Penn State Altoona student-athlete Max Mottura, of Vandergrift, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Golfer of the Week on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
LATROBE, Pa. — Penn State Altoona student-athlete Max Mottura, of Vandergrift, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Golfer of the Week on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Mottura was the Lions’ top finisher in last weekend’s Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational, which was hosted by Allegheny College on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 20 and 21.
Max Mottura, Penn State Altoona student-athlete in men's golf Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
Playing on the par-72 course at The Country Club of Meadville, Mottura shot under par in each round. He fired 70 on Sunday, then followed that with a 71 on day two to finish with a combined score of 141, tying for fifth place out of 62 individuals on the player leaderboard.
Penn State Altoona finished the tournament in third place out of 12 teams with a two-day team score of 586.
Mottura is currently tied for fourth in the AMCC in scoring average, shooting 74.0 per round this fall through his first six rounds of play.
Penn State Altoona men’s golf returns to action on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 27 and 28, in The Northeast Elite at Williamsport Country Club.
Conner Gilbert