Honigford wins Medalist honors, leads Women's Golf to victory at 6-team Polar Bear Easter Classic
By Tim Glon
HARROD — Sophomore Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) won Medalist honors and led the Ohio Northern women's golf team to a victory at the 6-team Polar Bear Easter Classic on a warm and windy Friday at Colonial Golfers Club.
The Polar Bears (68-13 overall) finished with a 348 on a day that saw sustained winds at 15-20 with gusts over 30 miles per hour throughout the day.
Honigford shot an 82 to win Medalist honors by three strokes on the par-72 course.
Freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) and junior Isabella Orofino (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) also posted top-5 finishes by tying for fourth out of 47 golfers with 88s.
Senior Karlee Staugler (Saint Henry) tied for seventh with a 90 and sophomore Rylie Smith (Cambridge/Buckeye Trail) tied for 12th with a 93.
Wooster and Northwestern Ohio tied for second with 370s, Bluffton was fourth with a 380, Heidelberg was fifth with a 409 and Tiffin was sixth with a 418.
The Polar Bears have completed their regular season and will return to action April 22-24 with the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ohio.
Team Standings
1. Ohio Northern 348, t2. Wooster 370, t2. Northwestern Ohio 370, 4. Bluffton 380, 5. Heidelberg 409, 6. Tiffin 418.
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Grace Honigford (ONU) 82, 2. Zoe Wuermli (UNOH) 85, 3. Sharifah Binyahya (UNOH) 87, t4. Isabella Orofino 88, t4. Amelia Burger 88.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
1. Grace Honigford 82, t4. Amelia Burger 88, t4. Isabella Orofino 88, t7. Karlee Staugler 90, Rylie Smith 93.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
9. Torrie Smith 91, t12. Allison Rountree 93, t17. Olivia Galigher 96, t19. Rebekah Baumlein 98, t22. Hailie Wilson 99, 26. Jessica Tubbs 100, t31. Madyson Smith 104, t31. Zoei Tee 104, 39. Allison Logue 108, t44. Shelby Starkey 116.
