VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Penn State men’s golf team concludes the fall portion of its 2026-27 schedule at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida this week at Quail Valley Golf & River Club on Sunday and Monday.
SETTING THE STAGE
- This week’s tournament features an 89-player field compiled of 16 teams and nine individuals as the Nittany Lions and host Bulls are joined by Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Liberty, Marquette, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Rutgers, Kansas, Maryland, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska and UNC-Greensboro.
- The Par-72, 7,401-yard Quail Valley Golf Course was designed by Tommy Fazio and Nick Price and opened in 2002. It features multiple elevations and has played host to a number of USGA and FSGA Championships along with hosting the annual college event.
- Sunday will feature 36 holes of continuous play following an 8 a.m. shotgun start with Monday’s final round featuring an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
- Live scoring for the event can be found HERE.
LAST TIME OUT
- Paced by a third-place finish from senior Alex Creamean, the Penn State men’s golf team finished seventh in the 16-team field at the Moraine Intercollegiate last week.
- The Nittany Lions were among the leaders all week before giving shots away coming in on Tuesday finishing at 17-over, 869. The week was highlighted by an even-par second round on Monday, as they went on to record their second-straight top-10 finish.
- Creamean secured his second-straight top-5 finish this season and his second-straight top-three finish in this event after finishing tied for second last season. The senior used a 3-under, 68, and 1-under, 70, on Monday to put himself in position and opened the third round with three birdies over his first five holes, but gave a few shots back on his way in to conclude the day 1-over, 72.
- He finished the week as one of just six players in red figures in the 81-player field at 3-under, 210, three shots off the lead.
THE TEAM
- Creamean leads the way with a 71.58 stroke average and he is joined by classmate Tim Peters who is second on the team with a 72.42 stroke average.
- Junior Will Preston, Sophomore Jackson Saroney and freshman John Curran round out the team as the lineup remains consistent from last week in Ohio.
- Curran is third on the team with an even 73.00 stroke average while Penn State is averaging 290.75 as a team per 18 holes this fall.