By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, OH---The No. 2 Express golf team won all three competitions in today's inaugural OCCAC Ryder Cup tournament at Belmont Country Club.

The Express combined for a total score of 206, while Columbus State Community College (222) finished second. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (229), Lakeland Community College (230) and Lorain County Community College (241) rounded out the field.

In Alternate Shot, the Express shot a 73, with Columbus State Community College coming in second at 77. In Best Ball, the Express shot a 66, while Columbus State came in second with a 73. Finally, in the Scramble, the Express shot a 67 while Cincinnati State came in second with a 69.

The pairing of Brandon Hoelzer and Walter Dorosh captured the Alternate Shot competition with a nine-hole score of 35, the pairing of Darren Gessner and Luke Berger won the Best Ball competition with a nine-hole score of 31, and the pairing of Blaze Hogan and Timothy Dawkins shot a nine-hole 33 to win the Scramble competition. 

The Scramble came down to a playoff between Hogan/Dawkins and Cincinnati State's Matt Nickoson and Austin Kyle.

Other Express pairing results included:

Scramble
Hoelzer/Dorosh - 34
Gessner/Berger - 37
Riley Robinson/Alex Roberts - 34
Jason Glass/Cincinnati State's Ricky Dumont - 37

Best Ball
Hogan/Dawkins - 35
Hoelzer/Dorosh - 36
Robinson/Roberts - 38
Glass/Cincinnati State's Dumont - 37 

Alternate Shot
Hogan/Dawkins - 38
Gessner/Berger - 38
Robinson/Roberts - 43
Glass/Cincinnati State's Dumont - 37 

The OCCAC Ryder Cup is a tournament that doesn't count in the OCCAC standings and it's just a fun way to close out the regular season before the teams head off to regionals.

The Express will open Region XII tournament play May 13-14.