Lambert, Davis lead Men's Golf to fifth place finish at OAC Spring Invitational
By Tim Glon
GALENA -- Sophomore Brandon Lambert and freshman Tyler Davis each carded 161s to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a fifth place finish at the 2014 OAC Spring Invitational Sunday and Monday at the Royal American Links.
The Polar Bears (30-40-2 overall) finished tied for fifth with Mount Union with 650 strokes.
Otterbein won the 36-hole tournament with a 632, Capital was second with a 636 and John Carroll was third with a 639.
Lambert and Davis finished tied for 13th out of 44 golfers with 17-over par 161s on the 6,859-yard course.
Freshman Blaine Ricketts tied for 17th with a 163, sophomore Rick Deichert tied for 24th with a 167 and junior Ted Loewendick tied for 31st with a 169.
Adam Sanders of Baldwin Wallace won Medalist honors with a 151.
The scores of the Spring Invitational are combined with the Fall Invitational to determine the OAC Regular Season title.
ONU finished sixth with 1,258 strokes for the entire 72 holes.
Otterbein won with a 1,210; Capital was second with a 1,240 and John Carroll was third with a 1,241.
The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season at the Wooster Invitational Friday and Saturday.
OAC Spring Invitational Team Standings
1. Otterbein 318-314--632, 2. Capital 321-315--636, 3. John Carroll 318-321--639, 4. Baldwin Wallace 322-323--645, t5. Ohio Northern 332-318--650, t5. Mount Union 327-323--650, 7. Muskingum 320-334--654, 8. Heidelberg 329-350--679.
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Adam Sanders (BW) 73-78--151, 2. Clay Rice 76-78--154, 3. Mark Williams 81-75--156, t4. Matt Mosca (Ott) 77-80--157, t4. David Monaco (Ott) 81-76-157.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t13. Brandon Lambert 84-77--161, t13. Tyler Davis 82-79--161, t17. Blaine Ricketts 81-82--163, t24. Rick Deichert 87-80--167, t31. Ted Loewendick 85-84--169.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
34. Pat Helman 85-85--170.
OAC Regular Season Standings
1. Otterbein 286-292-318-314--1210, 2. Capital 299-305-321-315--1240, 3. John Carroll 306-296-318-321--1241, 4. Mount Union 293-301-327-323--1244, 5. Baldwin Wallace 299-310-322-323--1254, 6. Ohio Northern 308-300-332-318--1258, 7. Muskingum 309-322-320-334--1285, 8. Heidelberg 333-327-329-350--1339.