April 29, 2018
Final Results | Photo Gallery
BALTIMORE - Senior Cole Miller (New Tripoli, Pa.) tied for the second-best finish in Penn State's Big Ten Conference Championship history as he took home the silver medal with a 4-under score for the weekend.
The Nittany Lion men's golf team recorded its ninth top-five finish of the season, placing fourth in the Big Ten Championship on Sunday at Baltimore Country Club. Fighting challenging weather conditions on Sunday and competing with only four players on Friday, the Nittany Lions earned a fourth-place finish, duplicating their effort from a year ago on the same course at 20-over.
"As you can see from the scores across the board, it was a very tough day to score," said Penn State head coach Greg Nye. "I feel our guys gave all that they had and achieved a top-level team finish in an excellent conference."
Miller was one of only two players who were under-par for the three-round event and he led the field in birdies with 15 to finish at 4-under for the Championship.
"Cole played another outstanding tournament," Nye said. "He played one great shot after another throughout the weekend."
As a team, Penn State led the field in par-five scoring, playing them at 10-under over the weekend. Sophomore Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) finished tied for 18th at 6-over for the Championship.
Sophomore Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) placed tied for 28th at 9-over and junior Charles Huntzinger (Duluth, Ga.) was 10-over to tie for 31st.
Junior Ryan Dornes (Lancaster, Pa.) played consistent rounds to shoot 9-over on the weekend after being called upon late to compete in the championship.
Illinois won its fourth-straight Big Ten Championship at 4-under par. The Illini were the only team to play the weekend under-par at 4-under and their own Nick Hardy was the individual champion at 6-under.
Television coverage of the championship can be seen on Big Ten Network on Monday, May 7 at 5 p.m. ET.
The Nittany Lions will find out their fate on Wednesday, May 2, during the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship selection announcement on Golf Channel, during Golf Central, at 6 p.m. ET.
For the latest updates on the team follow @PennStateMGolf on Twitter, "like" the Penn State Men's Golf page on Facebook, and follow head coach Greg Nye on Instagram @CoachNyePSU.
Baltimore Country Club - Baltimore, Md.
| 2018 Big Ten Championship | |||||
| 4 | Penn State | 284 | 279 | 297 | +20 |
| 2 | Cole Miller | 68 | 65 | 73 | -4 |
| T-18 | Ryan Davis | 75 | 67 | 74 | +6 |
| T-28 | Alec Bard | 70 | 74 | 75 | +9 |
| T-31 | Charles Huntzinger | 71 | 73 | 76 | +10 |
| 70 | Ryan Dornes | -- | 74 | 75 | +9 |