Men's Golf in second place after Day 1 of Polar Bear Classic
By Tim Glon
HARROD -- The Ohio Northern men's golf team is in second place out of eight teams after the first day of the annual Polar Bear Classic on Saturday at Colonial Golfers Club.
The Polar Bears (23-28-1 overall) have 307 strokes and trail only NCAA Division II foe Tiffin, who lead the standings with a first round 298.
Lourdes is third with a 308 and Wooster is fourth with a 313.
Junior Zach Goodchild (Pickerington/North) is tied for first place out of 53 golfers with a 1-under par 70 on the 6788-yard course.
Senior Tyler Davis (Liberty Center) is tied for sixth with a 76, senior Blaine Ricketts (Belle Center/Ben Logan) is tied for 19th with a 79 and sophomore Nick Anderson (Mason) is tied for 39th with an 82.
The second and final round will be on Sunday with tee times at 8:30 am and 2 pm.
Team Standings
1. Tiffin 298, 2. Ohio Northern 307, 3. Lourdes 308, 4. Wooster 313, t5. Muskingum 316, t5. Capital 316, 7. Heidelberg 323, 8. Ohio Northern "B" 324, 9. Wooster "B" 324, 10. Olivet (Mich.) 335.
Top 5 Individuals
t1. Zach Goodchild (ONU) 70, t1. Brandon Hoelzer (LU) 70, t3. Cam Laug (TU) 71, t3. Tyler Dunfee (Ott) 71, 5. Cameron McCloskey (TU) 74.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t1. Zach Goodchild 70, t6. Tyler Davis 76, t19.Blaine Ricketts 79, t34. Nick Anderson 82, t39. Tim Monroe 84.
Ohio Northern "B" Individual Results
t25. Riku Watanabe 80, t30. Ryan Tatman, 81. t30. David Gorman 81, t34. Joshua Turich 82, 53. Tanner Rader 97.
