Team Sharber sweeps Team Hairston 9-0, takes fourth round lead of Polar Bear Cup

September 28, 2020

By Tim Glon

ADA — Team Sharber swept Team Hairston 9-0 to take the fourth round lead in the Polar Bear Cup Challenge on Saturday at Springbrook Golf Club.

Sharber moved up from second place and leads the team competition with 33 points. Team Ludwig is second with 32.5 points, Team Lamb is third with 36 points and Team Hairston is fourth with 23.5 points.

The Ohio Northern men's and women's golf teams divided themselves up into four 10-player teams for the Polar Bear Cup Challenge, a Ryder Cup-style tournament that will be contested over eight rounds.

Teams earn points by winning head-to-head, Ryder Cup-style competitions and by succeeding in individual skills challenges each week.

Each weekend's competition featured three alternate shot competitions between each team: one men's, one women's and one mixed with one point awarded to the front 9, back 9 and total 18-hole winners.

Players not involved in the alternate shot competition had chances to earn team points by making a 5-foot putt, lagging to within 3 feet of the cup on a 40-foot putt, chipping from 15 yards out to within 2 feet of the cup and from getting within 20 feet on a 50-yard approach shot.

Team Ludwig defeated Team Lamb 6-3 on Saturday.

Team Hairston picked up the only skills competition points, gaining three points to stay within contact of the field in the team standings.

Teams are named in honor of past coaches that have made a positive impact on the Ohio Northern golf programs.

Jacque Sharber was one of the first women's golf coaches and transitioned the team into a full-fledged varsity program.

Stacey Hairston led the Polar Bear women's team to the Ohio Athletic Conference title and the NCAA III Tournament in 2007 and is the women's program's all-time winningest coach with a 436-165-3 record in seven seasons.

Helen Ludwig is considered one of the developers and guardians of women's athletics at Ohio Northern University. She was critical in the formation of women's athletic teams before and during the implementation of Title IX. From 1963-84, she served as an assistant athletic director, the academic director of the Department of Physical Education and a head or assistant coach for nearly all of ONU's female athletic teams before she retired from ONU.

Clyde Lamb was the first men's golf coach at Ohio Northern in 1937 and led the Polar Bears to five consecutive Mid-Ohio League championships from 1950-54. He coached football, baseball, golf and tennis and served as athletics director at ONU from 1932-1969.

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Standings After Round 4

   Team Sharber - 33 Pts.
   Team Ludwig - 32.5 Pts.
   Team Lamb - 26 Pts.
   Team Hairston - 23.5 Pts.

Round 4 Results - Scramble - Better Ball - Alternate Shot

Sharber def. Hairston, 9-0

   Mason Roush / Jared Hernandez (Sharber) def. Jeff Baker / Sam Straker (Hairtston), 3-0
   Karlee Staugler / Matt Russo (Sharber) def. Sam Straker / Bella Orofino (Hairston), 3-0
   Olivia Galigher / Grace Honigford (Sharber) def. Rylie Smith / Shelby Starkey (Hairston), 3-0

Ludwig def. Lamb, 4.5-1.5

   Dylan Morris / Andrew Lyon (Ludwig) def. Ethan Smith / Bradon Wooldridge (Lamb), 3-0
   Austin White (Lamb) def. Jacob Brooks (Ludwig), 1.5-1.5
   Angela Miller / Nolan Kimberly (Ludwig) tied Lydia Cranmer / Luke Gilliland (Lamb), 1.5-1.5

Round 4 Skills Competition Results

   Team Hairston - 3 Pts.
   Team Sharber - 0 Pts.
   Team Ludwig - 0 Pts.
   Team Lamb - 0 Pts.