Heather Comer holds first round lead at Women's Golf ONU Spring Invitational on Saturday

By Tim Glon

HARROD — Junior Heather Comer shot a 45 to hold the 9-hole lead on the first day of the 2016 ONU Spring Invitational women's golf tournament on a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon at Colonial Golfers Club.

The first round of the two-day tournament was shortened to nine holes after snow halted play. The final 18 holes will be played on Sunday, beginning at 10:30 am.

Otterbein leads the team standings with a 193, Ohio Northern is second with a 198 and Capital is third with a 200 in the 6-team field.

Comer leads the 33-woman field with a 45 in tough conditions with temperatures in the 30s and winds gusting more than 40 MPH.

Freshman Suzanne Short is tied for eighth with a 48, while junior Hannah Whisler and freshman Caitlyn Silva are tied for 15th with 52s.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 193, 2. Ohio Northern 198, 3. Capital 200, 4. Heidelberg 205, 5. Columbus State CC 218, 6. Manchester (Ind.) No Team Score.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Heather Comer (ONU) 45, t2. Abby Grospitch (Ott) 47, t2. Christy Anzur (Berg) 47, t4. Ann Jobko (ott) 48, t4. Jamie Moller (Cap) 48, t4. Sean Pusey (CSCC) 48, t4. Taylor Lewis (Berg) 48.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

1. Heather Comer 45, t8. Suzanne Short 49, t15. Hannah Whisler 52, t15. Caitlyn Silva 52, 24. Stacey Shalenberger 55.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

23. Madison Dramis 54, t25. Allison Fye 56, t27. Jennifer Hipskind 57, 32. Alaina Mikolajewski 67, 33. Ashley Bisciotti 74.