Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Head West For Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge
10/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 23, 2006
Big Ten Pac-10 Challenge Notes
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The Indiana University men's golf team heads off to the west coast for the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge on Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24. The tournament consists of three rounds, with 36 holes played on Monday and the final 18 holes taking place on Tuesday. It is co-hosted by the University of Oregon and Northwestern University and will take place at Pacific Dunes Golf Course in Bandon, Ore.
In addition to Indiana and Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin will represent the Big Ten. Along with Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Washington will round out the tournament field from the Pac-10. Teams will play in groups of three and a blind draw will determine the pairings. Groups will consist of either two Pac-10 teams and one Big Ten team or two Big Ten teams and one Pac-10 squad. For the conference challenge portion of the tournament, each conference will count its lowest five team scores following each round.
Tournament play begins Monday with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. (ET) and the second round will follow the first. On Tuesday, the final round will commence with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.
THE FIELD
The field consists of nine ranked teams, including UCLA, which is the No. 1 team in the nation according to the most recent GolfStat poll. Stanford follows at No. 5 and USC is at No. 13. Minnesota is the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the field at No. 28, while Washington is at No. 36, Wisconsin is at No. 38, Michigan State is No. 41, Northwestern follows at No. 42 and Indiana rounds out the ranked members of the field at No. 48.
THE COURSE
Pacific Dunes was designed by Tom Doak and opened for play in 2001. A part of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Pacific Dunes was ranked No. 1 in Golf Magazine's Top 100 You Can Play in 2006, as well as earning the No. 2 spot on Golf Week's Best Modern Courses list that same year. In 2005, Golf Magazine named the course the No. 8 layout in the United States and No. 13 layout in the world in its annual ranking of the Top 100 and Golf Digest named Pacific Dunes No. 4 on its list of the 100 Greatest Public Courses.
PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS
The Hoosiers will send a team of five players to the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge. Sophomores Jorge Campillo, Seth Brandon and Drew Allenspach will be joined freshman Alex Martin and junior Santiago Quirarte on the team. Martin will be participating in his third collegiate event and his second as a member of the scored team in the tournament.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. For more information, contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Jen Hildebrand at (812) 856-0553 or via email at jenhilde@indiana.edu.
REVISITING THE 2005 BIG TEN/PAC-10 CHALLENGE
In 2005, the Hoosiers finished in 11th place with a total of 886 (293-294-299) in the tournament, which was held at Glen Club in Chicago. Drew Allenpach led the Hoosiers, finishing in a tie for 18th after carding a 219 (72-70-77). Northwestern took home the tournament title with a total of 860.
LAST TIME OUT
The Indiana men's golf team finished in seventh place at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, held at the Wolf Run Golf Club. The Hoosiers carded a total of 909 (296-303-310) for their placement.
Leading the way for Indiana was sophomore Jorge Campillo, who added to his already impressive resume with a sixth-place finish. He carded a 218 (69-73-76) for the tournament. Classmate Drew Allenspach finished in 19th position after turning in a 54-hole total of 228 (75-74-79) and fellow sophomore Seth Brandon shared 31st place with a total of 232 (75-78-79) for the tournament.
Junior Santiago Quirarte finished tied for 34th position with a 233 (77-79-77) and senior Tad Sacheck shared 42nd place after carding a 237 (81-78-78).
Competing as an individual, freshman Alex Martin turned in a total of 230 (78-78-74) for a share of 24th place.
CHECKING IN ON THE VCU/MATTAPONI SPRINGS SHOOTOUT
Three Hoosiers finished under-par as the Indiana University men's golf team finished in fourth place at the VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout. The Hoosiers wrapped up the 54-hole tournament with a 10-under total of 854 (284-288-282).
Leading the way for Indiana was sophomore Jorge Campillo, who tied for third with a 10-under par total of 206 (68-70-68). It was the lowest 54-hole total of his career and marked the first time in the Caceres, Spain, native's collegiate career in which he carded three rounds under par. In tying for third, Campillo collected his third top-10 of the season in three tournaments and the eighth of his career.
Also finishing under par was sophomore Seth Brandon, who tied for 12th with a two-under 214 (72-73-69). It was the lowest 54-hole total for the Dalton, Ga., native in his two years competing for the Crimson and Cream. The third Hoosier under par for the tournament was fellow classmate Drew Allenspach, who carded a one-under total of 215 (74-72-69) at Mattaponi Springs. That total tied Allenspach's career-low, which he set last season at the Fossum/Spartan Invitational.
Rounding out the Hoosier lineup was junior Santiago Quirarte, who tied for 49th with a 54-hole total of 225 (70-74-81), and freshman Alex Martin. Making his collegiate debut, Martin tied for 51st after carding a 226 (77-73-76).
THE NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL PREVIEW
Jorge Campillo picked up right where he finished last season, opening the 2006-07 campaign with a tie for third place at the Rich Harvest Farms/NCAA Central Regional Preview. Campillo carded a 224 (74-76-74) for his placement at the tournament.
As a team, the Hoosiers finished in eighth place with a 54-hole total of 929 (305-318-306) for the tournament. Louisville captured the team title with a total of 895 (297-299-299).
Seth Brandon shared 15th place for the Hoosiers, finishing with a three-round total of 229 (76-79-74). Brandon Pike finished in a tie for 30th position with a 235 total (78-80-77), while Santiago Quirarte shared 48th with a 240 (77-83-80). Drew Allenspach finished in a tie for 58th position after carding a 245 (80-83-82) for the tournament. Competing as an individual, Aaron Harrell tied for 43rd with a 239 (80-81-78).
PICKING UP SOME HARDWARE
Campillo wrapped up his first season by earning a spot on the PING All-Midwest Region team as well as All-Big Ten honors and the unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Campillo became the first IU rookie since former standout Jeff Overton in 2002 to be selected to the All-Big Ten team. Those honors wrapped up a season in which the newcomer had been named Big Ten Golfer of the Week three times.
Not to be outdone, head coach Mike Mayer was named both Big Ten and Midwest Region Coach of the Year. It was his first time earning either honor and the first Big Ten recognition for a Hoosier coach since Sam Carmichael collected the accolade in 1998.
RECORD SETTING
Campillo cemented his place in the Indiana record book by shattering the all-time freshman scoring record with a mark of 72.67 in 39 rounds in 2005-06. That average was also good for eighth place in IU lore. Campillo also moved into a tie for the fifth-best single round score in Hoosier history with his 67 in the final round of the NCAA Eastern Regional.
If not for Campillo, Allenspach would have snagged the honor for himself. Allenspach wrapped up the year with a stroke average of 74.15, second on the all-time freshman list, and he narrowly beat out Brandon for that spot. Brandon wrapped up the season with an average of 74.33 in 39 rounds. He also posted the best score of any Hoosier on the season and his 66 in the first round of the Big Ten Championships tied for the fourth best in program history.
ENTERING THE WINNERS CIRCLE
On April 9, Campillo wrapped up the title at the Boilermaker Invitational by eight strokes for his first individual title, becoming the first true freshman to win an event since current IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was victorious in 1995 at the Legends Intercollegiate. It was also the first time that a Hoosier had won a tournament since Overton in 2005.
The following weekend, fellow newcomer Brandon shared medalist honors at the Kepler Intercollegiate. It went down as a share of first place for the Dalton, Ga., native after he dropped the second playoff hole, and he joins Campillo and Brewer as the only true freshmen to claim first place in the program's history.
