STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn College opened its golf season by finishing third in a six-team field over the weekend in the Penn State Division III Challenge, which was shortened to 27 holes by bad weather. Individually for the Wildcats, Peyton Mussina and Gavin Baer tied for eighth.
How it happened: Saturday, on the par 36, 3,374-yard Penn State Blue Course front 9, the Wildcats were fourth in a six-team field with a 165 score that saw high winds and storms pass through. Gavin Baer, with a round that included two birdies, led the team with a 2-over-par 38 and was followed by Peyton Mussina (41), Will Orwig (42), Trevor Keaton (44) and Gunner Redmond (45).
Sunday, on the par 72, 6,328-yard Penn State White Course, Mussina had four birdies and rebounded with a 76 and Baer shot a 79 as both finished with two-day totals of 117. Orwig came through with an 80 and 122 total (tied for 18th), while Keaton and Redmond each shot a 79 and finished with totals of 123 and 124, respectively, as Keaton ended tied for 20th and Redmond tied for 22nd in the 35-player field.
The field: After Saturday, host Penn State Altoona led with a 151 and was followed by Penn State Abington at 162, Penn State Berks at 163, Penn College, Penn State Harrisburg at 172 and Penn State Behrend at 171.
Wrapping up the event on Sunday, Penn State Altoona shot 302 and took the team title with a two-day 453 and was followed by Penn State Abington (315—477), Penn College (313—478), Penn State Berks (319—482), Penn State Harrisburg (311—483), and Penn State Behrend (321—492).
Individually, Trey Heffelfinger, of Penn State Altoona, medaled with rounds of 36-70—106.
Up next: Penn College competes Monday, April 17, in the Penn State Abington Open at Five Ponds Golf Course in Warminster
