| Kingsmill Intercollegiate | |
| DATES | March 19-21, 2017 |
| LOCATION | Kingsmill Resort River Course; Williamsburg, Virginia (Par 70, 6,765 yards) |
| SCORING & INFO | Live Scoring |
| FIELD | Binghamton, Delaware, Drake, Eastern Kentucky, Fort Wayne, High Point, Louisville, Loyola (Md.), Marshall, Old Dominion, Penn State, Radford, Sam Houston State, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis (Pa.), Temple, Tennessee, Towson, William and Mary (host), Winthrop, Xavier and Youngstown State. |
March 21, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The 36th ranked men's golf team shot their second-straight team score of 284 to finish at 11-over and in second place amongst the 22-team field of the Kingsmill Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Despite junior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) and sophomore Ryan Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) finishing as the only two golfers in the 117-player field to not have a round over par and tying atop the individual leaderboard, the Lions were not able to secure a second-straight title with Tennessee claiming the team championship at 10-over.
"Cole and Ryan worked very hard out there right down to the wire," said head coach Greg Nye. "Nothing came easy on the recently aerated greens and they both stayed patient. Back-to-back for Cole is impressive and Ryan has worked super hard to get into our lineup and has just taken off."
For the second straight tournament Miller has finished in first place, while also leading each tournament in par-5 scoring with a 4.00 average in both. Miller opened up his final round at 2-over, but went bogey free on the back-nine with two birdies to finish the tournament with a 1-under score of 209.
Dornes began the tournament with a 1-under 69 and then followed it up with two straight even par showings to finish tied with Miller. This was a career-best finish and first collegiate title for Dornes who has now shot under par in consecutive tournaments. Tied for second in total birdies made throughout the tournament, Dornes carded 10 with two of those coming on the back-nine in the final round.
Freshman Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) ended his tournament with a 2-over round of 72 to finish at 6-over and tied for 13th overall, a career-best finish in a 54-hole event. Senior Christian Elliott (Port Perry, Ontario) shot a 5-over on his final round to tie for 30th at 220 and sophomore Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) shot his lowest-score with a 2-over 72 to finish at 224 and tied for 51st.
"Tennessee was just one better after three days," said Nye. "Tough loss, but congrats to them as they played exceptionally well today when it was on the line."
Tennessee shot their lowest score of the tournament of 280 to edge out the Lions. Eastern Kentucky finished in third at 17-over, while Louisville took fourth at 21-over.
Dornes and Miller tied with Marshall's Clark Robinson to finish as co-champions with totals of 209.
The Lions return to action April 15-16 when they host the 41st annual Rutherford Intercollegiate at home in University Park, Pennsylvania.
| Pos. | Team/Player (seed) | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | + / - |
| 2 | Penn State | 283 | 284 | 284 | 851 | +11 |
| T1 | Ryan Dornes (3) | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | -1 |
| T1 | Cole Miller (1) | 70 | 69 | 70 | 209 | -1 |
| T13 | Ryan Davis (4) | 73 | 71 | 72 | 216 | +6 |
| T30 | Christian Elliott (5) | 71 | 74 | 75 | 220 | +10 |
| T51 | Charles Huntzinger (2) | 78 | 74 | 72 | 224 | +14 |