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Women's Golf grabs one-shot lead entering final round of 2024 OAC Championships

Women's Golf grabs one-shot lead entering final round of 2024 OAC Championships
Live Results
May 4, 2024

WEST LAFAYETTE — Ohio Northern grabbed a shot lead heading into Sunday's final round of the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Golf Tournament on Saturday.

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The Basics

  • The Polar Bears carded a 92-over par 311-320-325—956 to lead the 9-team field after 54 holes of the 72-hole tournament.
  • Otterbein is second one shot back with a 313-321-323—957, Mount Union is third with a 320-323-333—976 and Heidelberg and John Carroll are tied for fourth with 1038s.
  • ONU Record: 63-35 Overall.
  • Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) holds a 4-shot lead over Jecelyn Troyer of Mount Union and Emma McGreal of Otterbein with a 10-over par 74-77-75—226.
  • Junior Amelia Burger (Centerville) is sixth of 44 golfers with a 78-77-84—239.
  • Sophomore Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) is seventh with a 77-81-82—240.
  • Junior Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) is tied for 16th with an 82-89-84—255.
  • Fifth-year senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) is 19th with an 86-85-87—258.

Notables

  • Honigford has been Medalist 21 times in 45 career tournaments. 
  • The top 14 individuals and ties earn All-Conference honors.
  • The tournament consists of 27 holes on Friday, 27 more on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
  • The tam champion receives the OAC's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championships May 21-24 at Keene Trace Golf Course in Nicholasville, Ky.
  • Head coach Chad Bucci is 436-283-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of .606.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Sunday with the final 18 holes on day three of the OAC Championships with tee times beginning at 10:20 am.