Ohio Golf Journal March 2018

Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, John Cook, Ben Curtis, Meg Mallon and Rosie Jones are only a sampling of the great Ohio collegiate players that HAVE GONE ON TO ÚND SUCCESS in the professional ranks. Ohio State, Miami, and Kent State are just three of the schools that are preparing the next great batch of golfers we will see on our television screens in the future. Here is a preview of Ohio College teams and their schedules. Ohio State University OSU, not onlyoneof the largest universities in the nation, also boasts one of the best golf courses to be found. The OSU Scarlet course was designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie and underwent a renovationby Jack Nicklaus in 2007. It has hosted the NCAA Championships on several occasions and annually hosts the Web.com Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. OSU Men Current Head Coach, Jay Moseley has only been at the school for three seasons but is already building a strong tradition. In 2015 senior Tee-k Kelly captured the individual medalist honors at the NCAA Kohler Regional, becoming THE ÚRST "UCKEYE TO DO SO ,AST YEAR THE TEAM QUALIÚED for the NCAA Regionals, after recording the highest ÚNISH IN THE "IG 4EN Championships in the past 13 years. Will Grimmer ÚNISHED RUNNER UP IN THE individual competition. This spring the Buckeyes defeated Michigan and -ARYLAND IN THE ÚRST TWO rounds of the Big Ten Match Play Championship held at Hammock Beach Resort in Florida, but they were knocked out in the third round by Iowa. At the Puerto 2ICO #LASSIC THEY ÚNISHED 10 th out of 15 teams. They will next head to Greensboro, Georgia for the Linger Longer Invitational, followed by the Boiler Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana. They play host for the Robert Kepler Spring Invitational in April before heading to Baltimore Country Club for the Big Ten Championships. OHIO COLLEGE ROUNDUP Ohio College Golf R evi e w s