April 22, 2018
Final Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Penn State men's golf team recorded its eighth-straight top-five finish at the Kepler Intercollegiate, finishing in third place on Sunday with a team total of 16-over on the Ohio State Golf Club Scarlet Course.
The third-place finish gives the Nittany Lions eight top-five finishes in nine tournament events this season with five in the top three.
"The Scarlet Golf Course at Ohio State certainly checks all facets of your game as well as your heart and competitive character," said Penn State men's golf coach Greg Nye. "We were up to it this weekend."
After round two at the Kepler Intercollegiate was called for darkness on Saturday, the middle round was completed Sunday morning followed by the third and final round.
Sophomore Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) led the way for the Nittany Lions with his first career top-five finish. Davis carded a final round of 1-under 70 to finish in a tie for second place at 3-under-par.
"Ryan Davis played as well as he did last year in the NCAA West Regional," Nye said. "His driving and iron game were on in all three rounds. You need contributions from the entire lineup and he gave us a huge lift."
Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) finished just outside the top 10 at 3-over to tie for 11th.
Also inside the top 25 was junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) who finished in a tie for 23rd at 7-over-par.
Purdue put together a final round of 11-under to win the tournament at 3-under and 13th-ranked Illinois placed second at 3-over. Individually, Purdue's Jarle Volden was atop the leaderboard with a score of 9-under for the weekend.
The Nittany Lions will return to action with the Big Ten Championship Friday-Sunday, April 27-29, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Ohio State Scarlet Course - Columbus, Ohio
| 2018 Kepler Intercollegiate | |||||
| 3 | Penn State | 286 | 291 | 291 | +16 |
| T-2 | Ryan Davis | 71 | 69 | 70 | -3 |
| T-11 | Cole Miller | 68 | 74 | 74 | +3 |
| T-23 | Charles Huntzinger | 74 | 74 | 72 | +7 |
| T-34 | JD Hughes | 74 | 74 | 75 | +10 |
| T-63 | Ryan Dornes | 73 | 76 | 80 | +16 |