Men's Golf finishes fourth at John Carroll Fall Invitational

Men's Golf finishes fourth at John Carroll Fall Invitational
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September 16, 2024

The Ohio Northern men's golf team continued its fall schedule with a fpurth place finish at the John Carroll Donald Ross Invitational Sunday and Monday.

The Basics

  • The teams played 36 holes - 18 on Sunday at Manakiki G.C. in Willoughby Hills and 18 on Monday and Shaker Heights C.C. in Shaker Heights.
  • Ohio Northern finished fourth of 8 teams with a 311-308—609.
  • John Carroll won the team title with a 298-300—598, Otterbein was second with a 303-310—613, Wittenberg was third with a 294-322—616 and Mount Union was fifth with a 319-307—626.
  • ONU Season Record: 7-4.
  • Venue: Manakiki G.C. - Willoughby Hills; Shaker Heights C.C - Shaker Heights, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for third out of 45 golfers with a 75-74—149. 
  • Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) finished 14th with a 81-74—155.
  • Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) tied for 18th with a 77-80—157.
  • Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for 20th with a 78-80—158.
  • Juniors Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 35th with an 81-82—163.

Notables

  • The tournament was played at two separate courses.
  • Manakiki G.C. played to a par of 72 over 6643 yards.
  • Shaker Heights C.C. played to a par of 71 over 6701 yards.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 376-366-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .506.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday and Sunday at the NCAA III Region V Preview in Rochester, N.Y.