Lembert wins medalist honors, leads Men's Golf to second place finish at Owens C.C. Invitational

By Tim Glon

TOLEDO — Sophomore Brandon Lambert fired a 70 and won Medalist honors in a three-way playoff to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a second place finish at the 10-team Owens Community College Invitational on Friday at Heather Downs Country Club.

Ohio Northern (20-14 overall) carded an 18-hole score of 292, which is the second-lowest in school history, six shots off of the school record 286 set last year at he Mount Union Fall Invitational.

Owens Community College won the tournament with a 287, while Oakland Community College  and Cincinnati State Tech C.C. tied for third with 299s.

Lambert edged Brandon Hoelzer of Owens CC and Ben Torchia of Lourdes in a two-hole playoff to win medalist honors. All three men parred the first hole, and Lambert's par on the second hole gave him the title.

Sophomore Rick Deichert shot a 71 to finish tied for fourth out of 72 golfers, freshman Blaine Ricketts shot a 75 to tie for 14th and junior Andrew Quintrell shot a 76 fto tie for 24th or ONU.

The Polar Bears will wrap up their fall season Monday and Tuesday at the Taylor (Ind.) Invitational at Egypt Valley Golf Course in Ada, Mich.

Team Standings

1. Owens CC 287, 2. Ohio Northern 292, t3. Oakland (Mich.) CC 299, t3. Cincinnati State Tech CC 299, 5. Coilumbus State CC 301, t6. Lourdes 303, t6. Kenyon 303, 8. Miami-Hamilton 313, 9. Indiana-East 325, 10. Lakeland CC 335.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Brandon Lambert (ONU) 70, t2. Brandon Hoelzer (Owens) 70, t2. Ben Torchia (Lourdes) 70, t4. Rick Deichert (ONU) 71, t4. Philippe Weppernig (Owens) 71, t4. Adam Firvich (Oakland) 71, t4. Harrison Long (Owens) 71.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

1. Brandon Lambert 70, t4. Rick Deichert 71, t14. Blaine Ricketts 75, t24. Andrew Quintrell 76, t43. Tyler Davis 80.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t54. Pat Helman 83