The Nittany Lions opened the week with back-to-back rounds in red figures on Monday firing off a 7-under, 277, and 8-under, 276, before finishing 10-over, 294, in the final round to finish the week 5-under, 847, and in a tie with the host RedHawks for seventh.
Creamean carded three rounds in red figures for the week going 69, 67, 70 at the par-71, 7,169-yard Moraine Country Club. The junior dominated the back-nine for the week with just one lone bogey to six birdies from holes 10-18 for the week.
“I was hitting driver really well this week, especially on Monday, which put me in good position to fire at a lot of pins,” commented Creamean. “My putter was also consistent all week and I rolled in a lot of putts. Overall, my entire game was solid, and it allowed me to score really well this week.”
Creamean was the lone Nittany Lion in red figures for Tuesday’s final round, however, all four counted scores in the first and second rounds were under-par. Freshman Jackson Saroney and Senior Andres Barraza each matched Creamean’s opening round 2-under with the latter adding a second 2-under in the second round.
Barraza struggled in the final round and finished the week tied for 40th at 3-over, 216, while Saroney finished the week tied for 38th at 2-over, 215.
Junior Robby O’Regan opened the week with matching 1-under, 70’s, and following a 2-over, 73, on Tuesday finished his first tournament of the season at even-par, 213, and in a tie for 28th.
Freshman Nick Werner rounded out the scoring for the week at 12-over and tied for 69th.
Penn State concludes its fall schedule next Sunday and Monday with a trip to the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Florida.
