Lydia Cranmer leads Women's Golf to victory at Bluffton Fall Classic
By Tim Glon
BLUFFTON/LIMA — Sophomore Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) fired a final round career-low 74 to win Medalist honors and lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team to victory at the 8-team Bluffton Fall Classic Saturday and Sunday.
The Polar Bears (19-1 overall) finished with a 345-342—687 to edge Franklin (Ind.) by three strokes.
Cranmer was in third place after Saturday's first round with an 11-over par 83 at the Bluffton Golf Club, but fired a 2-over par 74 on Sunday at Hidden Creek Golf Club to win Medalist honors by three shots over Megg Hensler of Franklin and Kaitlyn Cook of Manchester (Ind.)
She tied her previous 36-hole low score with her 83-74—157.
This was Cranmer's fourth tournament title in 11 career tournaments and her second in three outings this fall.
Senior Caitlin Silva (Hilliard/Bradley) was seventh out of 44 golfers with an 83-88—171, freshman Emily McLaughlin (Bellefontaine) tied for 10th with an 89-89—178, senior Suzanne Short (Findlay) tied for 13th with a 90-91—181, tied for 19th with a 91-93—184 and sophomore Hayley Watkins (Bellefontaine) tied for 26th with a 93-99—192.
The Polar Bears will wrap up their fall season Sept. 29-30 with a dual meet with Ohio Wesleyan at the North Star GC in Sunbury.
Team Standings
1. Ohio Northern 345-342—697, 2. Franklin (Ind.) 351-339—690, 3. Capital 354-347—701, 4. Manchester (Ind.) 347-356—703, 5. Marietta 360-376—736, 6. Defiance 396-411—807, 7. Anderson (Ind.) 431-419—850, 8. Bluffton 441-414—855.
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Lydia Cranmer (ONU) 83-74—157, t2. Megg Hensler (Franklin) 82-78—160, t2. Kaitlyn Cook (Manchester) 77-83—160, 4. Madison Harsh (Capital) 86-82—168, t5. Keely Townsend (Franklin) 88-82—170, t5. Kaitlyn Kinley (Capital) 85-85—170.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
1. Lydia Cranmer 83-74—157, 7. Caitlin Silva 83-88—171, t10. Emily McLaughlin 89-89—178, t13. Suzanne Short 90-91—181, t26. Hayley Watkins 93-99—192.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
t15. Taylor Daniel 91-92—183, t28. Karlee Staugler 96-94—190, t28. Alaina Mikolajewski 96-98—194.
