Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set For Gopher Invitational
9/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Gopher Invitational Notes
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Sept. 15, 2006
The Indiana University men's golf team will head back out on the road for its second tournament of the season at the Gopher Invitational on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 16-17. The University of Minnesota will host the tournament at Spring Hill Golf Club in Wayzata, Minn.
The event consists of three rounds, with 36 holes played on Saturday and the final 18 holes taking place on Sunday. Along with Indiana and Minnesota, 10 other teams will comprise the field. Big Ten rivals Ohio State, Northwestern, and Michigan State join the Hoosiers and the Gophers in the tournament, which will be rounded out by Stanford, Lamar, Georgia Southern, Finland, SMU, Denver and Notre Dame. Tournament play begins Saturday with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. (EST) with the second round following the conclusion of play. On Sunday, the final round will commence at 9:00 a.m.
In 2000, tournament site Spring Hill Golf Club was rated the fifth-best new private course in the country by Golf Digest. For the tournament, the golf course will play at a par of 72 and will measure 7,020 yards.
PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS
The Hoosiers will send a team of five players to the Gopher Invitational. Sophomores Jorge Campillo, Seth Brandon, Brandon Pike and Drew Allenspach will be joined by junior Santiago Quirarte on the team. The quartet of sophomores finished second in the nation in Golfstat's Freshman Class Impact Rating and wrapped up their first collegiate season with a scoring average of 73.89 between them. It will be the same lineup that competed at the NCAA Central Regional Preview last weekend.
REVISITING THE 2005 GOPHER INVITATIONAL
Last season, the inaugural season of the event, the Hoosiers finished in sixth place with a 54-hole total of 902 (301-304-297). Leading the way for Indiana was Jorge Campillo, who finished in a tie for 14th after carding a 221 (73-75-73).
Host Minnesota captured both the team and individual titles at the championship, as the Gophers defeated Washington in a tiebreaker to take home the tournament championship. Minnesota had a score of 883 (301-284-298) for the tournament while Niall Turner turned in the only under-par performance of the weekend to capture medalist honors. Turner carded a 1-under 215 (73-70-72) for the title.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. There will also be live scoring of the tournament through www.golfstat.com. For more information, contact Jen Hildebrand at (812) 856-0553 or via email at jenhilde@indiana.edu.
LAST TIME OUT
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.
NCAA EAST REGIONAL RECAP
Despite a phenomenal rally on the final day at the NCAA East Regional, the Indiana men's golf 2005-06 campaign came to an end on May 20. Needing a low number in the third and last round, the Hoosiers shot a 1-under 287 (one of 6 squads in the 27-team field to shoot under par) to tie for 11th place at 891 (299-305-287) with Georgia State (298-298-295) and Georgia Southern (295-307-289).
Campillo led the Hoosier rally with a spectacular 5-under 67 and closed the event in 10th place (141-player field) with an even-par 216 (71-78-67). Campillo's round tied for the second lowest at the regional and matched former two-time All-American and current PGA Tour member Overton (2002-05) for the low postseason round in Indiana history.
Following the lead of Campillo, Quirarte played a sterling round of golf. Quirarte soared into the top 15 (tie for 14th) with a 3-under 69 on day three. After a 72 and 77 in rounds one and two, respectively, Quirarte earned his best NCAA finish with a 2-over 218.
Brandon collected a share of 59th with a 76 on the closing 18. Brandon recorded nine pars on the first nine but struggled to 4-over on the back.
Allenspach netted his best score of the regional with a 76 on the afternoon. Bouncing back from an 82 in round one, Allenspach ended the tournament with a 75 in round two and his third round 76 for a 233 total.
In the fifth spot, senior Brad Marek started strong before faltering to a 77 for a 54-hole 236 score (82-77-77).
RETURN TRIP TO NCAA REGIONALS
The Cream and Crimson made its third consecutive visit to the NCAA Regionals. In 2003-04, the Hoosiers advanced to the central regional while last season IU tied for 18th place at the eastern regional.
Indiana's NCAA selection marked the first time that IU made three straight NCAA appearances since the Hoosiers advanced to six straight from 1972-77. It was also the third NCAA trip in Mayer's eight seasons at the helm.
