CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Penn State men's golf team posted its third-straight top-five finish at the Bearcat Invitational with an 855 score (6-over) for fourth place. Kentucky slid into the No. 3 spot on the final day as Penn State shot a 6-over 290.
Two Nittany Lions, senior Ryan Davis (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) and junior Lukas Clark moved up two spots with their final-round scores. Davis carded a 4-under 209 to move into a tie for sixth, his top finish of the year. Clark (Holland, Pa.) tied his career low in the second round Monday and was 1-under in the final round for a 3-under 210 (73+67+70).
"We got outstanding play from Lukas Clark and Ryan Davis," said Penn State head men's golf coach Greg Nye. "We kept fighting hard as a team through some very tough stretches which led to some bounce-back holes. We were able to get two new players initiated to college level play which is super important to this team as we continue to grow."
The Louisville Cardinals quickly put the rest of the field quickly behind them after day one and won the event's team title by 26 strokes with a 37-under 815. John Murphy of Louisville shot a 63 in the final round to win the individual title with a 17-under 196.
Competing as an individual, sophomore Ryan Lee (Norwood, N.J.), duplicated his 72 from Monday's second round on Tuesday for a 4-over 217 (73+73+73) for his best collegiate round.
A tough score, a 7-over 78 in the final round, and 5-over 218 for the tournament, pushed senior Alec Bard (New Hartford, N.Y.) into a tie for 35th. Junior Louis Olsakovsky partially recovered his front-nine score with back-to-back birdies, but he finished the day with a 5-over 76 and 222 total to tie for 49th.
In his first collegiate event, freshman Patrick Sheehan (Doylestown, Pa.) dropped his score to 74 (3-over) and a 225 (75+76+74) overall for a tie for 60th.
Penn State travels next to the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Oct. 11-13.
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