April 10, 2010
Columbus, Ohio - After 36 holes of remarkable golf, the Penn State men's golf team sits tied for first among the 11-team field at the 41st annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. The Nittany Lions collectively finished at 7-over-par (575) in a dead-heat with the Eagles of Eastern Michigan. The two teams battled between rounds with Penn State 1-up after the first round and Eastern Michigan retaliating in the second round.
Senior Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.), nationally ranked at 54, headed the field in both rounds carding a 69-68 (137). Foley's exceptional 5-under-par performance was result of continuous success from start to finish sinking six birdies on the day and an eagle on the par-5 fourth hole in his second round. Foley floats ahead of the pack with a 1-stroke cushion on Northwestern's David Lipsky (138, -4).
Senior Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.) contributed to Penn State's triumph firing a two-round 145 (+3) with a card of 73-72 to tie for 10th. Junior Tommy McDonagh (East Norwalk, Conn.) concluded at 4-over-par (146) with rounds of 71-75. McDonagh's 4-birdie feat ties him at 16. Not far behind sits freshman Ernesto Marin (Miami, Fla.)with a 6-over-par, 148. Marin tees off tomorrow morning tied at 23. Senior T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.) shot a 2-round 149 (+7), tying at 29. Howe's 1-stroke improvement between rounds gives him a card of 74-75.
Jason Cohan (Wayne, Pa.) battled against the field as Penn State's individual participant carding rounds of 79-75 (154, +12). Cohan's 4-stroke improvement between rounds bumped him 10 spots on the leaderboard to tie at 47 with the final round remaining.
Tee times are to begin at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning with the Nittany Lions beginning at 9:15 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.