March 20, 2018
Final Results
GREENSOBORO, Ga. - The Penn State men's golf team finished the Linger Longer Invitational with a final round of 1-over 289 to finish third in the event with a total team score of 8-under-par on the Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Georgia.
After an hour-and-a-half fog delay, the Nittany Lions' original team times were pushed back from beginning at 10:10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
"I am very proud of this excellent finish down here in Georgia," said Penn State head coach Greg Nye. "We grew through this experience. Alabama and Georgia have a long history of success in this event and we stayed with them most of the way."
The low round on the day for Penn State was carded by junior JD Hughes (Carlisle, Pa.) who bounced back after bogeying two of his first three holes to shoot 2-under 70. Hughes' round highlighted by an eagle on the par-four 11th. The lefty finished at 3-over for the tournament, in a tie for 32nd.
Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) played a steady round of 1-over 73 to finish 5-under for the tournament. Miller recorded his second consecutive top-10 finish, tying for sixth in the event.
Junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) made a late charge, birdying four of his final five holes to finish with a 1-over 73 in the final round. Huntzinger found himself in a tie for 17th at 1-under for the tournament.
The Nittany Lions tied with tournament champion Alabama for most birdies in the tournament with 59 each as a team. Miller also tied with individual champion Lee Hodges of the Crimson Tide for most birdies by an individual with 17.
The team victory marked the second Linger Longer Invitational title for Alabama in three years, with the last coming in 2016. The Crimson Tide were able to knock Georgia off the top spot on the leaderboard after the Bulldogs led after the first two rounds.
Penn State will return to action when it looks to defend its title and plays host to the 42nd edition of the Rutherford Intercollegiate at the Penn State Golf Courses on Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15. Admission to the event is free for all spectators.
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Lake Reynolds Oconee (Great Waters) - Greensboro, Ga.
| 2018 Linger Longer Invitational | |||||
| 3 | Penn State | 278 | 289 | 289 | -8 |
| T-6 | Cole Miller | 65 | 73 | 73 | -5 |
| T-17 | Charles Huntzinger | 70 | 72 | 73 | -1 |
| T-32 | JD Hughes | 68 | 81 | 70 | +3 |
| T-42 | Alec Bard | 78 | 70 | 73 | +5 |
| T-48 | Ryan Davis | 75 | 74 | 74 | +7 |