| Seminole Intercollegiate | |
| DATES | March 10-12, 2017 |
| LOCATION | Southwood Golf Course; Tallahassee, Florida (Par 72, 7,172 yards) |
| SCORING & INFO | Final Results |
| FIELD | Florida State (host), George Mason, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Jacksonville University, James Madison, Penn State, Southern Illinois, Troy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky, West Virginia and Winthrop. |
March 12, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Men's golf led wire-to-wire all three days of action to claim the Seminole Intercollegiate Championship at 31-under with Cole Miller claiming the individual championship at 15-under on the Southwood Golf Course in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Lions' team score of 233 ranks second lowest all-time for a 54-hole tournament as does junior Cole Miller's (New Tripoli, Pa.) three-round total of 201. Miller's victory also marks the second straight stroke-play tournament that a Lion has been crowned champion of after sophomore Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) won the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in October.
"Incredible win, fighters, so proud of this team," said head coach Greg Nye.
Miller's first collegiate victory featured a career-low 54-hole score and four eagles throughout the tournament including one on 16 to separate himself from the field. His average par-5 score led the 81-player field at 4.00 and alone he carded more eagles than any other team in the tournament.
Huntzinger finished in a tie for 12th after a 2-under 70 put him at 7-under for the tournament. The Georgia-native shot very consistent all weekend totaling 39 pars, good for third most in the field. Sophomore Ryan Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) shot his lowest 54-hole score of 214 after an even par day secured the personal record and a tie for 27th. A string of four birdies in five holes starting at the 7th hole was crucial to the Lions' success as a team.
Sophomore Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) also finished with a career-best score of 216 after a 3-over 75 put him at even par and tied for 31st for the tournament. Senior Christian Elliott (Port Perry, Ontario) shot 1-over to finish tied for 44th at 3-over overall. Elliott's opening round of 68 was the lowest shot by a Lion other than Miller.
Sophomore JD Hughes (Carlisle, Pa.), playing as an individual shot his third-straight even par round of 72 to finish tied with Davis for 31st.
Behind Miller on the leaderboard was Florida State's Harry Ellis who finished two strokes off and Georgia Tech's Luke Schniederjans in third with 205.
Georgia Tech and Florida State, both ranked in the top-30 nationally, finished at 28-under and three strokes behind the Lions.
The Lions return to action March 19-21, the reigning champions of the Kingsmill Intercollegiate hosted by William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
| Pos. | Team/Player (seed) | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | + / - |
| 1 | Penn State | 273 | 277 | 283 | 833 | -31 |
| 1 | Cole Miller (1) | 66 | 67 | 68 | 201 | -15 |
| T12 | Charles Huntzinger (2) | 70 | 69 | 70 | 209 | -7 |
| T27 | Ryan Dornes (3) | 73 | 69 | 72 | 214 | -2 |
| T31 | Ryan Davis (4) | 69 | 72 | 75 | 216 | E |
| T44 | Christian Elliott (5) | 68 | 78 | 73 | 219 | +3 |
| T31 | JD Hughes (Ind.) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 216 | E |