
Buckeyes Finish East Lake Cup with Setback to Florida State
10/30/2024 5:41:00 PM | Men's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State completed its week at the East Lake Cup on Wednesday with a 3.5 – 1.5 setback against Florida State in the third-place match. That followed a loss to Georgia Tech in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Vaughn Harber posted the lone Buckeye win on Wednesday, as he made four birdies in beating Carson Brewer 3&2. Joe Wilson IV led for the majority of the match with Jack Bigham but fell 1-down through 16. After halving No. 17, he would win the par-5 18th to tie the match.
Tyler Sabo was in the lead match and would fall to Patrick McCann 2-down. Wednesday wasn’t Jack Vojtko’s day as he lost 5&4 to Luke Clanton but it was still a good week for him as he carded a bogey-free 66 in stroke play on Monday to win the individual title. In the anchor match, Topher Reed birdied back-to-back holes on Nos. 11 and 12 to claw back to within 1-down but he would fall 3&2 to Tyler Weaver.
On Tuesday vs. Georgia Tech, Jack Vojtko was the lone Buckeyes leading in his match when the team match was decided. He was leading Benjamin Reuter 1-up through 15 holes. Vojtko birdied both par-5s on the front nine and regained the lead for good with a birdie at the long par-3 11th.
Joe Wilson IV dropped a back-and-forth match with Aidan Tran 1-down. Topher Reed made a couple of birdies but would lose his match 2&1 to Albert Hansson. Vaughn Harber and Kale Fontenot halved the first five holes before Fontenot took a 2-up lead with wins at Nos. 6 and 7. Harber hung in, but Fontenot pulled out a 1-up victory with a birdie on No. 18. Hiroshi Tai won the opening hole against Tyler Sabo and would hold the lead throughout in a 2&1 victory.
Semifinals: Georgia Tech 4, Ohio State 0
Aidan Tran (GT) def. Joe Wilson IV (OSU) – 1up
Albert Hansson (GT) def. Topher Reed (OSU) – 2&1
Kale Fontenot (GT) def. Vaughn Harber (OSU) – 1up
Hiroshi Tai (GT) def. Tyler Sabo (OSU) – 2&1
Jack Vojtko (OSU) vs. Benjamin Reuter (GT) – abandoned
3rd-place Match: Florida State 3.5, Ohio State 1.5
Patrick McCann (FSU) def. Tyler Sabo (OSU) – 2up
Joe Wilson IV (OSU) vs. Jack Bigham (FSU – halved
Vaughn Harber (OSU) def. Carson Brewer (FSU) – 4&2
Luke Clanton (FSU) def. Jack Vojtko (OSU) – 5&4
Tyler Weaver (FSU) def. Topher Reed (OSU) – 3&2
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