Men's Golf split-squad finishes 6th at season-opening Tiffin Invitational

By Tim Glon

TIFFIN — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened its 2014-15 season at the Tiffin Invitational at the Mohawk Golf Club.

The Polar Bears sent a split squad to the tournament and finished sixth of six teams with a 326.

Sophomore Blaine Ricketts and freshman Zach Goodchild tied for 16th with 3-over par 75s to lead Ohio Northern.

Sophomore Tyler Davis and freshman Tim Monroe tied for 36th with 81s on the par-72, 6,685-yard course.

Tiffin won the tournament with an 8-under par 280, Findlay was second with a 298 and Ashland was third with a 299.

Tiffin's Brett Green won Medalist honors with a 6-under par 76.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Monday when the full squad will compete at the 36-hole Wittenberg Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Tiffin 280, 2. Findlay 298, 3. Ashland 299, 4. Heidelberg 317, 5. Lake Erie 319, 6. Ohio Northern 326.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Brett Green (Tif) 66, 2. Ian Hardesty (LE) 67, 3. Alex Talbot (Tif) 70, t4. Jay Green (Tif) 71, t4. John Tidenberg (Tif) 71.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t16. Zach Goodchild 75, t36. Tim Monroe 81, t38. Riku Watanabe 82, t48. Christopher Kolbe 88, t51. Austin Tebbe 90.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t16. Blaine Ricketts 75, t36. Tyler Davis 81.