Men's Golf: Ohio Northern (13-22-2 Overall) at OAC Championships
Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2, 2021 - River Greens Golf Course, West Lafayette, Ohio
This Weekend's Tournament: The Ohio Northern men's golf team will wrap its 2021 regular season at the 72-hole OAC Championships Friday-Sunday at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ohio ... The tournament will start with 27 holes on Friday with flighted tee times from 11 am-12:52 pm ... ONU's tee times will run every eight minutes from 11:40 am-12:12 pm Friday ... The players will play 27 more holes on Saturday with flighted tee times on Saturday from 10:30 am-12:20 pm, with ONU's five players going from 11:10-11:40 am ... The final 18 holes on Sunday will begin at 10:30 am and will be based on the 54-hole team scores after Saturday's play ... The top 14 finishers and ties in the tournament will earn All-Conference honors ... A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the games based on the OAC's COVID-19 policy ... Each player will receive two admissions each tournament ... No tickets will be available to the general public ... Junior Andrew Slusher fired a 74-77—151 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a fourth place finish out of five teams at the Otterbein Cardinal Super Classic on April 17-18 at Northstar Golf Course ... The Polar Bears finished with a 322-315—637 ... Slusher finished tied for fourth out of 46 golfers with his 9-over par 151 ... Junior Austin White shot an 83-77—160, sophomore Josh Steyer carded a 79-81—161, junior Jared Hernandez had an 85-82—167 and junior Nolan Kimberly posted an 88-80—168 ... Slusher leads the team through nine rounds with a 76.6 scoring average this season ... Steyer is second at 78.2 and Kimberly is third at 79.1.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Average | ||
1. | Slusher | 76.6 |
2. | Steyer | 78.2 |
3. | Kimberly | 79.1 |
ONU head coach Chad Bucci: Bucci is in his eighth season at ONU with a 239-253-8 record, a winning percentage of .484.