IUP - 2011 PSAC Men's Golf Champions
Boyle, IUP Rally to Capture Record Fifth Straight PSAC Men's Golf Championship
Final Team Results (pdf)
Final Individual Results (pdf)
Final Combination Results (pdf)
Behind a final round 68 from individual medalist Brad Boyle, the IUP men's golf team shot a team final round score of two-over 290 to rally from a nine-shot deficit after the first round and win its fifth consecutive PSAC championship. With the title, it marks the first time in PSAC history that a men's golf team has won five straight championships.
IUP, which had shot a 26-over 314 in the first round, finished with a final score of 28-over 604. Clarion, which shot a 17-over 305 in the first round, tallied a 311 in the second round to finish 12 strokes behind IUP at 40-over 616. West Chester shot a 304 in the final round to finish in third place, seven shots behind Clarion. California carded the second-best team score of the final round, shooting a 303 to finish in fourth place, nine shots behind West Chester. Gannon, Millersville and Mercyhurst rounded out the team leaderboard.
Boyle captured his second individual medal in the last three years as he carded the only sub-70 round of the tournament with a four-under 68 on Sunday. He finished the tournament at two-over 146 to win by three strokes over first round leader Ross Pringle of Clarion, who shot a five-over 77 to finish at five-over 149 for the tournament after an even-par 72 on Saturday. California's Paul Babashanian carded a one-under 71 in the second round, the only other sub-par round of the tournament in addition to Boyle's round on Sunday, to finish alone in third place at seven-over 151. Clarion Alex Angelone placed fourth at eight-over 152, followed by a three-way tie for fifth with West Chester's Connor Lefever and IUP's Zack Kempa and Derek Baker, all at nine-over. IUP's Sean Sweithelm, last year's individual medalist, and California's Charlie Durman tied for eighth at 10-over while Clarion's Zach Schloemer rounded out the top 10 in 10th at 11-over.