Women's Golf opens spring schedule with 1-stroke victory at Heidelberg Snowball's Chance Invitational
March 17, 2024
TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern women's golf team opened its spring season on a snowy Sunday afternoon at the Heidelberg Snowball's Chance Invitational.
The Basics
- The Polar Bears finished with an 52-over par a 340 for 18 holes.
- Northern edged league-rival Otterbein by one stroke to finish first of six teams.
- Alma was third with a 362, Heidelberg was fourth with a 379, Defiance was fifth with a 399 and Baldwin Wallace was sixth with a 426.
- ONU Record: 29-18.
- Venue: Mohawk C.C. - Tiffin, Ohio.
ONU Individuals
- Senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) won Medalist honors, finishing first of 37 players with an 8-over par 80.
- Junior Amelia Burger (Centerville) and sophomore Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) tied for fifth with 86s.
- Junior Bekah Baumlein (Mainesville/Kings) tied for 10th with an 88 in her first round of the season.
- Senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) was 18th with a 94.
- Playing as an individual, freshman Madyson Smith (Russiaville, Ind./Western) tied for 16th with a 93.
Notables
- Honigford has now won Medalist honors five time in six tournament this season.
- In her career, Honigford has been Medalist 20 times in 42 career tournaments.
- The tournament was played in cold, blustery and snowy conditions, making scoring difficult.
- ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 424-272-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will travel south this Friday-Sunday for the 54-hole Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational at Indian Mound Golf Club at Jekyll Island, Ga.