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RICHMOND, Ky. -- The Ohio men's golf team achieved a second-place finish at the EKU Intercollegiate sponsored by Raising Cane's on Sunday (Sept. 18) at the University Club at Arlington in Richmond, Ky., as the Bobcats combined to post a total team score of 842 (+2) -- the best three-round total in program history.
Ohio recorded round scores of 282 (+2) and 274 (-6) on Saturday (Sept. 17), then tallied a 286 (+4) in final-round action on Sunday. The second-round 274 by the Bobcats matched the 1961-62 squad's efforts at Kent State and Miami for the best round score in program history. Ohio finished the tournament with the second-most birdies (46) and logged the second-best score on the par 4s (+9).
Host Eastern Kentucky put together a dominating performance to win the EKU Intercollegiate, finishing with a total team score of 828 (-12) courtesy of rounds by 284 (+4), 268 (-12) and 276 (-4). Cleveland State totaled rounds of 285 (+5), 270 (-10) and 292 (+12) to finish with an 847 (+7), good for third place.
Eastern Kentucky junior Noah Combs won the EKU Intercollegiate with a 204 (-6) after compiling round scores of 71 (+1), 67 (-3) and 66 (-4). Marshall senior Clark Robinson placed second with a 205 (-5), utilizing rounds of 71 (+1), 68 (-2) and 66 (-4). Sophomore Erik Lindwall finished third for Eastern Kentucky with a 206 (-4) after rounds of 69 (-1), 66 (-4) and 71 (+1).
Senior co-captain Ty Herriott (Brandywine, Md.) paced Ohio's record-setting effort at the EKU Intercollegiate. He took fourth with a 207 (-3) -- tying him for the third-best three-round total in program history for the second time in a week. His three-round scores at both the EKU Intercollegiate and the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 12-13) at the Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston, W. Va., matched that of former Bobcat Mark Cimarolli at the Big East/MAC Challenge in 2005-06. Herriott shot a 69 (-1) in the first round, then fired a 65 (-5) in the second, which matched his career-best score that he established last Monday (Sept. 12) in the second round Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in Charleston, W. Va. Herriott's pair of 65 second rounds tie him for the second-best rounds in program history with Charles Vandlir (1959-60 at West Virginia) and Mark Cimarolli (2005-06 at Big East/MAC Challenge). In Sunday's final round at the EKU Intercollegiate, Herriott finished with a 73 (+3). He finished the event with 39 pars to tie for fourth in the field while his -3 on the par 4s tied for sixth.
Senior co-captain Peyton White (Huntersville, N.C.) leapt 14 spots on the leaderboard on Sunday, tying for sixth with a 209 (-1), which goes down as the sixth-best three-round score in program history. After carding a 73 (+4) in the first round, he closed the event out with back-to-back rounds of 68 (-2). White led the field with 14 birdies and tied for sixth with Herriott with -3 scoring on the par 4s.
Sophomore Michael Kenney (Kent, Ohio) shot a 212 (+2) to finish in a tie for 16th. His 212 is tied for the ninth-best three-round total in program history. Kenney shot a career-best 67 (-3) in the first round, then posted a 74 (+4) in the second and a 71 (+1) in the third.
Sophomore Ben Sattler (Liberty Township, Ohio) tied for 41st with a career-best 218 (+8) after round scores of 73 (+3) and a career-best tying 71 (+1) on Saturday followed by a 74 (+4) on Sunday.
Junior Brady Bohl (Dublin, Ohio) totaled rounds of 76 (+6) and a career-best 70 (E) on Saturday, then a final round of 74 (+4) on Sunday to tally a career-best tying 220 (+10) -- good for a tie for 52nd place.
After hosting its annual Bobcat Open fundraiser on Sept. 26 at The Lakes Golf & Country Club in Worthington, Ohio, the Bobcats will return to competition Oct. 3-4 with the Firestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club - North Course in Akron, Ohio.
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