Wirtz makes All-Tournament Team, leads Men's Golf to second place finish at OAC Fall Invitational
By: Tim Glon
LIMA — Sophomore Ryan Wirtz earned All-Tournament Team honors with a fifth place finish, leading the Ohio Northern men's golf team at the 27-hole Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Invitational Friday at Colonial Golfers Club.
Wirtz carded a 7-over par 79-36--115 to finish fifth out of 56 golfers on the par-72, 6886-yard course.
The Polar Bears (15-1 overall) finished second out of nine teams with a 318-156--474.
Otterbein won the team title with a 304-151--455, while Mount Union and Capital tied for third with 475s.
Sophomore Colin Burns was tied for eighth with a 78-39--117, freshman Bruce Hamit tied for 28th with an 84-38--122 and senior Phillip Caffee (80-44) and sophomore Patrick Helman (81-43) tied for 39th with 124s.
Otterbein's Jackson Lee won Medalist honors via a scorecard tiebreaker.
Ohio Northern will return to action Sunday at the Defiance Invitational.
Team Standings
1. Otterbein 304-151--455, 2. Ohio Northern 318-156--474, t3. Mount Union 317-158--475, t3. Capital 316-159--475, 5. Baldwin-Wallace 317-159--476, 6. Muskingum 321-156--477, 7. John Carroll 316-163--479, 8. Heidelberg 337-164--501, 9. Wilmington No Team Score.
Top 5 Individuals
1. Jackson Lee (Ott) 76-37--113, t2. Ben Adams (Ott) 74-39--113, t2. Greg Eiber (JCU) 74-39--113, 4. Stephen Spalding (BW) 73-41--114, 5. Ryan Wirtz (ONU) 79-36--115.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
5. Ryan Wirtz 79-36--115, t8. Colin Burns 78-39--117, t28. Bruce Hamit 84-38--122, t39. Patrick Helman 81-43--124, t39. Phillip Caffee 80-44--124.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
t12. Angelo Palmer 82-36--118, t35. Ted Loewendick 83-40--123, t43. Andrew Quintrell 86-39--125, t45. Carson Foust 83-43--126.
