Patel fires 3-under par 68 as Men's Golf moves up two spots into tie for fifth place on second day of Polar Beaver Invitational

Patel fires 3-under par 68 as Men's Golf moves up two spots into tie for fifth place on second day of Polar Beaver Invitational
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April 6, 2024

BEAVERDAM — Freshman Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) fired a 3-under par 68 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team on the final day of the Polar Beaver Invitational on a sunny Saturday.

The Basics

  • The Polar Bears carded a 12-over par 296 after a 312 on Friday to finish tied for fifth of 11 teams with a 36-hole total of 608.
  • 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: 40-24-3.
  • Venue: Colonial G.C. - Harrod, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Patel finished tied for sixth place out of 81 golfers with a 3-over par 78-68—146, which ties him for the 10th-lowest 36-hole score in program history.
  • Sophomore Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 19th with a 78-73—151.
  • Sophomore Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for 35th with a 77-78—155. 
  • Sophomore Ben Fantaci (Miamisburg/Kettering Fairmont) tied for 45th with a 79-79—158 and junior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for 49th with an 82-77—159.
  • Playing on ONU's "B" team, sophomore Aidan Chandler (Ashland) tied for 21st overall with a 77-75—152. 

Notables

  • Patel's 68 was the second-lowest score in ONU history, just one shot behind the 67s by Andrew Rahrig in 2007 and Zach Goodchild in 2018.
  • The tournament was 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 hosedt the women's first round and the men's second round at Hidden Creek G.C. near Beaverdam.
  • Each tournament was 36 holes.
  • Hidden Creek played to a par of 71 over 6,587 yards on Saturday.
  • 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 return to action Sept. 16 at the Trine (Ind.) Invitational.