Friday, February 9
Palm Coast, FL
8:00 AM
Indiana University
vs
Penn State
Big Ten Match Play Championship Opens Spring Season for Indiana
2/8/2018 11:06:00 PM | Men's Golf
PALM COAST, Florida – The ninth annual Big Ten Match Play Championship will open the spring portion of the Indiana men's golf schedule on Friday at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida. All 14 teams will be participating this year over two days, with the first round starting at 8:00 a.m.
INDIANA'S MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE
Friday AM: Indiana vs. Penn State
Friday PM: Indiana vs. Michigan State
Saturday AM: Rutgers
Saturday PM: TBA
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Hammock Beach Resort • Palm Coast, Florida
Par 72 • 7,183 yards
Live Scoring
TEAMS COMPETING (Seed for Match Play)
East Bracket West Bracket
Penn State (1) Illinois (1)
Michigan State (2) Northwestern (2)
Michigan (3) Purdue (3)
Minnesota (4) Maryland (4)
Ohio State (5) Iowa (5)
Indiana (6) Wisconsin (6)
Rutgers (7) Nebraska (7)
INDIANA LINEUP
The Hoosiers will send six guys to compete this weekend:
SCORING FOR BIG TEN MATCH PLAY
• Individual matches can end in Win, Loss or Tie. An individual match win is worth one point, and a halved match is worth ½ point.
• Team matches will end in Win or Loss.
• For team matches ending in a 3-3 (except the Championship Match), the winning team will be determined by the following tiebreaking procedure:
1. Most holes won by a team (For example, winning a match 7&6 will give a team 7 holes, 4&2 will give a team 4 holes, etc.)
2. Outcome of #1 position players match, second match, third match, etc. These match numbers will respond to order coaches choose. It will not be number one player on team, but whoever is in first match working back to sixth match.
3. Highest seeded team in Golfstat ranking assigned prior to event.
• In event of a tie during the Championship Match, Co-Champions will be declared.
• In the event there are team records that are the same following the first three matches, the following system will be used to break those ties for the seeding of the final match.
1. Teams with the most cumulative number of points from the first three matches using the following values: 1 point for a match win/0.5 point for a match halve/2 points for a team win
2. Starting with the #1 position player(s) for your team, we will compare the records of those position vs. the teams that is /are tied during the first three matches. We will proceed through the lineup - 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6th position – until the tie(s) is/are broken. It will be based on the position, not the player since position of players can change with substitutions.
3. Highest seeded team in Golfstat rankings assigned prior to the event.
INDIANA HISTORY AT BIG TEN MATCH PLAY
Here's a look at how the Hoosiers have played over the course of this event:
2016-17
Iowa, L (3-1-2)
Nebraska, W (4-2)
Ohio State, L (4-1-1)
2015-16
Penn State, W (3.5-2.5)
Minnesota, L (2-4)
Rutgers, W (4-2)
Purdue, L, (1-5)
2014-15
Northwestern L,1-3
Penn State L,1-4
Michigan State L, 1-4
Nebraska W, 2-2
2013-14
Wisconsin W, 3-0
Northwestern L, 0-1
Ohio State W, 3-2
Minnesota T, 1-2 (Minnesota won tiebreaker)
2011-12
Ohio State L, 2-3
Iowa T, 3-4 (Iowa won tiebreaker)
2010-2011
Wisconsin W, 6-0
Iowa W, 4-2
Ohio State T, 4-3 (IU won tiebreaker)
Northwestern L, 2-4
2009-2010
Minnesota L, 2-3
Illinois, W, 4-2
Ohio State L, 1-5
2008-2009
Purdue W, 4-2
Michigan State W, 4-1
Michigan W, 3-2
*Big Ten Match Play Champions*
CROOKED STICK RECAP
In a strong field with six teams ranked in the top 60 at the time, the Indiana Hoosiers finished tied for seventh with Georgia with a team score of 885 (+21). The Hoosiers used a final round score of 295 – the fifth-best score of the day – to move up the leaderboard.
The top individual performance came from junior Jake Brown, who tied for second with a score of 215 (-1). Brock Ochsenreiter tied for 14th with his score of 218 (+2). Freshman Evan Yakubov, who was competing as an individual, entered the final round tied for the lead before finishing tied for 14th at 2-over par.
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."
INDIANA'S MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE
Friday AM: Indiana vs. Penn State
Friday PM: Indiana vs. Michigan State
Saturday AM: Rutgers
Saturday PM: TBA
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Hammock Beach Resort • Palm Coast, Florida
Par 72 • 7,183 yards
Live Scoring
TEAMS COMPETING (Seed for Match Play)
East Bracket West Bracket
Penn State (1) Illinois (1)
Michigan State (2) Northwestern (2)
Michigan (3) Purdue (3)
Minnesota (4) Maryland (4)
Ohio State (5) Iowa (5)
Indiana (6) Wisconsin (6)
Rutgers (7) Nebraska (7)
INDIANA LINEUP
The Hoosiers will send six guys to compete this weekend:
| Golfer | 17-18 Rounds | Scoring Avg. | Career Match Play |
| Jack Sparrow | 9 | 74.89 | 1-3 |
| Jake Brown | 15 | 72.47 | 3-3-1 |
| Brock Ochsenreiter | 15 | 73.27 | 1-2 |
| Ethan Shepherd | 12 | 75.67 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ranton | 6 | 79.50 | 0-0 |
| Brendon Doyle | 15 | 73.80 | 5-4-1 |
SCORING FOR BIG TEN MATCH PLAY
• Individual matches can end in Win, Loss or Tie. An individual match win is worth one point, and a halved match is worth ½ point.
• Team matches will end in Win or Loss.
• For team matches ending in a 3-3 (except the Championship Match), the winning team will be determined by the following tiebreaking procedure:
1. Most holes won by a team (For example, winning a match 7&6 will give a team 7 holes, 4&2 will give a team 4 holes, etc.)
2. Outcome of #1 position players match, second match, third match, etc. These match numbers will respond to order coaches choose. It will not be number one player on team, but whoever is in first match working back to sixth match.
3. Highest seeded team in Golfstat ranking assigned prior to event.
• In event of a tie during the Championship Match, Co-Champions will be declared.
• In the event there are team records that are the same following the first three matches, the following system will be used to break those ties for the seeding of the final match.
1. Teams with the most cumulative number of points from the first three matches using the following values: 1 point for a match win/0.5 point for a match halve/2 points for a team win
2. Starting with the #1 position player(s) for your team, we will compare the records of those position vs. the teams that is /are tied during the first three matches. We will proceed through the lineup - 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6th position – until the tie(s) is/are broken. It will be based on the position, not the player since position of players can change with substitutions.
3. Highest seeded team in Golfstat rankings assigned prior to the event.
INDIANA HISTORY AT BIG TEN MATCH PLAY
Here's a look at how the Hoosiers have played over the course of this event:
2016-17
Iowa, L (3-1-2)
Nebraska, W (4-2)
Ohio State, L (4-1-1)
2015-16
Penn State, W (3.5-2.5)
Minnesota, L (2-4)
Rutgers, W (4-2)
Purdue, L, (1-5)
2014-15
Northwestern L,1-3
Penn State L,1-4
Michigan State L, 1-4
Nebraska W, 2-2
2013-14
Wisconsin W, 3-0
Northwestern L, 0-1
Ohio State W, 3-2
Minnesota T, 1-2 (Minnesota won tiebreaker)
2011-12
Ohio State L, 2-3
Iowa T, 3-4 (Iowa won tiebreaker)
2010-2011
Wisconsin W, 6-0
Iowa W, 4-2
Ohio State T, 4-3 (IU won tiebreaker)
Northwestern L, 2-4
2009-2010
Minnesota L, 2-3
Illinois, W, 4-2
Ohio State L, 1-5
2008-2009
Purdue W, 4-2
Michigan State W, 4-1
Michigan W, 3-2
*Big Ten Match Play Champions*
CROOKED STICK RECAP
In a strong field with six teams ranked in the top 60 at the time, the Indiana Hoosiers finished tied for seventh with Georgia with a team score of 885 (+21). The Hoosiers used a final round score of 295 – the fifth-best score of the day – to move up the leaderboard.
The top individual performance came from junior Jake Brown, who tied for second with a score of 215 (-1). Brock Ochsenreiter tied for 14th with his score of 218 (+2). Freshman Evan Yakubov, who was competing as an individual, entered the final round tied for the lead before finishing tied for 14th at 2-over par.
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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