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Men's Golf in third place after rain-shortened day two of 2025 OAC Championships

Men's Golf in third place after rain-shortened day two of 2025 OAC Championships
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May 3, 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Ohio Northern men's golf team is in third place after a rain-shortened second day of the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Play was suspended in the early afternoon as players were finishing round two and beginning round three.
  • Teams will finish round two, then play round three on Sunday as the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes.
  • Ohio Northern is third of nine teams near the end of the second round at 23-over par.
  • John Carroll is in first place at 13-over par, Otterbein is second at 14-over par and Capital is fourth at 33-over par.
  • The teams will conclude their second rounds and then play a complete third round on Sunday to wrap up the event.
  • ONU Season Record: 52-39.
  • Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Freshman Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) is tied for second out of 45 golfers with a 1-over par 72-72—144.
  • Junior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) is tied for fourth with a 2-over par 72-73—145.
  • Junior Joey DeSimone (Monroe Falls/Stow-Monroe Falls) is 19th with a 9-over par 74-78—152.
  • Senior Andrew Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) is tied for 24th with an 11-over par 77-68—145 through 34 holes.
  • Freshman Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) is 34th with a 15-over par 77-77—154 through 35 holes.

Notables

  • Entering the OAC Tournament, Ian Briars leads the Polar Bears in scoring with a 76.3 average for 20 rounds.
  • Andrew Briars is second at 77.76 for 17 rounds, while DeSimone and Christy are tied for third at 77.84 for 19 rounds.
  • ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 427-411-16 in his 12th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .509.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Sunday with the final day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette, Ohio.