As a team, Penn State finished the week 7-under, 857, securing its best finish relative to par since firing 24-under, 840, at the Colleton River Collegiate in March of 2023.
The host Mountaineers retained their title finishing the week 36-under while Western Carolina (18-under), Seton Hall (17-under), James Madison (17-under) and William & Mary (10-under) rounded out the top five ahead of the Nittany Lions.
Fellow freshman Jackson Saroney paced the Nittany Lions at Mystic Rock going bogey-free over his final 16 holes on Tuesday to card a 2-under, 70, following his 3-under, 69, from the second round Monday. Saroney finished the week tied for 15th in the 100-player field at 3-under, 213.
Saroney mentioned starting slow over his first round and a half of the week, playing well but not scoring, and just wasn’t as sharp as he’d hoped to before the putts started to fall.
“My ball striking was great this week,” commented Saroney. “I hit some really good iron and wedge shots that put me in good position and set up a lot of birdie opportunities. I started hitting the ball better off the tee as the tournament went on and felt like my overall game was pretty good this week.”
Junior Alex Creamean secured his second-straight top-20 finish to open the season in a tie for 19th at 2-under, 214, highlighted by a 5-under, 67 during Monday’s second round while classmate Tim Peters climbed 24 spots following a 3-under, 69, during Tuesday’s final round to finish the week tied for 44th at 3-over, 219.
Peters went 4-under over the final 36 holes after opening with a 7-over, 79. Senior Andres Barraza also finished the week T-44 following back-to-back even par rounds of 72 after opening with a 3-over, 75. Fellow senior Billy Pabst Jr. rounded out the team scoring for the week at 12-over, 228.
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