2009- 10 penn state men's golf media guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2009-10 Roster3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2010 Outlook4-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2009 Fall Review6-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008-09 In Review10-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HeadCoachGreg Nye12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach Jon Dunlap13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Behind the Team14-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Bios20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RememberingMike Carter21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lions on Tour22-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Penn State On The Road24-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Tournament History26-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Facilities32-33 . . . . . 2009 Big Ten Championships in Review34-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .History40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Rutherford41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scoring Leaders42-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Honors | Team Records44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual Records45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Championships46-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alumni48-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Year-by-Year Results58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Network59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State College Services60-61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Penn State University62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Academic Support63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU Athletics Directory64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Success in Photos

2009-10 Penn State Golf

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FALL SCHEDULESEPTEMBER

Sat.-Sun. 12-13 Wolf Run Intercollegiate . . .Zionsville, Ind. . . . . . . . .Wolf Run Golf ClubMon.-Tues. 28-29 VCU Shootout . . . . . . . . . . .Richmond, Va. . .Hermitage Country Club

OCTOBERSat.-Mon. 10-12 Brickyard Collegiate . . . . . .Macon, Ga. . . . . . .Brickyard at Riverside

Mon.-Tues. 19-20 Memphis Intercollegiate . . .Memphis, Tenn. . . .Colonial Country Club

NOVEMBERSun.-Mon. 1-2 Renaissance Intercollegiate Ft. Myers, Fla. . . . .Renaissance Golf Club

SPRING SCHEDULEFEBRUARY

Fri.-Sat. 12-13 Big TenMatchPlay . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. . . . . .Heron BayGolfClub

MARCHFri.-Sun. 12-14 Pinehurst Intercollegiate . . .Pinehurst, N.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pinehurst #8Fri.-Sun 26-28 Spring Break Champ . . . . . .Delray Beach, Fla. . . . . . .Gleneagles CC

APRILSat.-Sun. 10-11 Kepler Intercollegiate . . . . . . . .Columbus,Ohio. . . .Ohio State ScarletCourseSat.-Sun. 24-25 Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State College, Pa. . . . . . .Penn State-BlueFri.-Sun. 30-2 Big Ten Championships . . . .Minneapolis, Minn. . . . . . .Windsong Farm

MAYThurs.-Sat. 20-22 NCAA Regionals . . . . . . . . .Alpharetta, Ga. . . . . . . .Capital City Club

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .South Bend, Ind. . . . . . . . .The Warren GC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Diego, Calif. . . . . . . . . . . . . .CarltonOaks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .College Station, Texas The Traditions Club

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bremerton, Wash. . . . .Gold Mountain GC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Haven, Conn. . . .Yale University GC

JUNEWed.-Sat. 2-5 NCAA Finals . . . . . . . . . . .Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . . .Honors Course

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Head Coach Greg Nye(26th Year, 18th Year at Penn state)

Assistant Coach Jon dunlap(10th Year, 5th Year at Penn state)

Home Course Blue Course (Par 72 - 7,228 yards)White Course (Par 72 - 6,344 yards)

Letterwinners returning: 9starters returning: 32008-09 team titles: Lehigh invitational

Pinehurst intercollegiate

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Creditsthe Penn state Mens Golf Yearbook was compiled, written and laid

out by rebecca Murdy with contributions from Head Coach Greg Nyeand Assistant Coach Jon dunlap; Jeff Nelson, executive editor; Briansiegrest, interior design; Michele Kopec, design and Cover Art;

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PENN STATE 2009-2010 MENS GOLF

2009-10 Roster

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Front Row (from left to right): Head Coach Greg Nye, Assistant Coach Jon dunlap, Kevin foley, Jim Markovitz, t.J. Howe, Jason Cohan, tommyMcdonagh, Brendan Borst, tanner smith, John Burke On Nittany Lion Shrine: ernie Marin, Matt Porter, Jay Woodward, Nick Archambault

PENN STATE MENS GOLFROSTER 2009-10

Player . . . . . . . .Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hometown (High School)

Nick Archambault so. . .st-Jean-sur-rich, Q.C., Canada (Marcellin)

Brendan Borst . . . .Jr. . . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper saint Clair)

John Burke . . . . .so. . . . . . . . . . . . .Bay Village, ohio (st. edward))

Jason Cohan . . . . .Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wayne, Pa. (radnor)

Kevin foley . . . . .sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .somerville, N.J. (immaculata)

t.J. Howe . . . rs/sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .osceola, Pa. (elkland Area)

ernie Marin . . . . .fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami, fla. (Miami Palmetto)

Jim Markovitz . . .sr. . . . . . . . . . . . .Bridgeville, Pa. (south fayette)

tommy Mcdonagh .Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilton, Conn. (st. Lukes)

Matt Porter . . . . .fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cortland, N.Y. (Cortland)

tanner smith . . .so. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sea island, Ga. (frederica)

Jay Woodward . . .fr. . . . . . . . . . . .Bridgeport, W. Va. (Bridgeport)

Head Coach: Greg Nye (18th Year at Penn state, 26th Year overall)Assistant Coach: Jon dunlap (5th Year at Penn state, 10th Year overall)

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University Park, Pa.founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1855enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,294Nickname.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nittany LionsColors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue & WhiteConference.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big tenPresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dr. Graham spanierAthletic director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tim Curley

exciting additions are on the horizon for the Penn state mens golfteam as a new decade arrives. e anticipated completion of thenew golf Varsity Center has the program eager to move into theirnew home. After a successful conclusion to the 2009 spring season, bothreturning players and three outstanding newcomers sand were ready to show-case their improvements.

in its fall season opener Penn state traveled to Zionsville, ind., for theWolf run intercollegiate. An injury to sophomore Nick Archambault onthe morning of departure made for some last minute adjustments and anopportunity for freshman newcomer ernie Marin to make his debut.

i thought, considering the last minute injury adjustment we were forcedto make, we competed pretty well. said head coach Greg Nye.

e Nittany Lions were among a 17-team eld including ve Big tenschools competing at the fall premier tournament at the Wolf run GolfClub. e Lions shot rounds of 292-292-298 to nish in eighth.

in the second tournament of the fall season, the VCU shootout, broughtfamiliar territory for the Lions. t.J. Howes fourth place nish and 68 sec-ond-round score red up the Lions performance as they battled back frombehind and nished tied for fourth.

e team battled back from the tail end of the eld to a very respectablefourth-place nish, said Nye. e guys showed great heart.

e third annual Brickyard intercollegiate began the southern tourna-ment tour for the Lions landing them in Macon, Georgia.

e Brickyard is one of the nest events and elds that we play in. saidNye.

With heavy rainfall and unforgiving weather, the third round of the tour-nament was cancelled, leaving the results from rounds one and two todetermine the tournament champions.

e familiar territory proved to be helpful for Kevin foley as he nishedtied for fth, gripping his 12th top 10 nish of his Lion career. e team didnot fair nearly as well, nishing towards the bottom of this outstanding eld.

With only a short week at home, Penn state jumped back on a plane, thistime in the direction of Memphis, tenn. for its fourth appearance at thesixth annual Memphis intercollegiate. foley proved once again that he wasa strong contender, placing seventh, tallying his 13th top 10 nish againstsome heavy competitors.

over the last two weeks, Kevins play continued to demonstrate why heis amongst the countrys best players, said Nye.

Halloween marked the start to the nal episode of the fall season for theLions. ey traveled to fort Myers, fla., for their rst appearance in therenaissance intercollegiate. e Nittany Lions needed to rebound from twoconsecutive tough outings and nish the fall with a quality result. ey didjust that by playing outstanding golf, ring a team score of 30-under par.e Lions nished a close second to the tournament champion in this 12-team eld.

ese guys deserve a lot of credit; they were very resilient in the face ofadversity, said Nye. We needed a great nish down there. We got behindafter one round and these guys just decided enough was enough and wentout and took it deep in the last two rounds. ey showed great ght, saidNye.

foleys nal-round score of 65 tied his all-time low score and his nal-score of 202 tied the third-best 54-hole score, set in 1998 by Matt Abbott,in Penn state golf history.

e successful conclusion to the fall season set the Lions up for strengthtraining and conditioning through the winter until action starts up again atthe second annual Big ten Match Play tournament in ft. Lauderdale, fla.

fnishing the fall with our best performance we cant wait to get to thenext event. Having it in ft. Lauderdale in february only makes us moreeager to get going, said Nye.

Going into the spring, Nye will look upon the experienced upperclass-men to kick start the spring and to the freshmen to continue to contribute.

e freshmen got pretty involved this fall, got their feet wet starting, andi would have to think they learn a good deal about college golf. said Nye.

e 2010 season will welcome the Nittany Lions with some familiar tour-naments and competition as well as some new elements. e second annualBig ten Match play will, for the second year in a row, be the premier for thespring season for all Big ten teams. e Heron Bay Golf Club in ft. Laud-erdale, fla., will welcome 11 teams, as they will get a chance to compete inmatch play golf in preparation for NCAAs. When asked about goals for thisupcoming season Nye responded, simply we want to get back to playing theway we are capable, and beating some higher ranked teams.

e Pinehurst intercollegiate has proven to be a favorite for the Lions asthey have rewritten the record books in the previous year and have takenhome the trophy with outstanding golf. Penn state now holds the low 54-hole team total record with 852 as well as the low nal round score of 279.en-junior t.J. Howe took home the individual championship, marking hisrst, rst-place victory in his Lion career. His third-round score of 67 markedhis personal best as well as tied the low round and low nal round record ofthe tournament.

e Lions will return to south florida for the third time in this yearsschedule to compete in the florida Atlantic University invitational. e eldwill feature a full hand of Big ten universities, as well as other outstandingprograms. is will be Penn states rst time competing in the late March,three day event.

April is a busy month for Penn state as they return to Columbus, ohio,for the Kepler intercollegiate. e famed scarlet Course has been the sightof some outstanding performances by the Lions. Most recently the Lionsadvanced to the 2008 National Championship with outstanding play in theNCAA regional.

Penn state will also be preparing to host the 34th annual rutherford inter-collegiate at the Penn state Blue Course. due to hosting the 2009 Big tenChampionship, last years spring rutherford took a year o, and the Lionswill once again complete their regular season hosting historic championshipat the Blue.

With only one week to transition, the Lions will make a late spring tripto Minnesota for the Big ten Championships. e conference championshipwill be contested at Wind song farms Golf Club, an outstanding golf coursethat will be hosting its rst Big ten.

in closing out the 2010 season, the Penn state men and womens golfteams are looking forward to the new Varsity Golf Center that is to be com-pleted in May. e much-anticipated facility has continued to take shapeover the past months and promises to showcase a mix of Penn state pride andstate-of-the-art golf. Coach Nye is quick to credit those who helped makethis outstanding facility a reality saying, anks to several generous giftsfrom alumni and friends of Penn state, we anxiously look forward to mov-ing into the new home of Penn state golf. e home for coaches oces,team locker rooms, a team lounge, heated hitting bays, and audio visualtraining, has been years in the making with each detail serving a purpose toimprove the overall experience that is the future of Penn state golf.

2010 Outlook

Taking a Look at the Nittany Lions



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WOLF RuN iNteRcOLLegiateseptember 12- 13, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Part.J. Howe t15 72 70 76 218 +5Kevin foley t19 71 75 73 219 +6Jim Markovitz 26 74 73 74 221 +8tommy Mcdonagh t38 75 75 75 225 +12ernesto Marin t73 82 74 77 233 +19finished 8th out of 17 292 292 298 882

in its fall season opener, Penn state traveled to Zionsville, ind., for theWolf run intercollegiate hosted by indiana University. the Nittany Lionswere among a 17-team field including five Big ten schools competing at thefall premier tournament at the Wolf run Golf Club.

the Lions shot rounds of 292-292-298 (882) to finish eighth. fellowBig ten competitor illinois took home the team title after posting a finalscore of 847, marking the best finish in Wolf run history.

senior t.J. Howe led the Nittany Lions finishing in 15th amid 85 indi-vidual golfers. sean dale of North florida secured the title after cardingrounds of 66-69-67 (202). senior Kevin foley concluded his fall opener tiedfor 19th after firing a third-round 73, to finish at 6-over par.

With a morning injury to sophomore starter, Nick Archambault, Pennstates line-up had to be altered at the last minute, giving a fresh face his firstopportunity. freshman newcomer ernie Marin made his Nittany Lion careerdebut in indiana shooting rounds of 82-74-77 (233).

Considering a sudden injury to Nick [Archambault] the morning ofdeparture, we managed to stay competitive against an excellent field, saidhead coach Greg Nye.

Vcu SHOOtOutseptember 28- 29, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Part.J. Howe t4 73 68 76 217 +1Kevin foley t10 74 72 72 218 +2Jim Markovitz t24 76 75 70 221 +5tommy Mcdonagh t42 77 73 75 225 +9Jason Cohan t77 80 79 77 236 +20John Burke* t80 79 76 84 239 +23finished t4th out of 14 300 288 293 881 +17

After two weeks of practice, the Nittany Lions headed to richmond, Va.,to compete on the Manakin Course at the Hermitage Country Club. Pennstate wrapped up at the Virginia Commonwealth University shootout tyingfor fourth place with iowa and Virginia tech in the 15-team field. the 17-over par finish by the Lions set them just nine strokes back from tournamentchampion, UNC-Wilmington.

seniors t.J. Howe and Kevin foley led the way for the Nittany Lions,both finishing in top 10 positions. Howe carded a 68 in the second roundto finish tied for fourth with scores of 73-68-76 (217). foleys 10th placefinish marks his 11th top-10 finish of his Lion Career. foley fired rounds of74-72-72 (218), just eight shots shy of tournament champion, Corey Nagyof Charlotte.

the team battled back from the tail end of the field to a very respectablefourth-place finish, said head coach Greg Nye, the guys showed greatheart.

BRicKYaRD iNteRcOLLegiateoctober 10-12, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 total ParKevin foley t5 69 72 141 -3t.J. Howe t47 76 73 149 +5Jim Markovitz t61 77 77 152 +8ernesto Marin t68 76 78 154 +10tommy Mcdonagh t81 85 79 164 +20finished 14th out of 15 296 300 596 +20

for the start of their southern tournament tour, the Nittany Lions landedin Macon, Ga., for their second appearance in the third annual BrickyardCollegiate Golf Championships. the three-day, 54-hole tournament washeld at the Brickyard at riverside hosted by Mercer University. Against thetoughest field of the fall season, Penn state finished 14th among six top-25nationally ranked teams, including No. 8 Georgia, and No. 21 Augusta state.Augusta state took home the title with a 13-stroke cushion after the firsttwo rounds.

With heavy rainfall and unforgiving weather, the third round of the tour-nament was cancelled, leaving the results from rounds one and two todetermine the tournament champions. foley concluded the tournament ina five-way tie for fifth place, carding a 36-hole 3-under-par total. foley shota second-round even par, to grip his 12th top-10 finish.

once again it was one of the finest events and fields we will play in allyear. We didnt get the kind scoring this group is capable of, said Nye.

t.J. Howe led the Nittany Lions in both the Wolf run and VCU tournaments.

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MeMPHiS iNteRcOLLegiateoctober 19-20, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParKevin foley t7 75 70 75 220 +3Jim Markovitz t39 79 71 79 229 +13t.J. Howe t44 79 74 77 230 +14ernesto Marin t64 81 75 79 235 +19Matthew Porter t71 82 78 76 236 +20finished 12th out of 16 314 290 307 911 +47

the Nittany Lion mens golf team headed back south to tennessee for itsfourth appearance at the sixth annual Memphis intercollegiate hosted by theUniversity of Memphis.

the tournament welcomed a 16-team field to the 7,259-yard, par 72,Colonial Country Club, south Course in Memphis, tenn.

senior Kevin foley finished atop the Nittany Lion leaderboard, placingseventh, carding his 13th top-ten finish. foley, who was ranked 88th in thecountry finished 12 shots back from tournament champion, Marc-ettienneBussieres of southern Alabama. Bussieres shot at 9-under par, leaving a 10-stroke gap between first and second place scores.

Penn state finished in 12th place at 19-over par, with round of 314-290-307 (991). the University of Alabama became the sixth team to take homethe trophy with rounds of 296-293-293 (882).

We had a very tough week of delayed travel, recovery, awful prepara-tion weather back home, and then we got a player injured during the courseof play the final day, said Nye. it just seemed to be our turn to have thingswe could not control wear us out. We need to regroup.

ReNaiSSaNce iNteRcOLLegiateNovember 1-2, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParKevin foley t2 71 66 65 202 -14ernesto Marin 9 69 69 72 210 -6Matthew Porter t23 76 68 71 215 -1tommy Mcdonagh t27 71 72 73 216 et.J. Howe t36 83 68 68 219 +3finished 2nd out of 12 287 271 276 834

on Halloween, the Nittany Lions began their trek through the last tour-nament of their 2009 fall season, landing themselves in fort Myers, fla. theNittany Lions finished in second place, the best placement for the Lions intheir fall season. Penn state finished just two strokes back from tournamentchampion indiana, carding rounds of 287-271-276 (834).

senior Kevin foley once again prevailed for Penn state and shot blister-ing rounds of 71-66-65 (202) to conclude tied for second. foleys final-roundscore of 65 ties his all-time low score and his final-score of 202 ties the third-best 54-hole score, set in 1998 by Matt Abbot, in Penn state golf history.

these guys deserve a lot of credit; they were very resilient in the face ofadversity. We needed a great finish down here, we got behind after oneround, and these guys just decided, enough, and went out and took it deepin the last two rounds. Great fight, said head coach Greg Nye.

freshman ernie Marin concluded in ninth place, the best finish of hisLion career. Marin shot rounds of 69-69-72 (210), leading the Nittany Lionsafter the first round.

the successful conclusion to the 2009 mens golf fall season sets themup for strength training and conditioning through the winter, until they startback up again at the second annual Big ten Match Play tournament in ft.Lauderdale, fla.

Jim Markovitz nished second for the Nittany Lions and 39th in the tournament.

foleys 202 nish sits him tied for 3rd in the Nittany Lions54-hole best scoring record.


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FaLL RutHeRFORD iNteRcOLLegiateAugust 31-september 2, 2008

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Partommy Mcdonagh t8 71 77 73 221 +5Kevin foley t8 75 73 73 221 +5Matt Leon t24 79 76 72 227 +11t.J. Howe t24 82 71 74 227 +11Jim Markovitz t39 75 78 78 231 +15finished 3rd out of 12 300 297 292 889 +25

FigHtiNg iLLiNi iNVitatiONaLseptember 19- 21, 2008

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParKevin foley 3 69 69 72 210 etommy Mcdonagh t11 69 73 72 214 +4Nick Archambault t39 72 76 76 224 +14Matt Leon t71 78 80 77 235 +25t.J. Howe 75 80 77 80 237 +27finished 10th out of 15 288 295 297 880 +40

With a two-week break, the Nittany Lions were eager to get back intotournament action. the Lions headed to the olympia fields Country Clubin olympia fields, ill. the 15-team field competed on the legendary 7,157-yard, par-70 course, host of the 2003 U.s. open. the Lions played againstthree teams that were ranked in the Nike Coaches Poll top 10 and seventhat were ranked in the top 20, including No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 okla-homa state.

the Nittany Lions concluded play in 10th place after a third round 17-over par 297. the Lions finished at 40-over par (880) to wrap-up thethree-day tournament. the team posted scores of 288-295-297. illinoistopped the leader board at 12-over par to take the title.

once again, junior Kevin foley and sophomore tommy Mcdonagh ledthe Nittany Lions. foley shot even par with rounds of 69-69-72 to finish inthird place. Mcdonagh finished at 4-over par with rounds of 69-73-72.freshman Nick Archambault made his first collegiate start coming in thirdfor the Nittany Lions with rounds of 72-76-76.

Vcu SHOOtOutseptember 29-30, 2008

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParNick Archambault t14 72 69 71 212 -1Kevin foley t19 74 68 71 213 et.J. Howe t56 72 73 76 221 +8tommy Mcdonagh t56 76 72 73 221 +8Jim Markovitz t59 77 71 74 222 +9finished 9th out of 15 294 280 289 863 +5

the following weekend, the Nittany Lions traveled to richmond, Va.for the VCU shootout, where they were the two-time defending champions.the 15-team field competed on the par-71 Manakin Course at the Her-

mitage Country Club,spanning 6,955 yards.

freshman standout NickArchambault led the Nit-tany Lions tying for 14thwith a three round total of1-under par. Archambaultfired a three-day round of72-69-71 (212).

Nick played a terrifictournament and is playing great golf, said Coach Nye. it is impressive towatch such a young guy play like he has been. He has been integral to whatsuccess we have had this fall.

the Nittany Lions concluded at the VCU shootout in ninth place withrounds of 294-280-289 to finish at 11-over par (863).

i hate to sound like a broken record, but we had moved up to sixth placewith six holes to play, and then we had a few guys let down coming to thefinish. it was disappointing, said Nye.

Penn state began its 2008-2009 seasonhosting the 33rd edition of the rutherfordintercollegiate. e historic tournamentchanged venues and was played at Nema-

colins Mystic rock Course in farmington, Pa. e 12-team eld played forthree days in a 54-hole event.

Penn state shot rounds of 300-297-292 to nish in third place at 25-overpar. e Nittany Lions nished behind Purdue and VCU.

Junior Kevin foley and sophomore tommy Mcdonagh representedPenn state in the top 10, both tying for eighth. foley posted scores of 75-73-72 (221) to nish at 7-over par. Mcdonagh posted scores of 71-77-73(221), also to nish at 7-over par.

i felt we played really well but seemed to have trouble nishing rounds, said head coach Grege Nye. e nishing holes at Nemacolin are toughand they had a lot to do with it.

in the second round of the tournament foley hit a 3-iron 218 yards tocapture his second hole-in-one of his lifetime.

i was standing right behind Kevin when he hit the shot, said Nye. itwas a perfect shot, solid and online that hit in the middle of the green,checked and rolled directly into the hole. We then watched a low-key guyget pretty excited.

BRicKYaRD cOLLegiateoctober 11-13, 2008

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParKevin foley t17 73 71 74 218 +8Nick Archambault t17 70 70 78 218 +8t.J. Howe t21 78 69 72 219 +9tommy Mcdonagh t36 76 75 71 222 +12Matt Leon 79 85 77 79 241 +31finished 6th out of 15 297 285 295 877 +37

the Nittany Lions traveled south to Macon, Ga. in their first appear-ance of the second annual Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championship, hostedby Mercer University. the 54-hole tournament was held at the Brickyard atriverside Course spanning 7,128 yards with difficulty at a par 70.

the Nittany Lions finished in sixth place in this15-team field posting scores of 297-298-295(877); finishing at 37-over par. Georgia claimedthe first place title with a 19-over par finish.three of the top five teams in the tournament all

appeared in top 10 positions of the NikeCoaches Poll.

this marks the third straight week wehave played against the highest level of divi-sion i competition, said Greg Nye. thistime we played solid all the way through

the event and brought home a few sig-nificant wins. to be able to go

south and play outstandingsouthern teams on their

grass, and hang in there, waspretty satisfying.

freshman Nick Archam-bault and junior Kevin foley led theLions tying for 17th place at 8-overpar (218). Archambault sat in firstplace after the second round of thetournament with two consecutiveeven-par days. Archambault postedrounds of 70-70-78 (218). foley

played consistently throughout thetournament with rounds of 73-71-74 (218).

LeHigH iNVitatiONaLoctober 25-26, 2008

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 total ParKevin foley 1 70 70 140 -4t.J. Howe 2 74 69 143 -1Nick Archambault 5 76 77 153 +9tommy Mcdonagh t15 81 77 158 +14Jim Markovitz t20 79 80 159 +15finished 1st out of 8 299 293 592 +16

in their final tournament of the fall season, the Nittany Lions finished atthe top of their game. the Nittany Lions took the title at the Lehigh invi-tational in the eight-team field by an enormous 32-shot margin. thetournament was hosted by Lehigh University at saucon Valley Country Clubon the Weyhill Course, site of several past and upcoming UsGA events.

i thought our guys played exceptionally well over the last 14 holes in thefirst round, said Nye. As a team we played even-par golf through all typesof rain and wind, on a very challenging golf course. We won by a significantmargin, and most of that margin happened through that tough weather sec-tion. the guys could not have scored that well if they were not focused latein the fall practices, and i give these guys a lot of credit for being up to thechallenge.

Junior Kevin foley took home his first tournament title of the seasonwith a 4-under par two-round total (140) to secure first place. foley led thetournament in both rounds posting a 2-under par (70).

Kevin played an incredible round on saturday in the poor conditions,and then followed it up with a very solid final round, said Nye.

Junior t.J. Howe and freshman Nick Archambault also rounded out thetop five for individual leaders in the tournament. Howe finished in secondwith rounds of 74-69 (143) at 1-under par. Archambault finished in fifthplace after shooting a two-round 9-over par total (153). Archambault shotrounds of 76-77.

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e Nittany Lions won the Lehigh invitatonal, Kevin foley won the individual tournamenttitle.


2008-09 Review |Spring 2009

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Big teN MatcH PLaYfebruary 13-14, 2009

Penn state and the rest of the Big ten mens golf teams headed south toCoral springs, fla., for the first annual Big ten Match Play. the tournamentgave Big ten teams a preview at match play, which became the new NCAAGolf Championship format in 2009.

the Nittany Lions went 1-1-1 in the inaugural event. in the first roundthe Lions tied Northwestern 3-3 but lost the tiebreak. the team reboundedwith a convincing 4-2 victory over Minnesota later that day. in their finalmatch the Lions fell to rival ohio state 5-1.

senior Chad Bricker led the Nittany Lions in points, winning all threeof his matches. Bricker was also named a member of the All-tournamentteam, voted on by the coaches.

"What a great performance by Chad Bricker this weekend," said headcoach Greg Nye. "He took advantage of some playing time and came out ontop for us."

eighth ranked indiana took the title after edging out No. 37 Michiganin the final round. indiana was ranked No. 2 in the Big ten behind illinoiswho fell to No. 28 Michigan state.

the Big ten Match Play Championship was broadcasted on March 1,2009, on the Big ten Network.

"the tournament went extremely well and the players really enjoyed theformat," said Nye.

PiNeHuRSt iNteRcOLLegiateMarch 15-17, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Part.J. Howe 1 73 69 67 209 -7Kevin foley t8 73 73 71 217 +1tommy Mcdonagh t14 69 79 71 219 +3Jim Markovitz t44 83 72 70 225 +9Nick Archambault t73 75 79 76 230 +14finished 1 out of 20 1 290 293 279 862 -2

the Nittany Lions topped the leader board at the Pinehurst intercolle-giate, recording their second team title of the season. the Lions concludedthe tournament beating nationally ranked opponents; No. 34 Michigan stateby 15 strokes and No. 36 Michigan by 29 strokes.

Penn state rewrote the record books at Pinehurst crushing two previousteam records. Penn state now has the low 54-hole team total record with852, beating out last year's indiana team total of 855, as well as the low finalround score 279 breaking the previous record of 287 made by Xavier, indi-ana, eastern Kentucky and UNC- Greensboro.

the first place finish records as Penn state's best performance at the Pine-hurst intercollegiate and marks the 56th tournament title under head coachGreg Nye. the team posted 290-293-279 in the three-day competition.

"it was an exciting finish to watch. Virginia tech made a run at us in thelast 12 holes going -14, but we came back at them in the last two holes tofinish it off, said Nye.

Junior t.J. Howe played exceptional golf, setting the individual champi-onship score record by one stroke and winning the 2009 individualchampionship. this was Howe's first collegiate win. Howe's final roundscore, 67, ties the low round and low final round record set by indiana'sscott seibert, it also marks Howes personal best.

KePLeR iNteRcOLLegiateApril 11-12, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Part.J. Howe t34 79 75 78 232 +19Kevin foley t39 80 78 76 234 +21Chad Bricker t48 78 80 78 236 +23Nick Archambault t56 81 78 79 238 +25Jim Markoitz t66 79 79 82 240 +27finished 11 out of 13 316 310 311 937 +85

in Buckeye territory, the Nittany Lions placed 11th at the 40th annualrobert Kepler intercollegiate tournament, played on ohio states scarletCourse. the Lions carded three rounds of 316-310-311 (937) to finish at 85-over par.

Junior t.J. Howe continued to lead the Lions in the spring season as hecarded a 19-over par, tying for 34th place. Howe finished only 14 strokesbehind the tournament champion, Brad Wright of ohio state (218). JuniorKevin foley carded rounds of 80-78-76 (234) for a 21-over par tournamenttotal and a 39th place finish.

Northwestern took the title at 40-over par (892). the scarlet Courseproved lucky to some as Northwestern's eric Chun and temple's AndrewMason both shot hole-in-ones on the par 3, 221-yard No. 13.

BOiLeRMaKeR iNVitatiONaLApril 18-19, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total Par

Kevin foley t1 69 66 72 207 -9Jim Markovitz t7 73 70 72 215 -1Chad Bricker t16 73 75 70 218 +2Nick Archambault t23 76 70 73 219 +3t.J. Howe t43 73 75 76 224 +8finished 2nd out of 18 288 281 287 856 -8

in the final regular season tournament of the 2008-09 golf season, Pennstate traveled to West Lafayette, ind., for the Boilermaker invitational hostedby Big ten rival Purdue at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

the Nittany Lions competed until the very final hole, finishing just onespot out to finish in second place behind nationally ranked illinois (14).

senior Kevin foley played exceptional golf to tie for first place in thetournament with Wisconsin's dan Woltman. foley concluded the tourna-ment with rounds of 69-66-72 (207) to end at 9-under par. foley's lasttournament title was at the Lehigh invitational in the fall of this year, mark-ing his fourth, first-place finish of his Lion career.

"it feels really good," said foley. "i was able to get redemption from lastweek which was a great feeling. the course played much easier than the 2008NCAA finals, which helped. i fumbled a little towards the end of my lastround but as a team we played well. We could have won that tournament sowe are going to take the positive out of it and get ready for Big ten's."

"for a team with everything on the line and playing for a bid to our bigdance, NCAAs, these guys came together in a big way this weekend," saidhead coach Greg Nye. "i was very impressed with the guts and extremelyproud of the whole team."

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Big teN cHaMPiONSHiPSMay 1-3, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 4 total ParKevin foley 2 73 70 70 71 284 eChad Bricker 13 71 79 71 71 292 +8Jim Markovitz t17 73 70 81 71 295 +11Nick Archambault t45 77 77 76 75 305 +21t.J. Howe 52 73 79 79 78 309 +25finished tied for 4th out of 11 290 296 296 288 1170 +34

Host to the 2009 Mens Golf Championships, Penn state, showed thatthey were a team to be reckoned with in the conference. Penn states Blue

Course held up exceptionally as 11 teams competed for post-season spots at regional tournaments.

Junior Kevin foley had spectators on the edge oftheir seats, with first and second place riding

on the line down to his very last put.foley wrapped up the four-roundtournament in second place, the best

placement in Nittany Lion history ina Big ten Championship.the fighting illini took the team

championship while Penn state tied forfourth place, jumping two spots with the con-

clusion of the final hole.Penn state's fourth place position is

recorded as the second best Big ten finish inprogram history and best since the NittanyLions' third place spot in 2000. Penn statecarded four rounds of 290-296-296-288 (1170)to finish at 34-over par, three strokes back fromtop honors. the Nittany Lions battled with theBuckeyes in the final round to eventually end ina tie. illinois took the championship title after a21-year hiatus, finishing at 13-over par with

rounds of 292-288-284-285 (1149).foley played exceptional golf all weekend to finish in second place, his

10th top-10 performance of his Lion career. foley finished all four roundstrailing the leader eric Chun of Northwestern by just one stroke. His con-sistent play got him All-Championship team honors and a solid shot atAll-Conference team.

senior Chad Bricker concluded his last Big ten Championship withsome of his best golf. Bricker jumped eight positions to finish at No. 13,carding rounds of 71-79-71-71 (292) to conclude at 8-over par.

Ncaa RegiONaLSMay 14-16, 2009

roundsPlayer Place 1 2 3 total ParKevin foley t17 82 71 70 223 +10t.J. Howe t34 77 77 74 228 +15Jim Markovitz t36 81 77 72 230 +17Chad Bricker t50 82 77 74 233 +20Nick Archambault t56 79 76 81 236 +23finished 10th out of 14 319 301 290 910 +58

After a valiant effort by the Nittany Lions and an 11-shot improvementfrom round two, Penn state finished in 10th place at the Northeast regionaltournament. Penn state rallied after a tough first round but was 20 shotsshy of the top five teams who would advance to the 2009 NCAA finals.

"With nearly all of our starters returning, we talked about playing wellin the last two rounds and using the NCAA regional stage as preparation fornext year," said head coach Greg Nye. "i think we gained from our effortsover the final two rounds of this tournament."

ranked No. 20 in the nation, foley played his best round of the week-end in the final 18 holes, carding three birdies to finish at 1-under par (70).the first-team All-Big ten selection carded rounds of 82-71-70 (223); fin-ishing at 10-over par. foley was just 11 strokes back from the tournamentchampion, Hunter Hamrick of Alabama.

"the challenge we faced this year was to replace two highly productiveseniors with brand new guys, and remain competitive," said Nye. "A tall taskbut we were competitive most of our events, winning at Pinehurst and wedid earn our way into the NCAA. overall, it was a satisfying year."


in his 18th season at Penn State, men's golfCoach Greg Nye has guided the Nittany Lions tonational prominence, while bolstering the program'sreputation as a perennial power in eastern collegiate golf.the historic marches to NCAA finals in 1996, 2004and 2008 are two major highlights of a storied career.

the most significant contribution Nye has madeto Penn state and eastern collegiate golf history cameat the end of the 1995-96 season, when he led the Nit-tany Lions to the NCAA finals with a ninth placefinish in the NCAA east regional.

With their triumphant finish at the east regional,the Nittany Lions became the first team from eitherof the NCAA's eastern sections - district i or ii - toadvance to the finals since the regional format wasestablished in 1987.

in 2004, his Nittany Lions rocked the collegiategolf world by nearly winning the NCAA eastregional, finishing second out of 27 teams, of whichseven teams were ranked in the nations top 15. oneof the teams finishing behind the Lions was the No. 1ranked florida Gators. the Nittany Lions then wenton to finish 15th among 30 teams at the NCAAfinals, making Penn state golf history with its highestteam finish ever.

"the 1996, 2004 and 2008 teams were very spe-cial, said Nye. More importantly, those were verytough minded and believed they could be successfulagainst the higher ranked teams.

Personal Milestoneat Marshall invitational

in April 2007, Nye marked a personal achieve-ment while the Nittany Lions celebrated their victoryat the Marshall invitational, beating the next best teamby 12 strokes. the championship, won on a coolsnowy weekend at the Guyan Golf and Country Club,was the 50th of Nye's coaching career. His careercoaching win total now stands at 56.

in his first two years, Nye's teams set two Pennstate records for the number of championships earnedin a season, with six in 1992-93 and eight in 1993-94,a mark that was tied by the 1996-97 squad.

academic & athleticexcellence

in addition to the team's success on the course,Nye has continually stressed strong performance in theclassroom. in 15 of 17 seasons at Penn state, the Nit-tany Lions have achieved a team grade point averagegreater than 3.00. in 2000-01, Nye's team posted thebest G.P.A. of any of the 29 teams at Penn state. Nyehas coached 17 GCAA All-American scholars, oneGte Academic All-American and each year he hasseen a high percentage of the team rewarded for theiracademic achievements with Academic All-Big tenhonors.

Nye's teams have ranked near or at the top of theMid-Atlantic region and qualified for the NCAA eastregional 16 times. His squads also won the easternChampionship three straight seasons, 1993-95, andin 1997.

Nye was voted the NCAA district ii Coach of theYear in 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008 and2009. He has coached 39 NCAA All-district players,five Mid-Atlantic region Players of the Year, eight All-Big ten selections, as well as four NCAAAll-Americans. Adam decker (1997), Matt Abbott(2001), Mark Leon (2004), and foley (2008/09).

"our program has grown on the national scene aswe watched our rankings consistently stay in the top25 percent of all division i golf programs," Nye said."We have challenged ourselves with our schedule andthe quality of our play has moved right along with thatchallenge."

Head Coach Greg Nye

MiLeStONeS- 26th season in coaching- 18th season with Penn state- 56 tournament titles at Penn state

HigHLigHtS- Ncaa Finals Berths: 1996 & 2004, 2008

- Region coach of the Year: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009

- eastern championships: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997

- 16 Ncaa Regional appearances

PLaYeRS cOacHeD- 5 All-Americans- 17 All-American scholars- 9 All-Big ten Players- 42 All-district Honorees- 5 Mid Atlantic region Players of the Year- 72 Academic All Big ten

QuOteBOOKI have been very fortunate to be able to pursue a pas-sion for competitive golf at a few very special places withmany outstanding people. Penn State has been one ofthose places. I have particularly enjoyed the Penn Stateapproach to intercollegiate athletics. Penn State sup-ports our program to be competitive athletically on aconference and national level, but insists that the stu-dent-athletes education and well-being remain first andforemost.

Coach NyeSTRENGTH OF PLAYWe have challenged ourselves with our schedule andthe quality of our play has moved along with thatchallenge.

Coach Nye

Head Coach

Greg Nye

PENN STATE 2009-2010 MENS GOLF10

Head coach Greg Nye with his family at the 2009 Big ten Mens Golf Championship banquet in Beaver stadium.Nye is joined with his wife Marjie and two sons; Graham and russell.

the Road to Happy ValleyAfter eight years as head coach of the Bowling

Green state University men's and women's golf teamsin Bowling Green, ohio, Nye was attracted to Pennstate and its membership in the Big ten Conference.the 1987 Mid-American Conference Coach of theYear developed a familiarity with Penn state as a visit-ing primary instructor to its golf camps. Nye iscurrently the co-director of the Penn state golf camps,which run for four weeks each summer.

Professional LeadershipNye has been a member of the Golf Coaches Asso-

ciation of America for 27 years, and has served as theChair of the ethics committee from 1993-2003. Hehas served the NCAA as a district selection Chair forthe NCAA Championship from 1997-99. Nye, a PGA"Class A" member since 1982, began his professionalcareer working as a golf professional.

Playing careerNye graduated from the College of Wooster

(ohio) in 1979 where he earned All-America honorseach of his four seasons. As a sophomore, junior andsenior he received first-team honors. With a second-team selection in his first year, Nye and his teammatescaptured the 1975 NCAA division iii Golf Champi-onship in which he finished eighth individually. Beforeconcluding his collegiate career, Nye earned second,fourth and sixth-place finishes in the national cham-pionship. Nye was the individual champion in theohio Athletic Conference in his final two years atWooster. in 1978, he set a conference margin of vic-tory record winning by 11 shots. He played onfighting scot squads that captured conference titles in1975, 1976, and 1977.

in 1990, Nye was inducted into Wooster's Ath-letic Hall of fame and was honored with inductioninto the Wayne County, ohio sports Hall of fame inWooster, ohio in 2002. in the fall of 2009, coach Nyewas also inducted into the Wooster high school Hall offame.

Nye's national amateur tournament experience isconsiderable. While at Wooster, he twice gainedexemptions to play in the Western Amateur and PorterCup. He also played in the eastern, Canadian andU.s. Amateurs. He played professionally on the Northflorida mini-tour in 1980.

a Life in golfWhen asked about how his life in golf and Penn

state fit together, Nye said, "sports, golf, competing,coaching and teaching have been with me from thebeginning. i have been very fortunate to be able topursue a passion for competitive golf at a few very spe-cial places with many outstanding people. Penn statehas been one of those places. i have particularlyenjoyed the Penn state approach to intercollegiate ath-letics. Penn state supports our program to becompetitive athletically on a conference and nationallevel, but insists that the student athletes' educationand well being remains first and foremost."

Nye and his wife, Marjie, reside in state Collegewith their two sons, russell (20), and Graham (17).

Head Coach Greg Nye

Nye Family golf traditionCoach Nye, his two brothers and his father have

all been greatly involved in the sport of golf. fatherBob Nye coached all three sons at the College ofWooster in ohio and has seen each son find his ownniche professionally.

Bob Nye coached golf and soccer at the Collegeof Wooster from 1963-1996 and was inducted intoWoosters Hall of fame in 1997. He served as thepresident of the Golf Coaches Association of Amer-ica (GCAA) from 1984-86 and was inducted into itsHall of fame in 1998. in 2000, the elder Nyereceived the GCAAs highest distinction by beingpresented with the Honor Award for his lifetime con-tributions to golf. He was named Golfweeks fatherof the Year in 2007.

Coach Nyes brother, scott, is the head golf pro-fessional at the prestigious Merion Golf Club, locatedin Ardmore, Pa., which has hosted four United statesopen Championships. Merion hosted the 2009Walker Cup and will host the 2013 U.s. open.

Nyes youngest brother, Gary, serves as the head golfprofessional at the rolling rock Club in Ligonier, Pa.


Coach Nye and Kevin foley discuss strategyat the 2008 NCAA finals. PsU nished tiedfor 25th and foley nished tied for 23rd.Nye has led the Lions to three nals and 16regional championships.

(Above left): Nye is joined by his brothers scott Nye, head golf professional at the Merion Golf Club and Gary Nye, head golf professional of the rolling rock Golf Club.(Above right): Coach Nyes father, Bob, was named Golfweeks father of the Year in June 2007. e elder Nye coached at the College of Wooster in ohio to 22 NCAAdivision iii Championship appearances in 32 seasons, including the 75 title.

Since assistant coach Jon Dunlap joined the pro-gram in august of 2005, the Nittany Lions haveproduced some outstanding results highlighted byachieving a program best #6 national rank in theGolfweek Magazine sagarin system in the fall of 2007.the Nittany Lions have qualified for three consecu-tive NCAA Championships (2007, 2008, 2009), andadvanced to finish 25th at the 2008 NCAA finals.the Lions have claimed eight team and 10 individualtitles since dunlap joined the program.

Head coach Greg Nye relates that, Coach dunlapjoined our team at a time when our team practice facil-ities and golf course were under heavy construction. itwas a big challenge to even conduct practice for a fewyears. He was instrumental in helping us perseverethrough that four year period. What was real specialabout that period was the performance of the teamseemed to go hand-in-hand with the improvement ofour facilities, and Coach dunlap had a big hand inmaking that happen.

since fall 2005, Nittany Lion golfers have receivednumerous accolades including two GCAA All-Amer-icans, one Golfweek All-American, three AcademicAll-Americans, four All-Big ten selections (first orsecond team) and one Big ten freshman of the Year.the program has also continued its success in the class-room with the program maintaining an average GPAabove 3.0, including 18 Academic All-Big ten selec-tions. Additionally, during dunlap's first season, themen's golf team finished first in team G.P.A. out of allthe Penn state men's teams.

dunlap handles a large share of recruiting evalua-tions, correspondence and visits, is involved heavily inteam practice, player development and coaching dur-ing events. Additionally he co-directs Penn statesannual home event, the rutherford intercollegiate.

Coach dunlap is involved with nearly everyaspect of our program here at Penn state. He has andbrings a high level of energy to the team every day, andconsistently guides our student athletes through theexpectations we as a staff have set forth for our pro-gram, said Nye.

Before arriving at Penn state, dunlap was theHead Coach at Kennesaw state University (GA) forfour seasons.

during his tenure at Kennesaw state, dunlaphelped the owls to a program best, 7th place finish atthe 2002 NCAA division ii National Championshipand 2nd place finish at the 2002 Peach Belt Confer-ence (PBC) Championship. He coached three GCAAAll-Americans, two Academic All-Americans, onePBC All-Conference selection, two GCAA PiNG All-region selections and four PBC Presidential Honorroll Honorees. Under dunlaps guidance, Kennesawwon three tournament titles while four different owlsclaimed individual titles. Additionally, dunlap spentone season as the assistant coach during the 2000-01season.

While at Kennesaw state, dunlap continued toplay competitively as a professional in Georgia PGAevents and worked as the first assistant golf profes-sional and director of the Junior golf program at theBridgeMill Athletic Club.

dunlap, a native of toronto, Canada played colle-giately at Coker College (sC) and Kennesaw stateUniversity (GA). After graduation, dunlap continuedplaying competitively as an amateur. some of his ama-teur highlights include the 1999 Canadian Amateurand Monday qualifying for the Canadian toursontario open in 2000.

A graduate of Kennesaw state in May 2001, dun-lap also completed his Masters degree in BusinessAdministration during his first two seasons as headcoach in June of 2003.

Assistant Coach Jon Dunlap

Assistant Coach

Jon Dunlap5th SeasonKennesaw State University

dunlap put together this scoreboardthat represents all Big ten teams.

dunlap and Nich Archambault at the 2009 Big ten Championships

PeNN State acHieVeMeNtS- 2 GCAA All-Americans- 1 Golfweek All-American- 4 1st or 2nd All Big ten team selections- 10 GCAA PiNG All region selections- 1 Big ten freshman of the Year- 25th Place 2008 NCAA finals- NCAA regional 2007, 2008, 2009- 3 Academic All-Americans- 18 Academic All Big ten- 8 team tournament titles- 10 individual tournament titles

QuOteBOOKHaving the opportunity to work at one of the mostrespected Universities in the nation that carriesstrong values, and to work directly with Coach Nye,who has built upon the rich history of Penn Stategolf, makes it exciting for me to keep trying to pushPSU golf to new heights.

- Coach Dunlap

Thanks and Recognition


Kirk AdamsStrength andConditioning

Kristine ClarkCoordinator of SportsNutrition Program

Rebecca MurdyAthletic CommunicationsStudent Assistant, MensGolf Contact

Lori SerafinStaff Assistant

Jan BortnerAssistant Athletic Director

Mark HinishAssistant Director andCounselor in the MorganAcademic Support Cen-ter for Student-Athletes

StephaniePetullaAssociate Director ofAthletic Communications

Brian ShortVolunteer AssistantCoach

The Nittany Lion mens golf team would like to thank the following individuals for their effortin bettering their program. These people function as direct support, academic support, orare coaching personnel for the team. We would like to thank each of them and recognizethem for all of their hard work and dedication to the Penn State mens golf program.


Meet the Nittany Lions

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KevinFOLEYSeniorSomerville, N.J./Immaculata

2008 & 09 GCAA All-American

Lion CareerYear tournament Place scoresfall 09 renaissance invitational 2nd 71-66-65 (202)

Brickyard intercollegiate 5th 69-72 (141)08-09 All-American Golf Classic t-6th 72-69-70 (211)

Lehigh invitational 1st 70-70 (140)olympia fields invitational3rd 69-69-72 (210)Boilermaker invitational 1st 69-66-72 (207)Big ten Championships 2nd 73-70-70-71 (284)

07-08 VCU shootout 1st 65-68-68 (201)Memphis intercollegiate 1st 65-73 (138)NCAA Championship 23rd 75-73-74-81 (303)

06-07 Marshall invitational t-2nd 68-70 (138)Pinehurst intercollegiate t-7th 73-73-73 (219)Palmetto intercollegiate t-4th 72-72-70 (214)VCU shootout t-6th 71-68-70 (209)

Junior/AmateurYear tournament Place scores2009 sunnehanna Amateur 1st . . . . . . . . .61-68-70-68 (261)2008 iKe (MGA) 1st . . . . . . . . . . .65-72-70 (207)

Monroe invitational 4th . . . . . . . .73-69-72-68 (282)Us Publinks Qualifier 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-74 (144)Us Public Links rNd 2 . . . . . . . . . .74-71 (145)

2007 U.s. open sectional t-8th . . . . . . . . . . . .73-72 (145)U.s. Public Links #62 seed . . . . . .74-77, rd. of 16Monroe invitational 5th . . . . . . . .68-71-66-72 (277)Porter Cup t-26th . . . . . .68-72-69-70 (279)Metropolitan Amateur #8 seed . . . . . .74-71, semifinals

2006 iJGt tour Championship 1st . . . . . . . . . . .69-64-77 (210)Metropolitan Amateur #3 seed . . . . .74-72, runner-UpU.s. Public Links t-27th . . . . . . . .74-72, rd. of 16Met open t-15th . . . . . . . . .70-77-70 (217)rice Planters Amateur 20th . . . . . . .73-71-72-73 (289)Monroe invitational 28th . . . . . . .71-72-75-73 (291)

Notable Achievements2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sunnehanna Amateur Champion2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .first team All-Big ten2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.s. Amateur Participant2008 & 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GCAA All-American2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big ten freshman of the Year2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .second-team All-Big ten selection2006/07, 2007/08 & 2008/09 . . . . . . Mid-Atlantic All-region team selection2006, 07 & 08 . . . . . . . . . . .U.s. Public Links Championship Participant

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW06-07 36 2,645 73.47 6607-08 39 2,896 74.26 6508-09 33 2,378 72.06 66Fall 09 14 1,000 71.43 65Career 122 8,919 72.805 65



T.J.HOWERS-SeniorOsceola, Pa./ Elkland

Academic All-Big Ten

Junior/AmateurYear tournament Place scores2009 U.s. Am Qualifying 1st 68-70 (138)

PA open 8th 75-74-70 (219)2008 CPt-iron Valley 1st 77-70-72 (219)

PA open 4th 71-69-71 (211)2007 PA Public Links t-1st 68-72 (140)

CPt ohio t-3rd 74-74-69 (217)U.s. Amateur Qualifying 2nd 66-76 (142)U.s. Amateur #49 seed 72-74, rd. of 32

2005 international Jr. Masters 16th 75-73 (148)PiAA state Championship 1st 72PGA Jr. series at PsU 2nd 72-74-71 (217)

2004 PiAA state Championship 6th 72-74 (146)PGA Jr. series at san diego10th 76-74-74 (224)

Notable Achievements2007 & 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.s. Amateur Participant2007/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mid-Atlantic All-region team selection2007/08 & 2008/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Academic All-Big ten2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pennsylvania Hs Champion

Lion CareerYear tournament Place scoresfall 09 VCU shootout t-4th 73-68-76 (217)08-09 Lehigh invitational t-2nd 74-69 (143)

Pinehurst intercollegiate 1st 73-69-67 (209)07-08 Hartford Hawks invitationalt-7th 76-70-74 (220)

Kepler invitational t-2nd 73-75-74 (222)Wolf run intercollegiate 3rd 71-71-71 (213)Wolverine at Mission inn t-7th 78-70-72 (220)Palmetto intercollegiate t-11th 74-72-73 (219)rutherford intercollegiate t-3rd 72-70-79(221)

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW07-08 38 2,836 74.63 6908-09 30 2,249 74.97 67Fall 09 14 1,033 73.78 68Career 82 6,118 74.609 67



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TommyMcDONAGHJuniorWilton, Conn./ St. Lukes

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW08-09 17 1,255 73.82 69Fall 09 11 830 75.45 71Career 28 2,085 74.46 69

JimMARKOVITZSeniorBridgeville, Pa./ South Fayette

2009NCAAAll-MidAtlantic Region

Lion CareerYear tournament Place scores08-09 Boilermaker invitational t-7th 73-70-72 (215)

Big ten Championship t-17 73-70-81-71 (295)07-08 VCU shootout t-9th 70-70-73 (213)06-07 Alister MacKenzie invite t-25th 72-66-78 (216)

Pinehurst intercollegiate t-18th 75-75-73 (223)

Junior/AmateurYear tournament Place scores2008 Wintergreen Amateur 2nd 73-75-72 (220)

West Penn Amateur 13th 73-72-78 (223)2006 West Penn Amateur 6th 76-68 (144)2005 AJGA Memorial Jr. t-15th 73-73-71 (217)

PA Boys Championship 1st 66-72 (138)PGA Jr. series at raleigh 3rd 73-73 (146)

2004 AJGA richmond Junior t-10th 76-71-70 (217)2003 AJGA ClubCorp Jr. t-15th 73-74-74 (221)

AJGA Nike Golf Jr. toftrees1st 72-69-71 (212)

Notable Achievements2008/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mid-Atlantic All-region team selection2007/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Academic All-Big ten2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pennsylvania Jr. Champion

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW06-07 29 2,225 76.72 6607-08 17 1,299 76.41 6908-09 24 1,817 75.71 70Fall 09 11 823 74.82 70Career 81 6,164 76.099 66 Lion Career

Year tournament Place scores08-09 rutherford t-8th 71-77-73 (221)

olympia fields t-11th 69-73-72 (214)Pinehurst intercollegiate t-14th 69-79-71 (219)

Junior/ AmateurYear tournament Place scores2009 North south Am. round of 16

U.s. Am Qualifying 1st 66-70 (136)Mittlemark invitational 2nd 68-69 (137)

2008 Ct open 19th 71-73-77 (221)Metropolitan Amateur Champion

2007 iJGt at Crystal springs 1st 73-70 (143)iJGt tour Championship t-4th 75-68-73 (216)U.s. Amateur Qualifying 2nd 69-71 (140)

2006 Connecticut state AmateurChampionMetropolitan Amateur Champion

Notable Achievements2007 & 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.s. Amateur Participant2006 & 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metropolitan Amateur Champion2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut Amateur Champion

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW07-08 3 228 76.00 7208-09 3 252 84.00 82Career 6 480 80.00 72

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW07-08 3 233 77.67 7708-09 3 243 81.00 73Fall 09 3 236 78.67 77Career 9 712 78.11 73



JasonCOHANJuniorWayne, Pa./ Radnor

BrendanBORSTJuniorPittsburgh, Pa./ Upper SaintClair

Junior/ AmateurYear tournament Place scores2009 oglethorpe Am 21st 70-69-72 (211)2008 eastern Amateur 21st 69-68-67-70 (274)

rice Planters 46th 73-74-73-72 (299)2007 Pennsylvania Amateur t-19th 74-70-73 (217)2006 Lessing's AJGA Classic t-6th 68-68-71 (207)

smithfield Jr. Champ. t-12th 71-76-72 (219)2005 AJGA randall Parker t-8th 72-74-70 (216)2004 AJGA richmond Junior 8th 72-74-69 (215)

Lion CareerYear tournament Place scores07-08 rutherford intercollegiate t-18th 72-82-74 (228)

Junior/AmateurYear tournament Place scores2008 Us Public Links Qualifier 2nd 68-70 (138)

Wintergreen Amateur t-2nd 76-74-70 (220)tri-state PGA Amateur 12th 70-73 (143)Pennsylvania state Am. 31st 75-74-76 (225)

2007 PA Public Links t-7th 74-70 (144)2006 PA Junior Championship 3rd 69-74 (143)

Western PA Jr. Champ 1st 71-70 (141)AJGA Nationwide 20th 73-75-69 (217)

Notable Achievements2008 ................Us Amateur Public Links Championship Participant

,NickARCHABAULTSophomoreQ.C., Canada/ Marcellin

2009NCAAAll-MidAtlantic Region

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOW08-09 30 2,271 75.70 69Career 30 2,271 75.70 69



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JohnBURKESophomoreBay Village, Ohio/ St. Edward

TannerSMITHSophomoreSea Island, Ga./ Frederica

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOWFall 09 3 239 79.67 76Career 3 239 79.67 76Lion Career

Year tournament Place scores08-09 Boilermaker invitational t-23 76-70-73 (219)

VCU shootout t-14th 72-69-71 (212)Brickyard intercollegiate t-17th 70-70-78 (218)

Junior/AmateurYear tournament Place scores2009 Alexandre of tunis invite 2nd 72-71 (143)2008 Quebec Match-Play semifinalist

Vermont open 4th 67-70-68 (205)Portland Maine open 30th 69-71-73 (213)Alexandre of tunis invit. 11th 72-74 (146)Us Amateur Qualifier 1st Alternate 72-71 (143)

2007 rCGA- future Links ont. 8th 74-73-72 (219)Canadian Junior 12th 77-70-73-73 (293)Quebec Junior 7th 71-76-75-69 (221)Alexandre of tunis invit. 3rd 73-69 (142)

2006 Canadian Junior 17th 77-75-73-80 (305)Williamson Cup 1st 71-71 (142)Quebec Jr. Match-Play semifinalistrCGA- future Links ont.5th 76-73-71 (220)rCGA- future Links Que.4th 70-73-70 (213)Quebec Junior 4th 70-71-70 (287)

Notable Achievements

2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-Atlantic All region team selection2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canadian Junior National team

Junior/Amateur

Year tournament Place scores2009 CPt National Champ. 25th 73-73-76 (225)

CPt- ohio 3rd 73-73 (146)ohio open 56th 74-71-79 (224)

2007 Hudson Jr. 6th 73-74-76 (223)AJGA Nationwide 10th 73-70-71 (214)

2006 AJGA Nationwide 24th 72-75-71 (218)AJGA smithfield 17th 75-78-68 (221)

Junior/Amateur

Year tournament Place scores2007 sJGt Hampton Jr. 2nd 74-77 (151)2006 sJGt Laura Walker Classic1st 68-70 (138)

sJGt Callaway Gardens t-4th 76-71 (147)Us Amateur Qualifier 6th 72-70 (142)

2005 sJGt Hampton Jr. 1st 75-72 (147)

MattPORTERFreshmanCortland, N.Y./ Cortland



ErnieMARINFreshmanMiami, Fla./ Miami Palmetto

JayWOODWARDFreshmanBridgeport, W.Va./ Bridgeport

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOWFall 09 11 832 75.64 69Career 11 832 75.64 69

SEASON RDS SHOTS AVG LOWFall 09 6 451 75.17 68Career 6 451 75.17 68

Lion Career

Year tournament Place scoresfall 09 renaissance invitational 9th 69-69-72 (210)

Junior/Amateur

Year tournament Place scores2009 AJGA thunderbird 26th 71-72-78 (221)

PGA National Jr. 34th 73-77-74-76 (300)2008 fL Hs Championship t-3rd 77-67 (144)

U.s. Jr. Championship QuarterfinalsAJGA Jr. Players 13th 75-72-75 (222)U.s. Jr. Qualifying 1st 64-74 (138)PGA National Jr. 25th 75-70-75-76 (296)fJt- rio Pina 4th 69-72 (141)Jr. PGA Qualifying 1st 67-68 (135)


2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.s. Jr. Championship Quarterfinalist

Lion Career

Year tournament Place scoresfall 09 renaissance invite t-23rd 76-68-71 (215)

Junior/Amateur

Year tournament Place scores2009 PGA Jr. @ Penn state 1st 70-68-76 (214)

U.s. Am Qualifying 3rd 73-71 (144)2008 PGA Jr. @ ohio 2nd 73-73-68 (214)

AJGA Nationwide 7th 73-75-74 (222)2007 iJGt 5th 70-73 (143)


2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.s. Amateur Participant

Junior/Amateur

Year tournament Place scores2009 Bubba Conlee 24th 76-71-67 (214)

AJGA Nemacolin 8th 75-78-71 (224)AJGA Kentucky 13th 73-67-73 (213)

2008 iJGt- Greenbrien 1st 74-70 (144)2007 AJGA- first American 7th 71-73-78 (222)

Jr. Amateur WV 2nd 70-67 (137)2006 Jr. Amateur WV 1st 73-75 (148)


Michael Carter Legacy

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iN MeMoriAMMiKe CArters LeGACY LiVes

oN WitH treeANd sCHoLArsHiP

the Penn state golf family is still healing from theloss of Mike Carter the spunky and colorful sopho-more player from Westfield, N.J. who passed away onfebruary 13, 2002.

Carter, who was known around the course and acrosscampus for his upbeat attitude and engaging personality,was returning home when his car lost control and went offthe roadway.

Penn state was devastated and the Nittany Lions golf family mourned and remembered theirfallen teammate with unity and grace. the mens team wore pink pants as a tribute to Carter atthe 2002 rutherford invitational, the Big ten Championships and the NCAA east regional.

He was a very bright light on our team and we will always remember how he lived each dayto the fullest, said Coach Nye.

to ensure that the memory of Mike Carter lives on in perpetuity, the Penn state golf familyand the Carter family have taken two significant measures. in the spring of 2002, the Penn stateteam and coaches planted a red maple tree near the 18th hole on the home Blue Course in stateCollege, Pa. and dedicated it, with a plaque, to Mike Carter.

in 2003, Michael and Mary Lou Carter endowed a grant in the name of their son to beawarded annually to the golf program.

flowers and a pictorial were placed in memoriam atthe Penn state Golf Course Club House.

As a tribute to Michael, the 2002 mens golf teamwore Carters signature pink pants at the rutherfordinvitational and in post-season play.

Penn State has long been ateeing ground for whichgraduates use to begintheir professional careers.several alumni are orhave pursued theirdream of playing pro-fessional golf.

M a t tabbott, a2001 grad-uate has

seen greatsuccess since

2007 on theGateway tour

and MinorLeague tour. on

the Gateway tourhe as earned over

$91,000 and made32 of 40 cuts in the

last two seasons. on theMinor League tour, Abbott has earnednumerous victories and over $20,000 inearnings.

2005 Alum Mark Leon earned Cana-dian tour exempt status in the fall of2007. After a complete season on tourLeon finished high enough on the moneylist to gain exempt status for the 2009 sea-son. Leons top finish of the 2008 seasonwas a 2nd place finish. He advanced to the2nd round of PGAtour Q-school. Leonalso spends time playing on the GreatLakes tour.

greg Pieczynski (2006) has spentmuch of his short professional career onthe Gateway tour. He won the 2008Philadelphia open as well as the Philadel-phia PGA Assistants Championship. Hefinished 7th at the PGA National Assis-tants Championship.

Jimbo Fuller, a 2003 graduate, beganhis professional career in 2006 on theGrey Goose Gatewaytour and had a verysuccessful season. fuller won one tourna-ment, made 14 of 22 cuts and earned over$55,000. Last year, fuller qualified for thesecond round of the PGAtour Q-school.

adam Decker, who graduated in1996, is now the head coach for the Uni-versity of richmond, has played in PGAtour & Nationwide tour events includ-ing the 1998 Kemper open, 2000 floridaClassic, 2001 Hershey open, and the2001 Greater Cleveland open. He hadalso played on the formertear droptour,where he won twice, and on the GoldenBear tour where he accumulated over$45,000.

Dirk ayers, 1995 Alum, has been aregular on the Canadian tour. He joinedthe tour in 1997 through Q-school andhas been a member ever since. His bestyear on the Canadian tour was in 2004when he finished runner-up twice and fin-ished ninth on the money list with over$42,000 in earnings. dirk has also playedin several PGAtour and Nationwidetourevents. He made the cut at the PGAtoursCanadian open in 2004, and played theB.C. open in 1998. His Nationwidetourexperiences include the 1996 Buffaloopen, 2003 Alberta Calgary Classic, and2004 Boise open. Ayers has also com-peted on the Australasian PGA tour.

1993 Alum, Jason tyska perhapsturned in the most impressive perform-ance by becoming the second Penn staterto qualify for the U.s. open but first tomake the cut at the 1999 open held inPinehurst, North Carolina.tyska went onto finish 53rd. He earned his way on to the1999 Nationwide tour by making itthrough all three stages of PGA tour Q-school. He went on to make the cut in 12events where he had four top 10 finishes.in 2000,tyska played in four Nationwide

tour events and qualified for the PGAtours Michelob Championship atKingsmill.

Danny ONeill is the only Pennstater to qualify for the U.s. open (1985)and U.s. senior open (2001). danny is a1972 graduate of Penn state. dannyremains the only Penn stater to earn All-America honors all four years of his career.in his career, danny has played in the1990 & 1996 Buffalo open (Nationwidetour). He qualified for the 2002 U.s. sen-ior PGA tour by finished 4th at the finalstage. in his rookie year on tour (2002),danny played in 29 events and earnedover $216,000.

Penn state has had its share of tal-ented players through the years, and theseguys have given it a shot, said Coach Nye.the young men who come into our pro-gram are here for education first, but theyall have the tour as a goal or a dream. someof these guys are close to making it hap-pen. some of them have given it their alland have now chosen other career paths. itis with great pride that we watch theirefforts.

Many Penn state Alumni work as golfprofessionals throughout the U.s. andsome still compete as club professionals.these professionals, combined with thealumni trying to make the various tours,have helped Penn state touch the golfcommunity and will help line the fairwaysfor current and future Nittany Liongolfers.

PeNN stAters oN toUrs & At tHe oPeN

Nittany Lions On Tour


National travelsince 1992 the Penn state mens golf teamhas traveled to over 60 tournaments acrossthe nation.

international travele golf team has traveled to destinationssuch as Mexico, Puerto rico and st.Croix.

e MidwestAs a proud member of the Big ten Conferencesince 1990, Penn state has traveled into Bigten Country consistently throughout the past20 years. e Big ten is proud to house moreuniversity-owned golf courses than any otherconference in the country.

the Nittany Lions visit Pikes Peak while in Colorado springs.

Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach

Princeville Makai Course high above Hanalei Bay in Kauai, Hawaii

Mid-atlantic and New englandfrom 1992 to present date, the NittanyLions have competed in 82 tournamentswithin these two regions, bringing home53 championships.

On the Road with the

Nittany Lions

scott Phillis putting at tPC Woodlands in Houston,texas

Harbor town at the 1998 NCAA east regional

Penn state sitting beside the Wicker Basket on the 18th Hole atMerion Golf Club.

Ninth in East Regional, Nittany Lions Appear

In 1996 NCAA Finals

following a solid regular season that included three tournament titles, theNittany Lions peaked at the end of the 1996 spring term. After finishing sec-ond at the eastern Championships and sixth at the Big ten Championships,Penn state surged at the NCAA east regional, which was played on the Mon-ster Course at the Concord resort in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.

facing the best teams in eastern golf, the Nittany Lions came off the teebox with first round ferocity, finishing in a five-way tie for seventh place af-ter an opening round 310. senior Adam decker (left) led with a two-over 74.

in the second round, Penn state improved its team score by six strokes,but fell into a three-way tie for 15th below the cut line that qualified thetop 11 teams for the NCAA finals. decker fired a 71 to keep the Lions incontention.

in the final round, the Nittany Lions ripped apart the Concord course,making shot after pivotal shot in a miraculous run that ended with a 296 the third-best score of the day to tie for ninth place and a berth in theNCAA finals.

Byron Clift (right), a junior, led the Lions with a final round 72. deckershot a 74 to tie for second place on the individual leaderboard with a total219, a monumental achievement for the senior, who came to the squad as afreshman walk-on. seniors dirk Ayers and Mike Banzhoff and sophomoreJoey Chuasiriporn all finished with 75 for the final round and the three-round team total of 910 tied with tennessee and Alabama.

the Lions berth in the finals was not only monumental for Penn state,but for the entire eastern region as the Lions became the first team in therelatively short history of both districts i and ii to reach the finals.

for the first time since 1987, Penn state headed to the NCAA finals,held in 1996 at the challenging Honors Course in Chattanooga, tenn. Pennstate played well, but failed to make the team cut after two rounds. Ayersled Penn state individually, making the individual cut and finishing in a tiefor 47th place overall after an opening round 71. Penn state placed 29thoverall as a team, which at the time was the top finish of any Big ten teamat the finals.

the Lions berth in the Finals was not only monu-mental for Penn State, but for the entire eastern re-gion as the Lions became the first team in the historyof both Districts i and ii to reach the Finals.

Left to right:Adam decker,Byron Clift &dirk Ayers

Pos teams 1 2 3 total

1 North Carolina state 302 291 300 893

2 florida 308 298 290 896

3 florida state 309 295 295 899

4 North Carolina 307 298 295 900

5 Wake forest 310 291 300 901

6 south Carolina 305 302 295 902

7 east tennessee state 310 298 295 903

8 Clemson 309 304 294 907

9 Penn state 310 304 296 910

Alabama 321 292 297 910

tennessee 313 293 304 910

12 Virginia 314 300 297 911

13 Georgia 315 298 300 913

Auburn 310 299 304 913

15 Louisiana state 310 303 301 914

16 duke 320 294 302 916

17 Virginia Commonwealth 316 296 309 921

1996 NCAA EAST REGIONALThe first team in the historyof Districts I and II to reachthe NCAA FINALS

Pos teams 1 2 3 4 total

1 California 279 289 287 279 1134

2 UCLA 289 283 275 293 1140

3 Arizona 292 281 283 292 1148

4 texas 288 286 289 286 1149

5 Georgia tech 289 285 287 290 1151

t6 florida 285 289 284 294 1152

t6 Washington 289 282 285 296 1152

8 Kentucky 283 286 283 303 1155

9 BYU 280 290 291 295 1156

10 Pepperdine 295 276 289 300 1160

t11 Georgia 285 302 284 290 1161

t11 Georgia state 292 280 297 292 1161

13 oklahoma state 292 289 289 294 1164

14 texas A&M 291 292 284 300 1167

15 Penn state 289 291 290 300 1170

Missed Cut

Purdue: 871, southern California: 871, Clemson: 872,

New Mexico: 876, tCU: 877, Auburn: 879,

Arizona state: 879, oklahoma: 879, Kent state: 881,

toledo: 884, sMU: 887, Wichita state: 887,

Vanderbilt: 891, North Carolina: 892, rhode island: 912

Penn State 15th at Ncaa FiNaLS

the team registered a score of 300 in the NCAA Championships, for a tournament total of 289-291-290-300-1170. eleven of the 15squads carded their highest tourna-ment score in the third round, as theNittany Lions fell from a 13th placetie to their final position of 15th, byfar the best NCAA finish in the pro-grams 82-year history.

Leon carded a 1-over 71 for atournament total of 69-69-70-71-279 (-1). He finished the tourna-ment in a sixth place tie overall andwas one of just seven golfers to shootpar or better for the tournament.

in making the 15-team cut, Pennstate defeated three of the nations top15 teams in the process (No. 2 and de-fending national champion Clemson,No. 4 Arizona state and No. 10 tCU). it was the second week in a row the Nittany Lions defeated someof the nations top teams to close out a spectacular post-season.

Penn State Second at Ncaa east Regional

the 2004 mens golf team earned a trip to the NCAAtournament after shocking the golf world with a secondplace finish at the east regional held in New Haven, Conn.the Nittany Lions fired a 10 over par 290 to hold fifth placeafter one round. Greg Pieczynski shot a one-over par 71 tohelp the Lions take a lead over five of the nations top 20teams according to Golfweek/sagarin rankings.

the squad ended the second day of NCAA east region-al competition in first place among the 27-team field. theLions shot five-over par for a total score of 575. Pieczynskiled the Lions in their five-man field firing a 71 for the sec-ond consecutive day to sit two strokes over par. He held a tiefor ninth place individually, while ted Neville shot a 70 tofinish the second round 3-over in a tie for 19th place.

Penn state completed one of the greatest performancesin program history on the final day of the tournament byfinishing in second place in the field. the Nittany Lions,who entered the regional as the No. 19 seed, beat seven top20 teams to earn their first berth in the NCAA finals since 1996. Pieczynski finished in a tie for fourthplace after finishing with a total score of 211 (+1). Mark Leon shot a 216 (73-71-72), Marco Poccia shot a219 (73-73-73), Neville had a 220 (73-70-77) and Jason Pannone shot a 226 (77-76-73).

"it was just an enormous effort," said Penn state head coach Greg Nye. "We had played well at the Bigtens and last weekend at the Maxwell and just continued to play even better. When the pressure was on,we got better. After finishing the first round in fifth place, we proved we were more than up to the task onfriday and again today. We beat some great programs head-to-head.

2004 NCAA FINALS

Pos teams 1 2 3 total

1 Clemson 288 291 277 856

2 Penn state 290 285 287 862

t3 Georgia 287 293 284 864

t3 Georgia tech 291 288 285 864

5 florida 286 290 290 866

6 Auburn 294 286 287 867

7 Georgia state 288 300 283 871

8 rhode island 292 289 296 877

9 Vanderbilt 299 291 290 880

10 North Carolina 294 283 305 882

2004 NCAA EAST REGIONAL

Penn State leads the east regional at the end of tworounds.

greg Piecynski, Jason Pannone, Mark Leon, Marco Poccia and ted Nevilleled the Nittany Lions to the 2004 Ncaa Finals.

Mark Leon golfed brilliantly throughout the NCAAFinals as all facets of his game were at a high level.Making the cut was a terrific achievement and veryexciting for us as a team. Im very proud we backed upour second place finish at the Regionals with a strongshowing in the Finals.

- Penn State coach Greg Nye

finding a more complete set of on-campus golf facilities that sur-pass what Penn state has to offer is pretty difficult. With two18-hole courses and an array of practice facilities, it's easy to seewhy Penn state golfers have the opportunity to develop their games.Penn state sits at the center of what may be the finest group of golfcourses near any campus. the University's Blue and White Courses,toftrees resort, Centre Hills Country Club, and elks Country Clubare conveniently situated within 10 minutes of campus. Coach Nyerelates, "Although we play the bulk of our rounds at the University,being able to practice on other courses that match up well withupcoming sites really helps our overall preparation. Having all of thegolf courses we play so close to campus helps our student-athletesmanage their time with relative ease."

Penn states Blue and White courses have recently undergone reno-vation with the majority of the changes occurring on the Blue. Penn statehas added approximately 600 yards to the Blue Course bringing the totalyardage to approximately 7,150 yards. Additionally, the championshipcourse is underwent a major redesign on the 7th & 8th holes. to stiffenthe overall challenge, 20-plus strategic bunkers were placed in the layoutas well as three new water hazards.the Bigten Conference is well knownfor the outstanding caliber of its university-owned golf courses and withthese updates and improvements, the Penn state Blue will sit proudly inthat group. this is the first renovation/redesign to the course since 1994.the Blue Course has hosted over 20 rutherford invitationals, the 1995Northern intercollegiate, the 2009 Bigten Championship and the Penn-sylvania High school Championship from 1982-2001. the PGA Juniorseries as well as the fCWt annually host events at the Blue Course giv-ing junior golfers an opportunity to see the Nittany Lion facilities.

the White Course provides a challenging alternative to the newerBlue Course. With holes dating back to 1922, the shorter White Coursewill test even the most skilled player. the older course provides smallercrowned greens adding to the character and demanding a creative shortgame. the sculpted bunkering that was done in the 20s has been pho-tographed and studied by some of todays top architects.

the practice areas used by the Nittany Lions also have also recentlybeen updated. the ample grass range located at the opposite end of thepublic range was expanded to provide an area for the Lions to practice justabout any shot in the bag. the area has three tiered blue grass practiceareas, two ample fairway bunkers adjacent to the tee, as well as a rollingfairway for players to work on un-even lies. A small pitching green andbunker were also put into place with the undulated fairway. the undu-lated fairway brings a unique quality to Penn states practiceopportunities.

the newest practice area for the Nittany Lions is a quiet two acre Var-sity short-game Practice Center constructed behind the 14th green. twolarge greens were built with several bunkers, level and un-level lies, up-hill& down-hill shots, and two different practice fairways of 50 and 100yards. one green is used for non-impact shots like putting and chipping,and the second, with the two connected fairways, is for pitching, bunkerplay, and all types of creative short-game shots.

Although we play the bulk of our rounds at the University,being able to practice on other courses that match up wellwith upcoming sites really helps our overall preparation.Having all of the golf courses we play so close to campushelps our student-athletes manage their time with relativeease.

Penn state Head Coach Greg Nye

Short-gamethe Penn state Varsity short-Game Center which opened in

August 2007 is a private two-plus acre area located behind the 14thgreen of the Penn state Blue Course, about 265 yards from the newVarsity Clubhouse. the multi-faceted area has a 13,000-plus squarefoot chipping and putting green, as well as a 10,000-plus square footimpact green attached to two contoured fairways of 50 and 110yards. the impact green is surrounded by a fairway bunker at 35yards and three styles of greenside bunkers.

the fairways and greens are seeded with bent grass and aresurrounded by blue grass and rye rough. the rolling terrain givesan opportunity for the Nittany Lions to practice a multitude ofshots that they may face in competition from a variety of lies andelevations.

the short-game practice area is a dream come true facility, saidhead coach Greg Nye. i see this area as a virtual playground for ourplayers as they build their short game fundamentals, touch, and cre-ative shot making skills daily in practice.Range

the Penn state Varsity range Practice Area is an ample grassrange located at the opposite end of the public range. this pri-vate golf team area is newly expanded and now includes fourtiers of teeing ground, two fairway bunkers and an undulatedfairway with a small pitch green and bunker. this slightly ele-vated practice area allows players to shoot at a variety of measuredtargets and see the ball land, thus providing instant feedback inevaluating shot distances.

We developed an area where our players not only have out-standing bent grass surface to practice from, but an area where theycan develop their fairway bunker game, and uneven lie adjustments,Nye said. Like the short game area, the range area we have createdis about variety and play simulation opportunities

one positive throughout the last tournament was my short game.one positive throughout the last tournament was my short game.im not really surprised, because i spent three days before the eventim not really surprised, because i spent three days before the eventpracticing at Penn states new short game area. its easily the bestpracticing at Penn states new short game area. its easily the bestfacility i have ever. used, as you are able to play any shot you wantfacility i have ever. used, as you are able to play any shot you wantfrom inside 100 yards, to firm greens that run at about a 10 on thefrom inside 100 yards, to firm greens that run at about a 10 on thestimp.stimp.

former Nittany Lion, Mark Leon

the construction for the newest facility, a Varsity Golf Center exclusively for the Nittany Lions, is underway and rapidly coming togetherto be completed by May 2010. the Center is located near the 18th green of our Blue golf course, sited centrally to all of our golf teampractice areas, the Walker Clubhouse, as well as the first tees of both the White and Blue golf courses. this center for Penn state varsitygolf will have four coaches offices, a history display area, locker rooms, club storage, a team lounge and porch, a study and communication cen-ter, a V-1 video and practice room with indoor-to-net and indoor to outdoor hitting bays.

thanks to several generous gifts from alumni and friends of Penn state, we anxiously look forward to moving into the new home of Penn stategolf, said head coach Greg Nye. our student athletes will now have a home in which they can communicate with their coaches and teammatesall in one common space. they will have an opportunity to not only store their clubs and enjoy their own personal lockers, but to relax in the teamlounge in front of a fire places and big screen tV. our guys will have access to the best video and training opportunities, and ability to practice allwinter with the addition of the indoor-to-outdoor hitting bays. Bringing our program together in this special building, centrally located withinour on campus golf facilities gives us a wonderful opportunity to maximize all of our golf facilities, and each other.

The New Penn StateVarsity Golf Center

During the winter months, the golf team takes up residence in spacious Hol-uba Hall. Within the 118,000-square-foot artificial turf practice area, playerscan work on the fine points of their entire game. With a ceiling height of 75 feet,they can use every club in the bag and observe their full flight with the use oflow compression Cayman golf balls. these are the same golf balls that

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