WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Penn State men's golf team moved into the top five with a fifth-place finish following its 1-under 279 in the final round of the Old Town Club Collegiate Tuesday. The team's 834 (6-under) for a 54-hole tournament is tied for the fourth-lowest in program history and was bolstered by Monday's record low for 18 holes with a 269 in the first round.
"We got off to a slow start today, but righted the ship while battling the gusty wind and tougher hole locations," said Penn State men's golf coach Greg Nye. "Our finish today was outstanding. I believe we played the last five holes two or three under and they are all challenging golf holes. I give a lot of credit to the fight in our team today."
Leading the Nittany Lions at the tournament was senior Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) with a career-best 207 for the three-round event. He carded an even final round (70) to finish 15th.
Junior Lukas Clark (Holland, Pa.) made the biggest move on Tuesday with a career low 68 (2-under) to tie for 16th place overall, his top finish as a collegian. His 54-hole total of 208 was also a career best. Senior Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) tied his career-best mark with a 1-under 69 in the final round as well as a career-best total of 209 to tie for 20th.
Both James McHugh and Lou Olsakovsky completed the day with 2-over 72 scores. Olsakovsky tied for 35th and McHugh tied for 64th.
Washington captured the team title with an 8-under final round to finish at 810 for the tournament (30-under). The Huskies' Noah Woolsey fired a 63 in the final round to claim the individual tournament title with a 15-under 195.
The Nittany Lions travel next to Cincinnati for the Bearcat Invitational Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
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