Western Kentucky golfer Robby Shaw was unable to fit in any practice rounds before this weekend's Rutherford Intercollegiate tournament and had to use golf balls that belonged to a teammate.

And then he went out and shot a course record-tying, ten under par 62 in the final round of competition.

Penn State finished first of 15 teams with a tournament record score of 852, but it was Shaw who stole the show.

Led by runner-up Jim "Jimbo" Fuller, Penn State defeated closest challenger Liberty by eight strokes. Fuller entered the final round leading the individual competition, but any hope of the Penn State senior earning the overall title was shattered after word spread of Shaw's amazing display.

"That was the best round of college golf I've ever seen," said Western Kentucky men's golf coach Brian Tirpak.

Obtaining five birdies in the first six holes, Shaw penciled in an unbelievable ten birdies on the final round. Shaw held a share of second place after two rounds with scores of 68 and 71. With the final-round 62, Shaw finished the tournament with a 15 under par 201.

Short on golf balls for the tournament, Shaw borrowed balls from teammate John Mullendore that read the initials "J.M." on the side.

"That was the best golf I ever played in my life," Shaw said. "I was in the zone."

Penn State golfer Ted Neville finished fifth at three under par and Greg Pieczynski faced putting misfortune to end even for the tournament. Jonas Hyden finished at one over par at 217, Mark Leon concluded with a 218, Andrew Price took 220 swings, Jason Totin shot a 228, Rafael Toro finished with a 230 and Brian Fitzpatrick shot a 237 for Penn State.

The Nittany Lions set the tournament record of 859 last season and have taken home the first place trophy every year since 1990. In overall team scoring, Liberty University was followed by Maryland and Western Kentucky, a team that was led by Shaw and fourth place finisher Brandon Weaver.

After the tournament had concluded, Fuller searched for Shaw in order to shake his hand. Fuller might have performed admirably in leading his team to victory by shooting nine under par, but Shaw owned the course.