Men's Golf finishes fourth of 10 at Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Invitational

Men's Golf finishes fourth of 10 at Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Invitational
October 8, 2024

ANGOLA, Ind. - The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished fourth of 10 teams at the Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Fall Invitational on Tuesday.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished with a 21-over par 305 on the par-71, 6384-yard course.
  • Wayne State (Mich.) won the team title with a 290, Trine was second with a 296, Siena Heights (Mich.) was third with a 304 and Albion (Mich.) was fifth with a 308.
  • ONU Season Record: 19-8.
  • Venue: Zollner G.C. - Angola, Ind.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) led the Polar Bears with a 2-over par and career-low 73 to finish tied for third out of 110 golfers.
  • Freshman Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) tied for 13th with a 76.
  • Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for 13th with a 77.
  • Junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 46th with an 80.
  • Playing as an individual, junior Domenic Pilla (Highland Heights/St. Ignatius) was 18th with a 76. 

Notables

  • This was the fifth of nine tournaments Ohio Northern is scheduled to participate in this fall.
  • The tournament was made up of schools from NCAA Divisions II and III and NAIA members.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 397-380-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .512.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday at the Capital Fall Invitational.