Men's Golf Standout Craig Osterbrock Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
For a second straight year, Craig Osterbrock, class of 2013 from Wilmington, Ohio, has earned third-team PING All-America honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Springfield, Ohio — For a second straight year, Craig Osterbrock, class of 2013 from Wilmington, Ohio, has earned third-team PING All-America honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Osterbrock was the Tigers' catalyst as they marched to a second straight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2011. A first-team All-NCAC, first-team All-Great Lakes Region and third-team All-America honoree a year ago as well, Osterbrock capped his 2010-11 regular season with a seven-stroke win at the Hiram Invitational, which served as the second round of the 2011 NCAC Championship Series. That win earned Osterbrock a tie for first place in the five-round competition, and he went on to win a one-hole playoff to earn the NCAC's Bob Nye Award as the conference championship medalist.
The team's victory in the NCAC Championship Series earned the Tigers their 17th trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament (18th overall – including a 1974 berth in the NCAA College Division Tournament). The Tigers finished 21st in the national competition at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC, missing the 15-team cut by six strokes after the second round.
After finishing 17th to earn third-team All-America honors a year ago, Osterbrock finished 156th in the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament. He led the Tigers for a second straight year in stroke average, finishing the 2010-11 campaign with a mark of 74.5. His average score of 74.22 ranked him 22nd in the nation prior to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Written By: Ryan Maurer
Photo By: Erin Pence
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