WESTFIELD CENTER — Another tight finish at the Ohio Open Championship resulted in a new champion Wednesday on the South Course of Westfield Country Club.
Drew Salyers, a former All-Big Ten player, won the 103rd Ohio Open by one shot after the lead changed hands several times during the final round. He shot a 2-under-par 68 during the final round to finish with a 54-hole score of 10-under 200.
Since 2008, no one has won the Ohio Open by more than two shots.
Salyers was an All-American at Indiana University. He had rounds of 67-65-68 this week in winning the $10,000 top prize.
Strongsville’s Jake Scott (66-68-67), Minerva’s Paul Wackerly (71-64-66) and Shaker Heights amateur Andrew Bailey (71-62-68) finished tied for second at 9-under 201.
Bailey, the reigning Ohio Open champion, was the low amateur, finishing one shot ahead of edged Pickerington’s Carson Bellish, a sophomore at Xavier. The original field featured 149 non-professionals.
The final round saw a number of players in contention.
The lead changed hands several times between Salyers, Scott, Bailey and Wackerly. Salyers took control with a birdie on the par-3 No. 11 and a decisive birdie on the 391-yard No. 16. He made an 8-foot putt from behind the hole for the birdie on 16.
This was Salyer’s first Ohio Open as a professional. He began the day as one of three players tied for second. They were one shot behind second-round leader Daniel Wetterich, who shot a final-round 71 to share fifth place with Bellish.
Former Green High School and Ohio State star Maxwell Moldovan, who shared the first-round lead with defending champion Michael Balcar and Ball State senior Ali Khan, fell out of contention midway through the final round along with Balcar and Khan.
103rd Ohio Open Championship final results – top 25 finishers
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July 1-3, par 210, at Westfield Country Club
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Drew Salyers, Howard, 67-65-68—200
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Jake Scott, Strongsville, 66-68-67—201
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Paul Wackerly, Minerva, 71-64-66—201
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Andrew Bailey (a), Shaker Heights, 71-62-68—201
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Carson Bellish (a), Pickerington, 69-66-67—202
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Daniel Wetterich, Cincinnati, 68-63-71—202
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Michael Balcar, Toledo, 65-68-70—203
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Andrew Dorn, Cincinnati, 67-67-69—203
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Trent Tipton, Grove City, 69-64-70—203
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Leo Walling (a), Powell, 72-65-67—204
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Kevin Hall, Cincinnati, 66-68-70—204
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Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, 65-68-71—204
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Jake Fox, Cincinnati, 67-65-72—204
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Thomas Bell (a), Bowling Green, 66-70-69—205
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Nolan Haynes (a), Barberton, 72-66-68—206
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Blake Sattler, Dover, 70-68-68—206
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Solomon Petrie (a), Akron, OH 71-69-66—206
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Zach Burton (a), Dublin, 67-70-69—206
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Tyler Sabo (a), Ashland, 69-70-68—207
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TT Crouch, Fredericktown, 71-67-69—207
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DJ Holub, Twinsburg, 70-66-71—207
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Jaysen Hansen, Twinsburg, 67-70-70—207
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Nathan Tarter, Akron, 68-68-71—207
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Bryce Reed (a), Sunbury, 71-71-65—207
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Palmer Yenrick, Oregon, 67-72-69—208
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Rylan Wotherspoon (a), Cincinnati, 72-66-70—208
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Drew Salyers wins the Ohio Open at Westfield Country Club