AMCC GOLFERS SET TO TEE OFF FOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

The AMCC Men's Golf Championship is set to tee off on Monday, October 18 at Butler Country Club in Butler, PA to determine the 2021 AMCC men's golf champion. Ten-time AMCC champion Penn State Behrend will look to defend its title.

Penn State Altoona currently sits at the top of conference rankings with a 306.00 team scoring average. The Lions are led by sophomore Trey Heffelfinger who tops the league with a 74.09 average, while junior Andrew Ferguson ranks second with a 76.45 average. Also ranking in the top ten for the Lions are freshmen Iain Murphy-Herndon (4th, 78.11), Logan Divald (5th, 78.18), and Jacob Carlin (8th, 80.57).

Penn State Behrend ranks second in the AMCC with a 317.71 team scoring average.  Senor Alex Pol leads the Lions, and ranks third in the conference, with a 76.57 scoring average. Junior Ryan Johnson ranks sixth with a 79.29 average while freshman Phil Pedano is ninth in the league with an 81.29.

Rounding out the top three teams is Mount Aloysius College with a 333.29 average. Junior Aloysius Lee leads the Mounties with a 81.86 scoring average, good for 10th in the conference.

The tournament is a two day, 36 hole, stroke play event.  Monday's first pairings will tee off at 9:00am. Click here for live scoring throughout the two-day event.

Tuesday's action will commence at 9:00am, with pairings determined by the Day One results. The tournament team champion will receive the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament which will be held May 10-13 in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.