Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set For Landfall Tradition
10/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 26, 2006
The Landfall Tradition Notes
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The Indiana University men's golf team heads to The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., from Friday - Sunday, Oct. 27-29, to close out the fall portion of its 2006-07 season. UNC Wilmington will host the event at the Jack Nicklaus Course at the Country Club of Landfall. This will be the first time that the Hoosiers have competed in the event.
The event consists of three rounds, with 18 holes played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Along with Indiana and UNC Wilmington, 10 other teams will comprise the field. Big Ten rivals Purdue and Ohio State join the Hoosiers in the field, which will be rounded out by Kansas, Maryland, Memphis, Missouri, Tulsa, VCU, Virginia Tech and Xavier.
Tournament play begins Friday with tee times beginning at 8:17 a.m. (EST) with the second round beginning at the same time on Saturday. On Sunday, the final round will commence at 7:30 a.m.
THE FIELD
The field consists of six teams ranked in the top 60 in the country, according to the most recent GolfStat poll. Kansas is the highest-ranked member of the field at No. 30, and is closely followed by Tulsa at No. 31 and Purdue at No. 32. Virginia Tech enters the tournament with a ranking of No. 49, while Xavier stands at No. 54 and Indiana is ranked No. 59.
THE COURSE
The Jack Nicklaus Course at the Country Club of Landfall was designed by golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus and the original 18 holes opened in September 1990. In 2001, an additional nine holes were added to the course, making the course 27 holes all together. The nines are named Marsh, Ocean and Pines and each offers terrain remincient of its name. The fairways and rough on the course are Bermuda grass and the greens are a mixture of bent grasses.
PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS
The Hoosiers will send a team of five players to The Landfall Tradition. Sophomores Jorge Campillo, Seth Brandon and Drew Allenspach will be joined by freshman Alex Martin and junior Santiago Quirarte on the team. This will be the second consecutive tournament in which this lineup has been together, as they all participated in the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge in Bandon, Ore., earlier this week.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. In addition, live stats will be available on the web at www.golfstat.com during each round. For more information, contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Jen Hildebrand at (812) 856-0553 or via email at jenhilde@indiana.edu.
GO WEST YOUNG MAN
The Indiana men's golf team finished 10th at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge. The Hoosiers turned in rounds of 312-304-302 for a total of 918 for their placement. The tournament was held at Pacific Dunes Golf Course and was co-hosted by the University of Oregon and Northwestern University.
Picking up his fifth top-10 in five events played to lead the Hoosiers was sophomore Jorge Campillo, who finished in a tie for fifth. The Caceres, Spain, native turned in a final round of 73 to go along with a 75 and 76 from the first day for a 54-hole total of 224 and his placement. Fellow sophomore Seth Brandon finished in a tie for 18th position after carding a 226 (78-79-69) for the tournament.
The third sophomore in the lineup, Drew Allenspach, finished tied for 25th with a tournament total of 228 (79-70-79) while freshman Alex Martin tied for 55th place, carding a 240 (80-79-81) on the event. Junior Santiago Quirarte rounded out the Hoosier lineup by finishing in 59th position with a total of 241 (80-79-82).
REVISITING THE WOLF RUN INTERCOLLEGIATE
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 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 he was also 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 WINNER'S 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.
