Men's Golf Takes Second at James Bowen Spring Invite; Pol Places Third
The Penn State Behrend men’s golf team finished in second place out of four teams at the James Bowen Spring Invitational held at Whispering Woods Golf Course on Saturday.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team finished in second place out of four teams at the James Bowen Spring Invitational held at Whispering Woods Golf Course on Saturday.
Teams: 4
Golfers: 26
Course: Whispering Woods Golf Course | Erie, PA
Results: Behrend finished in second place out of four teams (335)
Key Moments:
* The Lions had one more stroke than first-place Penn State Altoona (334)
* Behrend had all five golfers finish in the Top 10
* Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) tied for second overall with an 83 and took home the third place trophy in a playoff
* Pol had a 41 on the first nine and a 42 on the back for an 83 for first place on the team
* Jake Caldwell (Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon) also tied for second overall with an 83 (40-43)
* Michael Dinner (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) was third on the team and seventh overall with an 84
* Dinner had a birdie on a par 3 on the back nine
* Ryan Meyer (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) and Ryan Johnson (Centre Hall, PA/Penns Valley) tied for eighth place with identical scores of 85
* Meyer had a birdie on hole 16 and Johnson shot a four on hole three for the birdie
Behrend Individual Scores:
* Will Uberti (St. Mary's PA/Elk County Catholic) – (T12, 89)
* Dominic DeBone (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) – (T19, 95)
* Cody Nikolai (Erie, PA/Erie High) – (24th, 102)
Next Up
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Wednesday at the Penn State Division III Challenge at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, PA.