Men's Golf opens 2024 fall season with second place finish at own ONU Wilson Football Kickoff Golf Classic in Honor of Joe Campoli tournament

Men's Golf opens 2024 fall season with second place finish at own ONU Wilson Football Kickoff Golf Classic in Honor of Joe Campoli tournament
September 2, 2024

ADA — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened the fall portion of its 2024-25 season with a second place finish at the ONU Wilson Football Kickoff Golf Classic in Honor of Joe Campoli tournament Sunday and Monday at Colonial Golfers Club.

The Basics

  • The teams played 36 holes - 18 on Sunday and 18 on Monday.
  • Ohio Northern finished second of 5 teams with a 309-308—617.
  • Heidelberg won the team title with a 312-302—614, Adrian (Mich.) was third with a 321-302—623, Baldwin Wallace was fourth with a 315-321—636 and Bluffton was fifth with a 351-356—707. Capital only played on Monday and carded a 309.
  • ONU Season Record: 3-1.
  • Venue: Colonial G.C. - Harrod, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for first out of 54 golfers with a 77-72—149. He fell in a 1-hole playoff for Medalist honors.
  • Senior David Walsh (Cincinnati/Moeller) and juniors Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) and Will Copfer (Cincinnati/Moeller) tied for third with 151s.
  • Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) tied for sixth with a 75-78—153.

Notables

  • Briars eventually fell in a 1-hole playoff for Medalist honors.
  • In all, 28 different Polar Bear men competed in the tournament.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 372-363-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .506.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 15-16 at the John Carroll Fall Invitational.