Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set To Open Season At NCAA Central Regional Preview
9/6/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 6, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University men's golf team heads to the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate/NCAA Central Regional Preview, Saturday - Sunday, Sept. 9-10, in Sugar Grove, Ill., to open the 2006-07 season. Northern Illinois will host the event at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club.
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 Northern Illinois, 10 other teams will comprise the field. Big Ten rival Michigan joins the Hoosiers in the field, which will be rounded out by Kansas State, Marquette, Missouri, Southern Methodist, Kansas, Ball State, Colorado, Louisville and Akron.
Tournament play begins Saturday with a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. (EST) with the second round following the conclusion of play. On Sunday, the final round will commence at 8:45 a.m.
Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club, which will play at a par 72 with a yardage of 7,325, is ranked No. 45 according to Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses and will host the 2007 NCAA Men's Central Regional on May 17-19. It will also be the site of the 2009 Solheim Cup, which pits the best female professional golfers from the United State against their counterparts from Europe.
Last season, the Hoosiers finished in 11th place at the NCAA Central Regional Preview, held at Sand Ridge Golf Club in Chardon, Ohio. The Hoosiers carded an 894 (300-297-297) for their placement, and current sophomore Jorge Campillo led Indiana with a tie for 15th in his first collegiate tournament. Campillo turned in rounds of 75-71-72 for a 218 total. Louisville earned the team title with a score of 871 (293-296-282) for three rounds and Gary Woodland of Kansas earned medalist honors with an 11-under-par total of 202 (67-66-69).
