Freshman Aashir Patel ties school record with first round 67 on Day 1 of 2024 OAC Men's Golf Championships

Freshman Aashir Patel ties school record with first round 67 on Day 1 of 2024 OAC Men's Golf Championships
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April 26, 2024

WEST LAFAYETTE — Freshman Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) tied the school's 18-hole record with a 5-under par 67 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team on the first day of the 2024 Ohio athletic Conference Championships on Friday at River Greens Golf Course.

The Basics

  • The teams played 27 holes on Friday.
  • Ohio Northern is sixth of 9 teams with a 305-155—460.
  • John Carroll leads the team standings with a 290-147—437, Otterbein is second with a 294-145—439, Mount Union is third with a 298-149—447 and Capital is fifth with a 302-154—456.
  • ONU Record: 43-30-3.
  • Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Tied the school record with a 5-under par 67 and is the first Polar Bear to shoot 5-under par in school history.
  • He finished the day one shot off the lead with a 67-38—105 after 27 holes in the 72-hole tournament.
  • Sophomore Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) is tied for 11th of 45 golfers with a 76-36—112.
  • Sophomore Domenic Pilla (Highland Heights/Saint Ignatius) is tied for 34th with an 81-40—121.
  • Sophomore Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) is 37th with an 81-41—122.
  • Junior Andrew Briars (Maumee / Anthony Wayne) is tied for 42nd with an 83-42—125.

Notables

  • Patel is the third ONU men's golfer to shoot a 67, following Andrew Rahrig (4-under par) in 2007 and Zach Goodchild (3-under par) in 2018.
  • The top 14 finishers and ties after 72 holes receive All-Conference accolades.
  • The players played all 27 holes on Friday, will play 27 more holes on Saturday and will finish with 18 holes on Sunday.
  • The OAC Championships winning team will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championships May 14-17 at Boulder City, Nev.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 360-351-15 in his 11th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .507.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will play 27 holes Saturday beginning at 9 am on the second day of the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at the River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette, Ohio.