Buckeye Half Dozen Jaunts to Georgia for Linger Longer Invitational
3/18/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 18, 2017
RELATED INFO
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University men’s golf team returns from a month-long formal competition absence, entered into the Linger Longer Invitational (March 19-21) in Greensboro, Ga. The 54-hole event begins Sunday, March 19 and runs through Tuesday, March 20 with 18 holes each day.
TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
Name: Linger Longer Invitational
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Course: Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Greensboro, Ga.)
Yardage: 7,073 yards – Par 72
Format: Play 5, count 4
Schedule of Play:
Round One (Sunday, March 19) | Tee times off of #1 and #10 starting at 8:30 a.m. ET
Round Two (Monday, March 20) | Tee times off of #1 and #10 starting at 8:30 a.m. ET
Final Round (Tuesday, March 21) | Tee times off of #1 and #10 starting at 8:30 a.m. ET
Field (15 teams):
*Golfstat Top-50 rankings
Alabama
Augusta
No. 4 Baylor
Charlotte
No. 20 Georgia
No. 43 Kennesaw State
Maryland
Mercer
No. 37 Michigan
No. 45 Middle Tennessee State
Ohio State
Troy
VCU
No. 8 Virginia
UNCG
BUCKEYE LINEUP
1-Will Grimmer | So. | 71.40 avg. (15 rounds)
2-Daniel Wetterich | So. | 73.07 avg. (15 rounds)
3-Clark Engle | Sr. | 74.08 avg. (12 rounds)
4-Caden Orewiler | Fr. | 73.00 avg. (6 rounds)
5-Jeg Coughlin III | Fr. | 73.00 avg. (5 rounds)
IND-Jack Mancinotti | r-Fr. | 73.50 avg. (2 rounds)
WEATHER FORECAST
Increasing temperatures as the tournament progresses fill the forecast with highs in the mid-60s for Round One rising up into the lower 80s by Tuesday’s final go-around. Precipitation and winds are likely to cause minimal to no problems.
OHIO STATE JOLTS INTO TOP-5 ON SUPERB FINAL DAY IN PUERTO RICO
The Buckeyes secured their second Top-5 finish of the season the last time out, blitzing through the Puerto Rico Classic’s final round (Feb. 21) at 4-under par (284). Ohio State leapt three opponents during the last 18 holes to place fifth in a 15-team field which included 11 schools ranked inside the Golfstat Top-50.
OREWILER KILLS IT AT BIG TEN MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Caden Orewiler not only posted a perfect 3-0 individual record at the Big Ten Match Play Championship, but did so in dominating fashion. He opened the event with back-to-back 6&5 victories before registering a 5&3 triumph in Ohio State’s win over Indiana. The Buckeyes won two of three matches overall in the competition.
ENGLE CLOSES OUT THE FALL SEASON IN TOP-15 AT QUAIL VALLEY INTERCOLLEGIATE
Senior Clark Engle recorded the 14th Top-25 individual finish of his career to conclude 2016, earning a share of 15th place in the 75-player Quail Valley Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-25). He tallied a 4-under 212 and dropped in 13 birdies to lead the Buckeye effort.
GRIMMER LEADS THE WAY
For the third time in as many tournaments, Will Grimmer placed as the highest Buckeye finisher at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 2-4). He stormed up the leaderboard on the event’s final day, leaping 24 slots into a share of 14th place on the strength of a 2-under 79.
In 15 career events, the sophomore has registered three Top-10 and nine Top-25 performances.
CINCINNATITIANS SHINE IN THE QUEEN CITY
Cincinnati natives Will Grimmer and Daniel Wetterich carried Ohio State to a runner-up showing in the Bearcat Invitational (Sept. 26-27) hosted in their hometown. Grimmer cleared the field by four strokes to claim individual medalist honors. His first career collegiate title also triggered Big Ten Golfer of the Week distinction on Sept. 28. Wetterich joined Grimmer in the Top-10, picking up a share of 10th place in the 60-player field.
Grimmer became the 47th different Buckeye to earn medalist accolades since 1974. The OSU group of tournament champions has totaled 125 titles in the last 42 years.
GRIMMER RECORDS SOLID EFFORT AT THE CARMEL CUP
Will Grimmer closed out The Carmel Cup (Sept. 2-4) by dropping in six birdies in each of the final two rounds, posting subsequent scores of 68-69 to climb up into a share of 14th place overall. The sophomore placed higher than four Golfstat Top-100 players and his 13 total birdies ranked 13th in the entire field.
YEAR TWO OF THE MOSELEY ERA
Head coach Jay Moseley is in his second season handling the reins of Buckeye Men’s Golf. He, along with assistant coach Brad Smith, mentored a pair of All-Midwest Region honorees a season ago and coached since-graduated senior Tee-k Kelly to the first NCAA Regional individual title in program history and a subsequent trip to the NCAA Championships.
FRESH SEASON, FRESH FACES
The 2016-17 campaign brings three new players to the Ohio State roster, and all three made an immediate splash earning slots in the first Buckeye lineup on the season. Freshmen Caden Orewiler and Jeg Coughlin III, along with sophomore transfer Daniel Wetterch, were among the six student-athletes donning Scarlet & Gray out west in The Carmel Cup (Sept. 2-4).
All three are native Buckeyes hailing from the great state of Ohio. Coughlin captured an Ohio high school individual state title while Orewiler picked up First Team All-Ohio laurels. Wetterich played for Xavier University as a freshman in 2015-16 and was named both the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and a member of the All-BIG EAST First Team.
COLUMBUS HOSTING 2018 NCAA REGIONAL
The Ohio State University is one of six host sites for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals. The three-day event will be played on the OSU Golf Club’s Scarlet Course from May 14-16, 2018.
