Penn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Third in First Round of Spring Break ChampionshipsPenn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Third in First Round of Spring Break Championships

Penn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Third in First Round of Spring Break Championships

Individual Results

Team Results

March 26, 2010

Delray Beach, Fla. - The Penn State men's golf team finished tied for third after carding a 290 (+6) in the opening round at the second annual Spring Break Championships. No. 13 Illinois topped the leaderboard with a 282 (-2) giving the Illini a six-stroke cushion over second-place team, Notre Dame.

Freshman standout Ernesto Marin (Miami, Fla.) and junior Tommy McDonagh (Wilton, Conn.) led the Nittany Lions throughout the day both tying for fifth at 70 (-1). Marin sank five birdies, carding four in his opening nine holes. Senior T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.) sits tied for 33 with a 74 (+3). Howe leads the Lions in birdies, carding six on the day. Senior Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.) heads into the second round tied for 55 with a 76 (+5). Senior Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.) rounded out the Nittany Lion line-up tying for 68 with a 78 (+7) finish.

Notre Dame's Doug Fortner tops the individual leaderboard with a three-stroke cushion of 64 (-7) over second-place finisher Chris DeForest of Illinois (-4).

The second round of the tournament will continue tomorrow, March 27 at 11:30 a.m. For live scoring of the tournament visit Golfstat and for updates on Penn State's standings visit GoPSUSports.com.