| 45th-Annual Rutherford Intercollegiate | |
| Dates | Saturday-Sunday, April 16-17 |
| Location | Penn State Blue Course | State College, Pa. | Par 71, 7,171 yards |
| Scoring | Live Scoring |
| Digital Program | Digital Program |
| Field | Bowling Green, Connecticut, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, George Mason, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Maryland, Michigan State, Oakland, Penn State, Richmond, Saint Mary’s, Seton Hall Individual only: West Virginia |
| Competing Nittany Lions | Team lineup: Patrick Sheehan, Lou Olsakovsky, Jake Griffin, Ben Smith, Jimmy Meyers Competing as individuals: Morgan Lofland, James McHugh, James Allen, Hunter Bruce, Jud Langille, Ryan Lee |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s golf team is set for its lone home tournament of the 2021-22 season this weekend when the Nittany Lions host the 45th-annual Rutherford Intercollegiate at Penn State’s Blue Course Saturday and Sunday.
The 54-hole tournament plays at a par 71 with a 7,171-yard layout with two rounds on Saturday, April 16 and a final 18 holes on Sunday, April 17. Saturday’s first round begins at 7:30 a.m. with the second round to follow. The final round Sunday begins at 8:00 a.m. Tee times and pairings for both days will be available on GolfStat.
The 14-team field includes host Penn State, fellow Big Ten institutions Maryland and Michigan State, Bowling Green, Connecticut, Dayton, Eastern Michigan, George Mason, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Oakland, Richmond, Saint Mary’s and Seton Hall. George Mason is coached by Nittany Lion alumnus Greg Pieczynski ’06.
Scores from Patrick Sheehan, Lou Olsakovsky, Jake Griffin, Ben Smith and Jimmy Meyers are eligible to count toward Penn State’s team total. Nittany Lions Morgan Lofland, James McHugh, James Allen, Hunter Bruce, Jud Langille and Ryan Lee will participate as individuals.
The Nittany Lions have dominated the Rutherford since it was established as the Nittany Lion Invitational in 1975, winning the tournament 28 times. Twenty Penn State golfers have medaled atop the leaderboard, the last being Cole Miller in 2018.
The tournament became known as the Rutherford Intercollegiate in 1983 to honor R.B. “Pop” Rutherford Sr., the man known to the Nittany Lions as the “father of Penn State golf.” …
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Penn State University Athletics…