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LGHL Former Ohio State star Maxwell Moldovan to play in fourth-straight U.S. Open
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Former Ohio State star Maxwell Moldovan to play in fourth-straight U.S. Open
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Moldovan earned his first win as a professional golfer in April on the PGA Tour Americas.
For the fourth-straight year, former Ohio State golfer Maxwell Moldovan will take on golf’s toughest challenge.
Moldovan qualified for the 125th U.S. Open at the iconic Oakmont Country Club after finishing tied for second place at U.S. Open Final Qualifying at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio. Moldovan has now qualified for the last four U.S. Open’s at the Springfield qualifying site.
“I just feel at peace here,” Moldovan told NBC Sports after his round about Springfield. “I came here, first U.S. Open sectional when I was 15, got in as an alternate and played here. Obviously didn’t play good, but came back at 17 years old. I’ve played the Ohio Amateur here. I just love this place.”
His first round included six birdies and five bogeys to finish 1-under. He then shot a 4-under 66 in the second round to get to 5-under and avoid the playoff at 4-under for the final qualifying spot.
“My caddy and I, we have so much fun here,” Moldovan said. “The greens, they’re so crazy, and you have to hit putts sideways and let the gravity take the ball into the hole. It happened a lot for me today, and it was so cool.”
A three-time All-American at Ohio State, Moldovan finished the first two days at 7-over at the 2024 U.S. Open to miss the cut by two strokes. He also missed the cut in his previous two U.S. Open entries.
Moldovan earned his first professional win two months ago, securing the victory at the 70th ECP Brazil Open on the PGA Tour Americas with a 50-foot eagle putt on the final hole to beat George Markham by one shot at 18-under.
His win made him the first Ohio State golfer to win a professional PGA Tour tournament since Bo Hoag at the Portland Open on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019. He also earned exempt status on the PGA Tour Americas through the 2026 Latin America swing and moved up to the No. 2 spot on the 2025 Fortinet Cup, where he now sits at No. 5.
The top 10 golfers on the final Fortinet Cup Standings earn exempt status on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour, which is the developmental tour for the PGA Tour.
The 2025 U.S. Open begins on Thursday, June 12 at Oakmont Country Club. Moldovan will tee off with 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur winner Evan Beck and Justin Hicks at 7:07 a.m. ET on Thursday at No. 1 and 12:52 p.m. ET on Friday off No. 10.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images
Moldovan earned his first win as a professional golfer in April on the PGA Tour Americas.
For the fourth-straight year, former Ohio State golfer Maxwell Moldovan will take on golf’s toughest challenge.
Moldovan qualified for the 125th U.S. Open at the iconic Oakmont Country Club after finishing tied for second place at U.S. Open Final Qualifying at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio. Moldovan has now qualified for the last four U.S. Open’s at the Springfield qualifying site.
“I just feel at peace here,” Moldovan told NBC Sports after his round about Springfield. “I came here, first U.S. Open sectional when I was 15, got in as an alternate and played here. Obviously didn’t play good, but came back at 17 years old. I’ve played the Ohio Amateur here. I just love this place.”
His first round included six birdies and five bogeys to finish 1-under. He then shot a 4-under 66 in the second round to get to 5-under and avoid the playoff at 4-under for the final qualifying spot.
“My caddy and I, we have so much fun here,” Moldovan said. “The greens, they’re so crazy, and you have to hit putts sideways and let the gravity take the ball into the hole. It happened a lot for me today, and it was so cool.”
A three-time All-American at Ohio State, Moldovan finished the first two days at 7-over at the 2024 U.S. Open to miss the cut by two strokes. He also missed the cut in his previous two U.S. Open entries.
Moldovan earned his first professional win two months ago, securing the victory at the 70th ECP Brazil Open on the PGA Tour Americas with a 50-foot eagle putt on the final hole to beat George Markham by one shot at 18-under.
His win made him the first Ohio State golfer to win a professional PGA Tour tournament since Bo Hoag at the Portland Open on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019. He also earned exempt status on the PGA Tour Americas through the 2026 Latin America swing and moved up to the No. 2 spot on the 2025 Fortinet Cup, where he now sits at No. 5.
The top 10 golfers on the final Fortinet Cup Standings earn exempt status on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour, which is the developmental tour for the PGA Tour.
The 2025 U.S. Open begins on Thursday, June 12 at Oakmont Country Club. Moldovan will tee off with 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur winner Evan Beck and Justin Hicks at 7:07 a.m. ET on Thursday at No. 1 and 12:52 p.m. ET on Friday off No. 10.
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LGHL Which Buckeyes do you think will lead the team in touchdowns, sacks?
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Which Buckeyes do you think will lead the team in touchdowns, sacks?
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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
As you may or may not have noticed, this is “Most Telling Stat Week” here at Land-Grant Holy Land. So, for this week’s fan survey, we are going to ask you about two of the most straightforward counting stats in football, touchdowns and sacks.
With all of the turnover on Ohio State’s roster, the Buckeyes lost both its sack-leader last year (J.T. Tuimoloau, 12.5) and co-TD scorer (Quinshon Judkins tied Jeremiah Smith with 16). So, with new faces across the board, we wanted to see who you think will fill those holes.
Get the rundown of both questions below and then vote in the survey underneath. And, if the player you want to pick isn’t mentioned in the survey, feel free to head down to the comments and write him in.
Obviously the easy answer here is Jeremiah Smith, since he was tied with the aforementioned Quinshon Judkins for the team lead last year. However, now that he is officially WR1, what if the extra attention gives a guy like Carnell Tate or Brandon Inniss more opportunities to score. Or, what if eiterh C.J. Donaldson or James Peoples takes on more of an RB1 role than either Judkins or TreVeyon Henderson last year and gets to 20 TDs?
There there is the introduction of potential first-year starting quarterback security blanket in transfer tight end Max Klare.
I think I’d still go with J.J., but there are arguments to be made elsewhere.
Of the guys in our survey, Sonny Styles was head and shoulders above the rest with six sacks last season, but that wasn’t even half of what J.T.’s team lead was. Caden Curry only put up 2.5 sacks last year, but he and Kenyatta Jackson (1.5 sacks in 2024) will be the ones replacing Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer, so they seem like strong candidates.
But we still don’t know how Matt Patricia and Larry Johnson are going to deploy C.J. Hicks, or how much of a force inside Eddrick Houston is going to be. Then there’s the linebacker who will be playing opposite Styles. Last year, Cody Simon was third on the team with seven sacks; a more freakishly athletic Arvell Reese could have the potential to do even more.
What do you think?
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
As you may or may not have noticed, this is “Most Telling Stat Week” here at Land-Grant Holy Land. So, for this week’s fan survey, we are going to ask you about two of the most straightforward counting stats in football, touchdowns and sacks.
With all of the turnover on Ohio State’s roster, the Buckeyes lost both its sack-leader last year (J.T. Tuimoloau, 12.5) and co-TD scorer (Quinshon Judkins tied Jeremiah Smith with 16). So, with new faces across the board, we wanted to see who you think will fill those holes.
Get the rundown of both questions below and then vote in the survey underneath. And, if the player you want to pick isn’t mentioned in the survey, feel free to head down to the comments and write him in.
Question 1: Which Buckeye will finish with more touchdowns this year?
Obviously the easy answer here is Jeremiah Smith, since he was tied with the aforementioned Quinshon Judkins for the team lead last year. However, now that he is officially WR1, what if the extra attention gives a guy like Carnell Tate or Brandon Inniss more opportunities to score. Or, what if eiterh C.J. Donaldson or James Peoples takes on more of an RB1 role than either Judkins or TreVeyon Henderson last year and gets to 20 TDs?
There there is the introduction of potential first-year starting quarterback security blanket in transfer tight end Max Klare.
I think I’d still go with J.J., but there are arguments to be made elsewhere.
Question 2: Which Buckeye will finish with more sacks this year?
Of the guys in our survey, Sonny Styles was head and shoulders above the rest with six sacks last season, but that wasn’t even half of what J.T.’s team lead was. Caden Curry only put up 2.5 sacks last year, but he and Kenyatta Jackson (1.5 sacks in 2024) will be the ones replacing Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer, so they seem like strong candidates.
But we still don’t know how Matt Patricia and Larry Johnson are going to deploy C.J. Hicks, or how much of a force inside Eddrick Houston is going to be. Then there’s the linebacker who will be playing opposite Styles. Last year, Cody Simon was third on the team with seven sacks; a more freakishly athletic Arvell Reese could have the potential to do even more.
What do you think?
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Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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