After two rounds at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., the Penn State men's golf team was in 15th place in a 17-team field. The team found itself at the bottom of the standings because of some second-day struggles, but it was not ready to quit and was poised to try to make a climb up the leaderboard.

However, when it comes to the Nittany Lions' 2006 season, it seems that when it rains, it pours -- literally.

As the golfers prepared for yesterday's final round, the weather was conspiring to cut their comeback bid short. It started to rain at The Centennial Pinehurst No. 8 and didn't stop until the rest of the tournament was cancelled due to unplayable conditions on the course.

Freshman Chad Bricker, who finished the abbreviated tournament with a 9-over-par performance that was good for 47th place overall, was frustrated at not being able to get back on the course yesterday.

"We were pretty prepared to play," Bricker said. "We were ready to compete."

As it stands, the Lions finished their second tournament of spring 2006 with another disappointing performance. It didn't look that way the whole time, though. After the first round, they were tied for fifth with a combined score of 13-over-par. Sophomore Robert Rohanna was tied for fourth overall after shooting an even-par 72, once again leading his team.

But as the second day of competition came and went, Penn State slipped 10 spots in the standings. Without a chance to play the third round, that is where the team stayed.

"It's not fun to finish like that and play bad," Rohanna said. "We all really wanted to play [yesterday]."

Rohanna finished tied for 29th at 7-over-par. Bricker and fellow freshman Mitch Van Zelfden tied at 47th with 9-over-par performances. Senior Greg Pieczynski and sophomore Harvin Groft ended the weekend with 12- and 15-over par scores, respectively.

Bricker said the team's performance was disappointing even though there was some solid play over the two-day span.

"It was pretty frustrating," he said. "I had some good holes, but I couldn't finish. I just had a couple holes I screwed up on."

Penn State will now have a couple weeks off as it prepares for the Arizona St. Thunderbird in Tempe, Ariz., which will take place on April 7.