Buckeyes, Shipley Win Southwestern Invitational
1/31/2024 7:38:00 PM | Men's Golf
The win is the first collegiate victory of Neal Shipley’s career
FINAL RESULTS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Double Victory!! Ohio State wins the Southwestern Invitational as Neal Shipley fires a 65 to claim medalist honors and his first collegiate victory. Both wins came by the slimmest of margins, one shot.
The Buckeyes held the 36-hole lead after a second round 273 (-11) on Tuesday. OSU didn't start the final round well but hung in until Shipley got hot. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native birdied six of eight holes, to vault himself into the individual lead with two holes to play. He would then close with two pars to lock-up the first win of his collegiate career. Shipley made eight birdies on Wednesday to post a final round 6-under 65. He finished at 12-under par the for the tournament, one shot ahead of Washington's Taehoon Song.
The team leaderboard was tightly compacted all day. A total of seven teams held a share of the lead at some point in the final round and all seven finished within six shots of the Buckeyes' winning score of 13-under par. The win is the first of the season for the Buckeyes and the first since winning the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate last April.
Freshman Jack Vojtko certainly shined in his first collegiate event. He carded rounds of 71-70-70 to finish at 2-under par and tied for 17th. The Stow, Ohio native made nine birdies and three eagles over the three rounds. What a way to start a career!
Maxwell Moldovan helped the Buckeyes' grab the second-round lead on Tuesday as he tied his career-low round with a 65. Wednesday wasn't his best day, posting a 75, but he finished the tournament at 1-under par, marking the 23rd collegiate event in which he has finished under-par. That includes all four events this season.
Adam Wallin opened with a 74 on Monday but then returned a pair of 71s over the final two rounds to finish in a tie for 32nd at 3-over par. He made a season-high tying five birdies in the final round.
Patrick Schmucking rounded out the scoring group with a 75 and finished the tournament at 8-over par.
Jackson Chandler, playing as an individual, birdied three of his final six holes to post a final round 71 and finish in a tie for 38th at 4-over par.
This was the seventh victory for the Buckeyes under head coach Jay Moseley.
The Buckeyes will return to action a week and a half when they travel to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Classic, Feb. 11-13. The tournament will be played at the Grand Reserve GC, site of the PGA TOUR's Puerto Rico Open, which is coming up in early March.
| Southwestern Invitational | |||
| 1 | TEAM | 285-273-281 | -13 |
| 1 | Neal Shipley | 69-67-65 | -12 |
| T17 | Jack Vojtko | 71-70-70 | -2 |
| 22 | Maxwell Moldovan | 72-65-75 | -1 |
| T32 | Adam Wallin | 74-71-71 | +3 |
| T38 | Jackson Chandler (Ind.) | 72-74-71 | +4 |
| T53 | Patrick Schmucking | 73-73-75 | +8 |
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