Charles Huntzinger Season 2017-18

Career Notes & Records
Completed four-year collegiate career as the Penn State scoring leader with a 72.07 stroke average…Won two tournaments with 14 career top-five and 21 career top-10 finishes as a Nittany Lion…Tied for Penn State 18-hole record with 8-under 64 at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/14/17)…Owns two additional entries at 6-under on the Penn State 18-hole record list: set career-low with 64 at Kingsmill Intercollegiate (3/21/2016) and shot a 66 in the first round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/14/2016) en route to the individual title…Has two entries on Penn State’s 54-hole tournament records with a 13-under 203 (66-68-69) to win the 2016 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/14-16, 2016) and 11-under 205 on the Blackthorn Course for a third-place finish in his third Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/13-15, 2017)…Selected to the NCAA All-Northeast Region team three times (2016, 2017, 2018)…One of only two Nittany Lions to earn three All-Big Ten Conference honors (2016, 2017, 2018)…Named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year in 2016…Earned four letters.
 
Senior Year (2018-19): Played in all nine events with a 73.17 stroke average in 24 rounds…Captured top Penn State finish to help propel team to 12-under team total and championship at the Rod Myers Invitational (9/8-9)...Posted rounds of 70 and had 72 in final round for a 4-under 212 total to earn a share of sixth place...One of four Nittany Lions to shoot under par in first round and matched his 70 for PSU’s lowest second-round score at RMI...Made five birdies in the first and final rounds with 13 total for the weekend at Duke University Golf Club... Finished in 42nd place with 1-over (217) at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate with a 71 in second round…Opened the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28) with season low-round score of 6-under 66...Had second-highest finish among Nittany Lions with a share of 15th (+5, 221=66-77-78)...Captured co-championship of the Challenge at Champions event (2/24) with teammate Alec Bard with a 2-under 69…Recorded five birdies at Colleton River Collegiate (3/4-5) and finished tournament with back-to-back rounds of 75 for a 227…Ranked as the second-highest Penn State finisher at the Linger Longer Invitational (3/15-17)…Made 10 birdies at Reynolds Landing for a 1-over 217 score…Tied for the lowest Nittany Lion score in first round of Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14) to help Penn State to fifth-straight win in that tournament…Recorded low round score of 74 in final round of Big Ten Conference Championships (4/26-28) to tie for 31st place.

Junior Year (2017-18): Competed in all 13 events, including the Big Ten Championship and the NCAA Regional...Played 32 rounds and had the team’s second-best scoring average of 72.03...Posted the team’s low-round of the year when he tied a personal career-low 64 in second round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate...Recorded top-five finishes at the Windon Memorial Classic and Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate...Named to All-Big Ten second team.

Sophomore Year (2016-17): Competed in all 12 events and averaged a 72.1 in 32 rounds...Won the Bank of Tennessee intercollegiate with a 13-under 203 (66-68-69), which ranked seventh on Penn State’s 54-hold tournament records list...Recorded five top-five finishes on the season...Selected to All-Big Ten first team.

Freshman Year (2015-16): Competed in all 10 events for the Lions and finished season with a team-best 71.1 average in 28 rounds...Registered four top-10 and seven top-20 finishes...Won Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 10-under 203 (70-67-66)...Carded season and career-low round of 64 during second round of Kingsmill Intercollegiate...Selected Big Ten Freshman of the year. 

Before Penn State: Two-time Georgia Class AAAAAA State Champion...Twice selected the Gwinnett Daily Post Class AAAAAA Player of the Year...2015 All-Region team...Member of the 2015 All-State team...2015 FootJoy Invitational Champion. 

Personal: Born March 18, 1997...Resides in Duluth, Georgia...Parents are Kurt and Christine Huntzinger...Has one sister, Alexis, and one brother, Clark...Majoring in recreation, park, and tourism management. 

Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because it’s a great school with a strong academic background. I wanted to go somewhere that would be enjoyable both on and off the course and it doesn’t get much better than here. With my dad being from Pennsylvania, he led me in the direction of the Blue & White and hoped it would stick, and I’ve been a fan ever since.”