This week's Alister Mackenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif., left the Penn State men's golf team looking for answers.

Once again, it got off to a quick start and was in first place after Monday's round. In the end, though, it was another final round collapse that dropped them to 10th place in the 15-team field.

"I don't know what's going on. We played really until the last day came around," junior Robert Rohanna said.

Tomorrow, the Nittany Lions will have a chance at redemption in Philadelphia in the Penn/Big 5 Classic. The event will be held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, a course that the team finished third on last year.

Rohanna tied for fourth individually in 2005, and feels that he can continue that success.

"This is my third year playing the course. I'm hitting the ball OK right now, and I feel I can play this course well because I know it," he said.

Rohanna's experience could also be useful to some of the golfers who haven't played the course before.

"The younger guys like myself and [freshman Kevin] Foley will look up to the older guys for advice," freshman Jim Markovitz said.

Despite some of the recent disappointments, the Lions still feel they have enough talent to win tournaments. Rohanna continually shows confidence in his younger teammates and feels that they are just a couple mental mistakes away from posting better numbers. That optimism has carried over to Markovitz and Foley, who are consistently contributing in their first year.

The team finished the Alister Mackenzie Invitational on Tuesday afternoon, flew across country, and left yesterday to play a practice round in preparation for the Penn/Big 5 Classic.

"I'm tired. It's going to be rough but I think our team can handle it. I feel we should be fine for this golf course that we are going to play," Rohanna said.

The long-term significance of this event is not lost on the Lions.

"[It's] going to be our biggest event because its going to determine whether we qualify for NCAAs or not," Markovitz said.