Penn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Ninth after Second Round of Big TensPenn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Ninth after Second Round of Big Tens

Penn State Men's Golf Team Tied for Ninth after Second Round of Big Tens

Round Two Player Results

Round Two Team Results

April 30, 2010

Maple Plain, Minn. - With the conclusion of the first 36 holes at the Big Ten men's golf championships the Penn State men's golf team sits in ninth place at 22-over-par. The Nittany Lions shot rounds of 296-294 with a total of 590, 28-strokes back from leading team, Illinois.

Leading for the Nittany Lions is senior T.J. Howe (Osceola, Pa.), posting rounds of 71-73 to finish at 2-over-par. With a 144 total, Howe heads into the third round tied for 14.

Senior Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.) fired a second-round 71 to rally back into the top 20 at 16th. Foley posted a 145 total with rounds of 74-71 (+3). Freshman Ernesto Marin (Miami, Fla.) will head into tomorrow's round at 33rd after posting rounds of 75-74 (149). Junior Tommy McDonagh (East Norwalk, Conn.) posted a 153 (+11) with rounds of 76-77. Rounding out the Nittany Lion lineup is senior Jim Markovitz (Bridgeville, Pa.) who carded rounds of 78-76, 154.

Penn State will return to the links tomorrow morning with tee times starting at 9 a.m. For live stats visit GolfStat.