Old Town Club Collegiate Day 1 Results
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Penn State men's golf team sits fourth in a loaded field after a strong opening two rounds at Wake Forest's Old Town Club Collegiate Monday.
The Nittany Lions were steady throughout the day, shooting a 3-under, 277, as a team in both the first and second rounds. Penn State sits in fourth place heading into Tuesday's final round at 6-under, 554. Kansas State (16-under, 544) and Southern Mississippi (11-under, 549) hold down the top two spots, while Furman (7-under, 553), Penn State (6-under, 554) and No. 19 Wake Forest (5-under, 555) are in a tight team battle to round out the top five.
Sophomore Jake Griffin leads three Nittany Lions in the top 20 through the opening day of play. Griffin began the day with a 3-under, 67, before shooting a 2-under, 68, in the second round to sit tied for fourth place at 5-under, 135.
Senior Patrick Sheehan is tied for 17th at 1-under, 139. Sheehan carded a 3-under, 67, in the morning round before shooting a 2-over, 72, in the afternoon.
Sophomore Morgan Lofland is tied for 20th after carding an even 140. He fired a 1-over, 71, in the opening 18 before shooting a 1-under, 69, in the afternoon round.
Freshman Billy Pabst Jr. made his collegiate debut Monday, shooting a 2-over, 142, through the first two rounds. The rookie saw a six-stroke improvement following his opening 74, carding a 2-under, 68, in the afternoon round. He enters Tuesday's final round tied for 31st.
Junior James Allen sits tied for 44th after shooting a 5-over, 145, Monday.
The third and final round of the Old Town Club Collegiate begins with 7 a.m. tee times Tuesday. Live scoring will continue to be available on GolfStat.
