Dennison wins Medalist honors as Men's Golf opens spring schedule with third place finish at Muskingum Invitational

Dennison wins Medalist honors as Men's Golf opens spring schedule with third place finish at Muskingum Invitational
March 31, 2025

ZANESVILLE - The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened up its spring schedule with a third place finish at the Muskingum Invitational Sunday and Monday.

The Basics

  • Ohio Northern finished third of six teams with a 44-over par 308-296—604 for 36 holes on the par-70, 6508-yard course.
  • Otterbein won the team title with a 294-295—589, Marietta was second with a 299-300—599, Capital was fourth with a 312-299—611, Baldwin Wallace was fifth with a 301-312—613 and Muskingum was sixth with a 312-307—619,
  • ONU Season Record: 31-28.
  • Venue: Eaglesticks G.C. - Zanesville, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) was 10th of 48 golfers with an 80-68—148 to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Playing on the ONU "B" team, junior Evan Dennison (Ashland/Mapleton) won Medalist honors with a 3-under par 71-72—143.
  • His 143 broke his previous career low 36-hole score by a full 13 strokes.
  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 11th with a 75-74—149.
  • Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 19th with a 77-76—153.
  • Junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 26th with a 76-79—155.
  • Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) carded an 81-78—159 to finish tied for 33rd.

Notables

  • Christy's 2-under par 68 in the second round was the fifth-lowest score in ONU history and was just one shot off the school record of 67 set on three separate occasions.
  • Dennison tied for first, then won Medalist honors for the first time in his career with a pr on the first hole.
  • This was the first of five tournaments for Ohio Northern this spring prior to the OAC Championships May 2-4.
  • The teams played 18 holes each day.
  • The Polar Bears were fourth after Day 1 with a 308.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 409-400-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .505.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday with they co-host the Polar Beaver Invitational with Bluffton.