The No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes men’s golf team couldn’t keep up with the No. 6 Auburn Tigers Tuesday night in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Ohio State fell to the Tigers 3&2 in 21 holes as Auburn will now face the Florida State Seminoles in the championship match on Wednesday.

Maxwell Moldovan and Tyler Sabo both got 1-up wins for the Buckeyes while Neal Shipley (2&1) and Jackson Chandler (1up) lost their matchups in the best-of-five match play format.

In the final and deciding match between the two teams, Buckeyes senior Adam Wallin went up against SEC Player of the Year and freshman Jackson Koivun – who were tied after the regulation 18. After two extra holes, the two were still even, but on the par-5 18th – the third extra hole, Koivu made birdie to put Auburn in the championship round against FSU.

Earlier in the day in the quarterfinal round, the Buckeyes defeated the No. 2 seed Vanderbilt 3-1-1 to advance to the semifinals, while Auburn beat No. 3 Virginia 3-1.

Chandler (3&2), Shipley (4&2) and Wallin (19 holes) all won their quarterfinal matches to help the Buckeyes advance to the semifinals.

Ohio State finished stroke play at 22-over par as a team with a total of 1174. That put it behind Auburn, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia, Vanderbilt, and Illinois as the top eight teams advanced to match play.

Last season, another SEC team, Florida, won the title with a 3-1 win over Georgia Tech. Neither Auburn or Florida State has won an NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, meaning this year, there will be a first-time winner.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skilled spellers from across the country are gathered this week just outside the nation’s capital for the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The spellers this year, including 17 from Ohio, have a daunting task: to memorize the spelling of 4,000 words for a chance at a $50,000 prize and the title of national spelling bee champion.

The words at the bee, like “leberwurst,” “rennet” and “creaces,” are uncommon, much like the spellers themselves.

Even among the 245 spellers, Ryan Frazee of Wheelersburg, Ohio is unique. At age 15, he is the oldest contestant this year. However, he said he was just happy to meet other kids from around the country who also like spelling.

“I just like learning the words, vocabulary,” Ryan said. “I’m the mindset of all these other people. I kind of feel integrated with everybody else.”

The Wheelersburg Middle School eighth grader has only been a competitive speller for three years, mostly training on his own by reading the dictionary.

“He is constantly reading. That’s really what’s gotten him here, is his love for reading and his love for vocabulary. And he knows words that, you know, I’ve never even heard of,” said Ryan’s mom, Melissa Frazee.

Frazee said his favorite word was “boogie-woogie” because it includes repetition, rhyme and hyphenation.

Unfortunately, Ryan misspelled the word “obeisance,” meaning deferential respect, by one letter Tuesday in the preliminary round, knocking him out of the spelling bee.

His parents, though, said just making it to the national spelling bee was a win in itself.

“He’s very witty, very clever,” said Ryan’s dad, Sean Frazee. “We’re very proud of him.”

Several Ohio spellers are advancing to the quarterfinals round on Wednesday. The champion will be determined on Thursday night.

The last Ohio champion was Anamika Veeramani, who won with the word “stromuhr” in 2010.

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WHAT: 39th Ohio Senior Open Championship
WHEN: May 29-30, 2024
WHERE: Fazio Course, Firestone Country Club. Par for both divisions is 35-35—70. The course will play to 6,500 yards for the Senior Division and 6,095 yards for the Senior Plus. Formerly known as the West Course, the Fazio Course was built in 1989 and redesigned by legendary architect Tom Fazio in 2021.
WHO: The event is conducted by the Northern Ohio Section of the Professional Golfers Association.
FORMAT: The event is contested in two divisions: The Senior Division is for players 50-and-over as of May 29, 2024; Senior Plus is for players 60-and-over.
THE FIELD: Limited to 144 players. There are 63 professionals and 81 amateurs entered. Approximately 80 cities, towns or villages from 34 counties – as well as two former Senior Open champions no longer living in Ohio – have entered.
SPONSORS: Michelob Ultra, Forever Lawn, Invited.
FREE ADMISSION: The event is open to the public with no admission charge.
SCHEDULE: May 29: 7 a.m. Driving range opens; 8 a.m. First round begins off both #1 and #10 tees. May 30: 7 a.m. Driving range opens; 8 a.m.: Second round begins of both #1 and #10 tees.