Men's Golf sits 11th of 14 after first round of Berry (Ga.) Invitational

By Tim Glon

ROME, Ga. — The Ohio Northern men's golf team carded a solid opening round 315 to tie for 11th place out of 14 teams at the Berry (Ga.) Chik-Fil-A Invitational on Monday at the Stonebridge Golf Club.

Senior Josh Steyer (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) led the Polar Bears (13-15 overall) in the first round with a 78 to tie for 38th place out of 92 golfers.

Sophomore Adam Trigg-Holdman (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) and freshmen Bennet Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) and Anthony Naso (Grosse Ile, Mich.) are tied for 47th with opening round 79s on the 6724-yard, par-72 course.

Emory (Ga.) leads the team standings with a 292, Centre (Ky.) is second at 293 and Birmingham Southern (Ala.) is third at 300.

Prayaag Oruganti of Emory (Ga.) leads the individual standings with a 70.

The final round will be held on Tuesday.

Team Standings

1. Emory "B" 292, 2. Centre (Ky.) 293, 3. Birmingham Southern (Ala.) 300, 4. Oglethorpe (Ga.) "B" 301, t5. Berry (Ga.) "B" 304, t5. Maryville (Tenn.) 304, 7. Piedmont (Ga.) "B" 307, 8. Shorter (Ga.) "B" 310, 9. LaGrange (Ga.) 314, t9. Huntington (Ala.) 314, t11. Ohio Northern 315, t11. Covenant (Ga.) 315, 13. Belhaven (Miss.) 316, 14. Pfeiffer (N.C.) 337.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Prayaag Oruganti (Emory) 70, 2. Sam Patterson (Berry) 71, t3. Thomas Reininger (Oglethorpe) 72, t3. Charles Lonsdale (Oglethorpe) 72, t5. Tanner Bronnum (Birmingham Southern) 73, t5. Adam Rogers (Piedmont) 73, t5. Joshua Peters (Centre) 73, t5. Brett Cooper (Centre) 73, t5. Dylan McGrath (Centre) 73.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t38. Josh Steyer 78, t47. Adam Trigg-Holdman 79, t47. Bennet Christy 79, t47. Anthony Naso 79, t93. David Walsh WD.