Penn State Men's Golf Team Finishes in Third Place at Rutherford IntercollegiatePenn State Men's Golf Team Finishes in Third Place at Rutherford Intercollegiate

Penn State Men's Golf Team Finishes in Third Place at Rutherford Intercollegiate

Sept. 2, 2008

FARMINGTON, PA. - The Penn State men's golf team finished in third place after a two-under final round 292 and a three-day total of 889 to conclude the 33rd Rutherford Intercollegiate.

Penn State shot rounds of 300-297-292 (889), finishing in third at +25. The Purdue Boilermakers topped the leader board with a three-under 285-final-day and a three-day total 871. VCU finished in second place at 22-over (886).

Junior Kevin Foley (Sommerville, N.J.) and sophomore Tommy McDonagh (Wilton, Conn.) represented Penn State in the top 10, both tied for eighth. Foley finished the day at +1 (73) with a tournament score of 75-73-72 (221). McDonagh also finished at +1 with scores of 71-77-73 (221). After a hole-in-one in round two, Foley birdied holes two- four, six, and 15 in his final round.

Junior T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.) and senior Matt Leon (Brampton, Ontario) both tied for 24th with a total tournament of 227. Howe scored 82-71-74 and Leon scored 79-76-72. Both were 11-over (227).

Penn State takes a two-and-a-half-week break before heading to Olympia Fields, Ill., for the Fighting Illini Invitational. Play will begin on Fri., Sept. 19th and continues through Sun., Sept. 21st.

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