Ohio traveled to Dayton for their final tournament of the fall session, finishing in fifth place out of 13 teams.
Ohio opened the first round finishing two over par. Leading the way came freshman Cole Jones at one under par. On the front nine, he finished even par with seven pars, a bogey and a birdie on the fifth, while on the back nine he dominated with birdies on holes 11 and 16 alongside six more pars and a bogey on the 17th.
Falling a stroke back at even par was sophomore Gabriel Mainella. He dominated the first 18 holes, highlighted by a great back nine with three birdies on holes 10,12 and 17 and four pars.
At one over par was sophomore Rylan Hall, who opened the front nine two over with seven pars and back-to-back bogeys on holes seven and eight. On the back, Hall dropped three strokes to finish one under par, starting with an eagle on the tenth hole alongside seven pars and a bogey on the 15th.
Freshman Jack Marsh followed a stroke behind, finishing at two over par. On the front nine, he opened with four bogeys but limited the damage with a birdie on the fifth, following that up with an eagle on the sixth. He continued his consistency, opening with pars on 10-14 before consecutive bogeys on the 15th and 16th, before bouncing back with a birdie on the 17th.
At +7 finished junior Mikey Schutte, after a solid one-over front nine where a double bogey on the second hole cost him an even front nine with birdies on the fifth and the seventh. He struggled on the back nine, picking up six bogeys. Rounding out the group came sophomore independent Jack Flores at +16 with seven bogeys, three double bogeys and a quad bogey.
The Bobcats took a step back in the second round, finishing +14. Mainella dominated the second round, finishing two under par. On the front, he had five pars and three consecutive birdies on holes 5-7. He continued that momentum into the back nine opening with an eagle before picking up a bogey on the 14th, followed by a double bogey before finishing strong with a birdie on the 18th.
Hall followed at four over par. He put together a consistent round of two over on both nines with two birdies, six bogeys and 10 pars. Following two strokes back at six over par were Marsh, Schutte and Flores.
Marsh finished with four birdies, six bogeys, two double bogeys and six pars. Schutte started strong with an even front nine with seven pars, a bogey and a birdie on the fifth. The back was a different story, as he picked up five bogeys and a double bogey.
Flores picked up four bogeys alongside five pars on the first nine before settling in with a birdie on the tenth, a bogey, a double bogey and six pars. Rounding out the group at eight over was Jones. He finished with two double bogeys, five bogeys, a birdie and 10 pars.
In the final round, Ohio secured fifth place with their best round of the invitational at two under. Hall led the way at -3. He dominated the front with four birdies, a bogey and four pars. He continued that dominance on the back with a birdie, bogey and seven pars.
Marsh followed closely behind at one under par. He finished with an even front with back-to-back birdies on holes six and seven with five pars. On the back, he finished one under with two birdies, a bogey and six pars.
Mainella finished at even par with a great front nine of three birdies and six pars before shooting three over on the final nine with three bogeys and six pars.
At two over came Schutte. Similar to Mainella finished even par with a birdie, a bogey and seven pars before finishing the back with three bogeys, a birdie and five pars. Rounding out the group came Flores at +8 and Jones at +9.
Mainella led Ohio, placing third at -2. Mainella finished fourth in average score on par fours at -1 (3.94), tied for fifth on average score on par fives at -5 (4.44) and eighth in birdies with 11.
Hall followed close behind, tying for 12th at +2, followed by Marsh in 31st at +7, while rounding out the core with Schutte in 67th at +15, Jones in 69th at 16 and finally Flores in 85th at +30.
The Bobcats finished the fall session strong as their next tournament will be Feb. 7-9, 2027, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, for the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s Compadres Collegiate.
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