Sept. 11, 2017
2017 Gopher Invitational Full Results
INDEPENDENCE, Minn. - The Penn State men's golf team finished 13th place out of the 16-team field at the Gopher Invitational in at the Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence, Minn. An impressive field featured five of the nation's top-25 teams.
The Nittany Lions bounced back after a difficult opening round to shoot a team total of 289 in round two, which concluded Monday morning after play was called for darkness. Penn State concluded the competition with a 293 after its opening round total of 301. Four men's golf student-athletes for the Blue & White finished in the top 50.
Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) turned in low score for the Nittany Lions after a final round of 3-over 74 to tie at 28th. Miller finished in a tie for 28th individually and 6-over par for the tournament. Junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) had an up and down weekend. After his 2-under 69 in round two, he finished the tournament with a 4-over 75. He came in a tie for 42nd and 8-over par.
Juniors JD Hughes (Carlisle, Pa.) and Ryan Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) saw improvement in each round. They both capped off the tournament with a 2-over 73. Hughes ended in a tie for 45th and 9-over, while Dornes was in a tie for 56th and 11-over. Sophomore Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) was steady throughout, ending with back to back 73s. Bard came in a tie for 50th and shot 10-over for the tournament.
Arkansas held onto its lead after day one to claim the team title with an overall score of 4-under 848. The Razorbacks were the only team to finish under par for the tournament and tied the tournament record for low overall score. No. 4 Baylor came in second at 6-over and defending national champion and no. 3 Oklahoma came in third at 7-over. Penn State finished at 31-over 883 and was one of eight schools with at least four players in the top-50.
Kent State's Ian Holt was the individual champion, shooting rounds below par throughout the tournament.
Penn State returns to action Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17 in Durham, N.C., for the Rod Myers Invitational hosted by Duke.
Keep up to date with the latest information about the Nittany Lion Men's Golf team on Twitter at @PennStateMGolf and Facebook. Follow Coach Greg Nye on Instagram at @CoachNyePSU.
| Pos. | Team/Player (seed) | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | + / - |
| 13 | Penn State | 301 | 289 | 293 | 883 | +31 |
| T-28 | Cole Miller | 72 | 73 | 74 | 219 | +6 |
| T-42 | Charles Huntzinger | 77 | 69 | 75 | 221 | +8 |
| T-46 | JD Hughes | 75 | 74 | 73 | 222 | +9 |
| T-51 | Alec Bard | 77 | 73 | 73 | 223 | +10 |
| T-56 | Ryan Dornes | 77 | 74 | 73 | 224 | +11 |