| Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | |
| Dates | October 9-11, 2015 |
| Location | Blackthorn Club at The Ridges (Par 72, 7,147 yards) |
| Scoring | Golfstat.com |
| Field | East Tennessee State, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, Furman, Kent State, Louisville, Missouri, Penn State, Tennessee, VCU, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, UNC Wilmington |
Oct. 11, 2015
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - Led by two top-five individual finishes, the 20th-ranked Penn State men's golf team captured first place at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough. Chris Houston finished tied for second overall in his first tournament of the year, while JD Dornes was tied for fourth after an impressive comeback.
Dornes was 2-over par on day one, but moved up a total of 30 spots in the standings after carding scores of 68 and 69 the last two days. He birdied each of his last two holes in round three to finish 3-under on the final day. Houston, who also produced a 69 Sunday, was 6-under for the tournament and just one stroke off the winner, Adrian Meronk from host East Tennessee State.
"Winning this tournament is so satisfying for everyone involved," Greg Nye, Nittany Lion head coach, said. "We had a substantial lead through the first 10 holes, then a couple teams caught fire and came at us, but we responded and finished the final five tough holes 5-under as a team."
Pos. | Team/Player (seed) | +/- | ||||
1 | Penn State | 289 | 277 | 278 | 844 | -20 |
T2 | Chris Houston (4) | 72 | 69 | 69 | 210 | -6 |
T4 | JD Dornes (1) | 74 | 68 | 69 | 211 | -5 |
T9 | Geoff Vartelas (5) | 72 | 69 | 71 | 212 | -4 |
T12 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 213 | -3 | |
T27 | Cole Miller (3) | 72 | 74 | 72 | 218 | +2 |
As a team, the Nittany Lions finished 20-under for the three-round tournament, 12 strokes below second-place Louisville (-8). Tennessee (-3), No. 15 Virginia (E) and Missouri (+1) round out the top five of the 15-team tourney field. Penn State led from day one.
Geoff Vartelas posted a ninth-place finish with a three-round score of 4-under and a 71 on the final day. Charles Huntzinger produced third-round score of 69, tied with Houston and Dornes for the team low on the day, and finished 3-under for the tourney to take the No. 12 spot. Cole Miller rounded out the group with an even finish in the third round and a final score of 2-over.
The Nittany Lions return to action at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate at the Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia, Oct. 19 and 20.