Yeo Paces Penguins in Opening Round at HL Championships

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Friday - Apr 26, 2013 10:21 pm

Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. - The Youngstown State men's golf team opened play at the 2013 Horizon League Championships at the Mission Inn Resort with a first-round score of 312.

Bryan Yeo led the way with a 76 (ninth place), Bill Gaffney fired a 77 (13th), Mark Olbrych had a 79 (25th), D.J. Holub finished with an 80 (26th) and Brandon Pluchinsky carded an 81 (29th).

Yeo's steady round of 76 led the Penguins. He had one birdie (No. 6), five bogeys and 12 pars to open the tournament. On the back nine, he had bogeys at 12 and 15, but the other seven holes were all pars.

YSU is in sixth place with its 312, five shots in front of Wright State. Loyola leads with a 299, Cleveland State is second at 300, Valpraiso is third at 301, Green Bay opened with a 304 and Detroit carded a 311.

Gaffney's round featured two birdies, 11 pars, four bogeys and a triple bogey giving him an opening score of 77. After his triple bogey on four, he regrouped and was two-over par his final 14 holes. On the back nine, he birdied 10 but had bogeys on 11, 13 and 17.

Olbrych posted a 79 in his opening round. His first 18 holes featured seven bogeys and 11 pars for his seven-over-par score.

Holub had a up-and-down first round to finish with an 80. After opening the day with a triple bogey, he bounced back and was just two over par on his final eight holes of the front nine. On the back nine, Holub had two bogeys and two birdies before a triple-bogey seven on the 18th hole left him at eight-over-par for the event.

Pluchinsky opened with a nine-over-par 81. His round featured a birdie on the par-5 10th hole. He was two over on the back nine with a birdie, three bogeys and five pars.

The second round is set to get underway early Saturday morning. YSU's first golfer is set to tee off at 7:30 a.m.   Read more...

Holub Finishes Fourth at PSU's Rutherford Intercollegiate

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Monday - Apr 22, 2013 12:09 pm

University Park, Pa. - The Youngstown State men's golf team participated in its final event before the upcoming Horizon League Championships at the 37th annual Rutherford Intercollegiate held at the Penn State Blue Course over the weekend ...   Read more...

Penguins Have Strong Showing in Third-Place Finish at Detroit

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Sunday - Apr 14, 2013 7:51 am

Highland, Mich. -- The Youngstown State men's golf team had a strong showing at the Detroit Titans Invitational placing third out of 12 teams. YSU finished with a three-round total of 899 at the event held at the Prestwick Village Golf Club ...   Read more...

Penguins Come In Second at Niagara Purple Eagles Invitational

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Wednesday - Apr 10, 2013 9:11 am

Niagara Falls, N.Y. - The Youngstown State women's golf team finished second at the Niagara Purple Eagles Invitational which concluded on Tuesday at the Niagara Fall Country Club ...   Read more...

Guins Finish 11th at Hoosier Invitational

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Sunday - Apr 7, 2013 9:33 pm

Bloomington, Ind. - The Youngstown State men's golf team placed 11th at the 18-team NYX Hoosier Invitational which was held over the weekend at Indiana University's Golf Course ...   Read more...

Two Finish in Top Ten at Wildcat Invitational

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Wednesday - Apr 3, 2013 6:26 pm

Malvern, Pa. - The Youngstown State men's golf team had two finishers in the top 10 at the Villanova Wildcat Invitational which concluded on Tuesday at the White Manor Country Club ...   Read more...