Bennett Christy leads Men's Golf to eighth place finish at Wooster Nye Intercollegiate

WOOSTER — Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) carded a 157 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to an eighth place finish at the Wooster Nye Intercollegiate Sunday and Monday.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern finished eighth of 13 teams with a 68-over par 644.
• Otterbein won the team title with a 611, Wooster was second with a 621 and Marietta was third with a 623.
• ONU Season Record: 57-47.
• Venues: Wooster C.C. - Wooster, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Christy shot an 82-75—157 to lead the Polar Bears and tie for 13th out of 75 golfers on the par-72, 6545-yard course.
• Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 27th with a 79-81—160.
• Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) tied for 36th with an 80-83—163.
• Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 50th with an 82-83—165.
• Junior Evan Dennison (Ashland/Mapleton) tied for 56th with an 84-82—166.

Notables

• Thus far this season, Ian Briars leads the Polar Bears in scoring with a 76.3 average for 20 rounds.
• Andrew Briars is second at 77.76 for 17 rounds, junior Joey DeSimone (Monroe Falls/Stow-Monroe Falls) is third at 77.83 for 18 rounds and Christy is fourth at 77.84 for 19 rounds.
• This was the fifth of six tournaments for Ohio Northern this spring prior to the OAC Championships May 2-4.
• ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 423-409-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .508.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action April 21 at the Otterbein Easter Leftover Tournament in Sunbury.