golf Scoreboard... Earned academic honors. Personal Full name is James Vincent McHugh…Parents are Jim and Vicki McHugh...Has two older sisters, Jennifer and Kristin...Is pursuing a degree in economics. Why Penn State? “I chose Penn State for a number of reasons. I felt like it was the total package for me. Penn State combined great academics, great golf team, and the overall college feel that I was looking for. I also instantly felt a connection with the coaching staff and the players on the team. All these factors combined made it a pretty easy choice for me to decide on Penn State.”


NITTANY LIONS McHUGH HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2017-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.................................................2020

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2017-present Rounds Played.................................................................................. 34 Scoring Average..........................................................................74.32 Low Round......................................................................................... 69

McHUGH’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

3 7 15 9 34

221 525 1110 671 2527

LOW RND

EVENTS

73 71 70 69 69

1 3 5 3 12

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

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1 1

1 1

AVG

73.67 75.00 74.00 74.56 74.32

McHUGH’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2017-18 Tournament Rutherford Intercollegiate *

Date 4/14-15

1-2-3-4 74-74-73

Total 221

Par Place +8 t-27

2018-19 Tournament Challenge at Champions Colleton River Collegiate * Rutherford Intercollegiate *

Date 2/24 3/4-5 4/13-14

1-2-3-4 71 71-71-86 76-75-75

Total 71 228 226

Par Place E 3 +12 t-60 +13 t-52

2019-20 Tournament Rod Myers Invitational Old Town Club Collegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG/Grandover Collegiate Florida Gators Invitational

Date 9/14-15 9/23-24 10/11-13 10/27-28 2/15-16

1-2-3-4 73-72-70 75-71-72 81-74-71 74-76-80 74-72-75

Total 215 218 226 230 221

Par Place -1 • t-13 +8 t-64 +10 t-71 +14 t-31 +11 t-52

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament Rutherford Intercollegiate* Kepler Intercollegiate Big Ten Championship

Date 4/17-18 4/24-25 4/30-5/2

1-2-3-4 69-74-73 74-73-72 81-78-77

Total 216 219 236

Par Place +3 t-12 +6 t-22 +20 t-51

• Indicates top Penn State finisher. * Denotes played as an individual.

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LOU

OLSAKOVSKY GRADUATE STUDENT UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA. UPPER ST. CLAIR

Career: Returns in 2021-22 to utilize extra year of eligibility granted by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic…Has competed in 14 events and 40 rounds for Penn State after transferring from Allegheny College following 2017-18 season...Owns a 73.79 stroke average in 26 events and 63 rounds overall…Registered career-best 54-hole tournament total (211, 2-under) in 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate...Earned All-Northeast Region honors in 2021…Named a two-time GCAA All-America Scholar, an honor that recognizes excellence in competition and the classroom for student-athletes with at least two full seasons at the collegiate level and a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2...Twotime Academic All-Big Ten honoree…2021 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient. Season: 2020-21: Saw action in all five of Penn State’s spring tournaments and led the Nittany Lions at the Kepler Intercollegiate… recorded a 73.07 season stroke average and picked up AllNortheast Region honors. 2019-20: Recorded best season stroke average with a 73.33 in six tournaments (18 rounds)...Earned first start as a Nittany Lion at Rod Myers Invitational...Shared top PSU finish at RMI with teammate James McHugh. 2018-19: Saw action in seven events and competed in 12 rounds with a 74.15 stroke average…Tied career-low round (67) twice in 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate and at 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate... Tied career-best 54-hole tournament total (211) in 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate. 2017-18: Won or shared medalist honors in four events in freshman season at Allegheny College, including 2018 North Coast Athletic Championship. Event: Won 2018 NCAC championship with career-best 54hole tournament score (211)...Matched total at 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate to tie for fourth place while competing as an individual...Tallied low-rounds of 67 in both events and 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate. 2020-21 | Senior Season Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region…GCAA All-America Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten…Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Season: Saw action in all five of Penn State’s spring tournaments and led the Nittany Lions at the Kepler Intercollegiate…recorded a 73.07 season stroke average.

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Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-14): Finished with a +1 211 which was good for a tie for 57th overall…Carded a 2-under season-low 68 in the third and final round. General Hackler Championship (3/14-16): Carded a +7 223 and finished tied for 39th. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Shot a +7 220 to finish tied for 30th. Kepler Intercollegiate (4/24-25): Was Penn State’s highest finisher with a +2 215 that was good for a tie for 9th overall…shot a 2-under 69 in the opening round. Big Ten Championship (4/305/2): Tied for Penn State’s highest finish with a +11 227 that was tied for 20th overall. 2019-20 | Junior Season Awards: Named a 2020 GCAA All-America Scholar...Named to Academic all-Big Ten team. Season: Shared top Penn State finish with teammate James McHugh at Rod Myers Invitational (tied for 13th), his best of the year...Shot under par (215, 1-under) at Rod Myers Invitational to help Nittany Lions to first of five top-five team finishes...Posted season-best score of the year with a 212 (2-over) at 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate...Won second Penn State letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Rod Myers Invitational (9/14-15): Finished his first tournament as a starter for Penn State with a 1-over 215 (71-70-74)…Tied teammate James McHugh for 13th place for best finishes by a Nittany Lion in tournament…Shot low score for Penn State in both first and second rounds with 71 (1-under) in first and 70 (2-under) in second. at Old Town Club Collegiate (9/23-24): Tied for 35th with a 2-over 212 (67-73-72)…Tied career-low round with a 3-under 67 in first round…Combined with Alec Bard (67), Lukas Clark (67) and Ryan Davis (68) to tie program’s team tournament low-round score of 269 in first round. at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Tied for 49th with a 222 (72-74-76, 9-over)…Birdied No. 8 all three rounds and had three-straight birdies on holes 8, 9 and 10 in final round. at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28): Moved into the top 25 among individuals on final day to tie for 24th with a 228 total (74-78-76, 12-over)…Made three birdies on final six holes of first round. at Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16): Moved up two spots on final day with teammate Alec Bard to tie for 24th… Posted a 5-over 215 (70-74-71)…Had a key par in final four holes and matched teammates Bard and Lukas Clark with his 1-over 71 to help Nittany Lions move into a tie for third place. at General Hackler Championship (3/9-10): Moved into a tie for 67th with a 228 (74-80-74, 12-over)…Totalled 10 birdies for the tournament, scattering four each in the second and third round. 2018-19 | Sophomore Season Season: Competed in two of his three events as an individual… Earned second-highest Penn State finish in Rutherford Invitational with share of fourth place with a 2-under 211, his first top-five finish as a Nittany Lion…Played final round of Big Ten Championship as a substitute and posted an 8-over 78...Earned first Penn State letter. at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate: Saw first action as a Penn Stater as individual competitor and finished 73rd with 237 (21over) score. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Competed as individual…Tied for fourth with Nittany Lions’ second-best score with 2-under 211…Matched career-low 67 (4-under) in second round for one of Penn State’s best gross round scores of 201819. at Big Ten Conference Championship (4/26-28): Played final round as substitute and recorded a 78 (8-over).


NITTANY LIONS 2017-18 | Freshman Season (Allegheny) Awards: Selected 2018 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Newcomer of the Year for 2018. Season: Won or shared medalist honors in four events…Finished in top 10 in eight of 12 events and posted team-best 74.2 stroke average...Claimed 2018 NCAC individual title, becoming first firstyear player to win league crown since 2006. Before Penn State Earned four letters at Upper St. Clair High School for coach Todd Flynn…Helped Panthers to the 2013 WPIAL and Pennsylvania titles...Won individual WPIAL Section 7 championship twice, first as a sophomore and again as a senior...Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur in Ooltewah, Tennessee, following his junior year...Also wrestled, earning two letters. Personal Full name is Louis Anthony Olsakovsky…Parents are Steven and Judy Olsakovsky...Has two sisters, Carly and Lily...Achieved a 3.5 grade-point average in fall 2018 for Penn State Dean’s List honors…Is an economics major. Why Penn State? “I chose Penn State because it has a great mix of academics and athletics. The golf program has steadily improved over time and as a northern school, we play a great schedule and compete with the nation’s best. All of our players want to prove we can hang with the top programs in the country and everyone works toward that goal.”

OLSAKOVSKY HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2018-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten.......................................... 2019-20, 2020-21 GCAA All-America Scholar................................. 2019-20, 2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2018-present Rounds Played.................................................................................. 63 Scoring Average..........................................................................73.79 Low Round................................................................................. 67 (3x)

ALLEGHENY MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete................................................................. 2017-2018

OLSAKOVSKY’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2017-18 (Allegheny)

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

23

1707

7 18 15 63

526 1320 1096 4649

LOW RND

EVENTS

12

4

7

8

74.22

67 67 68 67

3 6 5 26

4

1 8

1 1 10

75.14 73.33 73.07 73.79

67

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

AVG

OLSAKOVSKY’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2017-18 | ALLEGHENY Tournament Gatorade Collegiate Kuhn Memorial Invitational CMU Fall Shootout Mercyhurst Fall Invitational Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic NCAC Fall Preview Centre Spring Invitational Hershey Cup IUP Cecil Spadafora Invitational Gannon Invitational Mercyhurst Spring Invitational NCAC Championship

Date 9/2-3 9/10-11 9/16-17 9/24-25 9/30-10/1 10/15-16 3/22-24 4/1 4/15 4/21 4/22-23 4/27-29

1-2-3-4 72-74 77-75 71-69 70-73 77-79 74-78 76-75-78 80 76 71 78-73 71-67-73

Total 146 152 140 143 156 152 229 80 76 71 151 211

Par Place +2 t-4 +8 t-14 E t-1 -1 1 +12 t-24 +8 t-8 +29 t-3 +9 t-40 +5 t-24 E t-1 +7 2 -5 1

2018-19 Tournament UNCG/Grandover Collegiate * Rutherford Intercollegiate * Big Ten Championships #

Date 10/27-28 4/13-14 4/26-28

1-2-3-4 77-79-81 72-67-72 x-x-78

Total 237 211 78

Par Place +21 73 -2 t-4 +8 66

2019-20 Tournament Rod Myers Invitational Old Town Club Collegiate Bearcat Invitational UNCG/Grandover Collegiate Florida Gators Invitational General Hackler Championship

Date 9/14-15 9/23-24 9/30-10/1 10/27-28 2/15-16 3/9-10

1-2-3-4 71-70-74 67-73-72 72-74-76 74-78-76 70-74-71 74-80-74

Total 215 212 222 228 215 228

Par Place -1 • t-13 +2 t-35 +9 t-49 +12 t-24 +5 t-24 +12 t-67

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament Florida Gators Invitational General Hackler Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate Kepler Intercollegiate Big Ten Championship

Date 2/12-14 3/14-16 4/17-18 4/24-25 4/30-5/2

1-2-3-4 70-73-68 74-76-73 76-72-72 69-76-70 73-78-76

Total 211 223 220 215 227

Par Place +1 t-57 +7 t-39 +7 t-30 +2 t-9 +11 t-20

• Indicates top Penn State finisher. * Denotes played as an individual. # Played as an injury substitution.

ALLEGHENY HONORS

North Coast Athletic Conference.............................................2018 Newcomer of the Year

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NITTANY LIONS BRUCE HIGHLIGHTS HUNTER

BRUCE SENIOR

McMURRAY, PA. PETERS TOWNSHIP

Career | Season | Event Notes: Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree…Competed as an individual in one event as a freshman during 2018-19 season... Recorded career-low round of 77 at 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate.

PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2018-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten.......................................... 2019-20, 2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2018-present Rounds Played.....................................................................................3 Scoring Average..........................................................................78.00 Low Round......................................................................................... 77

BRUCE’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2018-19 Totals

RNDS STROKES

3 3

234 234

LOW RND

77 77

2020-21 | Junior Season Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team.

BRUCE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Season: Did not compete in any tournaments.

2018-19 Tournament

Date

2019-20 Tournament

Date

2019-20 | Sophomore Season Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team. Season: Did not compete in any tournaments...Earned second letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2018-19 | Freshman Season Season: Made collegiate debut at 2019 Rutherford Intercollegiate... Received first letter. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Played as an individual in home tournament…Posted career-best 77 (6-over) in first round… Tied for 69th with 234 (21-over). Before Penn State Started for four years and was a team captain for coach Dave Kuhn at Peters Township High School...Was school’s only district champion...Finished second individually in the 2017 PIAA Class 3A State Championships...Played on two WPIAL Class 3A title teams as well as state runner-up squad in 2015...Won back-toback Western Pennsylvania Golf Association championships (2017 & 2018)...Earned a No. 3 ranking in Pennsylvania by Junior Golf Scoreboard. Personal Full name is Hunter Matthew Bruce...Parents are Allan and Marcy Bruce...Has a brother, Connor, a member of the Dayton men’s tennis team, and a sister, Marra...Pursuing a degree in supply chain and information systems. Why Penn State? “As soon as I came on campus, I knew this was the right fit. The culture and the atmosphere of this college town just felt right.” 14

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Rutherford Intercollegiate *

No tournaments played

4/13-14

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

EVENTS

1 1

-

-

1-2-3-4

Total

1-2-3-4

Total

77-79-78

234

-

AVG

78.00 78.00

Par Place

+21

t-69

Par Place

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Denotes played as an individual.


NITTANY LIONS RYAN

LEE SENIOR

NORWOOD, N.J. NORTH VALLEY REGIONAL AT OLD TAPPAN

Career: Has played in nine rounds in three events with a 73.56 career stroke average…Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and 2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. 2020-21 | Junior Season Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team for secondstraight year…Collected Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Finished tied for 39th while playing as an individual, finshing with a +9 222. 2019-20 | Sophomore Season Summer 2020: Tied for fourth place in the 119th New Jersey Amateur Championship at Arcola Country Club with a 2-under 286 (74-71-72-69)...Shared low score in final round with his 3-under 69. Awards: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team. Season: Played in one fall tournament, Bearcat Invitational, as an individual...Earned second letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Competed as an individual and logged back-to-back rounds of 72 for career-best 217 total (7372-72, 4-over)…Earned highest career finish with a tie for 29th… Made four birdies in first round. 2018-19 | Freshman Season Season: Made collegiate debut in Rutherford Intercollegiate… Posted career-low round 70 (1-under) in second round…Tied for 37th with 223 (10-over) total as an individual competitor...Received first letter. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Competed as an individual… Made four birdies in second round to for a career-low 70…Tied for 37th with 10-over 223. Before Penn State Played for coach Tom Quinn at North Valley Regional...Helped lead Knights to three-straight New Jersey School Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NJSIAAA) Group 3 team titles...Took fourth place in the Group 3 boys golf 2018 Tournament of Champions...Earned AllBergen County and All-North Jersey honors sophomore and junior years...Qualified for both the PGA Junior National Championship and the USGA Junior Amateur Championship as a senior in 2017... Ranked as No. 2 player in New Jersey for 2018...Captured first

place at the U.S. Challenge Cup Northeast Junior Classic in summer 2017...Finished fourth at the American Junior Golf Association tournament held at the Penn State Blue Course and tied for sixth at the Northern Junior Championship at the New Haven Country Club. Personal Full name is Ryan Jaehyun Lee…Parents are Alex Lee and Jennifer Kim...Earned a 3.5 grade-point average in spring 2019 for Penn State Dean’s List honors…Majoring in English. Why Penn State? “I had an English teacher in high school who graduated from Penn State and hearing all the experiences he had made me want to enroll as well. His experiences showed me that at such a big school the opportunities one has to learn something new are nearly endless.”

LEE HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2018-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar............................................2020-21 Academic All-Big Ten.......................................... 2019-20, 2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2018-present Rounds Played.....................................................................................9 Scoring Average..........................................................................73.56 Low Round......................................................................................... 70

LEE’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

3 3 3 9

223 217 222 662

LOW RND

70 72 72 70

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

EVENTS

1 1 1 3

-

-

AVG

-

74.33 72.33 74.00 73.56

LEE’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2018-19 Tournament

Date

2019-20 Tournament

Date

Rutherford Intercollegiate *

Bearcat Invitational *

4/13-14

9/30-10/1

1-2-3-4

Total

1-2-3-4

Total

76-70-77

73-72-72

223

217

Par Place

+10

t-37

Par Place +4

t-29

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament

Rutherford Intercollegiate*

Date

4/17-18

1-2-3-4

72-77-73

Total 222

Par Place +9

t-39

* Denotes played as an individual.

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NITTANY LIONS JIMMY

MEYERS JUNIOR

WEXFORD, PA. CENTRAL CATHOLIC

Career: Has played in four events, two as an individual…2021 Academic All-Big Ten honoree. 2020-21 | Sophomore Season Awards: Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Played in two events, with his best finish coming in the Rutherford Intercollegiate. Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-14): Finished tied for 116th with a +14 224. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Shot a +6 219 to finish tied for 25th. 2019-20 | Freshman Season Season: Competed in two fall events as an individual...Tied for 26th for best finish with his career-low 229 at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate...Received first letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Rod Myers Invitational (9/14-15): Made steady improvement competing as an individual in his first collegiate tournament… Moved up six spots on final day to tie for 66th with a 236 (8279-75)…Posted career-low score in final round with a 3-over 75. at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28): Competed in second tournament of the fall as an individual…Posted careerlow tournament score with a 229 (76-78-75, 13-over) and tied his career-low round score with a 75 on final day…Earned a tie for 26th, his best career finish. Junior Career Recorded nine top-15 finishes nationwide in 2018…Placed second in 2018 WPGA Spring Stroke play at Bedford Springs Resort with 1-over 145 (70-75)…Helped Team WPGA repeat as 2018 Williamson Cup...Dominated afternoon of match play to help Western Pennsylvania Golf Association (WPGA) win its fifth consecutive win in 2018 Palmer Cup at Latrobe Country Club… Posted top-15 finish at 2018 Southern Junior Championship with 218 (76-70-72) at Squire Creek Country Club in Shreveport, Louisiana…Tallied five birdies and an eagle in first round of 2018 Lockton AJGA Kansas City Junior at Creekmoor Golf Club for a 212 total (68-73-71) for share of third place…Competed in 2018 West Penn Amateur at Fox Chapel Golf Club…Shot a final round 66 and tied for eighth overall (3-over 210) in 2017 Under Armour AJGA Canadian Junior event…Tied for 10th at 2017 West Penn Open…Tied for second with 5-under 208 at IJGT Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions in 2017… 16

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Made 12 birdies and an eagle over three-day IJGT event at Grand Cypress Golf Club…Played first AJGA event at Dauphin Highlands in 2016 and had top-20 finish with 152 (77-75). High School Played for coach Corey O’Connor at Pittsburgh Central Catholic… Earned four letters as member of Vikings and served as team captain for two seasons…Won 2018 WPIAL Class 3A Boys’ individual championship with 1-over 71 and propelled Vikings to team title as a senior…Fended off other soon-to-be NCAA Division I studentathletes to win the WPIAL title at historic Oakmont Country Club two weeks before the state championships…Birdied three of his final four holes as runner-up at 2018 PIAA 3A Boys’ Championships with 2-over 144 for best career state finish…Competed in 2018 Western Regional with top-five finish (75)…Qualified for state championships all four years, first Viking to advance more than once…Won individual medalist honors with a round of 69 to help lead Pittsburgh Central Catholic to team title at 2018 Gary Garrison Tournament…Helped Vikings to three consecutive WPIAL team championships and four-straight appearances…Selected as a member of the National Business Honors Society and to the 2017 and 2018 Transamerica Scholastic Honor Rolls. Personal Full name is James Francis Meyers…Parents are Jim and Colleen Meyers...Has two sisters, Jess, his twin, who began her collegiate golf career at Notre Dame in fall 2019, and Paige, youngest of his siblings, and a brother, Jake…Becomes the seventh member of his family to attend Penn State.

MEYERS HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2019-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten............................................................2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2019-present Rounds Played.................................................................................. 12 Scoring Average..........................................................................75.67

MEYERS’ CAREER STATS SEASON

2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

6 6 12

465 443 908

LOW RND

75 71 71

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

EVENTS

2 2 4

-

-

-

AVG

77.50 73.83 75.67

MEYERS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2019-20 Tournament

Rod Myers Invitational * UNCG/Grandover Collegiate *

Date

9/14-15 10/27-28

1-2-3-4

82-79-75 76-78-75

Total 236 229

Par Place

+20 +13

t-66 t-26

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament

Florida Gators Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate

Date

2/12-14 4/17-18

1-2-3-4

71-76-77 76-72-71

Total 224 219

Par Place

+14 t-116 +6 t-25

* Denotes played as an individual.


NITTANY LIONS PATRICK

SHEEHAN JUNIOR

DOYLESTOWN, PA. CENTRAL BUCKS HIGH SCHOOL

Career: Has played 18 rounds and six events in first two years as a Nittany Lion…Owns 75.72 career stroke average…Penn State’s top finisher at the 2021 Rutherford Intercollegiate. Event: Recorded career-low 66 in final round of 2021 Rutherford Intercollegiate and posted best tournament score 208 to finish in second place. 2020-21 | Sophomore Season Awards: Academic All-Big Ten Season: Played in four tournaments for the Nittany Lions and was Penn State’s highest finisher in the Rutherford Intercollegiate with a second-place overall finish. General Hackler Championship (3/14-16): Finished in 86th place with a +22 238. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Finished second overall and as Penn State’s highest finisher with a career-low 5-under 208…shot a five-under 66 in the third and final round. Kepler Intercollegiate (4/24-25): Finished tied for 48th with a +11 224. Big Ten Championship (4/30-5/2): Placed 58th with a +23 239 in first-career conference championship. 2019-20 | Freshman Season Season: Earned spot in starting lineup for two events, one in fall, one in spring...Posted 75.67 stroke average in six rounds...Tallied career-best 225 in first collegiate tournament appearance at 2019 Bearcat Invitational...Received first letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Moved up three spots in final round to tie for 60th with a 225 (75-76-74, 12-over)…Made a birdie on his first hole in his first collegiate start and followed it up with an eagle on No. 10 in his first round…Finished strong by going 1-over on final nine holes of tournament for a career-best 3-over 74 in the final round. at General Hackler Championship (3/9-10): Tied for 69th with a 229 (76-77-76, 13-over)…Played final nine holes at 1-under with two birdies on his final nine holes for a 4-over 76 in the final round. Junior Career Shot 143 (3-over) to win the 2018 Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA championship at The Springhaven Club in Wallingford, Pennsylvania…Finished 2018 Jr. PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, 6-over, in a tie for 41st (71-7575-73=294)…Carded lowest round of tournament on second day

at 2018 Pennsylvania Junior Boys’ Championship with a 68… Tied for second with a two-day total 144 (2-over)…Recorded lowest rounds for his Pennsylvania team in 2018 Williamson Cup competition…Contributed to 2017 Philadelphia Junior PGA win as a Pritsch Cup Captains pick…Took third place in 2017 GAP Junior Boys’ Championship and placed seventh in 2018 event… Competed as a North America Cup member (2016, 2017). High School Played for coach Matthew Wolf at Central Bucks High School East… Earned four letters as member of Patriot golf team and served as team captain for two seasons…Voted team MVP as a sophomore, (2016-17), junior (2017-18) and senior (2018-19)…Won a threeway playoff to claim 2018 District 1 Class 3A championship as a senior…Made 11 birdies, including seven in second round as well as an eagle for his final tally (72-67=139)…Shot a 4-over 146 to share third place at 2018 PIAA 3A Boys’ Golf Championships… Qualified for 2018 Eastern Regional with 71…Fired a 3-under 69 in 2017 District 1 Class 3A championship as a junior for runnerup finish…Recorded a 4-under 67 in final round to capture first Suburban One League (SOL) individual title as a junior…Earned share of 2018 SOL championship as a senior…Selected to SOL first team three times and second team as a freshman…Led SOL in score differential in back-to-back seasons (2017, 2018) and ranked second as a sophomore (2016)…Named 2018 all-Intell Golfer of the Year…Recognized for academic honors all four years in high school.

SHEEHAN HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2019-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS

Academic All-Big Ten............................................................2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2019-present Rounds Played.................................................................................. 18 Scoring Average..........................................................................75.72

SHEEHAN’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

6 12 18

454 909 1363

LOW RND

74 66 66

EVENTS

2 4 6

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

-

1 1

1 1

AVG

75.67 75.75 75.72

SHEEHAN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2019-20 Tournament

Date

Bearcat Invitational 9/30-10/1 General Hackler Championship 3/9-10

1-2-3-4

75-76-74 76-77-76

Total 225 229

Par Place

+12 +13

t-60 t-69

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament

General Hackler Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate Kepler Intercollegiate Big Ten Championship

Date

3/14-16 4/17-18 4/24-25 4/30-5/2

1-2-3-4

81-79-78 72-70-66 76-76-72 80-83-76

Total

Par Place

238 208 224 239

+22 -5 +11 +23

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NITTANY LIONS going into postseason freshman year…Earned a spot on the West Perry High School honor roll.

BEN

SMITH

Personal Full name is Benjamin Smith…Parents are Scott and Jill Smith… Has one sister, Megan, who played basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania…Enjoys hunting, fishing and being in the outdoors.

JUNIOR

BLAIN, PA. WEST PERRY

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

Student-Athlete............................................................2019-present

PENN STATE CAREER HONORS Career: Has competed in two events as an individual. 2020-21 | Sophomore Season Awards: Academic All-Big Ten Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Shot a career-low 71 in both the first and second rounds en route to a +3 216 overall that was good for a tie for 12th place. 2019-20 | Freshman Season Season: Played in one three-round event as an individual competitor with 76.00 stroke average...Received first letter... Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic. at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/11-10/13): Saw first collegiate action as an individual competitor...Tallied career-low 74 in final round...Moved up three spots on final day with a 228 to tie for 76th. Junior Career Ranked 108th nationally by AJGA…Played in four AJGA tournaments in 2018, finishing in the top five three times, including a win at the FORE Performance Junior Championship with rounds of 73-68-73…Capped off his summer with another win at the Grandover Junior Amateur at the Grandover Resort in North Carolina shooting 74-69 (-1)…Placed fifth at the AJGA New Era Junior Championship…Captured seventh-place finish in 2018 Williamson Cup…Competed on the Tarheel Junior Tour. High School Competed in three sports at West Perry High School, earning four letters in golf and two each in basketball and baseball…Served as captain of basketball and baseball teams for one season each… Played golf for Mustang coach Scott Smith, his father…Named Carlisle Sentinel 2018 Player of the Year as a senior…Selected as 2018 PennLive Boys Golfer of the Year in final season… Recognized as a Mid-Penn Conference All-Star…Earned Carlisle Sentinel first-team all-star accolades as a junior (2017) and senior (2018)…Was first golfer in school history to shoot a 68 at Eagles Crossing, a 69 at Greencastle Greens and 69 at the Chambersburg Country Club, achieving all scores as a senior…Took 12th place in PIAA state championship as a senior…Finished fourth in 2019 Mid-Penn tournament…Placed sixth in District 3 play and fifth in regionals in final season…Recorded first top-10 finish with seventh place at 2017 Mid-Penn Championships as a sophomore…Birdied three of his final four holes to secure second place at Mid-Penn tournament as a junior…Significantly lowered stroke average 18

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

Academic All-Big Ten............................................................2020-21

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2019-present Rounds Played.....................................................................................6 Scoring Average..........................................................................74.00

SMITH’S CAREER STATS SEASON

2019-20 2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

3 3 6

228 216 444

LOW RND

74 71 71

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

EVENTS

1 1 2

-

-

AVG

-

76.00 72.00 74.00

SMITH’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2019-20 Tournament

Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate *

Date

10/11-13

1-2-3-4

76-78-74

Total 228

Par Place

+12

t-76

The remainder of the 2020 season was cancelled March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Tournament

Rutherford Intercollegiate*

Date

4/17-18

1-2-3-4

71-71-74

Total 216

Par Place +3

t-12

* Denotes played as an individual.


NITTANY LIONS ALLEN HIGHLIGHTS PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF

JAMES

ALLEN SOPHOMORE

SCARSDALE, N.Y. SCARSDALE

Student-Athlete............................................................2020-present

PENN STATE CAREER STATISTICS

Years Played...................................................................2020-present Rounds Played.....................................................................................3 Scoring Average..........................................................................70.00 Low Round......................................................................................... 69

ALLEN’S CAREER STATS 2020-21 | Freshman Season Season: Competed in one event, placing tied for fourth in the Rutherford Intercollegiate as an individual. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Finished tied for fourth while playing as an individual after finishing with a 3-under 210…Shot a 2-under 69 in the first round. Junior Career Placed third at the 78th New York State Junior Amateur Championship in summer 2019…Qualified for the 72nd U.S. Junior Amateur at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, in July 2019…Tied for third in 2019 MGA Carter Cup…Turned in five-straight AJCA top-25 finishes in summer 2019.

SEASON

2020-21 Totals

RNDS STROKES

3 3

210 210

LOW RND

69 69

ALLEN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2020-21 Tournament Date Rutherford Intercollegiate*

4/17-18

FINISH TOP 1 5 10

EVENTS

1 1

-

1-2-3-4

69-70-71

1 1

Total 210

AVG

1 1

70.00 70.00

Par Place -3

t-4

* Denotes played as an individual.

High School Played for Scarsdale High School head coach Andy Verboys and served as team captain as a senior…Led Scarsdale to threestraight section championships, including an undefeated 24-0 mark as a junior in 2019…Became first Raider to earn all-state honors three times…Received all-NYSPHSAA Section 1 and all-league honors all three years…Shot 31 in 2019 team section finals as a junior…Took 10th place in 2019 New York state championship as a junior…Owned the third-best scoring average in Section 1 as a sophomore and was 17th in state championship…Finished second in 2017 individual section championship and 16th in state championship as a freshman…Shot low round of 34 at Quaker Ridge Country Club during freshman season…Competed for the wrestling team as a freshman…Received membership into the Scarsdale Junior Academic Honors Society…Did not participate in any spring 2020 competitions as all events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal Full name is James Keough Allen…Parents are Tony Allen and Dr. Kelli Keough…Has a younger sister, Grace…Grandfather played football and baseball at Cal…Uncle was an all-star with the Oakland A’s major league baseball team…Has a second cousin who played volleyball on Texas’ Big 12 championship team…Has another cousin who played football for the University of Miami…Enjoys weightlifting, writing and playing football.

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NITTANY LIONS

JUD

JAKE

SOPHOMORE

FRESHMAN

LANGILLE OSSINING, N.Y.

KENSINGTON, MD.

OSSINING

WALTER JOHNSON

2020-21 | Freshman Season Did not compete in any tournaments. Junior Career Captured 2019 USGA Four-Ball medalist honors with an 8-under 64…Finished as runner-up in the 78th New York State Junior Amateur Championship in 2019 with a 3-under 141 after a playoff… Advanced to his first USGA championship in 2018 by holing a 50-foot birdie putt to shoot 1-under par 70 and earn a spot in the USGA Junior Amateur Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield Township, New Jersey…Shot 6-under par and won playoff for 2018 Met Junior PGA championship to qualify for Junior PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky… Qualified for and then won four matches to claim the 49th MGA/Met Life Boys Championship in 2017…Won final match in 20 holes… Carded a 2-under 138 for 2017 Metropolitan PGA Future Series championship at Bethpage…Won the 2017 Westchester Golf Association (WGA) Boys Championship…Honored as the Junior Player of the Year by the Westchester Golf Association. High School Earned four letters at Ossining High School for Pride head golf coach Nick DiCioccio…Served as team captain for three seasons… Helped NYS Section One to 2019 state championship as a junior and finished 10th as an individual…Owns record for lowest round at Ossining High School with a 6-under 29 for nine holes…Selected to all-state and all-section teams as a sophomore (2018) and junior (2019)…Took second at both 2018 and 2019 sectionals… Earned New York Section I honors three times…Played varsity hockey for 2017 league championship squad as a freshman… Member of the National Honor Society…Won Junior Book Award…Selected for Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology at the University of Rochester…updated grade point average…Did not participate in any spring 2020 competitions as all events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal Competed on the 2017 New York State Amateur Hockey Association State champion hockey team and advanced to the quarterfinals in the USA Hockey National Championship in Coral Springs, Florida… Was a member of the 2015 and 2016 New York State Little League runner-up teams.

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GRIFFIN

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

Junior Career The top-ranked junior golfer in the state of Maryland according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranking, Griffin is the No. 11 golfer and is 19th by the AJGA Rolex Ranking in the class of 2021...Impressive list of honors and accomplishments in 2020 included his selection as a 2020 Rolex AJGA Junior All-American with six top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events...In those six competitions, he placed in the top five three times and was second twice, at the Imperial Headwear Classic, and at Penn State at the AJGA Junior in July 2020...Took eighth at the 2020 Maryland Open and was second at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Amateur Championship.. The 2019 Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Junior Golfer of the Year, he recorded a third-place finish at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Amateur Championship and was 10th as an individual at the Williamson Cup...Was also a member of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association Mason-Dixon team in addition to playing on Washington Metropolitan Golf Association team...Captured medalist honors at the 2018 Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Bobby Gorin Memorial...Had two top-five finishes in 2018 at the Maryland Junior Amateur (5th) and the 2018 AJGA Amino Vital (4th). High School A three-time team MVP and two-time all-division performer for Walter Johnson High School, Griffin was the program’s first state champion, winning Maryland’s Public High School 3A/4A title as a junior. He finished in sixth place at the state championships as a sophomore after taking 11th as a freshman...in addition to his abilities on the golf course, Griffin earned his high school’s Scholar Athlete Award for three-straight years, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his fall golf competitions were moved to spring 2021.


NITTANY LIONS

MORGAN

LOFLAND FRESHMAN PAOLI, PA CONESTOGA

Junior Career Lofland, who was ranked as the top junior golfer in Pennsylvania, will came to Penn State after compiling a lengthy list of accomplishments, highlighted by three top-10 finishes, including two back-to-back, in four AJGA events...The Junior Boys Championship stoke play medalist, Lofland shot a 6-under 64 and won the Jock MacKenzie Memorial in July 2020 with an event-record 6-under 66...Broke the course record at his home course, the Phoenixville Country Club, with a 59 (11-under) just two weeks prior...Shot even par for a fourth-place finish at the Pennsylvania Golf Association (PAGA) Junior Boys Championship in June 2020. High School A four-time Central League champion and 2019 PIAA Class AAA East Regional champion, Lofland earned All-America honors as a freshman for John Jones at Conestoga High School...The twotime captain for the Pioneers, Griffin placed ninth in the state as a junior after qualifying for regionals all three years of his career and for state championships twice...His senior season postseason competitions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Following his junior season, Lofland was named the team MVP.... He not only had the lowest scoring average on the team, duplicating that accomplishment from his freshman campaign, but had the Central League’s best scoring average in 2019 as well...Lofland also competed as wrestler for the Pioneers, serving as the team captain for one season and earning four letters with 87 career wins. He won the Central League championship and finished in sixth at regionals...A member of the academic first honor roll for his first three years at Conestoga, Lofland won an all-league academic award as a sophomore wrestler....The Daily Local News named Lofland its 2019 Boys Golfer of the Year.

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2020-21 STATS | RESULTS | LOW ROUNDS 2020-21 PENN STATE MEN’S GOLF STATS Player James Allen Ben Smith Alec Bard Lou Olsakovsky Ryan Davis Jimmy Meyers Ryan Lee James McHugh Lukas Clark Patrick Sheehan Hunter Bruce Jud Langille FOUR-PLAYER TEAM

Low Rds Strks Rd

Low 54

Par/ Rds Events

Finish Top 1 5 10

3 210 69 3 216 71 15 1094 68 15 1096 68 15 1101 68 6 443 71 3 222 72 9 671 69 9 679 69 12 909 66 15 4390 277

210 216 210 211 211 219 222 216 214 208 851

3 2 5 4 5 1 1 2 2 25

-

1 1 5 5 5 2 1 3 3 4 5

1 1 2

Rel. to Par Avg.

1 1 1 1 4

-1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +8

70.00 72.00 72.93 73.07 73.40 73.83 74.00 74.56 75.44 75.75 292.67

Rds

— CAREER — Low Low Strks Avg. 54 Rd

3 6 93 63 120 12 9 34 39 18 3 -

210 444 6878 4649 8743 908 662 2527 2893 1363 234 -

70.00 74.00 73.96 73.79 72.86 75.67 73.56 74.32 74.18 75.72 78.00

210 216 209 211 207 219 217 215 208 208 234

69 71 67 67 66 71 70 69 67 66 77

TEAM TOURNAMENT RESULTS DATE Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-14

TOURNAMENT Big Ten Match Play Championship Florida Gators Invitational Mark Bostick Golf Course, Gainesville, Fla.

March 14-16

General Hackler Championship Dunes Golf & Beach Club | Myrtle Beach, S.C. April 17-18 Rutherford Intercollegiate Blue Course | State College, Pa. April 24-25 Kepler Intercollegiate Scarlet Course | Columbus, Ohio April 30-May 2 Big Ten Conference Championships Crooked Stick Golf Club | Carmel, Ind.

PSU TOTALS

ROUND-BY-ROUND

Penn State (+11) Alec Bard (E)

FINISH Fifth 21 / 21 t-48 / 120

Penn State (+41) Ryan Davis (+4) Penn State (E) Patrick Sheehan (-5) Penn State (+12) Lou Olsakovsky (+2) Penn State (+54) Alec Bard (+11) Lou Olsakovsky (+11)

14 / 15 t-25 / 90 1 / 14 2 / 75 2 / 16 t-9 / 88 10 / 14 t-20 / 70 t-20 / 70

298-301-306=905 72-71-77=220 288-287-277=852 72-70-66=208 288-288-288=864 69-76-70=215 305-307-306=918 76-74-77=227 73-78-76=227

TOP TEAM LOW ROUNDS (VS. PAR) 277 279 287 288 288 288 288

-7 -1 +3 +4 +4 +4 +4

Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/2021(3rd Round) Florida Gators Invitational, 2/14/2021 (3rd Round) Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/2021 (2nd Round) Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/2021 (1st Round) Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/24/2021 (1st Round) Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/25/2021 (2nd Round) Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/25/2021 (3rd Round)

TOP TEAM LOW ROUNDS (GROSS SCORE) 277 -7 279 -1 285 +5 287 +3 287 +7

Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/2021(3rd Round) Florida Gators Invitational, 2/14/2021 (3rd Round) Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (1st Round) Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/2021 (2nd Round) Florida Gators Invitational, 2/13/2021 (2nd Round)

285-287-279=851 73-68-69=210

WINNER Indiana Florida = 811 (-29) Andrew Kozan (Auburn)=199 (-11) Trent Phillips (Georgia)=199 (-11) NC State = 852 (-12) Nick Gabrelcik (UNF) =205 (-11) Penn State = 852 (E) Evan Brown (Loyola, Md.) = 202 (-11) Illinois = 859 (+7) Cade Breitenstine (Kent State) = 210 (-3) Illinois = 883 (+19) Max McClear (Iowa) = 215 (-1)

INDIVIDUAL LOW ROUNDS (VS. PAR) 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71

-5 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

Patrick Sheehan, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/21 (3rd Round) Ryan Davis, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/21 (3rd Round) Alec Bard, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (2nd Round) Lou Olsakovsky, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round) Lou Olsakovsky, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/24/2021 (1st Round) Ryan Davis, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/25/2021 (2nd Round) James Allen, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) James McHugh, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) Alec Bard, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round) Lukas Clark, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round) Lou Olsakovsky, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/25/2021 (3rd Round) Alec Bard, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/25/21 (2nd Round) Alec Bard, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) Ryan Davis, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) James Allen, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (2nd Round) Lukas Clark, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (2nd Round) Patrick Sheehan, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (2nd Round) Alec Bard, General Hackler Championship, 3/14/2021 (1st Round) Ryan Davis, General Hackler Championship, 3/15/2021 (2nd Round)

INDIVIDUAL LOW ROUNDS (GROSS SCORE) 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 22

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

-5 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1

Patrick Sheehan, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/21 (3rd Round) Ryan Davis, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/18/21 (3rd Round) Alec Bard, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (2nd Round) Lou Olsakovsky, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round) James Allen, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) James McHugh, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/17/21 (1st Round) Lou Olsakovsky, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/24/21 (1st Round) Ryan Davis, Kepler Intercollegiate, 4/24/21 (2nd Round) Alec Bard, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round) Lukas Clark, Florida Gators Invitational, 2/12/2021 (3rd Round)


2021 SPRING RESULTS

BIG TEN MATCH PLAY

FEB. 5-6, 2021 | PALM COAST, FLA. | HAMMOCK BEACH RESORT OCEAN COURSE – PAR 72 • 7,113 YDS DAY ONE Iowa def. Penn State, 3-2 PALM COAST, Fla. — The Nittany Lions lost 3-2 to Iowa in second-round action Friday afternoon. Graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) and James McHugh (Rye, New York) won their matches, 3&2, and 5&4, respectively. Bard jumped out to an early lead and was locked into three ties, but never trailed. McHugh was tied on the first two holes, took the lead on his third hole and cruised for the win.

DAY TWO Penn State def. Minnesota, 2-2-1, won tiebreaker Penn State def. Northwestern, 3-2 PALM COAST, Fla. — The Penn State men’s golf team earned a win and a tie on the second day of the Big Ten Match Play Championship at Hammock Beach Resort. The Nittany Lions took fifth place in the event after defeating top-seeded Northwestern 3-2 Saturday afternoon. Penn State tied No. 2 seed Minnesota 2-2-1 in the morning match, but won the tiebreaker to move on. Graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) won all three of his matches in bracketed play this weekend. Bard was tied on his first hole and then built his lead to the 4&2 final against the Golden Gophers in the morning match. Tied for the first four holes against Northwestern, Bard took a lead on the next three before another tie on his eighth hole. He grabbed the lead again and held it to the 3&2 final. From Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, graduate student Ryan Davis picked up a win against the Wildcats, 3&2, battling through six ties in the final nine holes. Senior Lou Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania), fended off Northwestern after ties on his sixth, eighth, 10th and 11 holes for a 2&1 win.

FLORIDA GATORS INVITATIONAL FEB. 12-14, 2021 | GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA | MARK BOSTICK COURSE | PAR 70 • 6,701 YDS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Penn State men’s golf graduate student Alec Bard and senior Lou Olsakovsky carded the lowest rounds of the young 2021 season, each with 68s on Saturday at the Florida Gators Invitational. Bard picked up his 68 in the second round and Olsakovsky in the third as the Nittany Lions completed the modified tournament in 21st with a final 851 total (285-287-279).

Tournament host Florida, one of 10 Southeastern Conference teams competing this weekend, came from behind with a 15-under par final round to win the tournament with an 811 total. Andrew Kozan from Auburn and Trent Phillip of Georgia tied for the individual championship with 11-under 199 scores.

Expected inclement weather on Sunday modified the tournament schedule from three days to two with 27+ holes on Friday and the remaining holes of round two Saturday morning and round three following.

Pos

Back-to-back under-par rounds for Bard (New Hartford, New York) put him in a tie for 48th at 210 even (73-68-69). Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) finished in a tie for 57th with a 1-over 211 (70-73-68). A 69 in the final round gave senior Lukas Clark (Holland, Pennsylvania) a 4-over 214 (71-74-69) to tie for 83rd. Graduate student Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) completed the event with a 219 total (74-72-73, 9-over) and Jimmy Meyers (Wexford, Pennsylvania) had a 224 (71-76-66, 14-over).

Team/Player

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Total

+/-

21

Penn State

285

287

279

851

+11

t-48

Alec Bard

73

68

69

210

E

t-57

Lou Olsakovsky

70

73

68

211

+1

t-83

Lukas Clark

71

74

69

214

+4

t-102

Ryan Davis

74

72

73

219

+9

t-116

Jimmy Meyers

71

76

77

224

+14

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2021 SPRING RESULTS

GENERAL HACKLER CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 14-16, 2021 | MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA | THE DUNES BEACH & GOLF CLUB | PAR 72 • 7,233 YDS MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Penn State men’s golf team finished in 14th place at the General Hackler Championship after a windy and rainy final round on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions’ three-round 905 total included a 306 third-round score.

Pos

Team/Player

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Total

+/-

14

Penn State

298

301

306

905

+41

Graduate student Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) was the top Nittany Lion finisher with a 220 (4-over) for a tie for 25th. Senior Lou Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) posted the best round for Penn State on Tuesday with a 1-over 73 and moved into a tie for 39th with a 223 (7-over).

t-25

Ryan Davis

72

71

77

220

+4

t-39

Lou Olsakovsky

74

76

73

223

+7

t-44

Graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) tied for 44th with a 224 (8-over) after a final round 78 (6-over). Sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) had his best round Tuesday for a 238 total and 86th place. Senior Lukas Clark (Holland, Pennsylvania) posted an 82 (+10) in the final round and 246 for the tournament for 89th.

Alec Bard

71

75

78

224

+8

86

Patrick Sheehan

81

79

78

238

+22

89

Lukas Clark

83

81

82

246

+30

Other teams had better final-round scores, but NC State held on to claim the team title with an 852 (7-under). Nick Gabrelcik took over the top spot and the individual title with a 3-under 69 and 205 (11-under) overall after sitting in second after two rounds.

RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE

APRIL 17-18, 2021 | STATE COLLEGE, PA. | PENN STATE BLUE COURSE | PAR 71 • 7,202 YDS STATE COLLEGE, Pa.. – The Penn State men’s golf team surged to its sixth-straight Rutherford Intercollegiate championship Sunday with a 7-under 277 in the final round. Three Nittany Lions had three birdies each on their final seven holes during a pivotal stretch that allowed Penn State to capture and hold onto the lead. Sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) carded a 5-under 66 in the final round, a career low, and was second with a career-best 5-under 208 (72-70-66) for the tournament. Sheehan, who had six total birdies on Sunday, made the turn at 3-under and accelerated into the final stretch for his score. “Coach Ziccardi and I couldn’t be more pleased to see Patrick play the way he did this week,” Nye said. “He has put in the right work and this finish was a product of his efforts and ability.” Sheehan finished behind individual champion Evan Brown of Loyola (Maryland) who set the Rutherford Intercollegiate record for the par-213 layout with his 11-under 202. Graduate student Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) rebounded with a 3-under 68 in the final round, and 2-under 211 for the event, to move up five spots to eighth. Graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) tied for 16th with a 217 (4-over, 70-73-74). Sophomore Jimmy Meyers (Wexford, Pennsylvania) had his best tournament showing in the starting five with a 219 (6-over, 76-72-71) and tied his career low in the final round (71) for 25th. Senior Lou Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) finished the Rutherford with back-to-back scores of 72 for a 220 total (76-72-72) and 30th place. Playing as an individual, freshman James Allen (Scarsdale, New York) tied for fourth in his first collegiate tournament with a 3-under 210 (69-70-71). Senior James McHugh (Rye, New York) recorded his best tournament ranking with his tie for 12th and was one stroke off his career low with a 216 (3-over, 69-74-73). Ben Smith (Blain, Pennsylvania) tied with McHugh for 24

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

12th with his best outing to date with a 3-over 216 (71-71-74) as he had back-to-back career-low rounds on Saturday. Senior Lukas Clark (Holland, Pennsylvania) finished at 219 (6-over, 74-7075) for 25th place and junior Ryan Lee (Norwood, New Jersey) tallied his best Rutherford Intercollegiate score with a 222 (9-over, 72-77-73) to tie for 39th. No. 38 Kent State and Loyola (Maryland) tied for second in the field of 14 after a tightly contested day Saturday that witnessed only 10 strokes separating the top six teams after two rounds. Pos

Team/Player

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Total

+/-

1

Penn State

288

287

277

852

E

2

Patrick Sheehan

72

70

66

208

-5

James Allen*

69

70

71

210

-3

t-4

Ryan Davis

70

73

68

211

-2

t-12

8

James McHugh*

69

74

73

216

+3

t-12

Ben Smith*

71

71

74

216

+3

t-16

Alec Bard

70

73

74

217

+4

t-25

Lukas Clark*

74

70

75

219

+6

t-25

Jimmy Meyers

76

72

71

219

+6

t-30

Lou Olsakovsky

76

72

72

220

+7

t-39

Ryan Lee*

72

77

73

222

+9

* denotes played as an individual


2021 SPRING RESULTS

KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE APRIL 24-25, 2021 | COLUMBUS, OHIO | SCARLET GOLF COURSE | PAR 71 • 7,455 YDS COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penn State men’s golf team tied its best finish at the Kepler Intercollegiate with a strong showing in Sunday’s final round to take second place with a 12-over 864. The Nittany Lions’ final score was one stroke shy of its best mark at Ohio State’s home tournament as they posted three rounds of 288, round totals that rank in their top five for this event.

Pos

Team/Player

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Total

+/-

Senior Lou Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) made a birdie on No. 14 and played even the rest of the way for a 1-under 70 for the round and 215 (2-over, 69-76-70) to tie for ninth. Moving up nine spots in the final round was James McHugh (Rye, New York) who tallied three birdies for a 1-over 72 and 219 total (6-over) for the tournament (t-22nd, 74-73-72). Sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) carded a 1-over 72 in the final round for an 11-over 224 (t-48th, 76-76-72).

2

Penn State

288

288

288

864

+12

t-9

Lou Olsakovsky

69

76

70

215

+2

t-13

Alec Bard

72

70

74

216

+3

t-13

Ryan Davis

73

69

74

216

+3

t-22

James McHugh

74

73

72

219

+6

t-48

Patrick Sheehan

76

76

72

224

+11

Graduate student Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) made three birdies on his final nine holes, including a birdie on No. 18 to maintain Penn State’s claim on second place. Davis finished the afternoon tied for 13th with a 3-over 216 (73-69-74). Also tied for 13th was graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) with a 3-over 216 (72-70-74). Darkness suspended play late on Saturday, forcing the Nittany Lions to return early Sunday morning to complete their final holes of the second round. Penn State left the Scarlet Course in fourth place and moved to second after 36 holes. No. 8 Illinois held onto the top spot from start to finish with a 7-over 859. Kent State’s Cade Breitenstine won medalist honors with a 3-under 210.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

APRIL 30-MAY 2, 2021 | CARMEL, INDIANA | CROOKED STICK GOLF CLUB | PAR 72 • 7,325 YDS

CARMEL, Ind. — The Penn State men’s golf team finished in 10th place Sunday with a 918 (54-over) in the 2021 Big Ten Championships at Crooked Stick Golf Club. The Nittany Lions improved their team score from Saturday’s round to Sunday’s final round, but couldn’t catch back up to the leaders. No. 11 Illinois won its sixth-straight Big Ten title by one stroke over No. 38 Iowa with a 289 in the final round for an 883 total (19-over). Iowa’s Max McClear held on to the number-one spot with a 71 in the final round and 1-under 215 to win by three strokes. Graduate student Alec Bard (New Hartford, New York) and senior Lou Olsakovsky (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) tied for 20th with scores of 11-over 227. Bard (76-74-77) and sophomore Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) each made three birdies on the final day. Olsakovsky had his best Big Ten Championships round on Friday with a 73 (73-78-76=227).

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Rd 2

Rd 3

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10

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307

306

918

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James McHugh

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78

77

236

+20

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Patrick Sheehan

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83

76

239

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Penn State’s leaders on Sunday were Olsakovsky and Sheehan who both recorded scores of 76 (4-over) on the final day. Sheehan posted a 239 (58th, 23-over, 80-83-76) with his best round of his first Big Ten Championships appearance coming in the final round. Graduate student Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) finished in a tie for 48th with a 235 (19-over, 76-77-82). Senior James McHugh tied for 51st (236, 20-over, 81-80, 77) in his first Big Ten Championship outing.

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MICHAEL CARTER LEGACY | IN MEMORIAM

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

MIKE CARTER’S LEGACY LIVES ON WITH TREE AND SCHOLARSHIP The Penn State golf family continues to honor the memory 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 he was in an automobile accident and died. Penn State was devastated and the Nittany Lions golf family mourned and remembered its 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 head coach Greg 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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LIONS ON TOUR Penn State has long been a training ground for golfers to elevate their game. Upon graduation, several alumni have continued to compete successfully in the sport and pursue their dreams of playing in the professional ranks. Recent graduate and former Nittany Lion Cole Miller finished 25th in his first season on Canada’s Mackenzie Tour’s Order of Merit, which earned him an exemption into the second stage of Web.com Qualifying School. He began his third year as a professional in 2020 and has been active on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, finishing in a tie for seventh in an early October 2020 event While 2013 was a milestone year with Kevin Foley earning status on the PGA Tour, there were many players before who blazed a trail in the professional ranks, and may who continue to compete successfully on various tours in the hopes of joining Kevin on golf’s grandest stage. A three-time All-American, Foley graduated in 2010 and adjusted quickly to the pro game, enjoying an unprecedented rise through the ranks. Foley’s first season as a professional was highlighted by his win in the 2011 New Jersey State Open. In 2012, he split time between the EGolfTour and Web.com tour. After establishing himself as one of the premier players on the EGolf Tour with 6 top-10s in 11 events and a win at the Pine Needles Classic, Foley focused his attention back to the Web.com Tour where a fifth-place finish at the Web.com Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational earned him enough money to gain status for the remainder of the year. Foley finished the year with $119,000 in earnings, giving him full status on Web.com for 2013. In 2013, Foley picked up where he left off by winning the first event of the season at the Panama Claro Championship. He ultimately finished 24th on the money list in August 2013, earning a spot in the coveted “25,” and making him the first Nittany Lion since Dan O’Neill to earn a PGA Tour card. Foley’s success has continued and paid off in a big way after he qualified for his first U.S. Open in 2016. Added to the field as the first alternate, Foley and former Nittany Lion T.J. Howe were the first alumni to represent Penn State in the event since 1999. Foley is also currently playing on the Web.com Tour. T.J. Howe is a 2011 graduate who enjoyed a successful career after leaving the Lions. A 2010 All-American selection, Howe racked up 11 professional wins and multiple appearances on the Web.Com and PGA Tours, including a start in the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship. Based in the southeastern United States, the EGolf Tour is regarded by many as the most competitive mini-tour in the United States. Between 2012 and 2016, Howe won five times on the EGolf Tour and finished in the top five of the money list three times. He enjoyed Web.Com and Mackenzie Tour status in 2016. Howe qualified for his first U.S. Open in 2016 at Oakmont Country Club. Most recently, in 2017, Howe won the prestigious Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

J.D. Dornes, a 2016 graduate, burst on to the professional golf scene after enjoying one of the best golf careers in Penn State history. Dornes has already tasted success in professional golf, having won the 2017 Maine Open by two shots. Only weeks later, Dornes opened up the Pennsylvania Open with a sizzling course record 62 at Gulph Mills GC. He would go on to finish runner-up in the event. Dornes also competed on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica in 2017. He is in his third season of Web.Com Tour membership. Robert Rohanna enjoyed success as a pro since leaving Happy Valley in 2008 with wins in the 2010 and 2016 Pennsylvania Opens. Known for his tremendous length and deft touch around the greens, Rohanna was always poised to make the jump to the Web.Com Tour. He proved to be a dominant force on the NGA Tour throughout the winter of 201314, finishing in the top five in each of his four events, highlighted by a win at Harmony Golf Preserve in November. Rohanna capped his successful NGA Tour campaign by earning full status on PGA Tour Latinoamerica, where the top five money earners gain Web.com Tour membership. Mark Leon, a 2005 grad, earned Canadian Tour exempt status in the fall of 2007 after competing for Team Canada in 2006. Leon retained his status on the Canadian Tour for three seasons. He advanced to the second round of PGA Tour Q-School in 2008, narrowly missing out on Q-school finals and a Web.Com tour card by two strokes. Leon also made the cut in the 2007 Nationwide Tour’s Northeastern PA Classic and spent time playing on the Great Lakes Tour, winning the 2010 Mandarin Classic before returning to Penn State as assistant coach in 2011. In the summer of 2017, Leon accepted the assistant coaching job at the University of Florida where he looks to continue a storied tradition with the Gators. Prior to starting a collegiate coaching careeer, 2006 graduate Greg Pieczynski won 25 tournaments during his nine-year professional career, with victories in the 2008 Philadelphia Open as well as the 2008 Philadelphia PGA Assistants Championship. He finished seventh at the PGA National Assistants Championship in 2008. A native of Kingston, Pennsylvania, Pieczyinski also played in the Northeastern PA Classic on the Nationwide Tour in 2004, and from 2007-2009. Pieczyinski was named the head men’s golf coach at George Mason University in January 2020. Matt Abbott, a 2001 graduate, has seen great success on the Gateway Tour and Minor League Tour. On the Gateway Tour he earned over $91,000 and made 32-of-40 cuts in his last two seasons on the tour. On the Minor League Tour, Abbott earned numerous victories and over $20,000 in earnings. 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. In 2006, Fuller qualified for the second stage of the PGA Tour Q-School.

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LIONS ON TOUR Adam Decker (1996) begins his 16th season as the head coach for the University of Richmond in 2020-21. He played in PGA Tour and 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, had a successful career on the Canadian Tour. 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. A 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, N.C.. 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 Q-school and made the cut in 12 events where he had four top-10

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finishes. In 2000, Tyska played in four Nationwide Tour events and qualified for the PGA Tour’s Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Danny O’Neill ’72, a four-time All-American during his Nittany Lion career, is the only Penn Stater to qualify for both the U.S. Open (1985) and U.S. Senior Open (2001). 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 finishing fourth at the final stage. In his rookie year on tour (2002), O’Neill played in 29 events and earned over $216,000. “Penn State has had its share of talented players through the years,” Coach Nye said. “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. It is with great pride that we watch their efforts to play at the highest levels of the game.”


PENN STATE GOLF HISTORY

Willie Park Jr. 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 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, Connecticut, 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. 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 4-3. Had the Lions defeated Penn, they likely would have been invited to The Intercollegiates (national championship).

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 nonIvy 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.

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.

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.

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 league began play in 1924. The 1923 schedule included matches against Princeton, Lock Haven CC, Penn and Pittsburgh. The Lions finished 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

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

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 Shawnee-on-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.

Coach Joe Boyle – Match Play to Medal 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 GoPSUsports.com

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PENN STATE GOLF HISTORY 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 197-38-1, 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 dualmatches 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 MidAtlantic 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, New York, enrolled at Penn State. Dan O’Neill immediately made an impact becoming the Lions’ No. 1 man by midspring 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, 30

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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. In the late 1960s golf became so popular on the University Park campus, that the 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 College Avenue. 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, Penn State’s women’s coach at the time, was promoted to head coach of the men and 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 and 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, including a first-place finish in the 1987 Eastern Championship and a 31st-place finish at the 1987 NCAA Championships.

Addition of Holuba Hall 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.

Tombros Varsity Golf Clubhouse The Tombros Varsity Golf Clubhouse was dedicated on Sept. 3, 2010, and the next day both the men’s and women’s programs were able to utilize for the first time this spectacular facility build smack in the middle of the university golf course facilities. This clubhouse provides four coaches offices, locker and bag storage for both teams, a beautiful center core that combines the Nittany Lion foyer, academic space, and the magnificent living room with a fabulous floor to ceiling stone fireplace as a focal point. In addition to these space are two multi-function rooms with the ”in to out” capable golf practice and work-out room on one side of the living room and a conference room on the other. This cabin-feel, log construction clubhouse blends perfectly the natural mountain surrounding in Happy Valley, and is located directly in the middle of the Blue and White golf course, adjacent to the range, and short walk to both the private to team’s short game area or long game practice area.

Nye – Builds and Goes National in Scope On Aug, 28, 1992 it was announced that former Bowling Green head men’s and women’s coach, Greg Nye, would take over the men’s team from retired 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


PENN STATE GOLF HISTORY 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 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-tohead 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 54hole cut. Kevin Foley advanced as an individual to the final round and finished 23rd and became Penn State’s 15th All-American. Coach Nye was named Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for the sixth time.

2013 U.S. Open Unique Connection to PSU As the 2013 US Open at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, quickly approached, its unique connection to Penn State became even more relevant. Scott Nye, brother of men’s golf head coach Greg Nye, was the host Head Golf Professional for this prominent sporting event. In addition, Penn State alumnus Matt Shaffer was the Director of Golf Course Operations at Merion. Shaffer was heavily involved in the ongoing preparation of the course for the championship. He met every request of the USGA to update this course in order to best serve the world’s best professional golfers, all while overseeing the turfgrass care of the facilities.

Nittany Lion Postseason Success Penn State would attract attention on a national scale again in 2017 when the Nittany Lions posted one of their best finishes in the Big Ten Conference Championship with a tie for fourth place. Charles Hunzinger (t-4) and Cole Miller (t-6) would secure places in the top 10 as Penn State improved two spots on the final day. Days later, Penn State learned its NCAA Regional destination as the Nittany Lions made their 23rd regional appearance as a program and 20th under head coach Greg Nye. The Nittany Lions were the No. 48 overall seed heading into NCAA Regionals and would compete at the Washington Regional with the likes of top-ranked USC, Kent State, a No. 2 seed, and No. 12 in the nation, and Texas A&M, at the three seed, and 13th in the country, as opponents. In sixth after the first day, the Nittany Lions relied on the steady play of Miller, who carded a two-under 69 for sixth place overall. Huntzinger tallied a 72 in first-round play. Miller duplicated his performance in the second round with another 2-under 69 while Ryan Davis moved up 29 spots into a tie for 16th with his 69 on day two. Miller tallied a third round of under-par score with a 68 to win the regional’s individual championship at 7-under, just the second Nittany Lion to accomplish that feat. For Penn State, it would be its fifth trip to the NCAA Championship where the Nittany Lions, the lowest-seeded squad in the 30-team field, tied Lipscomb for 24th place. Five teams seeded higher finished behind Penn State as it finished with a 27-over 891 over the three rounds. The Nittany Lions improved four spots on the final day with freshman Ryan Davis recording a two-over 218 (76-71-71) to lead Penn State. Miller posted a 219 total.

While the 2013 US Open and Penn State ties are evident, there is yet another reason the event’s location hits close to home for the Nittany Lion golf family. Assistant coach Mark Leon played at the Merion Golf Club in 2005 for the U.S. Amateur. He performed incredibly well on this nationally recognized course that was the pinnacle of professional golf when it welcomed the Open.

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RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE The Rutherford Intercollegiate, hosted by Penn State, has become one of the top events in the Northeast, and has featured a top field of Eastern teams and several squads from around the nation. The Nittany Lions have dominated the Rutherford since it was established as the Nittany Lion Invitational in 1975, winning the tournament 28 times. Twenty Penn State golfers have medaled atop the leaderboard, the last was Cole Miller, a Nittany Lion senior from New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, in 2018. The 2021 Rutherford Intercollegiate was the 44th edition of the tournament. The Nittany Lions won the championship, with a team score of 852. The 2020 event was not held after the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled all NCAA spring competitions.

R.B. “Pop” Rutherford, Sr.

"The Father of Penn State Golf"

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 recalled each spring.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Year Team Individual Champion Score 1975 Penn State Sherm Hostetter, Penn State 226 1976 Penn State Tom Amendola, Penn State 225 1977 Penn State Sherm Hostetter, Penn State 222 1978 Virginia Tech John Zack, Slippery Rock 216 1979 Penn State Gary Durbin, Penn State 216 1980 Virginia Tech John Banks, Virginia Tech 221 1981 California (Pa.) Scott Vietmeier, California (Pa.) 224 1982 Indiana (Pa.) Joe Boros, Clarion 221 1983 Indiana (Pa) John Yancy, Virginia Tech 150† Ben Witter, Indiana (Pa.) 143† 1984 Rutgers Joe Boros, Clarion 221 1985 St. John’s Jim Hagstrom, Slippery Rock 213 1986 Temple Tom Heffer, Gannon 143† Brian Stewart, Temple 143† 1987 Penn State Mark Treese, Penn State 147† 1988 Temple Peter Dannenbaum, Temple 146† 1989 St. John’s Tom Carter, Temple 218 1990 Penn State Mal Smith, St. John’s 145† 1991 Penn State Jon Veneziano, Hartford 143† 1991(Fall) Penn State Jason Tyska, Penn State 217 1994 Penn State Andy Achenbach, Penn State 219 1995 Penn State Mike Banzhoff, Penn State 152† Chris Gilmer, William & Mary** 152† 1997 Penn State Brad Kittsley, Penn State 215 1998 Penn State Charlie Cornette, Western Kentucky 142† 1999 Penn State Andrew McKay, St. John’s 208 2000 Penn State Matt Abbott, Penn State 212 2001 Penn State Andy Latowski, Penn State 212 2002 Penn State Jeff Turton, Penn State 206 2003 Penn State Robby Shaw, Western Kentucky 201 2004 Towson Greg Pieczynski, Penn State 208 2005 Penn State John Eades, Maryland 200 2006 Eastern Michigan Korey Mahoney, Eastern Michigan 215 2007 Penn State Robert Rohanna, Penn State 217 2008 Penn State Robert Rohanna, Penn State 216 2008(Fall) Purdue Nakarinta Ratanakul, Purdue 211 2010 Penn State Kevin Foley, Penn State 211 2011 Penn State T.J. Howe, Penn State 216 2012 Bowling Green St. Brad Boyle, IUP 219 2013 Binghamton Tanapol Vattanapisit, Xavier** 216 JD Dornes, Penn State 216 2014 Minnesota Jose Mendez, Minnesota 207 2015 Penn State Jack Sedgewick, Binghamton 212 2016 Penn State Charles Huntzinger, Penn State 203 2017 Penn State Peyton White, Ohio 209 Georgetown 2018 Penn State Cole Miller, Penn State 206 2019 Penn State Drake Hull, UConn 208 2020 Tournament not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Penn State Evan Brown, Loyola (Md.) 202 † = 36 Hole Event | ** = Tiebreaker 32

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TEAM RECORDS Penn State Blue Course State College, Pa. 54 Holes (7,202 yards) Team

Year

Score

Penn State

2016

843

Penn State

2018

844

Penn State

2021

852

West Virginia

2016

853

Penn State

2019

855

Eastern Mich.

2019

857

Kent State

2021

859

Loyola (Md.)

2021

859

West Virginia

2018

859

Minnesota

2014

860

Xavier

2016

861

54 Holes (6,550 yards) Team

Year

Score

Penn State

2005

843

Penn State

2003

852

Towson

2004

859

Penn State

2002

859

Maryland

2005

861

Penn State

2001

863

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 54 Hole Records - Par 213

Individual

School

Evan Brown Charles Huntzinger Cole Miller Alan Cooke Jose Mantano Jose Mendez Patrick Sheehan Drake Hull JD Dornes Max Sear Chris Gotterup David Hicks Max Sear Peyton White Louis Bodine

Loyola (Md.) Penn State Penn State West Virginia Xavier Minnesota Penn State Connecticut Penn State West Virginia Rutgers William & Mary West Virginia Ohio Rutgers

54 Hole Records - Par 216

Team

Year

Score

Temple

1986

591

Penn State

1991

593

Penn State

1987

594

Army

1987

595

Penn State

1998

596

Score

2021 202 (-11) 2016 203 (-10) 2018 206 (-7) 2016 207 (-6) 2016 207 (-6) 2014 207 (-6) 2021 208 (-5) 2019 208 (-5) 2016 208 (-5) 2016 208 (-5) 2021 209 (-4) 2019 209 (-4) 2018 209 (-4) 2017 209 (-4) 2016 209 (-4)

Individual

School

John Eades Robby Shaw Jeff Turton Robert Rohanna Jim Fuller Greg Pieczynski Andrew McKay Ted Neville

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

36 Hole Records - Par 144

36 Holes

Year

Year

Individual

School

Charlie Cornette Brian Stewart Tom Heffer Jon Veneziano Mal Galletta Jason Smoak Chris Kyrle

Western Kentucky Temple Gannon Hartford St. John’s Wofford Pennsylvania

Score

2005 200 (-16) 2003 201 (-15) 2002 206 (-10) 2006 207 (-9) 2003 207 (-9) 2004 208 (-8) 1999 208 (-8) 2005 207 (-7)

Year 1998 1986 1986 1991 1991 1991 1998

Score 142 (-2) 143 (-1) 143 (-1) 143 (-1) 144 (E) 144 (E) 144 (E)


NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996 NCAA EAST REGIONAL

The first team in the history of Districts I and II to reach the NCAA Finals.

Team

1

2

3

1 NC State

302

291

200

893

2 Florida

308

298

290

896

3 Florida State

309

295

295

899

4 North Carolina

307

298

295

900

5 Wake Forest

310

291

300

901

6 South Carolina

305

302

295

902

7 East Tenn. State 310

298

295

903

8 Clemson

309

304

294

907

T9 Penn State

310

304

296

910

T9 Alabama

321

292

297

910

T9 Tennessee

313

293

304

910

12 Virginia

314

300

297

911

T13 Georgia

315

298

300

913

T13 Auburn

310

299

304

913

15 LSU

210

303

301

914

16 Duke

320

294

302

916

17 VCU

316

296

309

921

GROUNDBREAKING

PENN STATE GOLF 1996 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Ninth in East Regional, Nittany Lions Appear in 1996 NCAA Finals Following a 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, played on the Monster Course at the Concord Resort in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.

Adam Decker

Byron Clift

Dirk Ayers

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 led with a two-over 74.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For the first time since 1987, Penn State headed to the NCAA Finals, held 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.

Byron Clift, 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

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 NCAA FINALS Pos Team

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

2004 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

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

289

286

1151

T6 Florida

285

289

284

294

1152

T6 Washington

289

282

285

286

1152

8 Kentucky

283

286

283

303

1155

9 BYU

280

290

291

295

1156

295

276

289

300

1160

T11 Georgia

285

302

284

290

1161

T11 Georgia State

292

280

297

292

1161

13 Oklahoma State

292

289

289

294

1164

14 Texas A&M

291

292

284

300

1167

15 Penn State

289

291

290

399

1170

10 Pepperdine

Penn State 15th at NCAA Finals

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 third round, as the Nittany Lions fell from a 13th place tie to their final position of 15th, by far the best NCAA finish in the program’s 82-year history. Leon carded a 1-over 71 for a tournament total of 69-69-70-71-279 (-1). He finished the tournament in a sixth place tie overall and was one of just seven golfers to shoot par or better for the tournament. In making the 15-team cut, Penn State defeated three of the nation’s top 15 teams in the process (No. 2 and defending national champion Clemson, No. 4 Arizona State and No. 10 TCU). It was the second week in a row the Nittany Lions defeated some of the nation’s top teams to close out a spectacular postseason.

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Missed Cut: 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

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.

— HEAD COACH GREG NYE

Penn State Second at 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.” 34

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Pos Team

1 2 T3 T3 5 6 7 8 9 10

Clemson Penn State Georgia Georgia Tech Florida Auburn Georgia State Rhode Island Vanderbilt North Carolina

1

2

3

Total

288 290 287 291 286 294 288 292 299 294

291 285 293 288 290 286 300 289 291 283

277 287 284 285 290 287 283 296 290 305

856 862 864 864 866 867 871 871 880 882


NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nittany Lions (left to right) Cole Miller, assistant coach Mark Leon, Charles Huntzinger, Ryan Davis, JD Hughes, Alec Bard and head coach Greg Nye following Penn State’s top-five finish at the 2017 Washington Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship.

2017 NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL

2017 NCAA WASHINGTON REGIONAL

Miller Captures Regional’s Individual Title

Penn State finished fifth at the Washington Regional to secure its first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 2010 and fifth under the guidance of Nittany Lion head coach Greg Nye. Junior Cole Miller recorded his third consecutive sub-par round, a 3-under 68, to win the individual championship at 7-under, his fifth individual title of the 2016-17 and becoming the second Nittany Lion to win an NCAA Regional. Freshman Ryan Davis matched Miller’s last two rounds of 69 and 68 to finish tied for eighth at 1-under. No. 1 USC finished first as the only team under par at minus-3 with Kent State (+3), Florida State (+10), Alabama (+10) and the Lions (+11) advancing to the national championship.

We responded so well when Washington made a strong surge on the final nine, getting contributions from all five guys. That was fun to go at it that hard. I have said it before, but this team has consistently displayed a resilience and fight all year.”

— HEAD COACH GREG NYE

Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington

Pos Team

1

2

3

Total

1

Southern California

280

283

286

849 (-3)

2

Kent State

287

282

286

855 (+3)

3

Florida State

278

288

296

862 (+10)

4

Alabama

283

297

282

862 (+10)

5

Penn State

290

288

285

863 (+11)

The Nittany Lions were the lowest-seeded squad in the 30team NCAA field, and the No. 48 overall seed heading into NCAA Regionals. Penn State tied Lipscomb for 24th place to finish ahead of five teams seeded higher in the NCAA Championship. The Nittany Lions finished with a 27-over 891 over the three rounds. After the third round, the field was cut from 30 teams to 15. Freshman Ryan Davis led the Nittany Lions led the team with a three-round score of two-over 218 (76-71-71). Cole Miller had an eagle and three birdies en route to a two-over 72. He posted a three-round score of three-over 219 (74-71-74). Alec Bard had his best round on the final day with a two-over 74 and finished at 230 (79-77-74). Sophomore Charles Huntzinger tied finished with a three-day total of 230 (75-78-77) and sophomore JD Hughes shot a 78 in the final round for a total of seven-over 229 (76-75-78). GoPSUsports.com

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CAREER SCORING LEADERS Minimum 100 career rounds played to be eligible.

NO. 1

CHARLES HUNTZINGER

NO. 6 ROBERT ROHANNA

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

72.07

2015-19

116

64

73.45

2004-08

137

66

- 2007 & 2008 All-Big Ten Team - 2005, 2006, 2006 & 2008 All-Region Team - 2007 & 2008 All-America Scholar - 2006, 2007 & 2008 Academic All-Big Ten

- 2016 GCAA All-American - 2016, 2017 & 2018 NCAA All-Region - 2016, 2017 & 2018 All-Big Ten Conference - 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

NO. 7 JIM FULLER

NO. 2 COLE MILLER AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

72.11

2014-18

124

65

73.56

1999-03

111

65

- 2017 & 2018 GCAA All-American - 2017 & 2018 All-Big Ten Team - 2017 NCAA Washington Regional Champion - 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 All-Region Team - 2016, 2017 & 2018 Academic All-Big Ten - 2017 U.S. Amateur Qualifier - 2016 PA Amateur Champion

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

NO. 8 MATT ABBOTT

NO. 3 RYAN DAVIS AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

72.86

2016-21

120

66

- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 All-Region Team - 2019, 2020, 2021 All-America Scholar - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Big Ten

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

73.64

1997-01

144

65

- 2001 GCAA All-American - 2000 & 2001 All-Big Ten Team - 2000-01 Region Player of the Year - 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 All-Region Team

T-9 T.J. HOWE

NO. 4 KEVIN FOLEY AVG 72.90

YEARS 2006-10

ROUNDS 147

LOW

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

65

73.79

2007-11

136

66

- 2010 GCAA All-American - 2010 NCAA East Regional Champion - 2008, 2010 & 2011 All-Region Team - 2008, 2009 & 2011 Academic All-Big Ten

- 2008, 2009 & 2010 GCAA All-American - 2009 Golfweek All-American - 2007, 2009 & 2010 All-Big Ten Team - 2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year - 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 All-Region Team - 2010 Academic All-Big Ten

T-9 MARK LEON

NO. 5 JD DORNES AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

AVG

YEARS

ROUNDS

LOW

73.09

2012-16

104

66

73.79

2001-05

134

67

- 2014, 2015 & 2016 All-Region Team - 2014, 2015 & 2016 Academic All-Big Ten - 2013, 2014 U.S. Amateur Qualifier

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- 2004 GCAA All-American - 2005 All-Big Ten Team - 2003, 2004 & 2005 All-Region Team


ALL-AMERICANS

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Dave Hambly JIM TABOR Jim Jim Jim Jim Tabor Tabor Tabor Tabor Dave Dave Hambly Hambly 1964 1966 1964 1964 1964 1964 1966 1966

Jim Geiger DAVE HAMBLY Jim Jim Geiger Geiger Dave Dave Dave Dave Hambly Hambly Hambly Hambly 1966 1967 1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1966

Sherm Hostetter Dan Dan Dan Dan O’Neill O’Neill O’Neill O’Neill Sherm Sherm Hostetter Hostetter SHERM HOSTETTER 1975 1970, 1970, 1970, 1970, 1971, 1971, 1971, 1971, 1972, 1972, 1972, 1972, 1973 1973 1973 1973 1975 1975

Gary Durbin Sherm Sherm Sherm Sherm Hostetter Hostetter Hostetter Hostetter Gary Gary Durbin Durbin GARY DURBIN 1979 1979 1975 1975 1975 1975 1979 1979

1975

JIM GEIGER Jim Jim Jim Jim Geiger Geiger Geiger Geiger 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967

BOB BobHIBSCHMAN Hibschman 1969 1969

Adam MATTDecker ABBOTT 1997 2001

Gary Gary Gary Gary Durbin Durbin Durbin Durbin ADAM DECKER 1997 1979 1979 1979 1979

Matt Abbott Leon Foley Howe Adam Adam Adam Adam Decker Decker Decker DeckerMark Matt Matt Matt Matt Abbott Abbott Abbott Abbott Kevin Mark Mark Mark Mark Leon Leon Leon Leon T.J. Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Foley Foley Foley Foley T.J. T.J. T.J. T.J. Howe Howe Howe Howe Matt Matt Abbott Abbott Mark Mark Leon Leon Kevin Kevin Foley Foley T.J. T.J. Howe Howe 2001 2004 2008, 2009, 2010 2010 1997 1997 1997 1997 2001 2001 2001 2001 2008, 2004 2004 2004 2004 2008, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2009, 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2001 2001 2004 2004 2008,2009, 2009, 2010 2010 2008, 2010 2010 KEVIN FOLEY CHARLES MARK LEON T.J. HOWE HUNTZINGER 2008, 2009 2004 2010 2010

2016

COLE MILLER 2017, 2018

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1970

Matt A 200


ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS

JIM FULLER

MARK LEON

2000, 2001

2003

2005

ROBERT ROHANNA

KEVIN FOLEY

2007, 2008

2007, 2009, 2010

CHARLES HUNTZINGER 2016, 2017, 2018

COLE MILLER

DIRK AYERS

MATT ABBOTT

1996

RYAN DAVIS 2020

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2017, 2018


NCAA ALL-REGION

MATT SHILEY 1991

WILLIAM SMITH 1992

DIRK AYERS 1993 1994 1995 1996

JASON TYSKA 1993

ANDY ACHENBACH 1994

JOE CHUASIRIPORN 1998

BYRON CLIFT 1998

JEFF TURTON 1999 2000 2001

SCOTT PHILLIS 2000

ANDY LATOWSKI 2001 2002

JOSH DAWES 2002

GREG PIECZYNSKI 2003 2004

TED NEVILLE 2005

KEVIN FOLEY 2007 2008 2009 2010

T.J. HOWE 2008 2010 2011

ERNESTO MARIN 2011

JAY WOODWARD 2011

TOMMY MCDONAGH 2010 2011 2012

ANTHONY DEGOL 2011 2012 2013

CHRIS HOUSTON 2013 2016

XANDER MCDONALDSMITH 2013

JENS TALBERT 2013 2014 2015

CHRISTIAN ELLIOT 2015

COLE MILLER 2015 2016 2017 2018

CHARLES HUNTZINGER 2016 2017 2018 2019

RYAN DAVIS 2017 2018 20192020, 2021

JD HUGHES 2017 2018 2019

ALEC BARD 2020, 2021

LOU OLSAKOVSKY 2021

ROB ROHANNA HARVIN GROFT 2005 2006 2008 2007 2008

ADAM DECKER BRAD KITTSLEY 1994 1996 1997 1997

JIM FULLER 2002 2003

MATT ABBOTT 1998 1999 2000 2001

MARK LEON 2003 2004 2005

JIM MARKOVITZ ANDY 2009 2010 ARCHEMBAULT 2009

JD DORNES 2014 2015 2016

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GCAA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLARS In 1984, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) began honoring All-America Scholars. From 1984-2019, honorees must have been at least a junior in academic standing, possess a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, average 76.0 or better and play in at least 50 percent of their teams’ competitions. Sophomore-level student-athletes became eligible in 2019-2020. Penn State has been represented with 37 selections since the inception of this award.

TERRY HERTZOG

MATT SHILEY

BRAD KITTSLEY

BYRON CLIFT

MIKE SAPORITO

1986, 1987

1992, 1993

1996, 1997

1997, 1998

1999, 2000

ANDY LATOWSKI

JEFF TURTON

JOSH DAWES

GREG PIECZYNSKI

ROBERT ROHANNA

2001, 2002

2001, 2002

2001, 2002

2005, 2006

2007, 2008

ANTHONY DEGOL

XANDER MCDONALD-SMITH

JENS TALBERT

JD DORNES

CHRIS HOUSTON

2013

GEOFF VARTELAS

CHRISTIAN ELLIOT

2014

2016

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2017

2014, 2015

2015, 2016

2016

ALEC BARD

RYAN DAVIS

LOU OLSAKOVSKY

2019, 2020, 2021

2019, 2020, 2021

2020, 2021


HONORS GCAA ALL-AMERICANS

1959: 1964: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1975: 1979: 1997: 2001: 2004: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2017:

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 Cole Miller

GCAA HALL OF FAME

1987:

Coach Joe Boyle

GCAA HONOR AWARD RECIPIENT

2007:

Coach Joe Boyle

GCAA PRESIDENTS SPECIAL RECOGNITION HONORS

Presented to programs with a team GPA of 3.5 or higher for the academic year.

2014-15 GCAA OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD

Awarded to programs with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year.

2019-20 GCAA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLARS

1986: 1987: 1992: 1993: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016:

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 Anthony DeGol Xander McDonald-Smith Jens Talbert JD Dornes Jens Talbert Geoff Vartelas JD Dornes Chris Houston

2017: 2019: 2020: 2021:

Christian Elliot Alec Bard Ryan Davis Alec Bard Ryan Davis Louis Olsakovsky Alec Bard Ryan Davis Louis Olsakovsky

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 ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS

The NCAA annually honors teams earning multi-year Academic Progress Rates in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

2008-09: 2009-10:

2010-11:

2011-12: 2012-13:

2013-14: 2014-15:

2015-16:

NCAA ALL-REGION

1991: Matt Shiley 1991-92: William Smith 1992-93: Dirk Ayers Jason Tyska 1993-94: Andy Achenbach Dirk Ayers 1994-95: Dirk Ayers Adam Decker 1995-96: Dirk Ayers Adam Decker 1996-97: Adam Decker Brad Kittsley 1997-98: Matt Abbott Joe Chuasiriporn Byron Clift 1998-99: Matt Abbott Jeff Turton 1999-00: Matt Abbott Scott Phillis Jeff Turton 2000-01: Matt Abbott Andy Latowski Jeff Turton 2001-02: Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Jim Fuller 2002-03: Jim Fuller Mark Leon Greg Pieczynski 2003-04: Mark Leon Greg Pieczynski 2004-05: Mark Leon Ted Neville Robert Rohanna 2005-06: Robert Rohanna 2006-07: Kevin Foley Robert Rohanna 2007-08: Kevin Foley

2016-17:

2017-18

2018-19 2019-20: 2020-21:

Harvin Groft T.J. Howe Robert Rohanna Nick Archambault Jim Markovitz Kevin Foley Kevin Foley T.J. Howe Jim Markovitz Tommy McDonagh Anthony DeGol T.J. Howe Tommy McDonagh Ernesto Marin Jay Woodward Anthony DeGol Tommy McDonagh Anthony DeGol Jens Talbert Xander McDonald-Smith Chris Houston JD Dornes Jens Talbert JD Dornes Christian Elliot Cole Miller Jens Talbert JD Dornes Chris Houston Charles Huntzinger Cole Miller Cole Miller Ryan Davis JD Hughes Charles Huntzinger Ryan Davis JD Hughes Charles Huntzinger Cole Miller Ryan Davis JD Hughes Charles Huntzinger Alec Bard Ryan Davis Alec Bard Ryan Davis Lou Olsakovsky

REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Mary Kennedy-Zierk: 1987, 1991 Greg Nye: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 & 2018

2006-07: Kevin Foley (1st) Robert Rohanna (1st) 2007-08: Robert Rohanna (2nd) 2008-09: Kevin Foley (1st) 2009-10: Kevin Foley (1st) 2015-16: Charles Huntzinger (2nd) 2016-17: Cole Miller (2nd) Charles Huntzinger (1st) 2017-18: Cole Miller (1st-Unan.) Charles Huntzinger (2nd) 2019-20: Ryan Davis (1st)

BIG TEN CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

1992-93: Dirk Ayers 2006-07: Kevin Foley 2105-16: Charles Huntzinger

BIG TEN OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS

The Big Ten honors a male and female athlete from each member school with its annual sportsmanship award.

2002-03: Jonas Hyden 2010-11: TJ Howe

PENN STATE’S BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

This annual award is presented to a men’s golf student-athlete at each member institution who has distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Additionally, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.

2002-03: Jonas Hyden 2003-04: Greg Pieczynski 2004-05: Marco Poccia 2005-06: Robert Rohanna 2006-07: Kevin Foley 2007-08: Matt Leon 2008-09: Chad Bricker 2009-10: Kevin Foley 2010-11: TJ Howe 2011-12: Anthony DeGol 2012-13: Jens Talbert 2013-14: Geoff Vartelas 2014-15: Christian Elliott 2015-16: Georff Vartelas 2016-17: Cole Miller 2017-18: Ryan Davis 2018-19: Alec Bard 2019-20: James McHugh 2020-21: Lou Olsakovsky

ERNEST B. McCOY AWARD

Presented to the most outstanding male student-athlete at Penn State.

2002: Andy Latowski

ALL-BIG TEN

1995-96: 1999-00: 2000-01: 2002-03: 2004-05:

Dirk Ayers (1st) Matt Abbott (1st) Matt Abbott (1st) Jim Fuller (1st) Mark Leon (1st) GoPSUsports.com

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HONORS ALL-ATLANTIC 10

1982-83: Brian Corbett 1983-84: Tom Bean Scott Tharrington 1984-85: Terry Hertzog 1985-86: Dave Treese 1986-87: Terry Hertzog Chris Keim Mark Treese 1987-88: Dan Braun Chris Keim 1988-89: Chris Keim Kyle Ross 1989-90: Kyle Ross Matt Shiley William Smith Dan Vona 1990-91: Matthew Jester Matt Shiley William Smith Jason Tyska Dan Vona

ACADEMIC ALL-ATLANTIC 10

1989-90: Matt Shiley 1990-91: Tom Sarosky Matt Shiley Jason Tyska

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN

Awarded to letterwinners in their second academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

1991-92: James Bohn Kevin Dadey Clayton Davidson Joe Freed Matt Jester Brett Marinelli Scott McDougall Matt Shiley Jason Tyska 1992-93: Vincent Bonner Joe Freed Matt Jester Matt Shiley Jason Tyska 1993-94: David Harget Eric Hiatt Andrew Williams 1994-95: Byron Clift James Tolley 1995-96: Byron Clift Brian Gillespie Brad Kittsley 1996-97: Byron Clift Brad Kittsley J.D. Ostrow Nick Verrecchio 1997-98: Bryan Burns Byron Clift Brad Kittsley Mike Saporito 1998-99: Andy Latowski Greg Marshalek Marty Mills Mike Saporito Jeff Turton

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1999-00: Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Greg Marshalek Marty Mills Mike Saporito Jason Totin Jeff Turton 2000-01: Josh Dawes Andy Latowski Mike Saporito Jeff Turton 2001-02: Josh Dawes Jonas Hyden Andy Latowski Jeff Turton 2002-03: Brian Fitzpatrick Jonas Hyden Greg Pieczynski Rafael Toro Jason Totin 2003-04: David Dankmyer Brian Fitzpatrick Jonas Hyden Greg Pieczynski Rafael Toro 2004-05: John Aubrey David Dankmyer Brian Fitzpatrick Greg Pieczynski 2005-06: David Dankmyer Greg Pieczynski Robert Rohanna 2006-07: David Dankmyer Matt Leon Robert Rohanna Tyler Tarney Mitch Van Zelfden 2007-08: T.J. Howe Matt Leon Jim Markovitz Robert Rohanna Tyler Tarney Mitch Van Zelfden 2008-09: Brendan Borst Jason Cohan T.J. Howe Mitch Van Zelfden 2009-10: Brendan Borst Jason Cohan Kevin Foley T.J. Howe Tanner Smith 2010-11: Anthony DeGol T.J. Howe Matthew Porter Jay Woodward 2011-12 Anthony DeGol Matthew Porter Shane Stewart Jay Woodward 2012-13 Anthony DeGol Xander McDonald-Smith Matt Porter Shane Stewart Jens Talbert Jay Woodward 2013-14 JD Dornes Chris Houston Xander McDonald-Smith Shane Stewart Jens Talbert Geoff Vartelas Ryan Worthy

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

2014-15: Cody Cox JD Dornes Christian Elliot Chris Houston Xander McDonald-Smith Shane Stewart Jens Talbert Geoffrey Vartelas 2015-16: JD Dornes Christian Elliott Chris Houston Cole Miller Geoffrey Vartelas 2016-17: Cody Cox Christian Elliott Cole Miller 2017-18: Alec Bard Ryan Davis Cole Miller 2018-19: Alec Bard Lukas Clark Ryan Davis 2019-20: Alec Bard Hunter Bruce Lukas Clark Ryan Davis Ryan Lee Lou Olsakovsky 2020-21: Alec Bard Hunter Bruce Lukas Clark Ryan Davis Ryan Lee Jimmy Meyers Lou Olsakovsky Patrick Sheehan Ben Smith

BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS

Beginning with the 2008-09 season, awarded to letterwinners in their second academic year with a minimum GPA of 3.7 for the previous academic year.

2009-10: Brendan Borst Tanner Smith 2010-11: Jay Woodward 2011-12: Shane Stewart 2012-13: Anthony DeGol Alexander McDonald-Smith Shane Stewart Jens Talbert Jay Woodward 2013-14: J.D. Dornes Christopher Houston Shane Stewart Ryan Worthy 2014-15: Cody Cox J.D. Dornes Alexander McDonald-Smith Shane Stewart 2017-18: Ryan Davis 2019-20: Ryan Davis 2020-21: Ryan Lee


HONORS BIG TEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1991-92: 10th 1992-93: 8th 1993-94: T-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: T-6th 2007-08: 11th 2008-09: T-4th 2009-10: 10th 2010-11: 9th 2011-12: 8th 2012-13: 11th 2013-14: 9th 2014-15: T-3rd 2015-16: 9th 2016-17: T-4th 2017-18: 4th 2018-19: 10th 2019-20: Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021-21: 10th

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Top-25 individual finishes listed.

1991-92: T-22, Jim Bohn 1992-93: T-17, Jason Tyksa T-21, Graham Dendler T-24, Dirk Ayers 1993-94: T-11, Andy Achenbach T-18 Dirk Ayers 1994-95: T-12, Dirk Ayers 1995-96: 4, Dirk Ayers T-9, Adam Decker T-9, Mike Banzhoff 1996-97: 17, Adam Decker 1997-98: T-15, Byron Clift 1998-99: T-12, Matt Abbott T-21, Scott Phillis 1999-00: T-7, Matt Abbott T-17, Scott Phillis 2000-01: T-14, Matt Abbott 2001-02: T-18, Mark Leon 2002-03: T-25, Jim Fuller 2003-04: T-13, Greg Pieczynski T-24, Mark Leon T-24, Marco Poccia 2004-05: 5, Mark Leon T-21, Robert Rohanna T-24, Ted Neville 2005-06: 15, Robert Rohanna T-22, Greg Pieczynski 2006-07: T-19, Robert Rohanna 2007-08: T-23, Kevin Foley 2008-09: 2, Kevin Foley 13, Chad Bricker T-17, Jim Markovitz 2009-10: T-16, T.J. Howe T-22, Kevin Foley 2010-11: 9, Jay Woodward

T-21, T.J. Howe 2011-12: T-24, Anthony DeGol T-25, Tommy McDonagh T-25, Jay Woodward 2013-14: T-24, Jens Talbert 2014-15: T-13, Xander McDonald-Smith 22, Jens Talbert 2015-16: T-20, JD Dornes 2016-17: T-4, Charles Huntzinger T-6, Cole Miller 2017-18: 2, Cole Miller 2020-21: T-20, Alec Bard T-20, Lou Olsakovsky

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 2005: 20th/27 2007: 16th/27 2008: # T8th/27 2009: 10th/14 2010: # 4th/14 2015: 11th/13 2016: 9th/14 2017: # 5th/14 2018: 6th/13

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

Individual Qualifiers 1950: Tommy Smith 1957: Bill Davidson Pat Reilly 1958: Bill Davidson Johnny Felus 1959: Bill Davidson Dick Burgoon 1962: Jim Tabor Dave Liebau 1968: Jim Geiger 1970: Dan O’Neill 1974: Fred Von Bargen 1977: Sherm Hostetter 1979: Gary Durbin 1981: 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

# denotes qualified for NCAA Finals

Individual Qualifiers 1989: Dan Braun Chris Keim 2011: T.J. Howe

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

1947: 1948: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1969: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1975: 1987: 1996: 2004: 2008: 2010: 2017:

25th T-16th 24th MC T-28th T-18th T-26th 16th MC MC MC 31st 31st 29th 15th 25th 29th T-24th

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TEAM RECORDS 18-HOLE RECORDS 1. 3. 5. 7. 8. 9. 13. 21.

269 269 269 271 271 272 272 273 274 276 276 276 276 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278

-11 -15 -15 -13 -16 -16 -12 -11 -10 -12 -4 -8 -8 -7 -3 -3 -11 -11 -7 -3 -7 -10 -10 -6 * -10 -2 -10 -10

Sept. 23, 2019 (1) Sept. 21, 2002 (2) Sept. 19, 1998 (3) Sept. 22, 2002 (2) Nov. 1, 2009 (2) Oct. 14, 2017 (1) April 12, 2002 (2) March 10, 2017 (1) Oct. 9, 2006 (2) Nov. 2, 2009 (3) Oct. 31, 1995 (2) April 19, 2015 (2) April 14, 2018 (2) April 18, 2021 (3) May 20, 2010 (1) May 22, 2010 (2) April 30, 2005 (3) Oct. 11, 2015 (2) March 11, 2017 (2) Oct. 8, 2017 (2) Oct. 13, 2017 (2) Sept. 25, 2006 (2) April 30, 2004 (3) Sept. 23, 2001 (1) May 2, 1987 (2) Sept. 30, 2014 (2) Oct. 9, 2017 (3) March 18, 2018 (1) Sept. 8, 2018 (1)

Old Town Club Collegiate James Madison Invitational Northern Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational Renaissance Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational Seminole Intercollegiate Alister MacKenzie Invitational Renaissance Intercollegiate ODU/Seascape Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional NCAA East Regional Rutherford Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Windon Memorial Classic Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate VCU/Mattaponi Shootout Rutherford Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational Eastern Championships Primland Collegiate Invite Windon Memorial Classic Linger Longer Invitational Rod Myers Invitational

* Score was shot on a course which included an executive nine with a par 32 nine-hole layout. The total par for the 54-hole tournament was 208.

36-HOLE RECORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15.

559 560 561 563 564 565 565 569 570 572 573 574 575 575 577 577

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-9 -16 -7 -13 -2 -3 -3 -7 -6 +12 +13 -2 +15 -1 +9 +9

FULL TOURNAMENT RESULTS April 12-13, 2002 Princeton Invitational Oct. 27-28, 2002 Georgetown Invitational April 4-5, 2008 Marshall Invitational Oct. 26-27, 1996 James Madison Invitational Sept. 23-24, 2001 James Madison Invitational Nov. 1-2, 2010 Baylor Intercollegiate April 6-7, 2007 Marshall Invitational Oct. 12-13, 2014 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Sept. 28-29, 2015 Primland Collegiate Invitation Oct. 30-31, 1995 ODU/Seascape Invitational Oct. 11-12, 2004 MacDonald Cup April 9-10, 2001 Liberty Ramada Classic Sept. 25-26, 2000 CSU Ram Intercollegiate April 21-22, 1990 Atlantic 10 Championships April 13-14, 2001 Princeton Invitational Sept. 11-12, 1999 Navy Invitational

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54-HOLE RECORDS FULL TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1. 2. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12. 15. 17. 20. 24. 25. 28. 32.

820 833 833 834 834 835 837 838 838 843 843 844 844 844 845 845 851 851 851 852 852 852 852 854 855 855 855 856 856 856 858

-32 -31 -31 -6 -30 -5 -3 -26 -14 -9 -21 -20 -12 -8 +5 -19 +11 -13 +11 E +12 -12 -12 -10 +3 +3 +3 -8 -8 -8 -6

Sept. 21-22, 2002 March 10-12, 2017 Oct. 13-15, 2017 Sept. 23-24, 2019 Nov. 1-2, 2009 Oct. 8-9, 2017 May 20-22, 2010 Sept. 29-30, 2014 Sept. 18-19, 1998 April 16-17, 2016 April 29-30, 2005 Oct. 9-11, 2015 Sept. 18-19, 2010 April 14-15, 2018 March 20-22, 2016 Oct. 1-2, 2007 Feb. 12-14, 2021 Sept. 25-26, 2006 March 19-21, 2017 April 17-18, 2021 Feb. 15-16, 2020 Sept. 8-9, 2018 April 26-27, 2003 Sept. 6-8, 2002 Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019 April 14-15, 2019 Sept. 6-7, 2014 March 11-12, 2016 April 18-19, 2009 March 18-20, 2018 Oct. 12-14, 2018

James Madison Invitational Seminole Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Old Town Club Collegiate Renaissance Intercollegiate Windon Memorial Classic NCAA East Regional Primland Collegiate Invitational Northern Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Maryland Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Kingsmill Intercollegiate* VCU Shootout Florida Gators Invitational VCU/Mattaponi Shootout Kingsmill Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Florida Gators Invitational Rod Myers Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Badger Invitational Bearcat Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Wolverine Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Boilermaker Invitational Linger Longer Invitational Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate *set course record

72-HOLE RECORDS FOUR-ROUND TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1. 1,169 2. 1,170 1,170 4. 1,171 5. 1,180 6. 1,181 7. 1,183 8. 1,188

+17 +34 +80 +35 +28 +29 +47 +36

May 4-6, 2001 May 1-3, 2009 June 1-4, 2004 May 14-16, 1999 May 3-5, 2002 Apr. 23-26, 2015 May 14-16, 1993 May 15-17, 1992

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


INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

63 64 197 201 201 Josh Dawes

1. 2. 4. 16. 43.

63 (-8) 64 (-8) 64 (-6) 65 (-7) 65 (-7) 65 (-7) 65 (-7) 65 (-7) 65 (-7) 65 (-6) 65 (-6) 65 (-6) 65 (-6) 65 (-5) 65 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-6) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-5) 66 (-4) 66 (-4) 66 (-4) 67 (-5) 67 (-4) 67

Charles Huntzinger

18-HOLE RECORDS

Josh Dawes Charles Huntzinger Charles Huntzinger JD Hughes Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Cole Miller Adam Decker Cole Miller Jim Fuller Greg Marshalek Josh Dawes Matt Abbott Cole Miller Patrick Sheehan JD Hughes Ryan Davis Charles Huntzinger Ryan Davis Charles Huntzinger JD Hughes Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Cole Miller Kevin Foley Cole Miller Greg Pieczynski Chad Bricker Ted Neville Charles Huntzinger Cole Miller JD Dornes Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Jim Fuller Matt Abbott Jim Markovitz Robert Rohanna T.J. Howe Chris Houston Dirk Ayers JD Hughes Louis Olsakovsky William Smith

April 13, 2002 Oct. 14, 2017 March 21, 2016 March 16, 2019 Oct. 8, 2007 Oct. 1, 2007 Nov. 1, 2009 March 18, 2018 Oct. 22, 1996 April 14, 2018 Sept. 22, 2002 Sept. 19, 1998 Sept. 22, 2001 Sept. 25, 2000 April 28, 2018 April 18, 2021 Sept. 9, 2018 Oct. 14, 2018 Oct. 27, 2018 Oct. 13, 2019 Oct. 14, 2016 Oct. 13, 2017 April 18, 2009 Nov. 2, 2009 March 10, 2017 April 21, 2007 Sept. 30, 2014 Oct. 28, 2002 Sept. 25, 2006 April 30, 2005 April 17, 2016 Sept. 7, 2014 Sept. 6, 2014 Sept. 21, 2002 (1) Sept. 21, 2002 (2) Sept. 28, 2002 Sept. 19, 1998 Oct. 9, 2006 April 5, 2008 May 22, 2010 March 22, 2016 Oct. 31, 1995 March 4, 2019 April 13, 2019 May 24, 1990

Princeton Invitational Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Kingsmill Intercollegiate Linger Longer Invitational Memphis Intercollegiate VCU Shootout Renaissance Intercollegiate Linger Longer Invitational James Madison Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational Northern Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational CSU Ram Intercollegiate Big Ten Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate Rod Myers Invitational Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG Grandover Collegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Boilermaker Invitational Renaissance Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Fossum Invitational Primland Collegiate Invite Georgetown Invitational VCU/Mattaponi Shootout Rutherford Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Wolverine Intercollegiate Wolverine Intercollegiate James Madison Invitational James Madison Invitational Northern Intercollegiate Northern Intercollegiate Alister MacKenzie Invite Marshall Invitational NCAA East Regional Kingsmill Intercollegiate ODU/Seascape Invitational Colleton River Collegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate NCAA Eastern Regional

36-HOLE RECORDS FULL TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1. 136 136 136 136 5. 137 137 137 137

(-8) (-6) (-6) (-4) (-5) (-5) (-5) (-3)

Greg Pieczynski Robert Rohanna Josh Dawes Dirk Ayers T.J. Howe Josh Dawes Robert Rohanna Matt Abbott

Oct. 27-28, 2002 April 4-5, 2008 April 12-13, 2002 Oct. 30-31, 1995 Nov. 1-2. 2010 Sept. 23-24, 2001 April 6-7, 2007 Sept. 25-26, 2000

Jim Fuller

Georgetown Invitational Marshall Invitational Princeton Invitational ODU/Seascape Invite Baylor Intercollegiate JMU Invitational Marshall Invitational CSU Ram Intercollegiate

9. 138 138 138 138 13. 139 139 139 139 139 139

Kevin Foley (-6) (-6) (-4) (-4) (-5) (-5) (-3) (-3) (-3) (-1)

Cole Miller

Kevin Foley Jeff Diehl Scott Phillis Kevin Foley

Oct. 8-9, 2007 Oct. 26-27, 1996 Sept. 11-12, 1999 April 6-7, 2007 Charles Huntzinger Sept. 28-29, 2015 Adam Decker Oct. 26-27, 1996 Jay Woodward Nov. 1-2, 2010 Robert Rohanna Oct. 21-22, 2006 Andy Latowski Sept. 23-24, 2001 Mark Leon Oct. 11-12, 2003

Memphis Intercollegiate James Madison Classic Navy Invitational Marshall Invitational Primland Collegiate James Madison Classic Baylor Intercollegiate Georgetown Invitational JMU Invitational MacDonald Cup

54-HOLE RECORDS

1. 197 (-16) 2. 201 (-15) 201 (-15) 4. 202 (-14) 202 (-14) . 202 (-12) 7. 203 (-13) 203 (-7) 9. 205 (-11) 205 (-11) 205 (-8) 205 (-8) 13. 206 (-10) 206 (-10) 206 (-7) 206 (-7) 206 (-4) 206 (-4) 19. 207 (-9) 207 (-9) 207 (-6) 207 * 23. 208 (-8) 208 (-8) 208 (-2) 208 (-2) 208 (-5)

FULL TOURNAMENT RESULTS Jim Fuller Sept. 21-22, 2002 James Madison Invitational Kevin Foley Oct. 1-2, 2007 VCU Shootout Cole Miller March 10-12, 2017 Seminole Intercollegiate Kevin Foley Nov. 1-2, 2009 Renaissance Intercolllegate JD Hughes Oct. 13-15, 2017 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Matt Abbott Sept. 18-19, 1998 Northern Intercollegiate Charles Huntzinger Oct. 14-16, 2016 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate T.J. Howe May 20-22, 2010 NCAA East Regional Charles Huntzinger Oct. 13-15, 2017 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Mark Leon Sept. 21-22, 2002 James Madison Invitational Kevin Foley April 10-11, 2010 Kepler Intercollegiate Jim Fuller Sept. 28-29, 2002 Northern Intercollegiate Greg Pieczynski Sept. 21-22, 2002 James Madison Invitational Jeff Turton April 27-28, 2002 Rutherford Intercollegiate Cole Miller May 15-17, 2017 NCAA Regional Cole Miller April 14-15, 2018 Rutherford Intercollegiate Kevin Foley May 20-22, 2010 NCAA East Regional Cole Miller April 27-29, 2018 Big Ten Championship Kevin Foley April 18-19, 2009 Boilermaker Invitational Robert Rohanna April 29-30, 2005 Rutherford Intercollegiate Mike Miller Sept. 18-19, 2010 Maryland Intercollegiate Terry Hertzog May 2-3, 1987 Eastern Championship Scott Phillis March 25-26, 2000 Dr. Pepper Greg Pieczynski April 30-May 1, 2004 Rutherford Intercollegiate Charles Huntzinger April 28-20, 2017 Big Ten Championship Charles Huntzinger Oct. 8-9, 2017 Windon Memorial Classic Patrick Sheehan April 17-18, 2021 Rutherford Intercollegiate

* Score was shot on a course which included an executive nine with a par 32 nine-hole layout. The total par for the 54-hole tournament was 208.

72-HOLE RECORDS FOUR-ROUND TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1. 279 (-1) 2. 284 (E) 3. 287 (-1) 4. 288 (+4) 5. 291 (+3) 291 (+7) 7. 292 (+8) 8. 293 (+5) 293 (+9) 293 (+9) 11. 294 (+10) 294 (+6)

Mark Leon Kevin Foley Matt Abbott Matt Abbott Dirk Ayers Scott Phillis Chad Bricker Mark Leon Andy Latowski Jason Tyska Andy Achenbach X. McDonald-Smith

June 1-4, 2004 May 1-3, 2009 May 14-16, 1999 May 4-6, 2001 May 10-12, 1996 May 14-16, 1999 May 1-3, 2009 May 3-5, 2002 May 4-6, 2001 May 12-14, 1993 May 13-15, 1994 April 24-26, 2015

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 Big Ten Championship

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TEAM TOURNAMENT TITLES 1948

Eastern Championship

1963

Eastern Championship

1964

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1965

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1966

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1967

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1969

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1969

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1969

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Big Four Championship

1972

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Big Four Championship

1973

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1974

Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1975

Nittany Lion Invitational

1976

Nittany Lion Invitational

1977

Nittany Lion Invitational Wooster Invitational

1979

Nittany Lion Invitational Wooster Invitational

1982-83

James Madison Invitational

1983-84

Atlantic 10 Championship

1986-87

Atlantic 10 Championship McLaughlin Invitational Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate

1987-88

1988-89

Atlantic 10 Championship McLaughlin Invitational James Madison Invitational

1989-90

Atlantic 10 Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate

1990-91

McLaughlin Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship Rutherford Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational

1991-92

Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championship

1992-93

James Madison Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Shootout Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Loyola College Invitational William &Mary Invitational

1993-94

James Madison Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Shootout William & Mary Invitational 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

William & Mary Kingsmill Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Navy Invitational

Atlantic 10 Championship ECAC Qualifier Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

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1996-97

Seton Hall Pirate Shootout James Madison Fall Classic William & Mary Kingsmill Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Navy Invitational Temple Wyncote Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championship

1997-98

Rutherford Intercollegiate

1998-99

2007-08

Wolf Run Intercollegiate VCU Shootout Rutherford Intercollegiate

2008-09

Lehigh Invitational Pinehurst Intercollegiate

2009-10

Rutherford Intercollegiate

2010-11

Rutherford Intercollegiate

Maryland Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate

1999-00

2012-13

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

Colleton River Collegiate

2014-15

Rutherford Intercollegiate

2015-16

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Mountaineer Intercollegiate Kingsmill Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate

2016-17

Seminole Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate

2002-03

2017-18

2003-04

2018-19

James Madison Invitational Georgetown Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Temple Invitational MacDonald Cup Georgetown Invitational

2004-05

Rutherford Intercollegiate

2006-07

VCU/Mattaponi Shootout Marshall Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate

Windon Memorial Classic Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Rod Myers Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate

2020-21

Rutherford Intercollegiate


INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT TITLES 1958

Bill Davidson

1964

Bill Tabor

1967Jim Geiger Frank Guise

1971

Jim Conn Dan O’Neill

1972

Jim Conn Dan O’Neill

1973

Dan O’Neill

1975

Sherm Hostetter

1976

Tom Amendol

1977

Sherm Hostetter

1979

Gary Durbin

1980

Myrl Artac

1980

Robert Phillips

1983

Scott Gerhart

1977

Terry Hertzog Mark Treese

1987-88 Chris Keim

1988-89

Chris Keim Rob Harpster Eric Kulinna

1990-91 Kyle Ross

1991-92

Matt Shiley William Smith Jason Tyska

1992-93 Matt Shiley Dan Vona

1993-94

Eastern Championship

Dirk Ayers Ted Wrubleski

Eastern Championship

Andy Achenbach

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Eastern Championship Big Four Championship Big Four Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

1994-95 Dirk Ayers

Big Four Championship Eastern Championship Indiana (Pa.) Invitational

1995-96

Eastern Championship

1996-97

Dirk Ayers

Brad Kittsley Nittany Lion Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational

1999-2000 Scott Phillis

Nittany Lion Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

2000-01 Matt Abbott

Allegheny Invitational Spider Intercollegiate McLaughlin Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational McLaughlin Invitational McLaughlin Invitational Atlantic 10 Championship

Andy Latowski

2001-02

Josh Dawes Jeff Turton

2002-03 Jim Fuller

2003-04

Mark Leon Ted Neville Greg Pieczynski

Atlantic 10 Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Indiana [Pa.] Invitational

2006-07

Atlantic 10 Championship

2007-08

Robert Rohanna

Kevin Foley Atlantic 10 Championship McLaughlin Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Eastern Championship Kingsmill Invitational

Robert Rohanna

2008-09

Kevin Foley T.J. Howe

2009-10

Kevin Foley

Eastern Championship Indiana [Pa.] Invitational James Madison Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Navy Invitational William & Mary Invitational Mike Banzhoff Seton Hall Shootout Eastern Championship Navy Invitational Mike Banzhoff Rutherford Intercollegiate Navy Invitational ODU/Seascape Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Byron Clift Indiana [Pa.] Invitational Adam Decker William & Mary Invitational Eastern Championship

Rutherford Intercollegiate NCAA East Regional

T.J. Howe

2010-11 Mike Miller T.J. Howe

Maryland Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate

2012-13

Chris Houston JD Dornes

Colleton River Collegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate

2015-16

Charles Huntzinger

2016-17

Charles Huntzinger Cole Miller Ryan Dornes

2017-18 Cole Miller

Rutherford Intercollegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Kingsmill Intercollegiate NCAA Regional Kingsmill Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate NCAA West Regional

Navy Invitational Matt Abbott Northern Intercollegiate Rutherford Intercollegiate Northern Intercollegiate Big Red Classic Princeton Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Princeton Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate James Madison Invite MacDonald Cup Georgetown Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Georgetown Invitational Marshall Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate VCU Shootout Memphis Intercollegiate Marshall Invitational Rutherford Intercollegiate Lehigh Invitational Boilermaker Invitational Pinehurst Intercollegiate Kepler Intercollegiate

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ALUMNI A

Abbott, Matt Achenbach, Andy Archembault, Nick 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

B

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 Bard, Alex 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. Branish, John R. Braun, Dan Brener, Brian 48

2001 1994 2012 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 2021 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 1957 1985 1989

Bricker, Chad Brightman, Charles Brown, Chris Bruce, Richard Bunting, James Burgoon, Richard R. Burke, John Burkett, Bernard Burns, Bryan Bussard, Scott

C

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 Cox, Cody Cramer, Clifford Crookston, James Curran, Timothy

D

Dadey, Kevin Dallessandro, Bill Dankmyer, David Danner, Mike Davidson, Clayton Davidson, William Davis, Gregory Davis, Ryan Davis, Stephen Dawes, Joshua Day, William Decker, Adam Decker, Charles Dell, Thomas DeGol, Anthony DeMarco, Anthony Dendler, Graham Denenberg, Stan Devine, Robert Diehl, Jeff

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

2009 1936 2002 1954 1929 1960 2012 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 2017 1938 1923 1978 1994 1986 2007 1995 1993 1959 1979 2021 1981 2002 1930 1997 1958 1984 2013 1996 1994 1968 1961 1997

Dine, John Dine Jr., Robert Dornes, JD Dornes, Ryan Doyle III, John Durbin, Gary Durniak, Joseph Eaken, Rod Eck, Joseph Ege, Edward Elliot, Christian

E

F

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

G

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

H

Hack Jr., Alan Hambly, David Hamilton, Harry Hansen, William Harget, David Harper II, John Harpster, Rob

1989 1976 2016 2019 1966 1980 1951 1954 1980 1924 2017 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 1948 1967 1973 1990 1994 1947 1989

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 Houston, Chris Hughes, JD Hummer II, Paul Hunter, J.G. Huntzinger, Charles Howe, T.J. Hyden, Jonas

J

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

1948 1949 1979 1978 1939 1989 1988 1948 1987 1935 1928 1994 1970 1978 1983 1942 1941 1978 1963 2016 2019 1963 1935 2019 2011 2004 1942 1937 1983 1995 1994 1967 1940 1950 1943 1991 1985 1989 1977 1943 1939 1924 1987 1998 1996 1947 1940 1978 1960 1942 1956 1981 1975 1948 1926 1958 1989 1952


ALUMNI L

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

M

Mackeverican, Jack Mahaffey Jr., John Majcher Jr., Thomas Manges, Eric Markovitz, Jim Marin, Ernesto 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 McDonagh, Tommy McDonald-Smith, Xavier McDonnell, Michael McDougall, Scott McEntee, Stephen McKay, William McMahon, Harry Meffe, Domenic Menard Jr., G.A. Menoher, James Meredith, Jack Mershon, John Millen, Greg Miller, Cole Miller, David Miller Jr., Robert Mills, Marty Minemier, David Morton, John Muhl, Gil Munro, Alexander Murray, John

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 2013 1992 2001 2006 1935 1944 1964 1987 1935 1996 1994 1941 1957 1949 2012 2015 1971 1992 1992 1932 1950 1983 1935 1978 1961 1981 1985 2018 1963 1940 2000 1980 1961 1981 1950 1931

Musser, H.E. Myerson, David

N

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

O

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

P

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 Porter, Matthew Potts, Charles Price, Andrew Price, Mike Purdy, Douglas

R

Raasch, Bernard Ramaley, Jack Readly Jr., C.H. Rielly, Patrick Riggs Jr., Louis Ritenour, Joseph Robertson, T. Robidoux, Arthur Robinson, William Rohanna, Robert Rosenbloom Jr., A. Ross, Kyle Roy, George Rudd, William Rudy, Tom Runk, James Rutherford III, R.

S

1932 1957 1934 1968 2005 1953 1971 1948 1977 1974 1996 1975 1997 1987 1930 2004 1938 1996 1971 1989 1949 1983 1944 2000 2006 1935 2007 1991 2013 1935 2006 1981 1943 1972 1942 1933 1958 1956 1934 1952 1982 1964 2008 1942 1990 1942 1978 1985 1925 1961

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 Stewart, Shane Stober, Clay Stroup, Douglas Stroup, Gordon Stultz, Scott Sulkowski, Thomas Sunday, Jeffrey Swahn, Robert Swan, Albert Szklinski, David

T

Tabor, James Talbert, Jens Tarney, Tyler 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

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 2014 1983 1978 1954 1959 1977 1975 1962 1943 1987 1967 2015 2008 1956 1965 1926 1984 1960 1975 1982 1997 1999 1979 2004 2003 1986

Treese, Mark Troiani, Michael Tucker Jr., Thomas Turner, W.S. Turton, Jeffrey Tyska, Jason

1989 1984 1975 1929 2002 1993

V

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

2009 2016 1998 1991 1975

W

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 Woodward, Jay Worthy, Ryan Wray, William Wrubleski, Ted Wylie, John

1979 1950 1942 1957 1968 1954 1954 1995 1972 1980 1938 1980 1940 1978 1994 1931 1978 1948 2013 2015 1967 1994 1952

Y

Yard, William Yemm, Thomas Yerkes, James

1967 1949 1950

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

R.B. Rutherford, Sr. Tenure 1922-49 Accomplishments • Coached the first men’s golf team at Penn State. • Compiled a 105-46-6 mark in dual meets. • Supervised construction of University’s Blue and White Courses. • Was known around the University and Happy Valley as “Mr. Golf” for his contributions. • Honored each year when Penn State hosts the Rutherford Intercollegiate. • Won the Eastern Championship in 1948.

R.B. RUTHERFORD, SR. ERA 1922-49 5/27

Pennsylvania

4/23 4/30 5/6 5/7 5/21 5/28 6/28-7/2 5/4 5/5 5/12 5/19 5/26 6/25-26

Centre Hills CC Swarthmore Army Lafayette Colgate The Intercollegiate

4/30 5/7 5/14 5/20 5/21

Pittsburgh Swarthmore Army Cornell Colgate

1924 (7-2)

4/27 5/3 5/4 5/11 5/15 5/18 5/24 5/25 6/1

Cornell Pittsburgh Carnegie Tech Lafayette Bucknell Cornell Haverford Pennsylvania Army

Williamsport CC

Washington & Jefferson

Pittsburgh

State College, Pa. Lock Haven, Pa. New York City, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Beallsville, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Lock Haven, Pa. Johnstown, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. State College, Pa.

1926 (5-1)

State College, Pa. Lock Haven, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Syracuse, N.Y. State College, Pa.

1927 (5-0-1)

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Garden City, N.Y.

1928 (3-2)

Dartmouth Lafayette George Washington Clinton CC Centre Hills CC The Intercollegiate

7-6

Lock Haven, Pa. W 15-0 Princeton, N.J. L 7-0 Philadelphia, Pa. W 6-2 State College, Pa. W 9-1 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 12-1 Williamsport, Pa. W 6-0 State College, Pa. W 10-0 Bronxville, N.Y. 8th Place

1925 (3-3)

Centre Hills CC Centre Hills CC Antioch College Clinton CC Lafayette Syracuse The Intercollegiate

L

Philadelphia, Pa. Easton, Pa. State College, Pa. Lock Haven, Pa. State College, Pa. Rye, N.Y.

W 13-3 W 11-7 L 5-1 W 4-2 L 8-4 W 10-2 W 10.5-6.5 W 5-0 W 5-1 W L L L W W

6-17 5-1 12-9 6-5 5-0 4-2

W W W W L W

14-4 15-3 7-3.25 5-1 6-0 29-1

W 26.5-9.5 W 37.5-4.5 T 2-2 W 15-6 W 4-2 W 5-0

L L W W W

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5-1 5-1 4-2 14-4 31-8

4/25 5/1 5/2 5/2 5/9 5/9 5/24

Cornell Princeton Georgetown Pennsylvania Cornell Pittsburgh Centre Hills CC

5/7 5/8 5/8 5/14 5/15

Princeton Pennsylvania Georgetown Pittsburgh Cornell

4/23 4/30 5/6 5/7 5/11 5/13 5/14 5/14 5/18

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Lock Haven, Pa. Oakmont, Pa.

1931 (3-1-1)

Cornell Swarthmore Lafayette Army Cornell Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Washington & Jefferson

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4/25 5/1 5/2 5/9 5/21 6/22-27

1930 (7-0)

4/28 5/5 5/11 5/12 5/19 5/26 6/9

Centre Hills CC Clinton CC Columbia Pennsylvania Pittsburgh

Centre Hills CC Clinton CC Williamsport CC Lafayette Syracuse Centre Hills CC

Centre Hills CC Swarthmore Centre Hills CC Colgate Williamsport CC Pennsylvania Clinton CC The Intercollegiate

1923 (6-1)

4/26 5/3 5/9 5/10 5/16 5/17 5/24 5/31 6/7

5/1 5/8 5/15 5/19 5/21 6/5

4/26 5/3 5/10 5/13 5/17 5/24 5/31 6/23-28

Swarthmore Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Lafayette Centre Hills CC Cornell Cornell Army

State College, Pa.

Lock Haven CC Princeton Pennsylvania Washington & Jefferson Pittsburgh Williamsport CC Pittsburgh The Intercollegiate

Centre Hills CC Pennsylvania Clinton CC Sunnehanna CC Pittsburgh Pittsburgh

Centre Hills CC State College, Pa. Centre Hills CC State College, Pa. Lafayette State College, Pa. Clinton CC State College, Pa. Swarthmore Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. The Intercollegiate Deal, N.J.

4/21 4/22 4/29 5/6 5/13 5/20 5/27 6/3

1922 (0-1)

4/21 4/27 4/28 5/10 5/11 5/26 6/9 6/15-16

4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/22 6/6

1929 (3-2-1)

4/27 5/3 5/11 5/18 5/24 5/25 6/24-28

Army Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Cornell Cornell Georgetown Princeton Pennsylvania Carnegie Tech

State College, Pa. Swarthmore, Pa. West Point, N.Y. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Chicago, Ill.

1932 (4-1)

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. West Point, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Hamilton, N.Y.

1933 (5-2-1)

Swarthmore, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. State College, Pa. State College, Pa.

1934 (6-1)

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Easton, Pa. West Point, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. State College, Pa. State College, Pa.

1935 (8-0-1)

State College, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Haverford, Pa. Oreland, Pa. State College, Pa.

1936 (5-2)

State College, Pa. Washington, D.C. Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. State College, Pa.

1937 (2-3)

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. State College, Pa. State College, Pa.

1938 (4-5)

West Point, N.Y. State College, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Princeton, N.J. Princeton, N.J. Princeton, N.J. State College, Pa.

W 23-22 W 34-0 L 4.5-1.5 W 12-3 T 3-3 L 5-1

W 19-5 W 5-1 W 28-5 W 4-2 W 6.5-0.5 W 6-0 W 18.5-5.5

W W T W L

36-3 5-1 3-3 6-0 4-2

W W W W L

6-0 6-0 5-1 5-1 4-2

W 4.5-1.5 W 4.5-1.5 W 4-2 T 3-3 W 32-11 L 4.5-1.5 L 5-1 W 7-2 W W W W L W W

4-2 6-0 5-1 6-0 4-2 5-1 6-0

W 9-0 T 4.5-4.5 W 8-1 W 6-0 W 9-0 W 9-0 W 7-2 W 6-3 W 7-2

1939 (7-2)

4/21 4/22 4/28 4/29 5/6 5/6 5/12 5/13 5/13

Rutgers Army Washington & Jefferson Pittsburgh Cornell Pittsburgh Princeton Pennsylvania Georgetown

4/20 4/24 4/27 5/1 5/4 5/4 5/10 5/11 5/11

Pittsburgh Washington & Jefferson Army West Virginia Cornell Pittsburgh Georgetown Princeton Pennsylvania

1940 (4-5)

6-3 6-3 8-1 5-4 6-3 7-2 51-39

W L L W L

6-3 6-3 5-4 7-2 6-3

W 6-3 L 6-3 L 6-3 W 5-4 W 7.5-1.5 L 9-0 L 9-0 L 6-3 W 9-0

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.

1941 (7-3)

4/19 Army 4/25 Washington & Jefferson 4/26 West Virginia 5/3 Cornell 5/3 Pittsburgh 5/9 Georgetown 5/10 Princeton 5/10 Pennsylvania 5/16-17 EIGA 4/18 West Virginia 4/25 Bucknell 5/1 Cornell 5/2 Pittsburgh 5/8 Georgetown 5/9 Princeton 5/9 Pennsylvania 5/16 EIGA 6/20 Colgate 6/27 Centre Hills CC 7/11 Centre Hills CC 7/18 Cornell 7/24 Colgate 7/25 Colgate 8/1 Cornell 5/8-9 5/6 5/13 5/20 5/27

State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Princeton, N.J. Princeton, N.J. Princeton, N.J. Stanford, Conn. Yale Hamilton, N.Y. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa.

1943

EIGA Navy Navy EIGA Cornell

Princeton, N.J.

W W W W W W L W L

8-1 8-1 6-3 6-3 5-4 7-2 6-3 8-1 5-4

W 6-3 W 8-1 W 8-1 W 7.5-1.5 L 5-4 L 5-4 L 6-3 L 8-1 L 5-4 W 5-4 W 8-1 W 6.5-2.5 W 8-1 W 5-4 W 5-4 L 5-4 W 6-3 L L

5-4 5-4

W W W W W W W

9-0 7-2 5-4 8-1 6-3 5-4 5-4

L 6-3 W 5.5-3.5 W 6-3 W 5.5-3.5 W 8-1 W 7-2 L 5-4 W 7-2 4th

1944 (0-3)

Annapolis, Md. L State College, Pa. L Princeton, N.J. Ithaca, N.Y. L

9-0 6-3 6th 7-2

1945 1946

No Competition (WWII) 4/18 4/19 4/26 5/3 5/9-10 5/17 5/24

State College, Pa. Washington, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Stanford, Conn. Georgetown Princeton

1942 (13-2)

No Competition (WWII) W L L W W W W

New Brunswick, N.J. West Point, N.Y. Washington, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y.

1947 (3-1-1)

Georgetown Georgetown Pittsburgh Colgate EIGA Qualifier EIGA Pittsburgh The Intercollegiate

Washington, D.C. T 4.5-4.5 Washington, D.C. L 5-4 State College, Pa. W 8.5-0.5 State College, Pa. W 6.5-2.5 Ithaca, N.Y. 1st Atlantic City, N.J. 3rd Pittsburgh, Pa. W 7-2 Ann Arbor, Mich. 25th

1948 (10-0)

4/30 Georgetown State College, Pa. W 5/1 Georgetown State College, Pa. W 5/4 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. W 5/7 EIGA Playoffs Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh W Cornell W Army W 5/15 EIGA Atlantic City, N.J. Georgetown W Yale W 5/19 Bucknell State College, Pa. W 5/22 Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. W 6/28-7/3 The Intercollegiate Palo Alto, Calif.

6-3 9-0 8-1 8-1 6-3 9-0 1st 6-3 9-0 8-1 8-1 16th


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 4/22 4/23 4/27 4/30 5/2 5/6-7

5/14 5/18 5/21

1949 (7-3)

Georgetown Washington, D.C. L Georgetown Washington, D.C. W Bucknell State College, Pa. W Colgate State College, Pa. W Gettysburg State College, Pa. W EIGA Playoffs State College, Pa. Pittsburgh W Cornell L Army W EIGA River Vale, N.J. Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. W Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. L

5-2 4-3 7-2 6-3 5-2 6-1 5-2 4-3 3rd 7-2 5

R.B. Rutherford, Jr. Tenure 1950-56 Accomplishments • Compiled a 50-13 record in head-to-head match play events, which was then standard in college golf, after inheiriting the head coaching position from his father.

4/17 4/21 4/24 5/8/10 5/14 5/15 5/18 5/22 5/26

Navy Gettysburg Bucknell EIGA Colgate Cornell Temple Lehigh Pittsburgh

4/26 4/28 4/30 5/4 5/7 5/7 5/14-16 5/20 5/27 5/28

Bucknell Georgetown Cornell Gettysburg Pennsylvania Navy EIGA Colgate Lehigh Pittsburgh

4/14 4/20 4/21 4/21 4/27 4/28 5/2 5/12-14 5/19 5/23 5/25

Navy Georgetown Pennsylvania Villanova Colgate Cornell Syracuse EIGA Lehigh Bucknell Pittsburgh

1954 (7-1)

Annapolis, Md. W State College, Pa. W State College, Pa. W Hanover, N.H. Hamilton, N.Y. L Ithaca, N.Y. W Philadelphia, Pa. W State College, Pa. W Pittsburgh, Pa. W

5-2 9-0 9-0 10th 4-3 5-2 8-1 8-1 4-3

1955 (9-0)

Lewisburg, Pa. W 9-0 Washington, D.C. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. W 4-3 Gettysburg, Pa. W 8.5-.5 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 5.5-1.5 New Haven, Conn. 4th University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Bethlehem, Pa. W 7-2 University Park, Pa. W 6-

1956 (8-2)

Annapolis, Md. W 6-1 Washington, D.C. L 5-2 Philadelphia, Pa. W 515-554 Philadelphia, Pa. W 515-578 Hamilton, N.Y. W 5-2 Ithaca, N.Y. W 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Ithaca, N.Y. 2nd University Park, Pa. W 9-0 University Park, Pa. W 8-1 Pittsburgh, Pa. L 4

R.B. RUTHERFORD, JR. ERA 1950-56 1950 (8-5)

4/15 4/21 4/22 4/26 4/29 5/1 5/5-6

Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pa W 5-2 Georgetown State College, Pa. L 5-2 Georgetown State College, Pa. W 4-3 Navy Annapolis, Md. L 7-0 Syracuse State College, Pa. W 4-3 Westminster State College, Pa. W 6-1 EIGA West Point, N.Y. Army W 4-3 Cornell L 4-3 Pittsburgh W 4-3 5/7 EIGA Tie Playoff West Point, N.Y. Cornell 47.5-43 Army L 45-43 5/20 Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. W 4-3 5/27 Bucknell State College, Pa. W 6-1 6/23-27 NCAA Finals New Mexico Individual: Tommy Smith 4/14 4/20 4/21 4/28 5/5 5/12-13 5/19 5/22 5/26 6/9

Lehigh Georgetown Georgetown Syracuse Gettysburg EIGA Navy Bucknell Colgate Pittsburgh

5/3 5/7 5/10-12 5/15 5/17 5/24

Cornell Pittsburgh EIGA Bucknell Navy Colgate

4/22 4/25 5/2 5/4 5/9-11 5/16 5/22 5/23 5/25 5/30

Pittsburgh Navy Cornell Gettysburg EIGA Georgetown Lehigh Colgate Bucknell Temple

1951 (6-3)

State College, Pa. W 5.5-3.5 Washington, D.C. L 4-3 Washington, D.C. L 4-3 Syracuse, N.Y. W 4-3 State College, Pa. W 7-0 New Haven, Conn. 7th Annapolis, Md. L 4-3 Lewisburg, Pa. W 8-1 State College, Pa. W 6-1 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 5-2

1952 (3-2)

Ithaca, N.Y. W Pittsburgh, Pa. W Annapolis, Md. State College, Pa. W Annapolis, Md. L Hamilton, N.Y. L

1953 (9-0)

5-2 5-2 10th 9-0 4-3 6-1

State College, Pa. W 6-1 State College, Pa. W 4-3 State College, Pa. W 6-1 Gettysburg, Pa. W 9-0 Princeton, N.J. 2nd State College, Pa. W 5-2 Bethlehem, Pa. W 6-3 State College, Pa. W 4-3 Lewisburg, Pa. W 5.5-3.5 State College, Pa. W 5-0

Joe Boyle Tenure 1957-82 Accomplishments • Captained 1949 team under Coach R.B. Rutherford, Jr. • Worked as an assistant under Rutherford, Jr. • Inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame in 1987. • Received GCAA Honor Award in 2007. Championships Eastern: 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973 Big Four: 1971, 1972 Indiana, Pa. Invitational: 1972, 1973, 1974 Nittany Lion Invitational: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 Wooster Invitational: 1977, 1979.

JOE BOYLE ERA 1957-82 4/13 4/13 4/18 4/20 4/27 5/1 5/4 5/8 5/11-13 5/16 5/18 5/24 5/25 6/23-25

Pennsylvania Villanova Maryland Army Syracuse Navy Cornell West Virginia EIGA Lehigh Colgate Bucknell Pittsburgh NCAA Finals

Lehigh University Park, Pa. W Army West Point, N.Y. W Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. W Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. W Syracuse University Park, Pa. W Georgetown Washington, D.C. W Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. W EIGA New Haven, Conn. Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. W Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. W Bucknell University Park, Pa. W NCAA Finals Williams, Mass. Individuals: Bill Davidson & Johnny Felus

4/4 4/11 4/17 4/18 4/25 4/30 5/2 5/5 5/9-11 5/16 6/20-24

Maryland College Park, Md. L 6-1 Pennsylvania University Park, Pa. L 5-2 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W 5.5-3.5 Georgetown University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. L 4-3 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W 6-1 Pittsburgh University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. W 5-2 EIGA Princeton, N.J. 2nd Cornell University Park, Pa. W 4-3 NCAA Finals Eugene, Ore. Individuals: Bill Davidson & Dick Burgoon

4/9 4/9 4/15 4/16 4/20 4/23 4/27 4/30 5/7-9 5/11 5/18 5/24

Maryland Georgetown West Virginia Pittsburgh Villanova Syracuse Pennsylvania Lehigh EIGA Bucknell Cornell Colgate

4/14 4/15 4/19 4/22 4/25 4/28 4/29 5/5 5/6 5/13-15 5/17 5/19 5/20

Maryland Navy West Virginia Pittsburgh Villanova Colgate Syracuse Pennsylvania Georgetown EIGA Bucknell Lehigh Cornell

4/9 4/14 4/21 4/24 4/28 5/1 5/5 5/8 5/12-14 5/15 5/19 5/22 5/26 6/18-20

Georgetown Washington, D.C. W 4-3 Colgate University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Pennsylvania University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Villanova University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Syracuse University Park, Pa. W 5-2 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L 5-4 Navy University Park, Pa. W 4-3 Maryland University Park, Pa. W 5-2 EIGA Ithaca, N.Y. 3rd Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. W 11.5-10.5 Lehigh University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. W 7-0 Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. W 5-2 NCAA Finals Durham, N.C. Individuals: Jim Tabor & Dave Lieban

4/8 4/13 4/20 4/26 4/27 4/30 5/3 5/4 5/11-13 5/17 5/17 5/21 5/25

Pennsylvania Bucknell Georgetown Maryland Navy West Virginia Syracuse Colgate EIGA Lehigh Villanova Pittsburgh Cornell NCAA Finals

1957 (10-2)

University Park, Pa. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 College Park, Md. W 19-11 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Syracuse, N.Y. W 5-2 Annapolis, Md. L 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Annapolis, Md. 2nd Bethlehem, Pa. W 11.5-6.5 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Lewisburg, Pa. L 5-4 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Colorado Springs, Colo.

1958 (10-0)

4/12 4/19 4/23 4/23 4/26 4/30 5/3 5/10-12 5/16 5/17 5/20 6/22-28

7-0 5-2 5-2 7-0 6-1 4-3 4-3 2nd 5-2 4-3 6-1

1959 (6-3)

1960 (7-4)

College Park, Md. L College Park, Md. L Morgantown, W.Va. W Pittsburgh, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W Philadelphia, Pa. L University Park, Pa. W Pittsburgh, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. W Ithaca, N.Y. L University Park, Pa. W

14.5-6.5 13.5-7.5 10.5-1.5 5-2 6-1 5-2 5-2 7-0 3rd 13.5-7.5 4-3 5-2

1961 (8-4)

College Park, Md. L 23.5-3.5 Annapolis, Md. L 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 5-4 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Villanova, Pa. L 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Syracuse, N.Y. L 5-2 Philadelphia, Pa. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 New Haven, Conn. 9th University Park, Pa. W 4-3 Bethlehem, Pa. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 5-2

1962 (11-1)

1963 (10-2)

Philadelphia, Pa. W 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 College Park, Md. L 18-6 Annapolis, Md. L 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 12.5-5.5 Syracuse, N.Y. W 5-2 Hamilton, N.Y. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. 1st Bethlehem, Pa. W 7-0 Bethlehem, Pa. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Wichita, Kansas 24th

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 4/3 4/15 4/18 4/21 4/25 4/28 5/1 5/2 5/7 5/9-11 5/16 5/20 5/23 5/29 6/17-20

Georgetown Colgate Maryland West Virginia Navy Villanova Delaware Syracuse Indiana Invit. EIGA Lehigh Bucknell Cornell Pittsburgh NCAA Finals

1964 (12-0)

Washington, D.C. W University Park, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W Morgantown, W.Va. W University Park, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W Wilmington, Del. W University Park, Pa. W Indiana, Pa. Princeton, N.J. University Park, Pa. W Lewisburg, Pa. W Ithaca, N.Y. W Pittsburgh, Pa. W Colorado Springs, Colo.

6-1 6-1 4-3 18-3 6-1 6-1 16-2 7-0 1st 1st 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 MC

1965 (6-3-1)

4/10 4/23 4/24 5/1 5/5 5/8-9 5/14 5/14 5/21 5/22 5/29 5/30 6/20-24

Georgetown Maryland Navy Bucknell Indiana invitational EIGA Villanova Lehigh Syracuse Colgate Army Pittsburgh NCAA Finals

4/4 4/4 4/9 4/13 4/16 4/20 4/23 4/27 4/30 4/30 5/4 5/7-9 5/20 5/20 6/22-25

Georgetown Delaware Maryland Bucknell Navy Villanova West Virginia Lehigh Syracuse Indiana St. (PA) Indiana Invit. EIGA Pittsburgh Army NCAA Finals

University Park, Pa. W 6-1 College Park, Md T 10.5-10.5 Annapolis, Md. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Indiana, Pa. 1st New Haven, Conn. 2nd Bethlehem, Pa. W 6-1 Bethlehem, Pa. L 4-3 Syracuse, N.Y. L 4-3 Hamilton, N.Y. W 7-0 West Point, N.Y. L 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Univ. of Tennessee T-28th

1966 (12-0)

Vienna, Va. W 6-1 Vienna, Va. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 4-3 Lewisburg, Pa. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Morgantown, W.Va. W 11-7 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Indiana, Pa. 1st Ithaca, N.Y. 1st University Park, Pa. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 4-3 Palo Alto, Calif. T-18th

1967 (10-5)

4/8 Bucknell University Park, Pa. W 7-0 4/8 Brown University Park, Pa. W 7-0 4/10 Villanova Villanova, Pa. L 4-3 4/15 Georgetown University Park, Pa. L 4-3 4/15 Indiana State (PA) University Park, Pa. L 4-3 4/20 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W 7-0 4/20 Princeton Bethlehem, Pa. W 4-3 4/22 West Virginia University Park, Pa. W 7-0 4/28 Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. W 5-2 4/29 Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. W 4-3 5/3 Indiana (Pa.)Invitational Indiana, Pa. 1st 5/8 EIGA University Park, Pa. 1st 5/12 Delaware University Park, Pa. W 6-1 5/19 Maryland College Park, Md. L 12.5-8.5 5/20 Navy Annapolis, Md. L 4-3 5/21 Pittsburgh University Park, Pa. W 4-3 5/27 Army West Point, N.Y. W 4-3 6/21-24 NCAA Finals Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, Pa T-26th 4/3 4/5 4/10 4/13 4/20 4/23 4/27 4/27 5/4 5/11-13 5/15 5/18 5/31

1968 (9-2)

Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. W 6-1 Georgetown Vienna, Va. W 4-3 Villanova University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Maryland College Park, Md. L 17.5-6.5 West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. L 4-3 Lehigh University Park, Pa. W 7-0 Indiana State (PA) University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Colgate University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Navy University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Princeton, N.J. 2nd Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa. 2nd Syracuse University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. W 6-1 NCAA Finals Individual: Jim Geiger

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1969 (10-1)

4/5 4/12 4/14 4/19 4/19 4/22 4/25 5/3 5/10-12 5/14 5/17 5/24 5/31 6/23-28

George Washington Maryland Villanova West Virginia Bucknell Lehigh Syracuse Georgetown EIGA Indiana Invit. Navy Army Pittsburgh NCAA Finals

4/10 4/11 4/14 4/15 4/18 4/25 4/25 5/1 5/9-11 5/13 5/26 5/29 6/24-27

George Washington Maryland Bucknell Lehigh West Virginia Syracuse Indiana (PA) Georgetown EIGA Indiana Invit. Navy Pittsburgh NCAA Finals Individual: Dan O’Neill

4/3 4/5 4/6 4/10 4/13 4/13

University Park, Pa. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. L 4-3 Villanova, Pa. W 5.5-1.5 University Park, Pa. W 5-2 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Bethlehem, Pa. W 6-1 Syracuse, N.Y. W 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Ithaca, N.Y. 2nd Indiana, Pa. 1st Annapolis, Md. W 5-2 West Point, N.Y. W 4-3 University Park, Pa. W 6-1 Colorado Springs, Colo. 16th

4/6 4/6 4/12 4/13 4/15 4/17 4/20-21 4/27 4/29 5/4-5 5/8 5/11 5/14 6/20-23

1970 (8-2)

Washington, D.C. W 13.5-7.5 College Park, Md. L 7-1 Lewisburg, Pa. W 6-1 University Park, Pa. W 5/2 Morgantown, W.Va. W 5.5-1.5 University Park, Pa. W 7-0 University Park, Pa. L 4-3 Washington, D.C. W 7-0 New Haven, Conn. 2nd Indiana, Pa. 1st University Park, Pa. W 5-2 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 5-2 Columbus, Ohio

1971 (11-1)

George Washington Villanova Columbia Maryland Bucknell Indiana (PA) West Virginia 4/25 Georgetown 4/26 Lehigh 4/26 Princeton 5/22 Navy 5/8-10 EIGA 5/12 Indiana Invit. 5/1 Big 4 Championship 5/15 Army 6/23-26 NCAA Finals

University Park, Pa. W 382-398 Villanova, Pa. W 372-375 New York, N.Y. W 377-397 University Park, Pa. L 369-378 University Park, Pa. W 369-395 University Park, Pa. W 362-377 Morgantown, W.Va. W 362-403 University Park, Pa. W 364-397 Bethlehem, Pa. W 387-409 Bethlehem, Pa. W 387-398 Annapolis, Md. W 388-394 New Haven, Conn. 1st Indiana, Pa. 1st University Park, Pa. 1st University Park, Pa. W 362-374 Tucson, Ariz. MC

1972 (7-0)

4/4 4/11 4/15 4/15 4/26 4/28 5/4-6 5/10 5/13 5/13 6/21-24

Villanova Bucknell Columbia Navy Lehigh Big 4 EIGA Indiana Invitational Bucknell Army NCAA Finals

4/7 4/7 4/9 4/12 4/14 4/16 4/19 4/23 4/23 4/28 5/4-5 5/12 5/12 5/16 6/19-23

Navy Harvard Villanova Columbia Maryland Kent State Georgetown Lehigh Princeton West Virginia EIGA Army Bucknell Indiana Invitational NCAA Finals

University Park, Pa. W 396-419 University Park, Pa. W 388-392 University Park, Pa. W 382-402 University Park, Pa. W 382-390 University Park, Pa. W 384-400 Pittsburgh, Pa. 1st New Haven, Conn. 1st Indiana, Pa. 1st West Point, N.Y. W 364-384 West Point, N.Y. W 364-378 Cape Coral, Fla. 32nd

1973 (11-1)

Annapolis, Md. W 394-403 Annapolis, Md. W 394-422 Newton Square, Pa. W 379-400 Nyack, N.Y. W 383-384 University Park, Pa. W 383-394 University Park, Pa. L 401-402 Vienna, Va. W 387-417 Bethlehem, Pa. W 393-414 Bethlehem, Pa. W 393-399 University Park, Pa. W 400-412 University Park, Pa. 1st University Park, Pa. W 389-400 University Park, Pa. W 389-402 Indiana, Pa. 1st Stillwater, Okla. MC

4/2 4/5 4/5 4/5 4/10 4/12 4/18-20

1974 (7-2)

Navy University Park, Pa. W 397-407 Columbia University Park, Pa. W 397-416 George Washington Great Falls, Va. W 19-2 Maryland College Park, Md. L 370-394 Georgetown University Park, Pa. W 379-423 Lehigh University Park, Pa. W 376-392 Kepler Intercollegiate Columbus, Ohio 9th West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. W 377-385 Mid-American Oxford, Ohio 13th EIGA Ithaca, N.Y. 5th Indiana Invitational Indiana, Pa. 1st Army West Point, N.Y. W 381-387 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. L 384-385 NCAA Finals San Diego, Calif. Individual: Fred Von Bargen

1975 (8-1)

Villanova Newton Square, Pa. W Navy Annapolis, Md. W Indiana (PA) Annapolis, Md. W Bucknell Annapolis, Md. W Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. L George Washington University Park, Pa. W Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet T-8th of 24 386-402-415=1203 4/28 Mid-American Invitational Hueston Woods GC 14th Place of 15 395 5/3-4 Nittany Lion Invitational Penn State Blue Course 1st Place of 10 387-375-386=1148 5/7 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC 2nd Place of 6 536 5/10 Army University Park, Pa. W 5/10 Colgate University Park, Pa. W 5/13 Bucknell University Park, Pa. W 6/18-21 NCAA Championship Ohio State Scarlet 31st Place of 33 MC 4/1 4/3 4/10 4/12 4/12 4/16-17 4/24 4/24 5/1-2 5/7 5/11 5/15 4/1-2

1976 (9-0)

Villanova Navy Lehigh George Washington Richmond Kepler Intercollegiate 18th Place of 22 West Virginia Ohio Nittany Lion Invitational 1st Place of 11 Indiana (PA) Invitational 2nd Place of 6 Bucknell Colgate

University Park, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W University Park, Pa. W Washington, D.C. W Washington, D.C. W Ohio State Scarlet 1,213 Morgantown, W.Va. W Morgantown, W.Va. W Penn State Blue Course 1,143 Indiana CC 1,547 Lewisburg, Pa. W Ithaca, N.Y. W

360-370 404-411 404-408 404-428 406-411 395-422

371-389 371-395 388-396

382-402 392-402 387-410 301-336 301-303 446-469 446-464

372-395 383-396

1977 (5-0)

Marshall Invitational Guyan CC 11th Place of 15 391-388-384=1163 4/15-16 Wooster Invitational Wooster CC 1st Place of 20 388-380=768 4/22 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. W 4/25 Villanova Villanova, Pa. W 4/25 Rutgers Villanova, Pa. W 4/30-5/1 Nittany Lion Invitational Penn State Blue Course 1st Place of 15 369-377-370=1116 5/6 Indiana (PA) Invitational Indiana CC 2nd Place of 6 527 5/11 Bucknell University Park, Pa. W 5/14 Navy Annapolis, Md. W 6/9-11 NCAA Championship Ithaca, N.Y. Individual: Sherm Hostetter

388-392 388-394 388-403

378-395 386-387

1978 (3-5)

3/31-4/1 Marshall Invitational 12th Place of 15 4/10 Villanova 4/10 Delaware 4/12 West Virginia 4/12 Indiana (PA) 4/12 Ohio University 4/12 West Liberty 4/14-16 Kepler Intercollegiate 24th Place of 26 4/20 Bucknell 4/20 Maryland 4/29-30 Nittany Lion Invitational 3rd Place of 21 5/5 Indiana (PA) Invitational 3rd Place of 7

Guyan CC 392-388-393=1173 Newton Square, Pa. W Newton Square, Pa. L Morgantown, W.Va. L Morgantown, W.Va. L Morgantown,W.Va. W Morgantown, W.Va. W Ohio State Scarlet 408-416-407=1231 Lewisburg, Pa. L Lewisburg, Pa. L Penn State Blue Course 391-385-378=1154 Indiana CC 544

377-392 370-377 387-391 387-391 391-396 391-432 378-394 372-394


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1979 (4-1)

3/30-31 Marshall Invitational 1st Place of 18 4/7 Navy 4/7 Villanova 4/7 John Hopkins 4/15 Wooster Invitational 1st Place of 20 4/23 Kent State Invitational 4th Place of 9 4/27 Bucknell 4/27 Wooster 4/28-29 Nittany Lion Invitational 1st Place of 19 5/5-6 NCAA Dist. 2 Tournament 8th Place of 12 5/21-26 NCAA Championship Individual: Gary Durbin 4/4-5 4/11-12 4/19-20 4/26-27 4/30-5/1 5/4-6

Guyan CC 315-307-298=920 Annapolis, Md. L 407-411 Annapolis, Md. W 411-421 Annapolis, Md. W 411-441 Wooster CC 389-385=774 Windmill Lakes 380-389=769 University Park, Pa. W 381-411 University Park, Pa W 381-423 Penn State Blue Course 376-370-375=1121 Wilmington 328-318=646 Winston-Salem, N.C.

1980

Marshall Invitational Guyan CC 17th Place of 18 314-319-317=950 Wooster Invitational Wooster CC 2nd Place of 20 387-393=780 Allegheny College Invite Oakland Beach 2nd Place of 4 384-387-387=1158 Nittany Lion Invitational Penn State Blue Course 6th Place of 16 386-404-388=1178 Indiana (Pa.) Invitational Indiana CC 4th Place of 6 463 NCAA Dis.2 Tournament Great Gorge CC 3rd Place of 10 297-312-313=922

1980-81 (3-0)

9/18-20 Yale Invitational Yale University GC 11th Place of 27 308-321-328=957 9/11-13 West Point Invitational Naval Academy GC 4th Place of 22 295-299=594 4/3-4 Marshall Invitational Guyan CC 15th Place of 18 309-313-316=938 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 4/11-12 Navy Invitational Naval Academy GC 4th Place of 20 382-406=788 4/17-19 Kepler Invitational Ohio State Scarlet 20th Place of 24 399-404-406=1209 4/25-26 Nittany Lion Invitational Penn State Blue Course 2nd Place of 18 390-391-376=1157 5/1 Indiana (Pa.) Invitational Indiana CC 2nd Place of 9 442 5/3-4 NCAA Dist.2 Tournament Hog Neck GC 2nd Place of 10 943 5/27-30 NCAA Championship Palo Alto, CA Individuals: Tom Bean & Bob Philips

9/18-20 10/3-4 4/4 4/9-10 4/16-18 4/24-25 5/3-4 5/7

1981-82

Yale Invitational 9th Place of 34 James Madison Fall Invite 2nd Place of 18 Navy Invitational T-3rd Place of 21 Marshall Invitational 9th Place of 18 Kepler Invitational 15th Place of 27 Nittany Lion Invitational 4th Place of 19 NCAA District 2 Tournament 4th Place of 10 Indiana (PA) Invitational 2nd Place of 6

Yale University Golf Club 316-315-307=938 Groundhog Mt. Golf Club 321-319-306=947 Naval Academy Golf Club 413 Guyan CC 321-304=625 Ohio State Scarlet 402-407-409=1218 Penn State Blue Course 386-394-394=1174 Toftrees CC 325-306=631 Indiana CC 456

9/21-23 10/6-7

Mary Kennedy-Zierke Tenure 1983-92 Accomplishments • Coached the men’s golf team while also serving as head coach of the women’s squad • Led the Lions to the NCAA Finals in 1987 • District Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1991 Championships Atlantic 10: 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 Eastern: 1987, 1988, 1992 James Madison Invitational: 1983, 1989 McLaughlin Invitational; 1986, 1988, 1990 Rutherford Invitational: 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992 Princeton Invitational: 1991

10/13-14 10/18-19 3/15-16 4/5-6 4/13-14 4/20-21 4/24 4/27-28 5/4-5

9/14-15 9/21-22 10/12-13

MARY KENNEDY-ZIERKE ERA 1983-92 9/19-20 10/2-3 10/9-10 3/17 4/2-3 4/8-9 4/15-17 4/23-24 4/29 4/7-8

9/16-18 9/24-25 9/30-10-1 10/15-16 3/8-9 3/17-18 3/31-4/1 4/7-8 4/14-15 4/21-22 4/25 5/4-5

1982-83

Yale Invitational 10th Place of 32 James Madison Fall Invite 15th Place of 27 Atlantic 10 Championship 2nd Place of 9 James Madison Spring Invite 1st Place of 17 Navy Invitational 6th Place of 22 Marshall Invitational 15th Place of 17 Kepler Invitational 15th Place of 23 Rutherford Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 18 Indiana (PA) Invitational 2nd Place of 7 Eastern Championship 5th Place

1983-84

Yale Invitational 8th Place of 32 Walter McLaughlin Invitational 2nd Place of 8 James Madison Fall Invite 5th Place of 23 Atlantic 10 Championship 1st Place of 9 Palmetto Classic 16th Place of 18 James Madison Spring Invite 6th Place of 21 Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate 12th Place of 15 Marshall Invitational T-16th Place of 18 Kepler Invitational 20th Place of 24 Rutherford Intercollegiate T-5th Place of 17 Indiana (PA) Invitational 3rd Place of 7 Eastern Championship 3rd Place of 11

10/26-27 3/6-7 3/29-30

Yale University Golf Club 951 Groundhog Mt. Golf Club 323-310-318=951 Penn State Blue Course 393-389=782 Spotswood CC 305 Naval Academy Golf Club Guyan CC 313-306-307=926 Ohio State Scarlet 403-407-411=1221 Penn State Blue Course 386-393=779 Indiana CC 466 Hog Neck Golf Club

4/7-8 4/19-20 4/23 4/26-27 5/3-4

9/14-15 9/21-22 10/12-13 10/26-27 3/6-7

Yale University Golf Club 319-308-307=934 Bethpage Black 389-402=791 Groundhog Mt. Golf Club 297-322=619 Penn State Blue Course 393-370=763 Santee Resort 310-301-303=914 Luray Caverns CC 310-310=620 Paradise Point Golf Club 309-322-318=949 Guyan CC 323-315=638 Ohio State Scarlet 405-402-405=121 Penn State Blue Course 396-398-384=1178 Indiana CC 478 Hog Neck Golf Club 315-316-312=943

3/29-30 4/7-8 4/19-20 4/23 4/26-27 5/3-4

1984-85

Yale Invitational 8th Place of 30 Walter McLaughlin Invitational 4th Place of 12 Atlantic 10 Championship 3rd Place of 9 Rutgers Invitational 3rd Place of 8 James Madison Spring Invite 12th Place of 21 Navy Invitational T-2nd Place of 24 Black Knight Invitational 7th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 5th Place of 17 Indiana (Pa.) Invitational 4th Place of 7 Terrapin Spring Classic 5th Place of 13 Eastern Championship 5th Place of 12

1985-86

West Point Invitational 9th Place of 24 Yale Invitational 2nd Place of 26 Atlantic 10 Championship 3rd Place of 8 Rutgers Fall Invitational 2nd Place of 14 Stephen F. Austin Invitational 10th Place of 14 Southeastern Intercollegiate 18th Place of 18 William & Mary Invitational 6th Place of 18 Rutherford Intercollegiate 4th Place of 21 Indiana (PA) Invitational 2nd Place of 8 Walter McLaughlin Invitational 5th Place of 13 Eastern Championship 8th Place of 12

1985-86

West Point Invitational 9th Place of 24 Yale Invitational 2nd Place of 26 Atlantic 10 Championship 3rd Place of 8 Rutgers Fall Invitational 2nd Place of 14 Stephen F. Austin Invitational 10th Place of 14 Southeastern Intercollegiate 18th Place of 18 William & Mary Invitational 6th Place of 18 Rutherford Intercollegiate 4th Place of 21 Indiana (PA) Invitational 2nd Place of 8 Walter McLaughlin Invitational 5th Place of 13 Eastern Championship 8th Place of 12

Yale University Golf Club 311-321-309=941 Bethpage Black 308-327=635 Penn State Blue Course 299-302=601 Forestage CC 307-300-317==924 Luray Caverns CC 328-320=648 Naval Academy Golf Club 387-399=786 Army Golf Course 390-393=783 Penn State Blue Course 302-315-303=920 Indiana CC 465 U. of Maryland Golf Club 307-304-298=909 Hog Neck Golf Club

Army Golf Course 301-307-302=910 Yale University Golf Club 297-300-314=911 Rutgers Golf Club 318-304=627 Great Bay CC 306-315=621 Rayburn CC 313-322=635 Oak Hollow Golf Club 317-312-317=940 Kingsmill Golf Club 307-317=624 Penn State Blue Course 306-305=611 Indiana CC 470 Bethpage Black 316-315=631 Hog Neck Golf Club 330-302-303=935 Army Golf Course 301-307-302=910 Yale University Golf Club 297-300-314=911 Rutgers Golf Club 318-304=627 Great Bay CC 306-315=621 Rayburn CC 313-322=635 Oak Hollow Golf Club 317-312-317=940 Kingsmill Golf Club 307-317=624 Penn State Blue Course 306-305=611 Indiana CC 470 Bethpage Black 316-315=631 Hog Neck Golf Club 330-302-303=935

1986-87

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9/20-21 9/26-27 10/5 10/8 10/10-11 10/17-18 3/3-4 3/19-20 4/4-5 4/16-17 4/20 4/22-23 5/5-8

9/17-18 9/24-25 10/6 10/8-9 10/16-17 3/2-4 3/18-19 3/24-26 4/7-8 4/15-16 4/19 4/21-22 5/6-7 5/25-27

West Point Invitational 5th Place of 24 Yale Invitational 5th Place of 31 McLaughlin Invitational 1st Place of 12 ECAC Qualifier 4th Place of 17 Atlantic 10 Championship 1st Place of 8 ECAC Championship 8th Place of 17 Lou Plummer Invitational 7th Place of 14 Hyatt Richmond Intercollegiate 12th Place of 18 Southeastern Intercollegiate 15th Place of 18 William & Mary Invitational 12th Place of 20 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 21 Indiana (PA) Invitational 1st Place of 8 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 10 NCAA Championship 31st Place of 33

1987-88

Franklin & Marshall 2nd Place of 23 McLaughlin 2nd Place Norstar Bank Classic 2nd Place of 8 ECAC Qualifying 1st Place of 20 Atlantic 10 Championship 1st Place of 8 ECAC 6th Place of 18 Sam Houston 4th Place of 12 Hyatt 9th Place of 24 William & Mary 2nd Place of 12 Rutherford 3rd Place of 21 Indiana (PA) 1st Place of 9 Princeton 4th Place of 17 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 10

1988-89

Yale Intercollegiate 6th Place of 26 Walter McLaughlin 1st Place of 12 ECAC Qualifier 3rd Place of 12 Atlantic 10 Championship 1st Place of 7 ECAC 7th Place of 16 Sam Houston State 9th Place of 16 James Madison Spring 1st Place of 21 Southeastern 18th Place of 18 Music City 12th Place of 18 Rutherford Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 23 Indiana (PA) Invitational 4th Place of 12 Princeton Invitational 3rd Place of 18 Eastern Championship 4th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional Individuals: Chris Keim & Dan Braun

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West Point Golf Club 295-301-312=908 Yale University Golf Club 305-303-326=939 Bethpage Black 304-294=598 Bucknell Golf Club 306 Treasure Lake Resort 312-311=623 Seven Oaks CC 320-322=642 Elkins Lake CC 306-307=613 Confederate Hills Golf Club 323-327=650 Oak Hollow CC 316-303-308=927 Kingsmill Golf Club 315-320=635 Penn State Blue Course 297-297=594 Indiana CC 368 Hog Neck Golf Club 308-278-281=867 Ohio State Scarlet 319-318-304-MC=942

9/15-17

Host Farms Golf Club 299-306=605 Bethpage Red 299-292=591 Oak Hill CC 319 Host Farms Golf Club 319 Hershey Parkview Golf Club 299-306=605 Shawnee-on-the-Delaware 303-303=606 Elkins Lake CC 299-305=604 Confederate Hills Golf Club 315-332=647 Kingsmill Golf Club 303-316=619 Penn State Blue Course 312-311=623 Indiana CC 383 Springdale Country Club 311-310=621 Hog Neck Golf Club 294-297=591

10/13-14

Yale University Golf Club 310-305-316=931 Bethpage Black 291-306=597 Host Farms Resort 315 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort 300-300=600 Hershey CC East 315-317=632 Elkins Lake CC 297-320=617 Caverns CC 299-305=604 Oak Hill CC 309-318-299=926 Hermitage CC 300-304-309=913 Penn State Blue Course 303-303-297=903 Indiana CC 395 Springdale Golf Club 302-317=619 Hog Neck Golf Club 300-316=616 The Long Bay Club

10/5-6

1989-90 PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

9/22-24 10/1 10/5 10/14-15 3/1-2 3/12-13 4/6-8 4/14-15 4/18 4/21-22 5/5-6 5/24-26

9/21-23

10/20-21 11/3-4 3/4-5 3/8-10 3/22-24 4/13-14 4/17 4/20-21 4/26-27 5/4-5 5/23-26

9/23-24

10/19-21 10/26-27 3/9-10 3/13-14 3/21-22 4/11-12 4/19 4/25-26 5/1-2 5/15-17 5/21-23

West Point Invitational 4th Place of 24 Yale Intercollegiate 2nd Place Toski Intercollegiate 5th Place ECAC Qualifier 2nd Place of 23 ECAC Championship 3rd Place of 16 Sam Houston State 11th Place of 20 Kingsmill Invitational 7th Place of 19 Jerry Pate Invitational T-9th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 21 Indiana (PA) Invitational 3rd Place of 12 Atlantic 10 Championship 1st Place of 8 Eastern Championship 5th Place of 13 NCAA East 19th Place of 23

1990-91

Yale Intercollegiate 5th Place of 26 Buckeye Invitational T-3rd Place of 15 Walter McLaughlin 1st Place of 22 ODU Seascape 14th Place of 18 Kingsmill 3rd Place Jerry Pate 6th Place Wofford College T-11th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 30 Indiana (PA) 3rd Place of 14 A-10 1st Place of 8 Princeton Invitational 1st Place of 19 Eastern Championship 2nd Place of 17 NCAA East Regional 15th Place of 23

1991-92

Northern Intercollegiate 14th Place of 18 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Walter McLaughlin l 2nd Place of 25 James Madison Fall Classic 6th Place of 19 Kingsmill 3rd Place of 21 Rattler Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 18 Wofford College 4th Place of 12 Indiana University 6th Place of 14 Firestone Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 35 Kepler Intercollegiate 5th Place of 18 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 17 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 17th Place of 23

Army Golf Club 293-296-294=883 Yale University Golf Club 301-313-300=914 303 Lancaster Sheraton Resort 304 Bethpage Black 297-309=606 Elkins Lake CC 313-299=612 Kingsmill CC 313-310=623 Tiger Point CC 299-313-321=933 Penn State Blue Course 300-301=601 Indiana CC 397 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort 292-283=575 Hog Neck Golf Club 307-300=607 Savannah Sheraton Resort 303-301-316=920 Yale University Golf Club 306-309-313=928 Ohio State Scarlet 318-308-304=930 Bethpage Black 303-304=607 Seascape GL 310-295=605 Kingsmill CC 312-298=610 Tiger Point CC 316-304-316=936 Carolina CC 309-297-307=913 PSU Blue & White 286-307=593 Indiana CC 384 Sheraton Lake Golf Resort 306 Springdale Golf Club 299-301=600 Hog Neck Golf Club 309-307=616 Yale University Golf Club 293-294-313=900 Finkbine Golf Club 315-302-308=925 Penn State Blue Course 295-300-300=895 Bethpage Black 298-304=602 Upper Cascades 316-297=613 Kingsmill River 304-309=613 FSU Golf Course 299-146-306=751 Carolina CC 293-300-297=890 Indiana Univ. Golf Club 304-305-310=919 Firestone CC 448 Ohio State Scarlet 318-318-310=946 Hog Neck Golf Club 298-302=600 Finkbin Golf Club 295-297-296-300=1188 Seven Oaks CC 311-310-298=919

Greg Nye Tenure 1992-Present Accomplishments • Longest-tenured coach in program history. • Led the Lions to the NCAA Finals in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2010 & 2017 • Has coached 21 teams and one individual to the NCAA Regionals • Voted Regional Coach of the Year: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 & 2018 Championships (72) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (ETSU): 2015, 2017 Colleton River Collegiate (Michigan State): 2013 Eastern: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 Georgetown Invitational: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 IUP Invitational: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 James Madison Fall Classic: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002 Kingsmill Invitational: 1993, 1996, 1997, 2016 Lehigh Invitational: 2008 Liberty Classic: 2001 Loyola Invitational: 1993, 1994, 1995, MacDonald Cup (Yale): 2003 Marshall Invitational: 2007 Mountaineer Invitational: 2015 Navy Invitational: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 Pinehurst Intercollegiate: 2009 Princeton Invitational: 2001, 2002 Rod Myers Invitational: 2018 Rutherford Invitational: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Seminole Intercollegiate: 2017 Seton Hall Invitational: 1996 Seton Hall Shootout: 1992, 1993 Temple Invitational: 1997, 2003 VCU Shootout: 2006, 2007 William & Mary Invitational: 1994 Windon Memorial Classic (Northwestern): 2017 Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Indiana): 2007


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS GREG NYE ERA 1992-Present 9/12-13 10/2-4 10/17-18 10/31-11/1 3/8-9 3/29-30 4/9-10 4/14 4/24 5/1-2 5/14-16 5/19-21

9/11-12 9/17-19 10/8-10 10/30-31 2/28-3/1 3/7-8 3/11-12 3/28-29 4/9-10 4/16-17 4/20 4/30-5/1 5/13-15 5/19-21

9/16-18 10/1-2 10/17-19 10/29-30 3/6-7 3/10-11 3/27-28 4/8-9 4/15-16 4/21-22 4/29-30 5/12-14 5/18-20

1992-93

Seton Hall Pirate Shootout 1st Place of 8 Northern Intercollegiate 12th Place of 20 McLaughlin Invitational 2nd Place of 26 James Madison Invitational 1st Place of 23 Kingsmill Invitational 1st Place of 19 Loyola Invitational 1st Place of 18 Marshall Invitational T-5th Place of 18 IUP Invitational 1st Place of 16 Kepler Intercollegiate 19th Place of 20 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 17 Big Ten Championship 8th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional T-16th Place of 22

1993-94

Seton Hall Pirate Shootout 1st Place of 8 Yale Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 15 Northern Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 24 James Madison Fall Classic 1st Place of 18 Guadalajara Intercollegiate 4th Place of 10 William & Mary Invitational 1st Place of 18 Fripp Island Intercollegiate 8th Place of 19 Loyola Invitational 1st Place of 21 Navy Invitational 1st Place of 20 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 18 IUP Invitational 1st Place of 21 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 18 Big Ten Championship 6th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 17th Place of 23

1994-95

Air Force Invitational 13th Place of 24 Northern Intercollegiate 5th Place of 19 Newport Adams Cup 9th Place of 12 James Madison Fall Classic 1st Place of 28 William & Mary Invitational 3rd Place of 17 Fripp Island Intercollegiate T-10th Place of 24 Loyola Invitational 1st Place of 18 Navy Invitational 5th Place of 21 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 18 Princeton Invitational 4th Place of 22 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 18 Big Ten Championship 9th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 17th Place of 21

Metedeconk National 311-312=623 Indiana Univ. Golf Club 312-301-298=911 Bethpage Black 318-287=605 Lower Cascades 294-307=601 Kingsmill River 307-302=609 Hunt Valley CC 320-302=622 Guyan CC 293-304-307=904 Indiana CC 299 Ohio State Scarlet 327-318=645 Hog Neck Golf Club 295-309=604 Indiana Univ. Golf Club 290-305-298-290=1183 Birdwood Golf Club 298-296-303=897 Metedeconk National 317-305=622 Yale University Golf Club 310-299-307=916 U. of Michigan Golf Club 304-306-290=900 Lower Cascades 300 Guadalajara CC 291-313-300=904 Kingsmill River 294-304=598 Ocean Point GL 302-311-318=931 Hunt Valley CC 302 Navy Golf Club 300-297=597 Penn State Blue Course 291-295-298=884 Indiana CC 299 Hog Neck Golf Club 298-297=595 U. of Michigan Golf Club 289-301-303-300=1193 Grand National Lakes 322-303-305=930 Eisenhower Golf Club 312-301-302=915 Forrest Akers West 299-301=600 Newport CC 316-312-298=926 Lower Cascades 294-289=583 Kingsmill River 306-303=609 Ocean Point GL 309-309-303=921 Hunt Valley CC 294-307=601 Navy Golf Club 310-306=616 Penn State Blue Course 314-308=622 Springdale Golf Club 303-310=613 Hog Neck Golf Club 305-304=609 University Ridge 290-293-319-310=1212 Yale University Golf Club 301-292-302=895

9/15-17 9/22-24 10/14-15 10/30-31 3/4-5 3/8-10 3/25-26 4/13-14 4/20-21 4/24 5/4-5 5/10-12 5/16-18 5/29-6/1

9/7-8 9/15-16 9/27-28 10/26-27 2/21-23 3/10-11 3/14-16 4/5-6 4/16 4/19-20 4/26-27 5/3-4 5/9-11 5/15-17

9/6-7 9/14-15 9/27-28 11/1-2 2/28-3/1 3/9-10 3/12-14 3/28-29 4/4-5 4/17-18 4/25-26 5/8-10 5/15-17

1995-96

Air Force Invitational 13th Place of 24 Wolverine Invitational 10th Place of 21 Northern Intercollegiate T-3rd Place of 18 ODU Seascape Invitational 2nd Place of 20 Kingsmill Invitational 1st Place of 10 Fripp Island Intercollegiate 5th Place of 24 Loyola Invitational 5th Place of 21 Navy Invitational 1st Place of 23 Kepler Intercollegiate 5th Place of 18 IUP Invitational 1st Place of 11 Eastern Championship 2nd Place of 17 Big Ten Championship 6th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional T-9th Place of 23 NCAA Championship 29th Place of 30

1996-97

Seton Hall Invitational 1st Place of 12 Reliastar Collegiate 9th Place of 12 Northern Intercollegiate 12th Place of 15 James Madison Classic 1st Place of 21 Mercedes-Benz Classic 15th Place of 19 Kingsmill Invitational 1st Place of 22 Golf Digest Intercollegiate 15th Place of 15 Navy Invitational 1st Place of 20 IUP Invitational 1st Place of 12 Temple Invitational 1st Place of 11 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 18 Eastern Championship 1st Place of 16 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional T-14th Place of 20

1997-98

Seton Hall Invitational 2nd Place of 14 Reliastar Collegiate 10th Place of 12 Northern Intercollegiate 16th Place of 17 James Madison Fall Classic 2nd Place of 25 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 17th Place of 18 William & Mary Invitational 5th Place of 20 Golden Ocala 9th Place of 18 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 17th Place of 18 Navy Invitational 3rd Place of 10 Temple Owl Invitational 5th Place of 13 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 18 Big Ten Championship 11th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 18th Place of 23

Eisenhower Golf Club 298-299-298=895 U. of Michigan Golf Club 311-301-303=915 Penn State Blue Course 301-296=597 Seascape Golf Club 296-276=572 Kingsmill River 293-305=598 Ocean Creek Golf Club 302-301-308=911 Hunt Valley CC 318-316=634 Navy Golf Club 297-314=611 Ohio State Scarlet 308-310-313=931 Indiana CC 295 Hog Neck Golf Club 298-299=597 Penn State Blue Course 296-297-290-315=1198 The Monster Course 310-304-296=910 The Honors Course 313-317=630

9/12-13 9/18-19 10/5-6 10/24-25 11/2-3 2/21-23 3/12-14 3/27-28 4/10-11 4/17-18 4/30-5/1 5/14-16 5/20-22

9/11-12 Metedeconk National 302-295=597 Hazeltine National 302-305-308=915 Ohio State Scarlet 308-315=623 Lower Cascades 284-279=563 Queens Harbor CC 310-299-319=928 Kingsmill River 296-297=593 The Woodlands 312-305=617 Navy Golf Club 294-299=593 Indiana CC 298 Wyncote Golf Club 294-306=600 Penn State Blue Course 291-296-294=881 Hog Neck Golf Club 300-312=612 Ohio State Scarlet 312-315-307-308=1242 Upper Cascades 300-310-299=909 Metedeconk National 306-300=606 Delwood Hills CC 299-300-292=891 Forrest Akers West 306-312-307=925 Staunton CC 293-305=595 Queens Harbor CC 297-306-323=926 Kiskiak Golf Club 294-302=596 Golden Ocala CC 296-301-298=895 Tanglewood Resort 314-310-315=939 Navy Golf Club 315-300=615 Wyncote Golf Club 308-314=622 Penn State Blue Course 298-298=586 Forrest Akers West 312-312-313-295=1232 The Melrose Club 305-307-293=905

10/1-2 10/8-9 10/23-24 10/29-31 3/11-12 3/17-18 3/25-26 4/14-15 4/22-23 4/28-29 5/5-7 5/18-20

9/9-10 9/25-26 9/30-10/1 10/9-10 10/23-24 10/29-30 3/10-11 3/17-18 3/24-25 4/9-10 4/13-14 4/28-29 5/4-6 5/17-19

1998-99

Seton Hall Invitational 2nd Place of 15 Northern Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 12 Legends of Indiana 5th Place of 18 James Madison Fall Classic 4th Place of 12 Anchor Bank Inter. 3rd Place of 15 Puerto Rico Classic 18th Place of 18 Golden Ocala 16th Place of 18 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 16th Place of 19 Navy Invitational 3rd Place of 24 Kepler Cleveland Classic 11th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 18 Big Ten Championship 9th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 16th Place of 23

1999-2000

Navy Invitational 1st Place of 18 Northern Intercollegiate 8th Place of 13 Temple Invitational 2nd Place of 15 James Madison Invitational 1st Place of 18 The Nelson 14th Place of 20 Silver Spring Shores Invite 3rd Place of 19 Kauai Collegiate Cup 3rd Place of 11 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 4th Place of 18 Kepler Intercollegiate T-8th Place of 17 First Energy Intercollegiate 8th Place of 20 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Big Ten Championship 3rd Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 21st Place of 27

2000-01

Badger Invitational 2nd Place of 15 Ram Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 15 Northern Intercollegiate 10th Place of 18 Provident Invitational 2nd Place of 20 NCAA East Preview 8th Place of 24 Georgetown Invitational 1st Place of 16 Big Red Classic 5th Place of 17 El Diablo Intercollegiate 6th Place of 24 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate 6th Place of 17 Liberty Ramada Classic 1st Place of 11 Princeton Invitational 1st Place of 18 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 9th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 16th Place of 27

Metedeconk National 301-311=612 Les Bolstad Golf Club 283-286-269=838 Legends Golf Club 293-296-301=890 Stony Creek Golf Club 305-298=603 CC of South Carolina 289-290-295=874 River & Ocean Course 299-312-316=927 Golden Ocala CC 308-301=609 Tanglewood Resort 312-308-299=919 Navy Golf Club 311-297=608 Ohio State Scarlet 314-311-301=926 Penn State Blue Course 290-298-285=873 Les Bolstad Golf Club 298-292-293-288=1171 U. of Rhode Island 302-292-294=888 Navy Golf Club 288-289=577 Birck Boilermaker Golf Club 311-293-308=912 Glenmaura National 299-301=600 Stauton CC 298-289-287=874 Stanford Golf Club 293-282-302=877 Silver Spring Shores 285-288-287=860 Princeville Resort 285-297-292=874 Tanglewood Resort 286-291-283=860 Ohio State Scarlet 305-300-306=911 Firestone CC 305-302-299=906 Penn State Blue Course 299-289-283=871 Birck Boilermaker Golf Club 311-291-295-305=1198 Glenmaura National 302-309-310=921 University Ridge Golf Club 292-288-284=864 Fort Collins CC 285-290=575 Stone Creek Golf Club 302-299-306=907 The Grizzly 304-284-288=876 Ford’s Colony 299-298=597 Lansdowne Resort 296-310=606 Lake Diamond Golf Club 293-302-295=890 El Diablo Golf Club 301-289=590 Tanglewood Resort 299-300=599 Water’s Edge 282-292=574 Springdale Golf Club 292-285=577 Penn State Blue Course 294-285-284=863 Stone Creek Golf Club 293-291-289-296=1169 Golden Horseshoe 286-300-289=875

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 9/8-9 9/22-23 10/8-9 10/22-23 10/28-29 3/9-10 3/16-17 3/23-24 4/13-14 4/20-21 4/27-28 5/3-5 5/16-18

9/6-8 9/21-22 9/28-29 10/14-15 10/27-28 11/1-3 3/15-16 4/18-19 4/26-27 5/3-5 4/10-11 5/15-17

9/21-22 10/3-4 10/11-12 10/26 10/31-11/2 3/5-7 4/9-10 4/17-18 4/24-25 4/30-5/1 5/8-9 5/15-16 5/20-22 6/1-4

2001-02

Badger Invitational 11th Place of 15 JMU Invitational 2nd Place of 24 Xavier Provident Invitational 4th Place of 19 The Tillinghast T-4th Place of 24 Georgetown Invitational 1st Place of 16 Big Red Classic 4th Place of 16 El Diablo Intercollegiate 15th Place of 20 Pepsi-Cola Invitational 5th Place of 13 Princeton Invitational 1st Place of 19 First Energy Invitational 2nd Place of 18 (Playoff) Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 18th Place of 27

2002-03

Badger Invitational 3rd Place of 15 James Madison Invitational 1st Place of 18 Northern Intercollegiate 8th Place of 16 Xavier Provident Invitational 8th Place of 18 Georgetown Hoya Invitational 1st Place of 11 Landfall Tradition 9th Place of 12 El Diablo Intercollegiate 11th Place of 20 First Energy Collegiate 4th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 11 The Maxwell 14th Place of 15 NCAA Regionals 17th Place of 27

2003-04

Northern Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 15 Temple Invitational 1st Place of 13 MacDonald Cup 1st Place of 18 Georgetown Hoya T-1st Place of 12 Landfall Tradition 5th Place of 12 St. Croix Collegiate Cup 7th Place of 14 Marshall Invitational 6th Place of 14 Kepler Intercollegiate 9th Place of 18 First Energy Intercollegiate 6th Place of 17 Rutherford Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 6th Place of 11 Perry Maxwell 10th Place of 15 NCAA East Regional 2nd Place of 27 NCAA Championship 15th Place of 30

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University Ridge Golf Club 295-300-298=893 Lakeview Golf Club 278-286=564 The Grizzly 293-283-284=860 Quaker Ridge Golf Club 296-294=590 Lansdowne Resort 295-287=582 Lake Diamond Golf Club 286-288-294=880 El Diablo Golf Club 303-297-306=906 Tanglewood Resort 303-305-296-904 Springdale CC 287-272=559 Firestone CC 295-280-294=869 Penn State Blue Course 293-280-286=859 Finkbine Golf Club 302-295-287-296=1180 Settingdown Creek Golf Club 295-316-311=922 University Ridge Golf Club 286-283-285=854 Lakeview Golf Club 280-269-271=820 Indiana Univ. Golf Club 287-291-285=863 Kings Island Grizzly Course 296-291-291=878 Lansdowne Resort 284-276=560 CC of Landfall 302-310-298=910 El Diablo Golf Club 294-304-315=913 Windmill Lakes Golf Club 300-289-289=878 Penn State Blue Course 292-276-284=852 Indiana Univ. Golf Club 295-297-298-303=1193 Dornick Hills CC 298-291-301=890 Auburn University Club 305-286-305=896 U. of Michigan Golf Club 300-293-293=886 Glenmaura National 293-304=597 Yale University Golf Club 284-289=573 Lansdowne Resort 288 CC of Landfall 295-288-288=871 Carambola Golf Club 302-296-293=891 Guyan CC 296-291-288=875 Ohio State Scarlet 310-290-303=903 Firestone CC 292-292-301=885 Penn State Blue Course 289-292-278=859 U. of Michigan Golf Club 291-285-293=869 Dornick Hills CC 292-289-281=862 Yale University Golf Club 290-285-287=862 Homestead-Cascades 289-291-290-300=1170

PENN STATE 2021-22 • MEN’S GOLF

9/18-19 10/4-5 10/16-17 10/25-26 11/14-16 3/7-8 3/18-20 4/8-9 4/16-17 4/29-30 5/6-8 5/14-15 5/19-21

9/12-13 9/24-25 10/3-4 10/10-11 10/15-16 10/22-23 3/4-5 3/19-21 4/7-8 4/15-16 4/22-23 4/28-30

9/16-17 9/25-26 10/9-10 10/14-15 10/21-22 3/12-13 3/18-20 4/6-7 4/14-15 4/21-22 4/27-29 5/5-6 5/17-19

2004-05

Northern Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 13 Memphis Invitational 10th Place of 16 Penn/Big 5 Classic 3rd Place of 16 Big Ten vs. Pac Ten Challenge 8th Place of 14 GCAA National Match Play 9th Place of 16 3-1 Team Irish Spring Invitational T-4th Place of 13 Hall of Fame Invitational T-16th Place of 19 ASU Thunderbird 10th Place of 14 First Energy Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 8th Place of 11 Perry Maxwell 8th Place of 11 NCAA East Regional 20th Place of 27

2005-06

Cleveland State Invitational 10th Place of 17 Wolverine Intercollegiate T-9th Place of 15 Memphis Invitational T-4th Place of 15 Alister MacKenzie 16th Place of 16 Penn/Big 5 Classic 3rd Place of 14 Georgetown Invitational 6th Place of 12 Xavier Invitational 14th Place of 15 Pinehurst Intercollegiate 15th Place of 17 ASU Thunderbird 15th Place of 16 Kepler Intercollegiate 15th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 7th Place of 11

2006-07

Wolverine Intercollegiate 11th Place of 14 VCU/Mattaponi Springs T-1st Place of 15 Alister MacKenzie 10th Place of 15 Penn/Big 5 Classic T-5th Place of 15 Georgetown Invitational 3rd Place of 12 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational 11th Place of 15 Pinehurst Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 18 Marshall Invitational 1st Place of 16 Kepler Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 16 Fossum Invitational T-8th Place of 13 Big Ten Championship T-6th Place of 11 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 12 NCAA East Regional 16th Place of 27

University Ridge 285-289-294=868 Colonial CC 304-296-306=906 Philadelphia Cricket Club 305-298=603 Bandon Dunes 310-297=607 Mission Inn El Campeon Consolation Champions 10-7-4 Individuals Mission Inn El Campeon 300-298-321=919 Red Stone Golf Club 309-294-301=904 Karsten Course at ASU 297-287-306=890 Firestone CC 305-287-293=885 Penn State Blue Course 287-279-277=843 University Ridge 296-290-290=876 Dornick Hills CC 296-287-295=878 Golf Club of Tennessee 293-299-293=885 Sand Ridge Golf Club 293-302-296=891 U. of Michigan Golf Club 284-292-288=864 Colonial CC 294-302-288=884 The Meadow Club 290-288-303=881 Philadelphia Cricket Club 293-302=595 Lansdowne Resort 294-295=589 Orange County National 305-299-290=894 Pinehurst #8 301-312=613 Karsten Course at ASU 302-300-307=909 Muirfield Village Golf Club 316-306-320=942 PSU Blue & White 317-292-294=903 Conway Farms Golf Club 293-299-290-315=1197 U. of Michigan Golf Club 291-286-300=877 Mattaponi Springs Golf Club 288-278-285=851 The Meadow Club 287-274-304=865 Philadelphia Cricket Club 305-304=609 Four Streams Golf Club 305-297=602 Palmetto Golf Club 297-297-304=898 Pinehurst #8 299-298-292=889 Guyan CC 285-280=565 Ohio State Scarlet 296-310=606 Forest Akers Golf Club 294-289-292=865 Ohio State Scarlet 301-306-303-303=1213 Penn State Blue Course 289-289-316=894 GC of Georgia 297-304-300=901

9/14-15 9/22-23 10/1-2 10/8-9 11/5-6 3/10-11 3/18-20 4/4-5 4/12-13 4/19-20 4/25-27 5/15-17 5/28-31

8/31-9/2 9/19-21 9/29-30 10/11-13 10/25-26 2/13-14

3/15-17 4/11-12 4/18-19 5/1-3 5/17-19

9/12-13 9/28-29 10/10-12 10/19-20 11/1-2 3/12-14 3/26-28 4/10-11 4/24-25 4/30-5/2 5/20-22 6/2-4

2007-08

Hartford Hawks Invitational The International CC 2nd Place of 13 292-293-293=878 Wolf Run Intercollegiate Wolf Run GC 1st Place of 15 292-284-286=862 VCU Shootout Hermitage CC 1st Place of 15 283-279-283=845 Memphis Intercollegiate Colonial CC 4th Place of 15 284-300=584 Wolverine at Mission Inn El Campeon 2nd Place of 10 304-284-294=882 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Palmetto GC T-4th Place of 15 294-303-293=890 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Pinehurst #8 3rd Place of 19 312-294-289=895 Marshall Invitational Guyan CC 2nd Place of 17 281-280=561 Kepler Intercollegiate Ohio State Scarlet 6th Place of 14 303-310-303=916 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue Course 1st Place of 12 286-286-306=878 Big Ten Championship Forest Akers West T-11th Place of 11 299-313-317-302=1231 NCAA Central Regional Ohio State Scarlet T-8th Place of 27 304-286-308=898 NCAA Finals Kampen Course T-25th Place of 30 315-298-313=926

2008-09

Rutherford Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 12 Fighting Illini Invitational 10th Place of 15 VCU Shootout 9th Place of 15 Brickyard 6th Place of 15 Lehigh Invitational 1st Place of 8 Big Ten Match Play Northwestern Minnesota Ohio State Pinehurst Intercollegiate 1st Place of 20 Kepler Intercollegiate 11th Place of 13 Boilermaker Invitational 2nd Place of 18 Big Ten Championship T-4th Place of 11 NCAA Northeast Regional 10th Place of 14

2009-10

Wolf Run Intercollegiate 8th Place of 17 VCU Shootoout T-4th Place of 15 Brickyard 14th Place of 15 Memphis Intercollegiate 12th Place of 16 Renaissance Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 12 Pinehurst Intercollegiate T-3rd Place of 15 FAU T-3rd Place of 17 Kepler Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 11 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 11 NCAA Regionals 4th Place of 14 NCAA Championships 29th Place of 30

Nemacolin 300-297-292=889 Olympia Fields CC 288-295-297=880 Hermitage CC 294-280-289=863 Brickyard at Riverside 297-285-295=877 Saucon Valley CC 299-293=592 Heron Bay GC T 3-3 W 4-2 L 5-1 Pinehurst #8 290-293-279=862 Ohio State Scarlet 316-310-311=937 Kampen Course 288-281-287=856 Penn State Blue Course 290-296-296-288=1170 Galloway National GC 319-301-290=910 Wolf Run Golf Club 292-292-298 =882 Hermitage CC 300-288-293=881 Brickyard at Riverside 296-300=596 Colonial CC 314-290-307=911 Renaissance GC 287-271-276=834 Pinehurst#8 288-292-307=887 Gleneagles CC 290-283-289=862 Ohio State Scarlet 286-289-288=863 Penn State Blue Course 291-299-289=879 Windsong Farm GC 296-294-307=1204 The Course at Yale Univ. 277-283-277=837 The Honors Course 296-294-307-307=1204


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 9/11-12 9/18-19 9/26-27 10/18-19 11/1-2 2/11-12

3/11-13 4/2-3 4/8-10 4/16-17 4/29-5/1 5/19-21

9/11-12

2010-11

Wolf Run Intercollegiate 12th Place of 15 Maryland Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Windon Memorial 11th Place of 17 Alister MacKenzie Intercollegiate 12th Place of 16 Royal Oaks Baylor Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 12 Big Ten Match Play Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan State Pinehurst Intercollegiate T-3rd Place of 16 LSU Invitational 9th Place of 12 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 16 Illini Spring Classic 6th Place of 14 Big Ten Championship 9th Place of 11 NCAA Regional Individual: T.J. Howe

Wolf Run Golf Club 299-302-298=899 River Marsh Golf Club 280-281-283=844 North Shore CC 303-290-290=883 The Meadow Club 280-282-285=847 Royal Oaks CC 285-280=565 Champion Course L 3-1-2 W 3-2-1 L 3-2-1 Club at Pinehurst No. 6 293-301-288=882 University Club 305-305-313=923 Penn State Blue Course 290-296-294=880 Stone Creek GC 311-292=603 Kampen Course 297-294-316-301=1208 Pete Dye River Course T-32, 73-76-76=225

2011-12

Gopher Invitational Spring Hills Course 9th Place of 14 299-304-297=900 9/26-27 Inverness Intercollegiate Inverness Club 6th Place of 11 300 (1 round) 10/3-4 Wolfpack Intercollegiate Lonnie Poole Course 12th Place of 16 297-302-294=893 10/16-17 Windon Memorial Classic Evanston Golf Club 15th Place of 17 297-295-297=889 11/7-8 Amelia National Intercollegiate Amelia National Golf and Country Club 14th Place of 15 298-301-320=919 2/10-11 Big Ten Match Play Concession Golf Club Northwestern L, 3-3, lost tiebreaker Michigan State L, 1.5-3.5 3/10-11 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Club at Pinehurst No. 6 3rd Place of 11 296-291-289=876 3/30-4/1 Fireline Towson Invitational Prospect Bay Country Club 3rd Place of 22 294-293-292=879 4/7-8 Rutherford Intercollegiate Penn State Blue Course T-5th Place of 14 304-305-311=920 4/14-15 Hawkeye-Great River Entertainment Invite Finkbine Golf Course 3rd Place of 11 284-288-298=870 4/27-29 Big Ten Championship Pete Dye Course T-8th Place of 12 308-301-299-308=1216 9/9-10 9/17-18 9/30-10/1 10/12-14 10/22-23 2/10-12

2/23 3/6-7 3/23-24 4/13-14 4/20-21 4/26-28

2012-13

Gopher Invitational 15th Place of 15 Inverness Intercollegiate 8th Place of 10 Cobra-PUMA Inv. 2nd Place of 15 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 10th Place of 13 Georgetown Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 12 Big Ten Match Play Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin Challenge at Champions Michigan State Colleton River Club Collegiate T-1st Place of 4 Linger Longer Invitational 14th Place of 14 Hawkeye Invitational 9th Place of 12 Rutherford Intercollegiate T-3rd Place of 14 Big Ten Championships 11th Place of 12

Spring Hill Golf Club 310-224-309 (DQ) Inverness Club 296-292-306=894 Miromar Lakes 284-286-286=856 Blackthorn Club 294-296-289=879 Members Club 297-286-288=871 Concession Golf Club L 4-1-0 W 3-1-1 L 4-1-0 Jackrabbit Course L 2.5 to 1 Pete Dye Course 317-307-292=916 Great Waters Course 311-313=624 Finkbine Golf Club 309-293-297=899 Penn State Blue Course 304-294-298=896 Pete Dye Course 317-297-301-309=1224

9/8-9 9/16-17 9/22-23 10/11-13 10/21-22 2/14-15

3/1 3/14-16 3/23-25 4/12-13 4/19-20 5/2-4

9/6-7 9/20-21 9/29-30 10/10-11 10/20-21 2/14-16

3/13-15 3/22-24 4/11-12 4/18-19 4/24-26 5/14-16

9/12-13 9/28-29 10/9-11 10/19-20 2/12-13

2/27 3/11-12 3/20-22 4/9-10 4/16-17 4/22-24 5/16-18

2013-14

Gopher Invitational 8th Place of 12 Wolverine Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 11 Windon Memorial T-13th Place of 16 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 13th Place of 14 Georgetown Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 12 Big Ten Match Play Minnesota Michigan State Nebraska Richmond Match Play Richmond Seminole Intercollegiate T-11th Place of 13 Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate 8th Place of 27 Kepler Intercollegiate 12th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate T-8th Place of 14 Big Ten Championships 9th Place of 12

2014-15

Wolverine Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 15 Wolf Run Intercollegiate T-5th Place of 15 Primland Collegiate 3rd Place of 9 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 15 Georgetown Intercollegiate T-6th Place of 12 Big Ten Match Play Minnesota Indiana Rutgers Wisconsin Seminole Intercollegiate 13th Place of 17 Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate 5th Place of 30 Kepler Intercollegiate 9th Place of 14 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 12 Big Ten Championship T-3rd Place of 14 NCAA Regional 11th Place of 13

2015-16

Rod Myers Invitational 3rd Place of 14 Primland Collegiate 4th Place of 9 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Mountaineer Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Big Ten Match Play Indiana Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Challenge at Champions Michigan State Seminole Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 14 Kingsmill Intercollegiate 1st Place of 24 Kepler Intercollegiate 6th Place of 16 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 11 Big Ten Championships 9th Place of 14 NCAA Regionals 9th Place of 13

Windsong Farm Golf Club 292-289-294=875 U. of Michigan Golf Club 291-284-289=864 Knollwood Club 294-307-297=898 Blackthorn Club 305-295-311=911 Members Club 295-292-289=876 Concession Golf Club L 4-1-0 L 4-1-0 W 4-0-1 Midlothian, Va. L 510-519 Southwood Golf Club 301-297-300=898 Kingsmill Golf Club 303-292-286=881 Ohio State GC 308-293-308=909 Penn State Blue Course 299-288-298=885 Pete Dye Course 307-300-315-299=1221 U. of Michigan Golf Club 289-287-279=855 Wolf Run Club 300-304-302=906 Primland Resort 280-278-280=838 Blackthorn Club 291-278=569 Members Club 294-295=589 Hammock Beach Resort L 4-1-0 W 4-1-0 W 2-2-1 L 5-0-0 Southwood GC 293-291-291=875 Kingsmill Resort 292-295-281=868 Scarlet Course 294-290-303=887 Penn State Blue Course 296-276-296=868 Victoria National GC 295-300-284-302=1181 UNC Finley GC 292-298-289=879

9/10-11 9/19-20 10/14-16 2/4 2/10-11

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9/10-11 9/16-17 10/8-9 10/13-15 2/4 2/9-10

2/24 3/12-13 3/18-20 4/14-15 4/21-22 4/27-29

Duke University GC 286-289-300=875 Primland Resort 287-283=570 Blackthorn Club 289-277-278=844 Pete Dye GC 294-291=585 Hammock Beach Resort L 2-3-1 W 4-0-1 L 1-5-0 W 3-2-1 Cypress Creek Course W 364-368 Southwood GC 288-284-284=856 Kingsmill Resort 287-282-276=845 Scarlet Course 299-299=598 Penn State Blue Course 279-283-281=843 Victoria National 294-293-296=883 Blackwolf Run 294-296-284=874

5/14-16

9/8-9 10/12-14 10/27-28 2/9-10

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2016-17

Rod Myers Invitational 6th Place of 14 Inverness Intercollegiate T-5th Place of 13 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 8th Place of 15 Athletic Director’s Trophy West Virginia Big Ten Match Play Purdue Iowa Northwestern Challenge at Champions Michigan State Seminole Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Kingsmill Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 22 Rutherford Intercollegiate T-1st Place of 13 Kepler Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 15 Big Ten Championship T-4th Place of 14 NCAA Regional 5th Place of 14 NCAA Championship T-24th Place of 30

2017-18

Gopher Invitational 13th Place of 16 Rod Myers Invitational 5th Place of 12 Windon Memorial Classic T-1st Place of 15 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 1st Place of 15 Athletic Director's Trophy West Virginia Big Ten Match Play Indiana Rutgers Michigan State Wisconsin Challenge at Champions Michigan State Colleton River Club Collegiate T-4th Place of 12 Linger Longer Invitational 3rd Place of 16 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 12 Kepler Intercollegiate 3rd Place of 16 Big Ten Championship 4th Place of 14 NCAA Regional 6th Place of 13

2018-19

Rod Myers Invitational 1st Place of 13 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 10th Place of 14 Grandover Collegiate 4th Place of 12 Big Ten Match Play Wisconsin Rutgers Indiana Michigan Challenge at Champions Individual matches Colleton River Club Collegiate 5th Place of 14 Linger Longer Invitational 9th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 13 Kepler Intercollegiate T-4th Place of 15 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 14

Duke University GC 289-291-287=867 Inverness Club 288-293-285=866 Blackthorn Club 285-287-292=864 Reunion Club W 377-386 Hammock Beach W 3.5-2.5 W 3-3 L 2.5-3.5 Champions Club W 355-365 Southwood GC 273-277-283=833 River Course 283-284-284=851 Penn State Blue Course 293-288-287=868 Scarlet Course 299-307-297=903 Baltimore CC 287-290-281=858 Aldarra GC 290-288-285=863 Rich Harvest Farms 301-294-296=891 Windsong Farm GC 301-289-293=883 Duke Golf Club 290-285-284=859 Evanston GC 280-377-278=835 Blackthorn Club 277-272-284=833 Reunion Resort W 363-378 Hammock Beach L 1-5 W 5.5-0.5 W 4-2 L 2-4 Champions GC W 362-277 Colleton River Club 303-311-282=896 Lake Reynolds 278-289-289=856 Penn State Blue Course 280-276-288=844 Scarlet Course 286-291-291=868 Baltimore CC 284-279-297=860 Scarlet Course 293-295-289=877 Duke University GC 278-287-287=852 Blackthorn Club 294-282-282=858 Grandover Resort East 288-290-309=887 Hammock Beach L 1-5 W 4-2 L 2-4 L 2.5-3.5 Jackrabbit Course Dye Course 297-285-295=877 Reynolds Lake Oconee 289-285-294=868 Penn State Blue Course 287-278-290=855 Scarlet Course 301-281=582 Philadelphia Cricket Club 294-317-287=898

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2/15-16 3/9-10

2019-20

Rod Myers Invitational T-4th Place of 13 Old Town Club Collegiate 5th Place of 13 Bearcat Invitational 4th Place of 13 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 12th Place of 15 Grandover Collegiate 5th Place of 11 Big Ten Match Play Indiana Purdue Maryland Northwestern Florida Gators Invitational T-3rd Place of 15 General Hackler Championship 10th Place of 15

Duke University GC 292-286-286=864 Old Town Golf Club 269-286-279=834 Coldstream Country Club 283-282-290=855 Blackthorn Club 287-290-286=863 Grandover Resort East 296-307-202=905 Hammock Beach W, 4-1-1 W, 3-2-1 W, 3-3, won tiebreaker L, 3-3, lost tiebreaker Mark Bostick Golf Course 287-284-281=852 Dunes Golf & Beach Club 293-298-291=882

Season shortened and championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2/5-6

2/15-16 3/14-16 4/17-18 4/24-25 4/30-5/2

2020-21

Big Ten Match Play Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Florida Gators Invitational 21st Place of 21 General Hackler Championship 14th Place of 15 Rutherford Intercollegiate 1st Place of 14 Kepler Intercollegiate 2nd Place of 16 Big Ten Championship 10th Place of 14

Hammock Beach L, 2-3 W, 2-2-1, won tiebreaker W, 3-2r Mark Bostick Golf Course 285-287-279=851 Dunes Golf & Beach Club 298-301-306=905 Penn State Blue Course 288-287-277=852 Scarlet Course 288-288-288=864 Crooked Stick Golf Club 305-307-306=918

No fall season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Penn State’s historic mission of teaching, research, and public service — launched under the most modest of circumstances more than 150 years ago — now reaches into virtually all parts of Pennsylvania. Consider, for example, that the University now has 24 campuses across the Commonwealth, putting a Penn State education within practical reach of nearly every Pennsylvanian. In fact, more than 95 percent of Pennsylvania residents live within a 30-mile radius of a Penn State campus and about 70 percent of Penn State’s undergraduates are Pennsylvania residents.

In the early 1900s, President Edwin E. Sparks supported a number of efforts to “carry the college to the people,” as he liked to say. Technical institutes were established in various locations statewide for engineering education, beginning with an evening school in Allentown in 1910. In 1912, Penn State helped create a system of county agents in agriculture and home economics. Today, the Penn State World Campus, which offers one curriculum at multiple access points to meet people where they are, builds on that outreach tradition.

Penn State is Pennsylvania’s largest nongovernmental employer and has employees and expenditures in every one of its 67 counties. The University generates a total economic impact across the Commonwealth that surpasses $11.6 billion annually and is consistently ranked among the top 1% of the world’s universities.

Following World War II, Penn State underwent unprecedented expansion, first to meet the needs of returning military veterans and later to accommodate the Baby Boom generation. Total enrollment at all Penn State campuses climbed to 40,000 by 1970.

Part of that impact is derived from Penn State’s research program, which brought more than $633 million in federal funds to Pennsylvania last year, and an additional $101 million from private industry. In addition, as part of its Invent Penn State initiative, the University has funded 21 innovation hubs, designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding its campuses across Pennsylvania. Penn State’s outreach and online programs — ranging from 4H to Cooperative Extension, from summer camps to public broadcasting — provide educational and service programs to more than a million Pennsylvania households annually. The University’s presence throughout Pennsylvania today contrasts sharply with its humble beginnings. Chartered as a college of scientific agriculture, the institution was located in rural Centre County after James Irvin, a partner in the Centre Furnace iron works (remains of which can be seen today along East College Avenue), offered to donate 200 acres of farmland for a campus. Founding President Evan Pugh wanted the fledgling institution to embody a new approach to higher education that blended classical studies with subjects that had practical value. He joined similar visionaries in other states in convincing Congress to pass the Morrill Land-Grant Act in 1862. The act gave individual states tracts of federal land to sell; the proceeds supported colleges that agreed to include engineering, science and the liberal arts as well as agriculture in their course of studies. In 1863, the Pennsylvania legislature designated Penn State the Commonwealth’s sole land-grant institution. The lawmakers in effect bestowed on the privately incorporated college a public character. In return for state support, the institution assumed obligations of teaching, research and service that are normally associated with publicly owned land-grant universities in other states.

The University also emerged on the national scene as a research powerhouse in fields as diverse as dairy science, acoustics, psychology and diesel engineering. The expansion of research went hand in hand with a steady increase in the number of graduate students. The University awarded its first graduate degree — a master’s degree in scientific agriculture — in 1862, and the Graduate School was established in 1922. But overall graduate enrollment remained modest until the 1950s, then swelled steadily. The Graduate School has awarded to date approximately 130,000 master’s, doctoral and other advanced degrees. The University Park campus is Penn State’s administrative and research hub. In addition, there are 19 primarily undergraduate campuses; Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the College of Medicine; the Pennsylvania College of Technology; Penn State Law; Dickinson Law; the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies; and the Penn State World Campus. To date, Penn State has awarded more than 909,000 degrees, hallmarks of an educational experience second to none in quality. In addition, Penn State alumni — including 371,000 in Pennsylvania alone — have job- and social-networking opportunities that no other college or university in the Commonwealth can surpass.

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UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

ERIC J.

BARRON PRESIDENT FLORIDA STATE ’72 (B.S.) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ’76 (M.S.) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ’80 (Ph.D.)

Eric J. Barron took the helm of Pennsylvania’s flagship public university on May 12, 2014, arriving from Florida State University, where he had been president for four years. No stranger to Happy Valley, he had previously spent 20 years of his career at Penn State, serving as a faculty member and dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Barron has more than 40 years of leadership experience in academic administration, education, research and public service, and a track record as a talented manager of fiscal policy within large and complex institutions. In recognition of his expertise and leadership in higher education, he served as chairman of the Commission on Economic and Community Engagement (CECE) for the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU) in 2017-19. As leader of Penn State, Barron oversees a research enterprise of more than $1.01 billion and 24 campus locations. His responsibilities include oversight of two law schools, the internationally recognized online educational enterprise known as Penn State World Campus, and a nearly $2 billion health enterprise, including the Penn State College of Medicine, the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the Penn State Health network, which extends throughout Central Pennsylvania. Penn State’s current enrollment is approximately 97,000 students, and the University boasts the world’s largest dues-paying alumni association in the world.

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During his tenure as president of Penn State, Barron has prioritized access and affordability; diversity, equity and inclusion; student engagement; economic development; job creation and student career success; technological innovation; and the arts. Under Barron’s leadership, Penn State has achieved record-setting results in the University’s fundraising campaign, A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence. Penn State has now raised more than $1.7 billion of the $2.1 billion goal. Barron’s Invent Penn State initiative supports investment in entrepreneurship and innovation programs, tools and resources that accelerate the movement of great ideas to the marketplace and make a substantial economic development impact in Pennsylvania and beyond. Since its inception in 2015, Invent Penn State has partnered with the University’s campuses across the Commonwealth to open 21 LaunchBox and innovation hubs available to the surrounding communities. These hubs have provided resources to more than 3,325 entrepreneurs, engaged more than 9,360 students in entrepreneurial thinking and startups, graduated 345 startup teams from accelerator programs, resourced 247 product development projects, and created more than 194 new jobs.


ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP

SANDY

BARBOUR VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS WAKE FOREST ’81 (B.S.) MASSACHUSETTS ’83 (M.S.) NORTHWESTERN ’91 (M.B.A) Recognized as one of the nation’s premier Athletic Directors, Sandy Barbour enters her eighth year as the dynamic leader of the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics program. With student success and comprehensive excellence as a steadfast focus, Barbour has helped the Nittany Lions continue to ascend and thrive as one of the nation’s most successful athletic departments. Barbour began her passionate and effective leadership of the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics program in August 2014. President Eric J. Barron named Barbour the Nittany Lions’ ninth Director of Athletics after she served for 10 years as Director of Athletics at the University of California, Berkeley. In February 2019, Barbour received a contract extension through August 31, 2023 and assumed the title of Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. “Sandy has consistently promoted excellence in intercollegiate athletics — in academics and athletic competitions, and she is widely hailed among the best athletic directors in the nation,” Barron said at the time of her contract extension. “She is a powerful advocate for those who wear the blue and white, and her leadership has help advance our shared vision of what intercollegiate athletics can be. I’m proud of our student-athletes, the coaches and staff, and I’m very pleased that Sandy will be able to lead them to even greater success.” Leader of Premier Athletic Department in Academic, Athletic and Community Engagement One of the nation’s most highly-respected Athletic Directors, Barbour has more than 40 years of varied experiences as a collegiate administrator and coach, with a demonstrated record of championships, academic success, innovation, facility modernization and revenue growth. Barbour directs one of the nation’s most comprehensive and successful athletic programs that boasts an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 92 percent, while capturing 79 national championships and 116 Big Ten titles all-time. She oversees a broad-based program that supports approximately 800 students in 31 sports (16 men’s/15 women’s) and an Intercollegiate Athletics staff of more than 300 whose daily mission is preparing students for a lifetime of impact. Penn State’s 31 programs are tied for fourth-largest among all 130 FBS institutions. During Barbour’s initial seven years of leadership in Happy Valley, Penn State student-athletes have consistently raised the bar and broken or tied school academic records, including the number of Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recipients. A total of 140 Nittany Lion students graduated during the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters. A combined total of 1,064 student-athletes have earned their degrees during Barbour’s tenure. The 2020-21 athletic year was unlike any others in the history of collegiate athletics. Barbour served as the co-chair of the medical subcommittee on

the Big Ten’s Return to Competition Task Force, which developed stringent medical protocols to ensure the health and safety of student-athletes while returning to sport. Despite the unprecedented circumstances, the Nittany Lion women’s soccer team claimed the Big Ten regular-season championship, wrestling earned a share of the Big Ten dual meet title, women’s hockey won its first CHA regular-season crown and men’s volleyball won the EIVA regular-season and tournament championships. Under Barbour’s direction, Penn State has won six NCAA Championships and 36 conference crowns. In addition to the competitive and academic achievements, Barbour has taken pride in the diversity and inclusion work done by the department and its student-athletes. In 2020-21, Barbour set action steps for intercollegiate athletics to continue the work of fostering and advancing a diverse, inclusive and respectful environment where staff, coaches, student-athletes and all other members of the Penn State family feel supported. Penn State United was introduced to construct a culture of respect, appreciation and empathy for all differences, while recognizing we are rooted in diversity, shared experience and hope. Under Barbour, Penn State Athletics’ Advisory Council for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ACDEI) has expanded its work, providing diversity and inclusion resources to staff and studentathletes, and will continue Barbour’s action steps by listening, taking action and supporting growth and change. Nittany Lions Students are the “Why” for Penn State Athletics Soon after her arrival at Penn State, Barbour began to implement her vision for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and creating conditions for success for the department’s purpose and “Why” – the more than 800 Nittany Lion student-athletes. Six months into her tenure, Barbour announced a reorganization of ICA that introduced a more vertical structure to encourage communication and collaboration across functional units and sports. Four administrative divisions were formed: student-athlete performance, health and welfare; external relations and operations, administration and business and finance. In 2015, Penn State Athletics launched a wide-ranging strategic planning process and conducted a series of town hall meetings. Students, faculty and staff, alumni, donors and the public were presented with the initial findings and were presented with an opportunity to provide feedback. The project helped determine strategies and priorities for the formalized strategic plan. Barbour also oversees a comprehensive facilities master plan, which was announced in March 2017. Penn State partnered with Populous, one of the world’s leading architecture and sport event planning firms, to collaborate on developing a comprehensive facilities master plan to provide a 20-year road map for addressing current and long-term needs for all of the Nittany Lions’ facilities (competition, practice, performance enhancement and training).Less than two months after the facilities master plan was unveiled in 2017, Penn State announced a $3.55 million gift from men’s lacrosse letterman and graduate Ken Panzer and his business partner, Jordan Kaplan, to launch construction on a new lacrosse facility. The project transformed the Penn State Lacrosse Field into one of the top lacrosse venues in the nation when Panzer Stadium opened to rave reviews in 2019.Since the first Lasch Football Building renovation project was announced in January 2015, Barbour has helped raise more than $32 million for the Football Excellence Fund to finance several phased upgrades of the football facilities, including a $48.5 million phase, currently under construction and slated for completion in time for the 2022 season. During Barbour’s tenure, Penn State Athletics has had four of the top seven fundraising years in department history. Barbour initiated the additional utilization of ICA’s physical assets, resulting in the first NHL pre-season games in Pegula Ice Arena and the initial concert in Beaver Stadium – the Happy Valley Jam, featuring Blake Shelton, in July 2017. Pegula Ice Arena has also hosted three NHL preseason contests, all featuring the Buffalo Sabres, since 2016. GoPSUsports.com

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ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP Academic Excellence Among Record-Setting Achievements; 92 Percent NCAA Graduation Rate Penn State student-athletes have consistently delivered academic excellence and record performances during Barbour’s tenure.

Penn State Athletics has finished in the top 10 twice and top 15 three times in the final Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings under Barbour’s direction. Penn State also was ranked No. 8 among the nation’s 65 Power Five institutions in 2017-18, according to Yahoo! Sports.

In November 2020, the NCAA released its annual national graduation rates study, which disclosed that Penn State student-athletes earned a school-record Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 92 percent, marking the fourth consecutive year of a GSR of 90 percent or higher. The GSR was the fourth-straight record-breaking or record-tying effort in department history. Nine Nittany Lion teams earned a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate.

Nittany Lion Student-Athletes Engaged in Student Athlete Welfare and Development Programming and Community Service with 40-Plus Organizations In addition to their academic and athletic achievements, student-athletes have helped support Penn State’s comprehensive excellence by investing in themselves through ICA’s Student-Athlete Welfare and Development programming with the Athletic Director’s Leadership Institute (ADLI), the Nittany’s, SAAB, financial literacy and career networking programs. In addition, Penn State student-athletes spend thousands of hours each year involved in community engagement. Nittany Lion students annually participate in a range of activities from clinics and visits and team up with more than 40 organizations on projects and events. Among the organizations Penn State student-athletes are involved are THON, Special Olympics, Uplifting Athletes, Pennsylvania Pink Zone, Coaches vs. Cancer, United Way Day of Caring and LifeLink.

Nittany Lion students posted a 3.51 grade-point average, and all 31 teams had a 3.30 GPA or higher following the 2020 fall semester with the University’s COVID-19 alternative grading system in place. In the fall semester, 742 student-athletes posted at least at 3.0 GPA, and 327 were named to the Dean’s List for earning at least a 3.5 GPA (minimum 12 credits). For the fourth consecutive year, more than 350 Penn State student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors with 446 Nittany Lions posting a 3.0 GPA or higher in 2020-21. Starting with the 2014 fall semester, Barbour’s first as Penn State AD, Penn State student-athletes have achieved the 10 highest semesters alltime for the number of students earning at least a 3.0 GPA (please note: record performances do not include spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021 due to COVID-19 alternative grading system). Six NCAA Team Championships and 36 Conference Titles In the seven years Barbour has led Penn State Athletics, the Nittany Lions have captured six NCAA Championships in women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and wrestling and won 28 Big Ten titles, seven EIVA crowns and one CHA championship for a total of 36 conference championships. In 2020-21, the Nittany Lion women’s soccer team claimed its 20th Big Ten regular-season title, marking the first regular-season crown for the women’s soccer team since 2018 and 11th under head coach Erica Dambach. The wrestling team won a share of the Big Ten dual meet championship for the seventh time with a 6-0 record. The women’s hockey team claimed their first CHA regular-season title with a 16-2-2 conference record. The women’s hockey squad becomes the 27th Penn State team to win a conference championship. The men’s volleyball squad claimed its 35th EIVA regular-season title and 32nd EIVA Tournament championships with a 22-4 record. The Nittany Lions made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017 and earned their first win since the 2015 season with a first-round win over Belmont Abbey. A total of 24 Penn student-athletes have won NCAA individual national championships since 2016-17, including a combined total of 18 the past three years from six different sports. Fencer Ryan Griffiths earned the NCAA epee individual title in 2020-21, while Roman Bravo-Young (133 lbs), Nick Lee (141 lbs), Carter Starocci (174 lbs) and Aaron Brooks (184 lbs) guided the Nittany Lions wrestlers to a perfect 4-for-4 effort on NCAA Championship night. In 2020-21, five Nittany Lions claimed Big Ten individual titles to give Penn State 41 individual champions in the past four years. Swimmer Michael Daly won the 400 IM, while Aaron Brooks captured his second Big Ten crown with a victory at 184 pounds. At the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships, Dom Perretta won his second 800-meter title, while Sincere Rhea on the men’s 60-meter hurdles and Victoria Vanriele won the women’s 800 meters for a Penn State sweep in the event.

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AD of the Year Recipient in 2016-17 and Finalist in 2018 Barbour’s leadership was recognized with her selection for the prestigious National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Under Armour AD of the Year Award in 2016-17, having directed Penn State to nine conference championships and one NCAA title. She was among four Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Athletic Directors to be honored at the 2017 NACDA Convention, marking the second time in her career she had received the NACDA honor. In 2020, Barbour was among the honorees on Sports Illustrated’s “The Unrelenting” list of the most powerful, most influential and most outstanding women in sports. In 2018, she was named one of five finalists for Sports Business Journal’s prestigious Athletic Director of the Year. Barbour, the recent chair of the Big Ten Athletic Directors, was recognized at the 11th Annual SBJ Sports Business Awards Gala in New York City in May, the second time she’s been a finalist for SBJ’s Athletic Director of the Year. Barbour is a member of the NCAA Football Oversight Committee and in 2017, she was selected as one of the inaugural members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s (USOC) Collegiate Sports Sustainability Think Tank. The Think Tank is charged with bridging the gap between high-contributing collegiate stakeholders and the Olympic Movement. Barbour will serve as the chair of the NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee in 2021-22 and will also represent the Big Ten Conference on the NCAA Management Council. Recognized by Forbes Among Top Executives in Sports Forbes has recognized Barbour twice in recent years among the top executives in sports. In 2018, Barbour was selected No. 13 among the Most Powerful Women in Sports. She was among four executives listed who work primarily in intercollegiate athletics and was the highest ranked Athletic Director -- No. 2 overall in college sports. In 2015, Forbes named Barbour one of the Top 25 Most Powerful People in College Sports, ranking among six Athletic Directors and two female administrators on the list. Forbes said that Barbour “has developed a reputation for being one of the most forward-thinking administrators in all of college sports.”


ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP Ten Years Leading Cal Athletics to Consistent Comprehensive Excellence The Director of Athletics at Cal from 2004-14, Barbour guided the Golden Bears through one of the most successful periods in school history as the athletic department became one of the consistently elite programs in the country. Barbour’s 10-year term as AD was the longest for the department since men’s and women’s athletics merged into a single entity in 1992. During her tenure overseeing Cal’s 30-sport program, the Golden Bears won 20 team national championships, 97 individual national titles, finished in the top 10 in the annual Learfield Directors’ Cup standings six times, including a program-best third in 2011, and reached record levels in ticket sales, sponsorships and fundraising. Among Cal’s many team athletic accomplishments under Barbour’s leadership were a 2006 Pac-12 co-championship and seven bowl game invitations in football; the men’s basketball team’s first conference title in 50 years in 2009-10; a first-ever NCAA Final Four berth in women’s basketball in 2013, two trips to the national semifinals in women’s volleyball and six NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s swimming and diving. In 2013-14, Cal secured the largest field naming-rights deal in collegiate sports history at the time, when technology company Kabam signed on to name Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium. Named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Business” in the Bay Area according to the San Francisco Business Times, NACDA named Barbour a regional Athletic Director of the Year for 2008-09 and she was a finalist for National AD of the Year at the Sports Business Awards. She also was recognized as the 2006 National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) Division I-A National Administrator of the Year. Prior to her tenure at Berkeley, Barbour was the deputy director of athletics at Notre Dame, serving as the university’s senior athletic administrator from July 2002 to September 2004. She previously held an associate athletic director position there starting in 2000. In her position at Notre Dame, Barbour oversaw facilities and event operations for the school’s 26-sport program, including football game management and the department’s two golf courses. She was also responsible for developing, maintaining and implementing Notre Dame’s $127 million athletics facilities master plan. In 1996, Barbour was appointed Tulane’s director of athletics at age 36, and during her three years overseeing the program, Green Wave teams won 12 conference championships. In her first year in the position, the school captured four conference titles, a feat never before accomplished in Tulane history. She also hired Tommy Bowden as head football coach during her first year. Bowden proceeded in 1997 to post the Green Wave’s first winning season (7-4) in 16 years, and then directed the school to a 12-0 record, a Conference USA championship and a No. 7 national ranking the following season as the 1998 Liberty Bowl champions. Barbour was

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