Men's Golf in Second Place at AMCC Championships

BUTLER, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team is in second place with a score of 330 after day one of the 2021 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships held at the Butler Country Club on Monday.

Teams: 8
Golfers: 39
Course: Butler Country Club | Butler, PA
Results: Behrend sits in second place after day one at AMCC Championships (330)

Key Moments:

* Behrend is six strokes behind first place Penn State Altoona (324)
* As a team, the Lions led with registering 40 pars and tied for first with three birdies
* Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) and Dominic DeBone (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) are tied for second place after the first 18 holes
* Pol carded a 38 on the front nine and a 41 for a 79 total
* After posting a 42 on the first nine holes, DeBone had two of the teams three birdies on the back nine to finish with a 37 for a final score of 79
* Ryan Johnson (Centre Hall, PA/Penns Valley) sits tied for 10^th place and third on the team
* Johnson hit a 40 going out and a 44 coming back for an 84 for day one
* Phil Pedano (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) finished day one tied for 15^th with a score of 88 (41-44), while Jake Caldwell (Belle Vernon, PA/Belle Vernon) tied for 18^th overall (89)

Next Up:

* The Lions return to action tomorrow for the final day of the 2021 AMCC Championships. 

Behrend Individual Scores:

Pol (T2 – 79)
DeBone (T2 – 79)
Johnson (T10 – 84)
Pedano (T15 – 88)
Caldwell (T18 – 89)

Team Scores

Penn State Altoona (1 - 324)
Penn State Behrend (2 - 330)
Pitt-Greensburg (3 – 342)
Mt. Aloysius (4 – 351)
Pitt-Bradford (5 – 358)
Hilbert (6 – 360)
Medaille (7 – 400)
La Roche (8 – 423)