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Men's Golf finishes 11th of 20 at NCAA Region V Preview tournament

Men's Golf finishes 11th of 20 at NCAA Region V Preview tournament
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September 22, 2024

WILLOUGHBY - The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished 11th of 20 teams at the NCAA Region V Preview tournament Saturday and Sunday.

The Basics

  • The teams played 36 holes - 18 on Saturday and Sunday at Manakiki G.C. in Willoughby.
  • Ohio Northern finished 11th of 20 teams with a 317-307—624 on the par-72, 6643-yard course.
  • John Carroll won the team title with a 298-300—598, Otterbein was second with a 303-310—613, Wittenberg was third with a 294-322—616 and Mount Union was fifth with a 319-307—626.
  • ONU Season Record: 7-4.
  • Venue: Manakiki G.C. - Willoughby, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Gordon Kopmeyer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's) tied for 13th out of 127 golfers with a 76-75—151 to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) tied for 46th with a 78-79—157.
  • Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 68th with a 78-82—160. 
  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 78th with an 89-73—162. 
  • Junior Domenic Pilla (Highland Heights/St. Ignatius) tied for 90th with an 85-80—165.
  • Playing as an individual, junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 55th with a 75-83—158.

Notables

  • Manakiki G.C. played to a par of 72 over 6643 yards.
  • This was the third of nine tournaments Ohio Northern is scheduled to participate in this fall.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 385-376-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .506.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 5-6 when a split squad will go to the OAC Fall Preview in West Lafayette, Ohio, and the remainder of the team will participate in the Bluffton Fall Invitational.