Indiana University Athletics
Monday, October 16
Carmel, IN
9:00 AM
Indiana University
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Crooked Stick Invitational
IU Hosts 12-Team Field at Crooked Stick Invitational
10/15/2017 5:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
CARMEL, Indiana – For the second time this fall, the Indiana men's golf team will serve as host for some the top college golf programs in the country when they welcome 12 teams to Crooked Stick Golf Club for the Crooked Stick Invitational.
The tournament begins with a shotgun start on Monday at 9:00 a.m., when teams will play 36 holes. Then on Tuesday, the field will go off No. 1 and 10 tees for the final round starting at 9:00 a.m.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Crooked Stick Golf Club • Carmel, Indiana
Par 72 • 7,290 yards
Live Scoring
TEAMS COMPETING (12)
Indiana (host), Illinois, Georgia, Purdue, South Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Florida, Ball State, Toledo, Xavier, IUPUI
INDIANA LINEUP
The IU lineup for the Crooked Stick Invitational is:
1) Jake Brown (R-Jr.; 72.78)
3) Brock Ochsenreiter (So.; 74.00)
4) Brendon Doyle (Sr.; 73.67)
5) Jack Sparrow (R-Jr.; 70.33)
2) Ethan Shepherd (Fr.; 75.00)
Indiv.) Evan Yakubov (Fr.; 76.33)
Indiv.) Evan Gaesser (So.; 77.50)
Indiv.) Trevor Ranton (Jr.; 81.33)
*Scoring averages for 2017-18 season listed
CROOKED STICK HISTORY
Indiana has hosted this tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in 2010, 2013 and 2015 and have finished sixth, fourth and ninth, respectively. The top IU individual finish was Alex Martin's fifth place finish in 2010 with a score of 215.
Two members of this year's Indiana team competed in the 2015 edition at Crooked Stick – Brendon Doyle and Jake Brown. Doyle finished in a tie for 30th with a score of 232 after rounds of 80, 73 and 79. Brown finished tied for 47th with a score of 239 with scores of 82, 76 and 81.
DOYLE TAKES HOME CO-MEDALIST HONORS; HOOSIERS FINISH THIRD AS A TEAM
Indiana senior Brendon Doyle used a final round 65 – his career-best – to finish with a score of 206 for the tournament and bring home co-medalist honors at 4-under par. Jake Brown finished tied for eighth, Brock Ochsenreiter was T13 and Jack Sparrow was T20 to help propel the Hoosiers to the third place finish as a team. Doyle's co-medalist honors marked the first by an IU golfer since Jake Brown was co-medalist as the Hoosier Invitational in March 2016.
HOOSIERS CLOSE OLYMPIA FIELDS WITH 14TH PLACE FINISH
At the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, the Hoosiers battled a field of 15 teams – 10 of which were ranked in the top 25 – to finish in 14th place. Brock Ochsenreiter paced the Indiana attack with a T30 finish after recording a score of 218 (+8). Jake Brown opened with the low round of the tournament for IU (71) and finished in a tie for 48th.
INDIANA FINISHES 11TH AT WOLF RUN; SHEPHERD TIES FOR 18TH
The Hoosiers opened the 2017-18 season by hosting 16 teams at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate and finished 11th as a team. The top individual performer for IU was freshman Ethan Shepherd, who was making his collegiate debut and finished tied for 18th with a score of 223. Jake Brown tied for 23rd with a score of 225 to give the Hoosiers a pair of Top 25 finishes.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES IU GOLF COURSE RENOVATION PROJECT
On Oct. 6, 2017, the Indiana University Board of Trustees approved the design for the Indiana University Golf Course Renovation, which includes a new clubhouse and entirely new course layout.
The redesigned golf course, which will include a new clubhouse and driving range, will feature new hole layouts that challenge beginning through advanced golfers. The course also will be revitalized by returning part of the current course to native landscape, including the addition of about 70 acres of new trees, shrubs and other plantings to replace and augment dead or diseased trees. Golfers will be able to choose from several tee box locations and the greens will be designed for the approach shots of many skill levels. The par 71 course has a maximum yardage of about 7,700 yards and a minimum of about 4,500 yards, depending upon the tee location selected.
View Hole-By-Hole Layout
The new clubhouse with cart storage and an attached outdoor covered pavilion will be located near the Indiana University Foundation, along with the driving range. The clubhouse will include visual references to the campus including stone accents and an exterior clock with details reminiscent of the Frances Morgan Swain Student Building tower clock. The interior will include a golf shop, Alumni Hall, space to showcase the history of IU Golf, casual dining and snack bar, and public restrooms/locker rooms.
"We could not be more excited and thankful about today's approval," said Indiana Men's Golf head coach Mike Mayer. "There are numerous people that have put many long hours into this process to this point and we cannot thank them enough. This course will be a game-changer for Indiana University and our program."
The tournament begins with a shotgun start on Monday at 9:00 a.m., when teams will play 36 holes. Then on Tuesday, the field will go off No. 1 and 10 tees for the final round starting at 9:00 a.m.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Crooked Stick Golf Club • Carmel, Indiana
Par 72 • 7,290 yards
Live Scoring
TEAMS COMPETING (12)
Indiana (host), Illinois, Georgia, Purdue, South Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Florida, Ball State, Toledo, Xavier, IUPUI
INDIANA LINEUP
The IU lineup for the Crooked Stick Invitational is:
1) Jake Brown (R-Jr.; 72.78)
3) Brock Ochsenreiter (So.; 74.00)
4) Brendon Doyle (Sr.; 73.67)
5) Jack Sparrow (R-Jr.; 70.33)
2) Ethan Shepherd (Fr.; 75.00)
Indiv.) Evan Yakubov (Fr.; 76.33)
Indiv.) Evan Gaesser (So.; 77.50)
Indiv.) Trevor Ranton (Jr.; 81.33)
*Scoring averages for 2017-18 season listed
CROOKED STICK HISTORY
Indiana has hosted this tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in 2010, 2013 and 2015 and have finished sixth, fourth and ninth, respectively. The top IU individual finish was Alex Martin's fifth place finish in 2010 with a score of 215.
Two members of this year's Indiana team competed in the 2015 edition at Crooked Stick – Brendon Doyle and Jake Brown. Doyle finished in a tie for 30th with a score of 232 after rounds of 80, 73 and 79. Brown finished tied for 47th with a score of 239 with scores of 82, 76 and 81.
DOYLE TAKES HOME CO-MEDALIST HONORS; HOOSIERS FINISH THIRD AS A TEAM
Indiana senior Brendon Doyle used a final round 65 – his career-best – to finish with a score of 206 for the tournament and bring home co-medalist honors at 4-under par. Jake Brown finished tied for eighth, Brock Ochsenreiter was T13 and Jack Sparrow was T20 to help propel the Hoosiers to the third place finish as a team. Doyle's co-medalist honors marked the first by an IU golfer since Jake Brown was co-medalist as the Hoosier Invitational in March 2016.
HOOSIERS CLOSE OLYMPIA FIELDS WITH 14TH PLACE FINISH
At the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, the Hoosiers battled a field of 15 teams – 10 of which were ranked in the top 25 – to finish in 14th place. Brock Ochsenreiter paced the Indiana attack with a T30 finish after recording a score of 218 (+8). Jake Brown opened with the low round of the tournament for IU (71) and finished in a tie for 48th.
INDIANA FINISHES 11TH AT WOLF RUN; SHEPHERD TIES FOR 18TH
The Hoosiers opened the 2017-18 season by hosting 16 teams at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate and finished 11th as a team. The top individual performer for IU was freshman Ethan Shepherd, who was making his collegiate debut and finished tied for 18th with a score of 223. Jake Brown tied for 23rd with a score of 225 to give the Hoosiers a pair of Top 25 finishes.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES IU GOLF COURSE RENOVATION PROJECT
On Oct. 6, 2017, the Indiana University Board of Trustees approved the design for the Indiana University Golf Course Renovation, which includes a new clubhouse and entirely new course layout.
The redesigned golf course, which will include a new clubhouse and driving range, will feature new hole layouts that challenge beginning through advanced golfers. The course also will be revitalized by returning part of the current course to native landscape, including the addition of about 70 acres of new trees, shrubs and other plantings to replace and augment dead or diseased trees. Golfers will be able to choose from several tee box locations and the greens will be designed for the approach shots of many skill levels. The par 71 course has a maximum yardage of about 7,700 yards and a minimum of about 4,500 yards, depending upon the tee location selected.
View Hole-By-Hole Layout
The new clubhouse with cart storage and an attached outdoor covered pavilion will be located near the Indiana University Foundation, along with the driving range. The clubhouse will include visual references to the campus including stone accents and an exterior clock with details reminiscent of the Frances Morgan Swain Student Building tower clock. The interior will include a golf shop, Alumni Hall, space to showcase the history of IU Golf, casual dining and snack bar, and public restrooms/locker rooms.
"We could not be more excited and thankful about today's approval," said Indiana Men's Golf head coach Mike Mayer. "There are numerous people that have put many long hours into this process to this point and we cannot thank them enough. This course will be a game-changer for Indiana University and our program."
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