Men's Golf finishes second of 5 at ONU Spring Equinox Classic
By Tim Glon
| ONU Spring Equinox Classic Site |
HARROD — The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished second of five teams at the 2015 ONU Spring Equinox Classic at Colonial Golfers Club Saturday and Sunday.
The Polar Bears (24-15 overall) finished with a 315 on Saturday's first round.
The second round was canceled after just a few holes due to poor course conditions Sunday morning.
ONU sophomore Blaine Ricketts tied for Medalist honors with Zack Griffith of Columbus State CC with a 3-over par 75s on the 6,886-yard, par-72 layout.
Griffith won the tiebreaker with a better front 9 to win the Medalist title.
Junior Rick Deichert tied for eighth out of 32 golfers with a 79, senior Colin Burns tied for 11th with an 80 and senior Ryan Wirtz tied for 13th with an 81.
The ONU "B" team carded a 320, led by freshmen Zach Goodchild and Tim Monroe with 78s and sophomore Tyler Davis with a 79.
Columbus State CC won the team title with a 312, Defiance was third with a 324, Heidelberg was fourth with a 336 and Marygrove (Mich.) was fifth with a 370.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Thursday and Friday at the Capital Invitational.
Team Standings
1. Columbus State CC 312, 2. Ohio Northern 315, ONU "B" 320, 3. Defiance 324, 4. Heidelberg 336, 5. Marygrove (Mich.) 370.
Top 5 Individuals
t1. Zack Griffith (CS) 75, t1. Blaine Ricketts (ONU) 75, 3. Jacob Tinsley (Def) 76, t4. Zach Goodchild (ONU-B) 78, t4. Tim Monroe (ONU-B) 78, t4. Shane Holbrook (CS) 78, t4. Justin Dearth (CS) 78.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t1. Blaine Ricketts 75, t8. Rick Deichert 79, t11. Colin Burns 80, t13. Ryan Wirtz 81, 27. Brandon Lambert 90.
Ohio Northern "B" Individual Results
t4. Zach Goodchild 78, t4. Tim Monroe 78, t8. Tyler Davis 79, t19. Riku Watanabe 85, 31. T.J. Hoersten 98.