Tag: Ohio State Men’s Golf

Ohio State golfer Maxwell Moldovan qualifies for Barbasol Championship

In case you missed it, Maxwell Moldovan will be representing Ohio State in a PGA Tour event this weekend. #GoBucks

Ohio State men’s golfer, Maxwell Moldovan shot a -7 under to finish in second place at the PGA Tour’s Monday qualifier earlier this week to qualify for this weekend’s Barbasol Championship. With the result, he is one of just four in a field of 65 golfers to make the cut at Boone’s Trace National Golf Club.

It’ll be Moldovan’s first official PGA Tour event when he tees off at Champions Course at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholsville, Kentucky, though he did qualify for both of the last two U.S. Opens. He will be joining two other Buckeyes — Ryan Amour and Bo Hoag — this week in the field.

Moldovan continues to build upon a stellar career. He set a single-season Ohio State scoring record for the third consecutive year and finished in the top 20 in 11-of-13 events this season. He had a whopping seven top-five finishes.

Join us in wishing Moldovan a great showing on tour this weekend in Kentucky.

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Ohio State men’s golf tied for 12th after one round at NCAA Championships

In position to advance, just need to get to work. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s golf team didn’t play itself to the top of the leaderboard at the NCAA Championships on Friday, but it didn’t play itself out of contention either.

The Buckeyes shot a 7-over par round of 287 as a team on Friday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, which is seven strokes off the lead of an even par 280 Georgia Tech posted. The top fifteen schools will make the first cut after Sunday’s third round, followed by the top eight teams that will head to match play after the round on Monday.

Individually, the best score of any Buckeye was posted by junior Maxwell Moldovan, who shot a 1-under par round of 69 that included 17 pars and one birdie. He is tied for 14th heading into the second round.

Ohio State will be paired with Colorado State and Georgia for the second-straight day for the second round. The teams will tee off at 12:25 p.m. ET on Saturday.

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Ohio State men’s golf advances to NCAA Championship

In case you missed it, the Ohio State men’s hockey team is headed to Arizona to compete for a national championship. #GoBucks

By way of finishing in fourth place at the Auburn Regional last week, the Ohio State men’s golf team will advance to the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona, this coming weekend.

It was a week in which the Buckeyes were in contention as one of five qualifying spots out of the regional to qualify, and used an effort that resulted in just one of two teams that shot under par on Wednesday to make their way through.

It’ll be the 48th national NCAA Championship appearance and the first in two consecutive years since 1997 and 1998 for the program.

“Today is always a special day and it brings forth an exceptionally high volume of emotions,” head coach Jay Moseley said in a statement. “This week is what every team and athlete prepares for all season. Our guys came out with courageous energy today and their performance on the final nine holes was truly spectacular. I could not be more excited for our team. We know our team is equipped with the skills to play Greyhawk and this week confirmed that we can play with anyone in the country when we play at, or near, our best.”

Maxwell Moldovan led the way as the medalist of the event, shooting -7 for the tournament to pace the Buckeyes, who will be one of 30 teams at the event that begins Friday, May 26.

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Two Ohio State men’s golfers set to compete in U.S. Amateur this week

Ohio State men’s golfers Maxwell Moldovan and Elis Svard will be competing in the U.S. Amateur out in Bandon, Oregon this week.

Two Ohio State men’s golfers are preparing to compete this week on the Dunes and Trail courses. Incoming freshman Maxwell Moldovan and graduate transfer Elis Svard were both selected by way of exemption status rather than qualifying due to COVID-19 concerns.

Moldovan has had quite the summer. Not only was he selected as the 2019 AJGA Player of the Year, but he’s played and showed well in just about every top amateur event. He rose to as high as No. 33 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and led the US side to a victory in Junior President’s Cup in Australia this past December. Last summer, Moldovan advanced to the Round of 32 in the U.S. Amateur and the Round of 16 in the U.S. Junior Amateur.

For Svard he’s still getting acclimated to life as a Buckeye after an outstanding collegiate career at Cal State Monterey Bay before transferring to Ohio State. A three-time All-American, he won four times and posted 20 top-5 finishes. This past year, he was a finalist for the DII Jack Nicklaus Award after finishing in the top-10 in all six of his collegiate tournaments. The Sweden native recently won the Stockholm Amateur where he fired rounds of 68-66-66.

Stroke play begins on Monday and Tuesday with two rounds. The top 64 golfers will then advance to match play beginning on Wednesday. The winner will be crowned after a 36-hole match on Sunday with the GOLF Channel and NBC Universal’s Peacock alternating live streaming coverage beginning on Wednesday.

 

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