Men's Golf sits 7th of 11 after opening round of Polar Beaver Invitational

Men's Golf sits 7th of 11 after opening round of Polar Beaver Invitational
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April 5, 2024

HARROD — The Ohio Northern men's golf team is in seventh place out of 11 teams after the first round of the Polar Beaver Invitational on a chilly and wet Friday afternoon.

The Basics

  • The Polar Bears finished with a 24-over par a 312 for the first 18 holes.
  • Franklin (Ind.) leads the team standings with a 291, Spalding (Ky.) is second with a 293 and Ohio Wesleyan is third with a 299.
  • The Ohio Northern "B" team carded a 308 and would be in fourth place.
  • ONU Record: 35-20-2.
  • Venue: Colonial G.C. - Harrod, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Playing on ONU's "B" team, sophomore Domenic Pilla (Highland Heights/St. Ignatius), lead the Polar Bears after the first round.
  • Pills is tied for 13th out of 81 golfers with a 4-over par 76 on the par-72, 6886-yard course.
  • Sophomore Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) leads the ONU "A" team with a 5-over par 77, which ties him with "B" squad sophomores Austin Hanni-Wells (Findlay/Liberty-Benton) and Aidan Chandler (Ashland) for 24th overall.
  • Sophomore Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) and freshman Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) are tied for 33rd with 78s
  • Sophomore Ben Fantaci (Miamisburg/Kettering Fairmont) is tied for 38th with a 79 and junior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) is tied for 52nd with an 82.

Notables

  • The tournament will be played alongside the women's version, with ONU hosting the men's first round and women's second round at Colonial G.C.
  • Tournament co-host Bluffton will host the women's first round and the men's second round at Hidden Creek G.C. near Beaverdam.
  • Each tournament will be 36 holes.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 357-345-15 in his 11th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .508.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will play the final round on Saturday