FLOURTOWN, Pa. – The Penn State men's golf team moved up three spots to 10th in the team standings with a 7-over 287 Sunday for a 54-hole total 898 (294-317-287=898) at the 2019 Big Ten Championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Illinois won its fifth-straight title after breaking out of a tie with Minnesota with the final day's low team score of 278.
Junior Alec Bard had the best individual finish for Penn State as he tied his career low with a 2-under 69 in Sunday's final round on the Wissahickon Course for a 54-hole total of 224 (73-83-69=224) and a tie for 29th place.
"We had it going early again today, and had it to six under," said Penn State men's golf coach Greg Nye. "It was great to see the energy in this group today. Wish we could have been better to the finish. We just weren't at full strength all weekend."
Illini Adrien Dumont de Chassart shot a 4-under 66 Sunday and 212 (73-73-66) to tie Minnesota's Angus Flanagan (65-77-70=212) for a share of the Big Ten individual championship. Flanagan tied the course record and led the field with his first-round score of 65.
Nittany Lions Ryan Davis and Charles Huntzinger tied for 31st with scores of 225. Davis recorded a 15-over 225 for the championship with a 2-over 72 Sunday. Huntzinger finished his final Big Ten competition with a 4-over 74.
With a 2-over 72 in the final round, senior Ryan Dornes made five birdies in Sunday's final round and finished with a 226 (74-80-72=226) to hold his spot at 39th. Sophomore Lou Olsakovsky was a Sunday morning substitution for senior JD Hughes. Olsakovsky made two birdies in his last four holes and in his single round posted an 8-over 78.
The NCAA Men's Golf Regional team and individual participants will be announced on the Golf Channel at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 1.
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