Sep 6, 2013
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's golf team will travel to Independence, Minn. to open their fall season Sept. 8-9 for the Gopher Invitational.
For the first time, this tournament will be held at the Windsong Farm Golf Club, a 7,152-yard, par-71 course. The previous eight Gopher Invitationals, hosted by the University of Minnesota, were held at the Spring Hill Golf Club. Windsong was home to the 2010 Big Ten Championships.
Starting for the Nittany Lions will be juniors Jens Talbert (Little Rock, Ark.) and Xander McDonald-Smith (Rockaway Park, N.Y.); and sophomores Chris Houston (Gilford, N.H.), Geoff Vartelas (Cromwell, Conn.); and JD Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.).
Penn State will be part of a 12-team field, including Baylor, California, Central Arkansas, Iowa State, Kent State, host school Minnesota, New Mexico, Notre Dame, St. John's (MN), Toledo, and Michigan State.
The California Golden Bears will be looking to defend their Gopher Invitational title from 2012, as they were the number one-ranked team in the country last season.
Check back to the men's golf page on www.GoPSUsports.com for recaps following each day of the event.