Tigers Finish Second in Pre-Championship Tune-Up

Chardon, OH - In the last competition before the conference championships, the Tigers of Wittenberg Men's Golf went against a small field of mostly North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams in the Caschera DiCillo Classic, hosted by John Carroll at Sand Ridge Golf Club. After 

After round one, it looked as though it would come down to the Blue Streaks and the Tigers, as John Carroll led their home event by three strokes at two over par and the Tigers were close behind at five over par. John Carroll followed that by shooting even par in the second round to finish the weekend at two over par to win the tournament. On the other hand, Wittenberg struggled on day two, shooting 16 over par to finish 21 over par, good for a second place tie.

The top finisher for the Tigers was Alex Rath (Dublin, OH / Scioto) in a third place tie after shooting a first round 72 and a second round 74 to finish 2 over par for the event. The next two finishers for the Tiger were both tied for ninth, as Mitch Bolte (Newark, OH / Newark) and Griffin Turner (Enon, OH / Greenon) both finished at 6 over par. Bolte was the more consistent of the two, shooting two consecutive rounds of three over par 75, while Turner started the first round with a one under par 71, but followed it up with a seven over par 79. Mikey Schutte (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) found himself tied for 14th overall with a first round three over par 75 and a second round 76 to ultimately end seven over par. The fifth Tiger finisher, tied for 22nd, was David Walterhouse (Statham, GA / Bethlehem Christian Academy), as he carded a first round four over 76 and second round eight over par 80, to finish 12 over par. The final Tiger finisher was Charlie Parker (Swanbourne, Australia / Scotch College) at 25 over par and 37th overall.

The team that tied with Wittenberg for second place was the Tigers' "B" team. The top finishers from that group were Mark Sulek (Delaware, OH / Hayes), Bradley Hinkel (Springboro, OH / Springboro) and Owen Williams (Plymouth, MI / Detroit Catholic Central), all finishing tied for fifth overall at five over par and Caleb Domitrovich (McDonald, OH / McDonald) was six over par to finish in a tie for ninth overall.

Next up, the Tigers will compete in the 2026 NCAC Golf Championship this coming weekend, May 1-3 at Avalon Lakes Golf Course in Warren, OH, with John Carroll serving as the host institution.