Men's Golf finishes 5th at Denison Invitational in regular season finale

GRANVILLE - To cap off the regular season, the Ohio Northern men's golf team powered through 36 holes on Sunday to take 5th place at the Denison Invitational.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern finished 5th of nine teams with a 312-300--612.
• ONU Season Record: 92-19-1.
• Otterbein won, shooting scores of 295-284--579. No. 26-ranked Wittenberg took 2nd, going 292-293--585, while the Denison B-team was 3rd with scores of 306-294--600.
• Venue: Denison G.C. - Granville, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Zach Butcher (Medina/Highland) took 4th place, shooting a 2-over-par 74-70--144 on the 6559-yard, par-71 course.
• Playing with the C-team, freshman Sam Cramer (Plain City/Alder) tied for 20th place, firing scores of 76-75--151.
• Playing with the C-team, sophomore Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) tied for 23rd place with scores of 79-73--152.
• Sophomore Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) also tied for 23rd, shooting 77-75--152.
• Junior Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) finished tied for 25th, firing 76-77--153.
• Playing with the C-team, freshman Brett Bagatti (Medina/Akron Hoban) tied for 34th, going 80-76--156.

Notables

• The participants played all 36 holes on Sunday.
• Patel maintains the team's best 18-hole average at 73.3.
• ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 518-423-17 in his 13th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .541.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to the tee on April 24th, 25th, and 26th for the OAC Championships in West Lafayette.