PALM COAST, Fla. – The Penn State men's golf team split its matches on the first day of the 2019 Big Ten Match Play championship, topping Rutgers 4-2 in the second round after Wisconsin took the morning round 5-1.
"We have had two really good weather days and our team has played four rounds of golf, which is especially key after we were unable to compete last weekend," said Penn State head men's golf coach Greg Nye. "We're going to use the rest of this competition to continue to improve. It was important to have two of our Nittany Lions get their first starts under their belt and both won their matches."
Senior JD Hughes played extremely well on the Ocean course in the afternoon round, defeating Rutgers' Oliver Whatley 7&6. Junior Alec Bard went 2-up and sophomore James McHugh 1-up to earn two more points for Penn State. Both senior Charles Huntzinger and junior Ryan Davis received half points for the 4-2 final.
Wisconsin took the first match 5-1 Friday morning with newcomer Louis Olsakovsky scoring the point for the Nittany Lions.
The Nittany Lions face Indiana Saturday morning in the consolation segment of the bracket. The shotgun start is set for 8 a.m.
