NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania men's golf team closed out the fall portion of its 2024-25 schedule in style Thursday morning at the Big 5 Championship, taking first place among the city's six Division I programs. The 18-hole, six-play/four-score event was conducted on the famed par-70 course at Aronimink Golf Club.
 
Final Results (Clippd.com)
 
Penn shot 304 as a team on Thursday, finishing at 24 over par. That was four strokes better than second-place Drexel (308, +28) and nine ahead of third-place Villanova (313, +33). Temple (314, +34), La Salle (315, +35) and Saint Joseph's (325, +45) rounded out the field.
 
This is Penn's first tournament win under head coach Clay White and the Quakers' first since they took the team title at the 2015 Ivy League Championship.

"I'm proud of the guys for fighting through tough conditions out there," said White, who is in his third year at the helm. "These moments don't happen without the awesome support of our parents, alumni, friends of the program and support staff. We will certainly enjoy this day and the memories that were created, and it's great motivation as we turn the page and begin preparations for the spring championship season."
 
Sophomores Hayden Adams and Max Fonseca led the Quakers on Thursday, both of them shooting 5-over-par 75 and finishing as two of three golfers (with Drexel's Drue Nicholas) tied for third in a field of 36 golfers. Senior Ben Scott was right behind them, carding a 76 and tying for sixth, while freshman Wesley Hu was Penn's other scorer as he shot a 78 and tied for eighth overall. Senior George Roessler (82, +12) and junior Owen Hayes (84, +14) were the Red and Blue's other golfers on Thursday.
 
Villanova's Ryan Palmer was the individual medalist, shooting a 1-over-par 71 to defeat La Salle's Armando Loscalzo by three strokes.
 
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Penn will resume its schedule in the spring.
 
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