2026 Dayton Flyer Invitational
Mainella Places Third as Ohio Men’s Golf Finishes Fifth at the Dayton Flyer Invitational
10/20/2026 8:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
DAYTON, Ohio – The Ohio men's golf team wrapped up the fall schedule Oct. 19-20 at the 2026 Dayton Flyer Invitational at the NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio. The Bobcats finished in fifth place after shooting 866 (+14).
Butler won the event on Tuesday, finishing with an 850 (-2) as a team.
As a team, Ohio shot 286 to open the tournament before shooting 298 in the second round. On the final day the Bobcats shot a team best 282, finishing the tournament with an 866 (+14).
Sophomore Gabriel Mainella (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) had a career best tournament as a Bobcat, finishing at two under across the two days in Kettering. He never went over par, shooting even par in the first round, two-under par in the second round and even par again in the final round, helping him finish tied for third.
Sophomore Rylan Hall (Stratford, Ontario, Canada) had a great performance as well, finishing two over for the tournament after shooting one-over par in the first round, four over in the second round before finishing his week off with an impressive three-under par in the final round and tying him for 12th place.
Freshman Jack Marsh (Worthington, Ohio) finished seven-over par for the tournament. He shot two over in the first round followed by a six over in the second round before capping off his week by shooting one under par in the final round, tying him for 31st place.
Junior Mikey Schutte (Cincinnati, Ohio) shot 15 over for the week, opening the week by shooting seven over in the first round and then six over in the second, before shooting two over in the final round, tying him for 67th place.
Freshman Cole Jones (Lancaster, N.Y.) shot 16 over for the week. He started strong by shooting one under par in the first round and then eight over in the second round. He finished his week by shooting nine over in the final round, placing him 69th overall.
Sophomore Jack Flores (Worthington, Ohio) played as an individual and shot 30 over for the tournament. He opened the competition by shooting 16 over in the first round, six over in the second round and then eight over in the final round for an 85th-place finish.
The Bobcats won't compete again until 2027 when they head south of the border to Quintana Roo, Mexico Feb. 7-9 for the Compadres Collegiate.
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