LEBANON, Pa. – IUP senior Jon Vinge climbed three spots on the individual leaderboard Sunday, earning medalist honors with a third-place finish as the Crimson Hawks wrapped up the PSAC Men's Golf Championships at Iron Valley Golf Club.
Vinge carded a 1-under round on Sunday to finish the three-day championship at 2-over par. After opening the tournament with a 5-over round, Vinge responded by shooting a combined 3-under over the final two rounds. He recorded nine birdies and an eagle for the tournament, highlighted by a 2-under 70 during Saturday's second round.
Vinge finished tied for third alongside Gannon's Rasmus Seppanen.
As a team, IUP finished third at 25-over for the championship after entering the final round in second place. The Crimson Hawks shot 7-over Sunday after posting the best team round of the tournament Saturday at 1-over.
Gannon captured the team championship at 12-over, finishing nine strokes ahead of second-place West Chester at 21-over. IUP followed four strokes back in third, while California (Pa.) finished fourth at 30-over and Millersville rounded out the top five at 45-over.
California's Nixen Erdely captured the individual championship in a playoff against Pitt-Johnstown's Lucas Smith after both finished regulation at 1-over. Erdely secured the title with a chip-in during the playoff.
Ben De Castro finished just outside the top 10 for IUP, placing tied for 12th at 7-over after a 4-over final round.
All five Crimson Hawks finished inside the top 20. Zaiden Dennis placed 16th at 10-over, while Trevor Todd and Sam Bishop tied for 17th at 11-over.
Team Leaderboard
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Gannon — +12
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West Chester — +21
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IUP — +25
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California (Pa.) — +30
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Millersville — +45
Individual Leaderboard
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Nixen Erdely, California (Pa.) — +1
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Lucas Smith, Pitt-Johnstown — +1
T3. Jon Vinge, IUP — +2
T3. Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon — +2
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Mattia Parrini, Gannon — +3
IUP Scorecard
T3. Jon Vinge — +2
T12. Ben De Castro — +7
16. Zaiden Dennis — +10
T17. Trevor Todd — +11
T17. Sam Bishop — +11
