| 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. 9, 2015
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. -- The 21st-ranked Penn State men's golf team is sitting in a three-way tie for first place after the opening round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at Blackthorn in Jonesborough. The Nittany Lions are 1-over par and even with Virginia Tech and VCU in the 15-team tournament.
"We had a solid day all around," Greg Nye, Nittany Lion head coach said. "We stuck to the plan and hope to be able to go out again and do that the next couple rounds."
Cole Miller, Chris Houston and Geoff Vartelas each sit in 11th place after carding 72's. To round out the PSU contingent, Charles Huntzinger is in 22nd place and JD Dornes in 32nd after going 1- and 2-over par, respectively.
Penn State will tee off beginning at 11:50 a.m. Saturday along with golfers from Virginia Tech and VCU. Dornes will get things going at 11:50, followed by Huntzinger (noon), Vartelas (12:10 p.m.), Houston (12:20) and Miller (12:30). The third and final round will be played Sunday.
Overall, the entire field (15 teams) finished over-par on Friday. Behind No. 21 Penn State, VCU and Virginia at 1-over-par 289, Charlotte, the 65th-ranked team via Golfweek and a 2015 NCAA Championship participant, is fourth at 2-over-par, while No. 37 Kent State is in fifth at 3-over-par.
Individually, Virginia Tech co-captain Joey Lane and Charlotte's Victor Wiggins are tied for first at 3-under 69, while a group of six golfers are one shot back and two are two strokes behind the leaders.