Each year Ohio colleges and universities host the best collegiate teams and players in the country to tournaments scattered throughout the Buckeye State.
Men
Inverness Intercollegiate
Each year the University of Toledo hosts one of the biggest Men’s Division I college tournaments in the country. This year 15 major college golf programs competed at the iconic Inverness Club.
Virginia was the only team to finish under par and won the team title by four shots over Auburn. Vanderbilt. Oklahoma tied for third with Texas Tech grabbing the fifth spot.
Teams from Purdue, SMU, Louisville, Clemson and Michigan were also in the field.
Highly touted Jackson Koivun was the individual medalist, firing nine-under par for the three rounds. SMU’s Enrique Dimayuga was runner-up with Charleston’s Kieron Van Wyk tied for third with Virginia’s Ben James.
Virtues Intercollegiate
Bowling Green State University hosted the Virtues Intercollegiate at the Virtues Golf Club outside of Columbus.
Michigan won the team title over James Madison. Eastern Michigan had a fine showing with a third-place finish and Marshall grabbed the fourth spot.
Individually Chuck Tragesser, from Robert Morris and UM’s Yuqi Liu both finished at seven-under par to tie for the individual title. Two James Madison players, Vaclav Tichy and Garrett Kuhla finished third and fourth.
Cleveland State Invitational
Oakland University was the only team to finish under par for the two rounds to win the team title at the Cleveland State Invitational, held at Pine Hill Golf club. Northern Kentucky was a distant second, followed by IU Indy, Detroit Mercy and Youngstown State.
Detroit Mercy’s David Swab and Oakland’s Luke Kelly finished in a tie for first with identical five-under par totals for the two rounds. Zack Beard, Northern Kentucky and Oakland’s Jack Zubkus tied for third.
ONU Wilson Kick Off Classic
The 2024 ONU Wilson Kick Off Classic was held at Colonial Golfers club near Lima. Heidelberg was victorious by three shots over the host team. Adrian and Baldwin Wallace finished third and fourth.
Adrian’s Cameron Bozyk and ONU’s Ian Briars tied for individual medialist honors. ONU players grabbed four of the next five spots. Will Copfer, Joey DeSimone and David Walsh all tied for third. Gordon Kopmeyer, from ONU, tied with Heidelberg’s Emerson Grassbaugh and Cameron Spraggins for sixth.
Ohio Christian University Fall Invitational
West Virginia Tech’s (WVT) Men’s A Team bested Indiana Tech by seven shots to win the Ohio Christian University’s Fall Invitational an NAIA event. The B Team from WVT was one more shot back to grab third and Shawnee State was fourth.
Santiago Zambrano fired a second round eight-under par to finish at nine-under four shots better than his teammate, Bryson Beaver. Spencer Keller from Indiana Tech was third and his teammate Ashton Hoffbauer was fourth.
Malone-Glenmoor Fall Invitational
Malone College hosted their Fall Invitational, an NCAA Division II Men’s Tournament, at Glenmoor Golf Club in Canton.
In all 13 teams competed with Lewis University taking the team title over Catawba. Hillsdale was third with Pitt-Johnstown fourth and Ohio Dominican fifth.
In the second round Paul Esnault, from Catawba, fired five-under par to with his three-under first round, eight-under total for 36 holes, to win take medalist honors. Ty Doty was five shots back at three-under to finish runner-up. Mario Battaglia from Pitt-Johnstown was third and Ashland’s Matthew McMullen was fourth.
Westfield Insurance Collegiate Classic
Wooster College held the Westfield Insurance Collegiate Classic at Westfield Country Club.
The host team won the team title with Hiram third and Fisk third.
Wooster teammates grabbed the top five spots with Andrew Carey winning the individual title, his Wooster teammates, Mark Towns (2nd), Max Shulman (3rd), Krish Nayak (T-4) and Gabe Guthrie (T-4) rounded out the top five.
Women
Rocket Classic
The University of Toledo Women hosted the annual Rocket Classic at Catawba Island Club.
The overall scoring was very close. Ohio University captured the team title by three shots over Akron. The host Toledo was one shot back of OU for third and Purdue Fort-Wayne was another five shots back to finish fourth.
OU’s Mackenzie McRee won the medalist honors with Central Michigan’s Ella Zanatta one shot behind for second place. One more stroke back in third was Toledo’s Valeria Lizcano Ojeda. Ashlie Hobbs, from Bethune-Cookman was fourth.
ONU Kick Off Classic
Ohio Northern University’s Women’s Golf Team hosted the ONU Kick Off Classic at Colonial Golfers Club near Lima.
Adrian (MI) was the runaway winner by 17 strokes over Heidelberg. ONU’s A Team was third, while Ohio Wesleyan was fourth with ONU’s B Team finishing fifth.
Marisa Alfes, from ONU, won the individual portion of the tournament with a two-over par score. Two shots back, Adrian’s Olivia Ohmer and Lauren Reed both tied for runner-up. Heidelberg’s Lyda Dietz grabbed solo fourth, while Rhianna Firmstone, from ONU and Adrian’s Ainslee Hewitt tied for fifth.
Ohio Christian University Fall Invitational
The ladies from Indiana Tech slipped by Rio Grande by a single stroke to take the trophy at Ohio Christian University’s Fall Invitational at Pickaway Golf Club in Circleville.
Mount Vernon Nazarene (MVNU) finished a distant third with Shawnee State fourth.
Ohio Christian’s Tristan Wilson won medalist honors by a single stroke over Andrea Aizpurua, from Indiana Tech. MVNU’s Mary Weisburn was third with Erin Gebrowsky, from Indiana Tech in fourth.
Wooster-Ohio Wesleyan Dual Match
In an NCAA Division III dual match held at Riceland Golf Club in Orrville, the host Wooster was not very hospitable drubbing the Ohio Wesleyan ladies by 49 shots.
Ally Siewert, from Wooster fired the low round of the day to win the individual title. Wooster ladies grabbed five of the top six places in the rout. Morgan Erdmann was runner-up. Abby Haywood and Paige Nicely tied for third. Audrey Nichols from Ohio Wesleyan was fifth.
UNOH Women’s Fall Invitational
The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) hosted the UNOH Women’s Fall Invitational, an NAIA tournament held at Hidden Creek Golf Club.
Pikeville came away with the win as they were 11 shots better than Midway. Madonna was third with the host team Northwestern grabbing the fourth spot.
Sharifah Ninyahya from Northwestern with a one-under par total for the three rounds was medalist. Pikeville players, Renee Crooks and Tayla Howroyd finished second and third respectively. Midway’s Maryssa Phillips was fourth.
ODU Champions of Women’s Golf
Ohio Dominican University hosted an NCAA Division II event, the ODU Champions of Women’s Golf at Champions Golf Course.
Tiffin University won the team competition by two shots over Ashland. Davenport finished third, Gannon was fourth and Glenville State rounded out the top five spots in the team competition.
Lisa Marie Schumacher, from Tiffin, was the only player to better par for the two rounds and was the individual medalist. Claudia Portillo Navas from Wayne State finished runner-up, with Gannon’s Ditte Petersen grabbing third. Ashland’s Riley McKenzie, Grace Grant and Klaira Paramore finished fourth and fifth.
Lynn Schweizer Invitational
The Lynn Schweizer Invitational saw 15 teams compete at Denison Golf Club.
The host Denison team was victorious over Randolph-Macon, while Centre was third and Christopher Newport finished fourth.
In the individual competition, Becky Williams from DePauw was first. Christopher Newton’s Elena Rezac finished runner-up. Denison’s Ella McRoberts tied for third with Lilly Hall from, Randolph-Macon, fourth.
YSU Kickoff
The Youngstown State Women’s Golf Team hosted the YSU Kickoff at Mill Creek Park Golf Club.
The host team won the team title by 19 shots over LeMoyne with Westminster (PA) taking the third spot and John Carroll finishing fourth.
YSU’s Maddi Shoults fired a four-under par round to take medalist honors. YSU completely dominated the individual competition as they grabbed five of the top eight spots. Neeranuch Prajunpanich was runner-up, Sofia Perez Escarcena was third, while Westminster’s Mya Mrkonja finished solo fourth. Valentina Pena Anaya was fifth and her YSU teammate Elizabeth Saur tied for sixth with Westminster’s Katie Rose Rankin.
Franciscan Fall Invitational
Franciscan University hosted three NCAA Division III teams for their Fall Invitational at Steubenville Country Club.
Carlow won the team title by a slim three stokes over Grove City, while the host team was third.
Grove City’s Laren Kardos won the individual title with Carlow’s Maci Lorigan second and Franciscan’s Molly McLean third.
