Penn State Behrend Men's Golf Wins 2009 AMCC Championship
The
Penn State Behrend men's golf team captured the 2009 AMCC Championship on
Monday, October 5 at Tom's Run Golf Resort in Blairsville, Pennsylvania by
shooting a score of 617 over two days of action. The blue and white
took home the title on a tiebreaker as Penn State Altoona also finished the
championship with a team total of 617. The nine-team event was played
October 4 and 5 to decide the conference champion.
On Sunday, Behrend charged out to a lead with a team score of 299, led by
Pat Petraglia (Pittsburgh/Chartiers Valley) who fired a tournament best
round of 70. Behrend led Penn State Altoona 299-303 after day one.
Altoona shot a 314 on Saturday, but Behrend answered with a 318 to forge a
team tie at 617. The blue and white took the trophy based on the
tiebreaker criteria of best score by the #5 golfer on both days of the
tournament.
Head Coach James Bowen said, "This was a tough battle in which my team
played hard. It came down to the wire, every score counted, and it was
great to earn the title."
Petraglia stepped up big for the Behrend Lions with a two-day total of 150,
while teammate Kevin Koerbel (Gibsonia/Deer Lakes) fired a two-day
score of 151 and Joe Nelson (Warren/Warren) posted a 155.
This is the second AMCC title for the Behrend Lions men's golf team, as the
blue and white also won the championship in 2004. Penn State
Behrend will next compete on October 12 at the Pitt-Greensburg Invitational.