Men's Golf opens 2014 spring season with solid performance Las Vegas Desert Classic
By Tim Glon
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Ohio Northern men's golf team opened its 2014 spring schedule with a 15th place finish at the 36-hole Las Vegas Desert Classic Sunday and Monday at the Paiute Golf Resort.
The Polar Bears (26-31-1) finished 15th of 18 teams with a solid 318-312—630 on the 6,886-yard Snow Mountain Course.
The tournament featured 15 NCAA Division II schools, three of which were nationally-ranked, and just three NCAA Division III teams.
No. 9-ranked (DII) West Florida and No. 2-ranked (DIII) Redlands (Calif.) tied for first place with scores of 9-over par 585.
No. 11 (DII) Nova Southeastern (Fla.) was third with a 586 and Tiffin was fourth with a 597.
Freshman Tyler Davis led the Polar Bears with an 8-over par 75-77—152 to finish tied for 36th out of 100 golfers.
Sophomore Rick Deichert tied for 50th with a 79-76—155, freshman Blaine Ricketts tied for 58th with a 79-77—156 and junior Brandon Lambert was 92nd with an 85-82—167.
Jeremy Gomberg of the Redlands won Medalist honors with a 2-under par 69-73—142.
The Polar Bears will return to action March 28-29 at the Muskingum Invitational.
Team Standings
t1. #9 West Florida 290-295—585, t1. #2 Redlands (Calif.) 297-288—585, 3. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 292-294—586, 4. Tiffin 308-289—597, t5. Indianapolis 302-296—598, t5. Arkansas Tech 301-297—598, 7. Southeastern Oklahoma State 310-291—601, 8. North Alabama 304-298—602, 9. #22 Missouri-St. Louis 298-305—603, 10. Lindenwood (Mo.) 312-296—608, 11. Jackson State (Miss.) 308-317—625, 12. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 317-310—627, 13. Illinois-Springfield 315-313—628, 14. Lincoln (Pa.) 315-314—629, 15. Ohio Northern 318-312–630, 16. McKendree (Ill.) 316-315—631, 17. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) 322-315—637, 18. Quincy (Ill.) 323-337—660.
Top 5 Individual Results
1. Jeremy Gomberg (Redlands) 69-73—142, t2. Juan Miguel Heredia (WF) 73-71—144, t2. John Tidenberg (Tiffin) 76-68—144, t4. John McCord (Redlands) 76-69—145, t4. Santiago O'Mahoney (Nova SE) 72-74—146, t4. Mitch Farrer (Nova SE) 71-74—145, t4. Connor Godsey (N.Alabama) 1-74—145.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
t36. Tyler Davis 75-77—152, t50. Rick Deichert 79-76—155, t58. Blaine Ricketts 79-77—156, 92. Brandon Lambert 85-82—167, 96. Ted Loewendick 89-82—171.
Other Ohio Northern Individual Results
99. Pat Helman 89-90—179.