Owens Men's Golf Wins Match Play Championship On Chip Off

Dominic DiGiacomo watches his putt move toward the hole on the 18th green in today's Owens match play tournament. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Dominic DiGiacomo watches his putt move toward the hole on the 18th green in today's Owens match play tournament. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Posted: Oct 13, 2014

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---The Owens Community College men's golf team captured first place in the Owens Fall Match Play Invitational at Belmont Country Club today.

In the end, Owens and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College's A and B teams tied for first place, forcing a three-way chip off for first place. Harrison Long (Wilnecote/Tamworth, U.K.) competed in the playoff for Owens, while Taylor Suggs and Andres Martinez competed for Cincinnati State.

Long and Martinez each placed their first ball closer to the hole than Suggs, so it came down to those two and Long placed his second shot closer to eliminate Martinez and give Owens the title.

The event was split into two nine hole competitions. Through the first nine, Owens only had two points as Long and Dru Hein (Jasper/Jasper, Ind.) each defeated their opponent. In the second nine, Long, Dominic DiGiacomo (Ocean City/Ocean City, N.J.), Hein and Wyatt Spalding (Summerfield/Petersburg, Mich.) all won, while Philippe Weppernig (Luzern, Switzerland) tied his opponent to give Owens 4.5 points.

With both rounds combined, Owens and each of Cincinnati State's team tied at 6.5 points to force the playoff.

Columbus State Community College had 5.5 points to finish fourth, while Lakeland Community College's 1.5 points put them fifth.

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Long's 72 led the Owens men's golf team to a first place finish in Saturday's Cincinnati State Fall Invitational.

As a team, Owens shot 298 to best second place Vincennes University's 309. Indiana University East and Cincinnati State's A team each shot a 317 to tie for third. Cincinnati State's B team shot a 334 to finish fifth.

Aside from Long, Weppernig and DiGiacomo each shot a 74. Hein (78) and Spalding (79) rounded out the scores for the Owens starting lineup, although Christian Bienaime (Lake Brantley/Altamonte Springs, Fla.) competed individually and shot an 84.

For Long, it was his second medalist finish of the fall season. He also won the Jon P. Spiess Memorial on Sept. 9.

Next Up

Owens will close out its fall golf season at the Lourdes University Fall Invitational on Sunday at Barrington Golf Club in Aurora, Ohio.