Honigford wins Medalist honors as Women's Golf opens 2023-24 season with victory at 4-team ONU Kickoff Classic
September 3, 2023
HARROD — The Ohio Northern women's golf team opened its 2023-24 season with a 14-stroke victory at the ONU Kickoff Classic on a warm Sunday at Colonial Golfers Club.
The Basics
- Record: Ohio Northern (3-0)
- Venue: Colonial Golfers Club - Harrod
- ONU head coach Chad Bucci improves to 404-254-2 in his 11th season at the helm.
Results
- The Polar Bears shot a 324 to finish 36-over par and defeat OAC foe Heidelberg (338) by 14 strokes for the team title.
- Tiffin (391) and Bluffton (399) rounded out the 4-team field.
- ONU senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) won Medalist honors by seven strokes with a 2-over par 74.
ONU Individuals
- Junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) tied for second out of 25 golfers with an 81.
- Junior Amelia Burger (Centerville) tied for 5th with an 83.
- Senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) tied for seventh with an 86.
- Junior Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) was 9th with an 87.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears return to action Sept. 16-17 at the Heidelberg Fall Invitational at Mohawk Country Club.