The Ohio State men’s golf team completed their season in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Grayhawk Golf Club for the 2022 NCAA Championships. For the Championships, there was a three-day and 54 hole cut. Even though the Buckeyes carded their lowest score on the third day, they missed the cut as a team.
The Buckeyes carded scores of 300, 300 and 293 on their three days to fall out of contention. Ohio State finished 23rd out of 30 teams that qualified, and the cut was established at 15 teams for the fourth and final day.
Even though the Buckeyes missed the cut as a team, the future is bright for the golf team, as they were led by two sophomores and a junior. Sophomore Adam Wallin carded the best score for the Buckeyes at 10-over par and three-day scores of 74, 73 and 73, with the Grayhawk course being a par 70. Wallin finished tied for 55th individually.
The other stellar sophomore for the Buckeyes is Maxwell Moldovan, who finished tied for 62nd with a three-day score of 71-76-74, for a score of 11-over par. Moldovan also recently qualified for the U.S. Open next week at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts from the Springfield Regional after finishing 5-under par and in a tie for third.
Wrapping up the top five for the Ohio State men’s golf team was Jackson Chandler, who finished tied for 94th with scores of 76-75-74, Patrick Schmucking, who finished tied for 124th with scores of 79-79-72, and JonErik Alford finished in 140th place with scores of 80-76-79.