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Men's Golf opens 2014 spring season with solid performance Las Vegas Desert Classic

Men's Golf opens 2014 spring season with solid performance Las Vegas Desert Classic
Results
March 3, 2014

By Tim Glon

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened its 2014 spring schedule with a 15th place finish at the 36-hole Las Vegas Desert Classic Sunday and Monday at the Paiute Golf Resort.

The Polar Bears (26-31-1) finished 15th of 18 teams with a solid 318-312—630 on the 6,886-yard Snow Mountain Course.

The tournament featured 15 NCAA Division II schools, three of which were nationally-ranked, and just three NCAA Division III teams.

No. 9-ranked (DII) West Florida and No. 2-ranked (DIII) Redlands (Calif.) tied for first place with scores of 9-over par 585.

No. 11 (DII) Nova Southeastern (Fla.) was third with a 586 and Tiffin was fourth with a 597.

Freshman Tyler Davis led the Polar Bears with an 8-over par 75-77—152 to finish tied for 36th out of 100 golfers.

Sophomore Rick Deichert tied for 50th with a 79-76—155, freshman Blaine Ricketts tied for 58th with a 79-77—156 and junior Brandon Lambert was 92nd with an 85-82—167.

Jeremy Gomberg of the Redlands won Medalist honors with a 2-under par 69-73—142.

The Polar Bears will return to action March 28-29 at the Muskingum Invitational.

Team Standings

t1. #9 West Florida 290-295—585, t1. #2 Redlands (Calif.) 297-288—585, 3. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 292-294—586, 4. Tiffin 308-289—597, t5. Indianapolis 302-296—598, t5. Arkansas Tech 301-297—598, 7. Southeastern Oklahoma State 310-291—601, 8. North Alabama 304-298—602, 9. #22 Missouri-St. Louis 298-305—603, 10. Lindenwood (Mo.) 312-296—608, 11. Jackson State (Miss.) 308-317—625, 12. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 317-310—627, 13. Illinois-Springfield 315-313—628, 14. Lincoln (Pa.) 315-314—629, 15. Ohio Northern 318-312–630, 16. McKendree (Ill.) 316-315—631, 17. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) 322-315—637, 18. Quincy (Ill.) 323-337—660.

Top 5 Individual Results

1. Jeremy Gomberg (Redlands) 69-73—142, t2. Juan Miguel Heredia (WF) 73-71—144, t2. John Tidenberg (Tiffin) 76-68—144, t4. John McCord (Redlands) 76-69—145, t4. Santiago O'Mahoney (Nova SE) 72-74—146, t4. Mitch Farrer (Nova SE) 71-74—145, t4. Connor Godsey (N.Alabama) 1-74—145.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t36. Tyler Davis 75-77—152, t50. Rick Deichert 79-76—155, t58. Blaine Ricketts 79-77—156, 92. Brandon Lambert 85-82—167, 96. Ted Loewendick 89-82—171.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

99. Pat Helman 89-90—179.