Men's Golf finishes third of seven at Jimmy Hanlin Golf Classic

The Ohio Northern men's golf team finished third of seven teams at the Jimmy Hanlin Golf Classic Sunday and Monday.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern finished third of seven teams with a 33-over par 298-307—605.
• Marietta won the team title with a 296-300—596, Capital was second at 298-306—604 and Westminster (Pa.) was fourth with a 309-304—613.
• ONU Season Record: 47-40.
• Venues: Stonewater G.C. - Highland Heights, Ohio / Little Mountain G.C. - Painesville, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) tied for first of 49 golfers with a 6-over par 147 to lead the Polar Bears.
• Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for eighth with a 76-76—152.
• Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) tied for 14th with a 75-79—154.
• Junior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) tied for 18th with a 78-77—155.
• Junior Evan Dennison (Ashland/Mapleton) tied for 23rd with a 75-82.

Notables

• Briars lost a three-man playoff on the first hole, as Capital's Keegan Billingham parred the first hole to win Medalist honors.
• Thus far this season, Briars leads the Polar Bears in scoring with a 75.7 average for 1517rounds.
• Dennison is second at 77.8 for 12 rounds and DeSimone is third at 77.9 for 17 rounds.
• This was the third of five tournaments for Ohio Northern this spring prior to the OAC Championships May 2-4.
• ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 413-402-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .507.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday at the OAC Spring Preview at River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette, Ohio.