Men's Golf finishes second of eight at Bluffton Fall Invitational

BLUFFTON - The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished second of eight teams at the Bluffton Fall Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

The Basics

• The teams played 36 holes - 18 on Saturday and Sunday.
• Ohio Northern finished with a 301-308—609 on the par-72, 6668-yard course.
• Anderson (Ind.) won the team title with a 299-309—608, Olivet (Mich.) was third with a 311-307—618 and Heidelberg was fourth with a 311-316—627.
• ONU Season Record: 13-5.
• Venue: Bluffton G.C. - Bluffton, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) led the Polar Bears with a 74-76—150 to finish fourth out of 52 golfers.
• Junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) finished fifth with a 75-76—151.
• Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for sixth with a 75-77—152. 
• Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for 13th with a 77-79—156.

Notables

• This was the fourth of nine tournaments Ohio Northern is scheduled to participate in this fall.
• A group of Ohio Northern reserves participated in the OAC Fall Preview Saturday and Sunday, finishing fifth of seven with a 310-320—630.
• Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) led ONU with a 74-79—153 to finish 15th of 60 golfers.
• ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 391-377-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .509.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Tuesday at the Trine (Ind.) Ken Venturi Invitational.