CLYMER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team is on top of the leaderboard with a team-low score of 320 after day one of the 2020 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships at the Peek n' Peak Golf Course on Sunday afternoon.
Teams: 6
Golfers: 33
Course: Peek n' Peak Upper Golf Course | Clymer, NY
Results: Behrend sits in first place after day one at AMCC Championships (320)
Key Moments:
* Behrend will take a 14-stroke lead heading into the final 18 holes tomorrow
* The Lions held a double-digit stroke lead throughout the final nine holes
* Ryan Meyer (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny), the 2019 AMCC Newcomer of the Year, leads the field of 33 with a season-low 75 after the first round
* Through 14 holes, Meyer had the lead with a two-over par and stayed out front to finish three over
* Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Michael Dinner (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) tied for second overall with an 81
* Pol had a 42 on the front nine and 39 on the back. Dinner did the opposite (39-42) to card a season-low score
* Jake Caldwell (Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon), the No. 2 golfer for Behrend, carded a 45-38 to finish tied for sixth overall
* Ryan Johnson (Centre Hall, PA/Penns Valley) was 15th overall, shooting a 48-40 for an 88
* The Lions had seven birdies on the day
* The reigning champions Pitt-Bradford are in third place after day one, shooting +61 as a team for a 349 score
Behrend Individual Scores:
Meyer (1 – 75)
Pol (T2 – 81)
Dinner (T2 – 81)
Caldwell (T6 – 83)
Johnson (15 – 88)
Team Scores
Penn State Behrend (1 - 320)
Penn State Altoona (2 - 334)
Pitt-Bradford (3 - 349)
Mt. Aloysius (4 – 360)
Pitt-Greensburg (5 – 384)
Medaille (6 – 389)
