Goodchild, Tatman lead Men's Golf into first place tie after Day 1 of ONU Spring Invitational

By Tim Glon

HARROD — Senior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) fired a 4-over par 75 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team into a first place tie after the first round of the ONU Spring Invitational on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Colonial Golfers Club.

The Polar Bears (16-39 overall) are tied with Tiffin with 305s. Heidelberg is in third place with a 312.

Goodchild is tied for fifth out of 36 golfers on the 6788-yard, par 71 course.

Sophomore Ryan Tatman (West Chester/Lakota East) is tied for seventh with a 76 and senior Rike Watanabe (Centerville) and junior Joshua Turich (Centerville) are tied for ninth with 77s.

Three golfers are tied for Medalist honors with 72s.

Round 2 is slated for a Noon shotgun start on Sunday, weather permitting.

Team Standings

t1. Ohio Northern 305, t1. Tiffin "B" 305, 3. Heidelberg 312. 4. Tiffin "C" 324, 5. Ohio Northern "B"

Top 5 Individuals

t1. Samuel Reed (TUB) 72, t1. Britton Hensel (TUB) 72, t1. Ian Clement (UNOH) 72, 4. Ian Friesner (UNOH) 74, 5. Zach Goodchild (ONU) 75, t5. Andrew Sikorski (Berg) 75.

Ohio Northern "A" Individual Results

t5. Zach Goodchild 75, t7. Ryan Tatman 76, t9. Joshua Turich 77, t9. Riku Watanabe 77, 14. Ethan Smith 78.

Ohio Northern "B" Results

t28. David Gorman 86, t30. Shane Meek 87, 32. Joe Slusher 88, 34. Aaron Sharp 92, 36. Brant Morton 97.