Junior Bo Hoag shoots 4-under in final round to lead Ohio State comeback
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's golf team jumped seven spots to finish in sixth place at the sixth-annual Memphis Intercollegiate Tuesday. The Buckeyes battled back with the second-lowest team score of the event, a 3-over 291, to climb up the leaderboard with junior Bo Hoag's 4-under 68 leading the charge.
The tournament was held on the par 72, 7,259 yard South Course at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. Ohio State finished the tournament with a team score of 905 in the 16-team field, one stroke ahead of Big Ten foe Wisconsin, tournament host Memphis and Mississippi State.
South Alabama took the team title shooting 18-over 882. Their effort was lead by medalist Marc-Ettienne Bussieres who fired 9-under 207 for the Jaguars.
The Buckeyes opened the day by finishing their second rounds after play was called Monday night because of darkness. After struggling in the opening round with a score of 316, the team quickly bounced back in round two. Ohio State shaved 18 strokes from their first round tally with a 298 but the team was still in 13th place heading into the round day of play.
In his first collegiate event, Matthew Turner led the Buckeyes at 9-over 225. The freshman from Dubai fired 76-76-73 to finish in a tie for 24th place. He closed the event with a steady round in which he made par on 13 holes and battled back from 3-over with birdies on two of his last seven holes.
Just behind Turner was Hoag with a total of 226 to tie for 26th. The Upper Arlington native roared back from his tough opening round to finish with the second-lowest score of the event with a 68. Hoag had five birdies in the round and his only hiccup was a bogey on the par 3 No. 5.
Alex Redfield carded a 5-over 77 on the final day to add to his earlier rounds of 76-74 and finish in a tie for 32nd. The sophomore from Columbus posted an 11-over 227 in his first team event of the season.
Sophomore Michael Kinkopf tallied a 229 to finish in a tie for 39th. The Hilliard sophomore fired 1-over 73, with two birdies in his last five holes, in his final round for the Buckeyes.
Finishing out the Buckeye lineup was Dan Charen who placed 89th with a sum of 248.
The Buckeyes will conclude their fall season Nov. 9-11 in San Martin, Calif., at the Corde Valle Collegiate.
ALSO PLAYING THIS WEEK
Four Buckeyes wrapped up action as individuals in Dayton Tuesday at the 36-hole Dayton Flyer Invitational on the par 71, 6,824-yard NCR South Course. Redshirt-freshman Jamie Sindelar (76-75) and junior Michael Cress (73-78) led the OSU contingent by tying for 16th at 9-over 151. Junior Brad Smith had the best score of the day for the Buckeyes with a 72 and tied for 25th with a sum of 153. Rookie Zachery Sobel tied for 37th with scores of 81-74-155.
Memphis Intercollegiate - Final
Colonial Country Club, Memphis, Tenn.
Par 72, 7,334 yards
Team Standings Scores
1. South Alabama 296-293-293-882 (+18)
2. Arkansas-Little Rock 302-302-283-887 (+23)
3. Southern Mississippi 301-292-301-894 (+30)
4. Iowa State 304-299-296-899 (+35)
5. Denver 309-292-299-900 (+36)
6. Ohio State 316-298-291-905 (+41)
T-7. Memphis 312-302-292-906 (+42)
T-7. Mississippi State 307-302-297-906 (+42)
T-7. Wisconsin 314-293-299-906 (+42)
T-10. Maryland 309-298-301-908 (+44)
T-10. Louisville 309-305-294-908 (+44)
12. Penn State 314-290-307-911 (+47)
T-13. Xavier 301-310-301-912 (+48)
T-13. Louisiana Tech 314-303-295-912 (+48)
15. Arkansas State 309-305-307-921 (+57)
16. Louisiana-Lafayette 316-303-303-922 (+58)
Ohio State Results Scores
T-24. Matthew Turner 76-76-73-225 (+9)
T-26. Bo Hoag 84-74-68-226 (+10)
T-32. Alex Redfield 76-74-77-227 (+11)
T-39. Michael Kinkopf 82-74-73-229 (+13)
89. Dan Charen 82-79-87-248 (+32)
