Harrisburg Places 10th at Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament

Harrisburg Places 10th at Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament

Harrisonburg, VA- The Penn State Harrisburg golf team opened up the 2016 season over the past two days during the Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament hosted by Bridgewater College. The Lion's shot a 312 on day one and improved on day two with 302. Harrisburg's total score put them in 10th place out of a total of 17 teams.

Tournament Information

Course: Lakeview Golf Club

Par: 72

Yardage: 6500

Players: 90

Team Top Five (Two Day Par: 576)
  1. Ferrum 576 (E)
  2. Hamden-Sydney 584 (+8)
  3. Virginia Wesleyan 587 (+11)
  4. Bridgewater 592 (+16)
  5. Mary Washington 606 (+30) 

Top Penn State Harrisburg Golfers

Junior Keith Miller led for the Lions in the tournament as he shot a day one total of 73 and a day two total of 77. Miller finished the tournament with a total of 150, putting him 6 over par. Miller finished in a four way tie for 25th place with Austin Fockler of Hamden Sydney, and teammates Jeremy Pannebaker and Michael Gruver from Bridgewater.

Tyler Shank finished the tournament with a two-day score of 152 after he shot one under par on day two with 71. Shank started the tournament 9 over par after day one but had an impressive second day to finish the tournament tied for 36th place.

Senior Matthew Hoare rounded out the top three for Harrisburg with an overall score of 157. Hoare finished day one nine over par but improved on day two with a score of 76. Hoare finished up tied for 50th place.

Up Next:

Penn State Harrisburg will host the PSU-Harrisburg Invitational on Sunday September 18th and Monday September 19th. The action kicks off Sunday at 11:30 am