Indiana University Athletics
IU In Seventh After Day One of Central Regional
9/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BRIDGMAN, Mich. - Head Coach Mike Mayer's golf squad opened up the Notre Dame Invitational/Central Regional Preview at the incredibly tough Lost Dunes Golf Club in Bridgman, Mich., on Friday with a 304 tally to start the tournament in seventh place. Kent State holds the lead with a 7-over 287, while Big Ten foe Michigan State is in second with a 294.
"Obviously, the golf course was set up as difficult as possible," Mayer said. "They were the most severe greens we will perhaps ever see. We put ourselves in a position to shoot a decent number after the front nine, but the par-5 15th broke our back. We just made too many mistakes coming in. However, we are not far out of contention. We just have to come back tomorrow with a productive round to put ourselves back in the thick of things."
Indiana senior Heath Peters paced the Hoosiers with a fifth-place-tying 2-over 72, which is just four strokes off the lead set by Golden Flash golfer Ryan Yip's 2-under 68
As for the rest of Mayer's charges, junior Scott Seibert and freshman Santiago Quirarte tied for 37th place out of the shoot with a pair of 77 totals, while senior Jeff Overton carded a 78 to tie for 46th place. Junior Brad Marek rounded out IU's first-round performance with a 67th-place-tying 81.
Next up, the Cream and Crimson continue the tournament Saturday at the Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind., with tee times beginning 8 a.m. IU then concludes the tourney on Sunday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
IU Individual
T5) Heath Peters 72
T37) Scott Seibert 77
T37) Santago Quirarte 77
T46) Jeff Overton 78
T67) Brad Marek 81
Team Scores
1) Kent State 287
2) Michigan State 294
3) Texas Tech 296
4) Colorado 298
5) Notre Dame 299
6) Texas A&M 303
7) INDIANA 304
8) Arkansas 305
9) Xavier 306
10) Northwestern 309
T11) Iowa State 310
T11) Missouri 310
T13) Toledo 311
T13) Tulsa 311
15) SMU 321
