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Men's Golf shatters school's 54-hole record by 12 strokes at Tiffin Memorial

Men's Golf shatters school's 54-hole record by 12 strokes at Tiffin Memorial
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October 7, 2025

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's golf team shattered its 54-hole school record by 12 strokes at the Tiffin's Kyle Ryman Memorial.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished fourth of 12 teams at 19-over par 291-301-291—883.
  • Tiffin took first place in the tournament, shooting 7-under par 857 over the two days. Indiana (Pa.) was second at 859, Pittsburgh-Johnstown was third at 865 and Malone was fifth at 886.
  • ONU Season Record: 33-6.
  • Venue: Mohawk C.C. - Tiffin, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Sophomore Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) led the Polar Bears by tying for seventh out of 73 golfers, shooting a one-under-par 70-75-70—215 on the par-72, 6888-yard course.
  • Freshman Sam Cramer (Plain City/Alder) tied for 16th with a 72-73-72—217.
  • Junior Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) tied for 32nd, going 73-79-74—226.
  • Freshman Zach Butcher (Medina/Highland) finished T46 with 81-74-76—231.
  • Senior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth) met his teammate at T46, going 76-80-75—231.

Notables

  • Northern broke its own school record of 395 set at the 2016 OAC Championships.
  • Briars tied the school's 54-hole record of 215, set by Patel at the 2024 OAC Championships.
  • He also bettered his previous college-best score of a 71 with two rounds of 70 over the two-day affair.
  • The teams played 36 holes on Monday and 18 more on Tuesday.
  • The tournament was made up of 10 Division II schools, Ohio Northern and Heidelberg.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 460-409-16 in his 13th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .529.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action this Saturday and Sunday with split-squads at the OAC Preview in West Lafayette, Ohio, and Defiance's Fall Invitational.