Men's Golf in Third at Primland Collegiate InviteMen's Golf in Third at Primland Collegiate Invite

Men's Golf in Third at Primland Collegiate Invite

Day One Results

Sept. 29, 2014

Meadows of Dan, Va. - The Penn State men's golf team is in third place at the Primland Collegiate Invite after shooting a 280 and 278 in the first and second rounds, respectively, to total an 18-under 558 on Monday.

Junior JD Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) leads the way for the Nittany Lions with a 6-under 138 (69-69). He will enter the final 18 holes tied-for-eighth overall. Trailing Dornes by a stroke is freshman Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.), who tallied a 139 two-round total and is in tied-for-12th place.

Senior Jens Talbert (Little Rock, Ark.) is tied for 19th after posting a 69 in round one and a 73 in round two. He'll begin Tuesday with 142 strokes at the Primland Resort in Meadows of Dan, Va. Sophomore Cody Cox (Milford, Pa.) fired a 68 in the second round to propel himself to a tied-for-23rd ranking and 143 score through 36 holes.

Rounding out scores for the Blue and White was sophomore Christian Elliott (Port Perry, Ontario), who posted a pair of 72's on the day to make even par 144.

Host team Wake Forest holds a four-stroke lead over Auburn going into day two of the Primland Collegiate Invite, marking a 27-under 549 team score. It is William Register of North Carolina, though, who holds the first place player ranking with a 13-under 131.

Tee times will begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to wrap up tournament play. Live scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com.