Men's Golf split-squads win Wooster Spring Invite, finish second at Otterbein Classic; Bucci nets 500th coaching victory for men's program

April 6, 2026

Ohio Northern men's golf team sent split-squads to two tournaments and posted impressive results at both on a cold, breezy Monday.

ONU head coach Chad Bucci also surpassed the 500-win mark with the program's 8-1 record on the day.

The Basics

Ohio Northern won the Wooster Spring Invitational and was second at the Otterbein Easter Leftovers Classic.
ONU Season Record: 78-16.
Venues: Fox Meadow C.C. - Medina, Ohio; NorthStar G.C. - Sunbury, Ohio.

Wooster Recap

Ohio Northern finished first of five teams with a 301.
Senior Joey DeSimone (Munroe Falls/Stow-Munroe Falls) and freshman Brett Bagatti (Medina/Akron Hoban) tied for 3rd of 35 golfers with 1-over par 73s on the 6917-yard course.
Freshman Zach Butcher (Medina/Highland) tied for seventh with a 76.
Senior Evan Dennison (Ashland/Mapleton) tied for 13th with a 79.
Wooster was second with a 306, Ohio Wesleyan was third with a 309 and Hiram and Malone tied for fourth with 335s.
Callahan Lawler of Ohio Wesleyan won Medalist honors with a 70.

ONU Individuals - Otterbein

Ohio Northern was second of six with a 307.
Sophomore Ian Briars (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) won Medalist honors with a 1-over par 73 on the 7191-yard course.
Junior Aashir Patel (Schaumburg, Ill./Conant) with fifth of 59 golfers with a 76.
Sophomore Dylan Potts (Dublin/Jerome) was eighth with a 78.
Senior Bennett Christy (Plymouth, Ind.) tied for 16th place with an 80.
Otterbein won the team title with a 302, Mount Union was third with a 319 and Capital was fourth with a 324.

Notables

Patel maintains the team's best 18-hole average at 72.9.
Butcher is second at 74.0 and Briars and freshman Nick Miller (Toledo/Saint Francis) are tied for third at 74.1.
ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 505-419-16 in his 13th season at the helm of the men's program, a winning percentage of .546.

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