Indiana University Athletics
Men's Golf Travels South of the Border
2/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Feb. 16, 2007
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Indiana University men's golf team will open the spring portion of its 2006-07 schedule at the GADO North Texas Classic in Guadalajara, Mexico from Sunday - Monday, Feb. 18-19. The University of North Texas will host the event at El Palomar Country Club and it is the second time that the Hoosiers have competed in the event.
The event consists of three rounds, with 36 holes played on Sunday and 18 on Monday. Along with Indiana and North Texas, eight other teams will comprise the field. Big Ten rival Iowa will join the Hoosiers in the tournament field, which will be rounded out by Arkansas-Little Rock, Cal State Northridge, Huston, Iowa State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee State and UMKC.
Tournament play begins Sunday with tee times beginning at 9:15 a.m. (EST) with the second round immediately following. On Monday, the final round will commence at 8:30 a.m.
THE COURSE
The El Palomar Country Club is a par-72, 6900 yard layout in Guadalajara, Mexico. Rated the No. 22 best course in Mexico by Best's Golf Guide to Mexico, El Palomar was designed by David Fleming and sits on top of a hill.
PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS
The Hoosiers will send a team of five players to the GADO North Texas Classic. 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 third consecutive tournament in which this lineup has been together, as they all participated in The Landfall Tradition to close out the fall portion of the schedule. The tournament also serves as a homecoming of sorts for Quirarte, who is a native of Queretaro, Mexico.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. In addition, results will be available on the web at www.golfstat.com following each round. For more information, contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Jen Hildebrand at (812) 856-0553 or via email at jenhilde@indiana.edu.
INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM
Indiana University sophomores Seth Brandon and Jorge Campillo were invited to participate in the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational on Feb. 2-4, at the Frederica Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga. The Jones Cup Invitational, a 54-hole stroke play event, is contested biennially among the best amateur players from around the world. First contested in 2001, the Jones Cup Committee extended invitations to 99 players for the 2007 competition based on a variety of criteria, such as tournament finishes and amateur rankings.
Campillo finished in a tie for 62nd-place at the event with a three-day total of 226 (70-81-75) while Brandon was one stroke behind him, wrapping up the event in a tie for 69th at 227 (76-76-75).
NEW YEAR, NEW EVENTS
Four members of the IU men's golf team participated in three events during the early winter months. During the semester break, sophomores Seth Brandon and Brandon Pike headed south for the Dixie Amateur Championship, held at the Palm-Aire Country Club in Pompano Beach, Fla. Each playing in their first Dixie Amateur, both failed to make the cut at the 76th playing of the annual event, which took place, Jan. 2-3. Brandon turned in a 36-hole total of 150 to miss the cut by three strokes. The Dalton, Ga., native carded a 6-over-par 77 in the first round on the Cypress Course, but came back and fired a 2-over 73 on the Oaks Course in the second round to just miss advancing to the final two rounds. Also starting on the Cypress Course, Pike wrapped up the event with a two-round total of 158. He carded a 7-over par 78 in the first round and then carded an 80 on Jan. 3 for his total.
Not to be outdone, freshman Alex Martin also headed to Florida for the break, participating in the New Year's Invitational at the St. Petersburg Country Club. He finished with a 4-over-par total of 292 (70-77-69-76) at the 81st New Year's Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 7. Martin closed out the tournament in 23rd place with his total. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Martin wrapped up the 72-hole event 19 strokes behind the winner, Major Manning, at 273 (69-66-66-72). He was three strokes out of a top-20 placement and also fired a career-low 69 in the third round.
LEADING THE WAY
In addition to being in his ninth season leading the Hoosiers, head coach Mike Mayer was recently named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Coaches Congress. As a member of the congress, Mayer serves as the liaison between the men's golf coaches in the Big Ten and the GCAA in matters, including pending and future legislation as well as numerous other issues pertaining to championships and just the general state of college golf. Mayer's term as a member of the congress will run from Jan. 2007-June 30, 2008.
SUCCESS AWAY FROM THE COURSE
A hallmark of Mayer's tenure at the helm of the IU men's golf program has been the academic success that the team has had. That success has continued in the 2006-07 season, as two members of the team have already been named IU Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
For the week ending Oct. 8, 2006, senior Tad Sacheck earned the honor, while sophomore Drew Allenspach was the honoree for the week ending Jan. 28, 2007.
EASTERN FINISH
The Indiana men's golf team finished in sixth place at The Landfall Tradition, held at the Jack Nicklaus Course at Landfall Country Club in Wilmington, N.C., Oct. 27-29. The Hoosiers wrapped up the tournament a team total of 914 (306-300-308) for their placement. It was IU's final tournament of the fall portion of its schedule.
Leading the way for Indiana were sophomore Jorge Campillo and junior Santiago Quirarte. The duo tied for ninth place with a total of 224 for the tournament, with Campillo turning in rounds of 79-75-70 for his placement and Quirarte carding rounds of 77-73-74 to wrap up the fall. It was the sixth top-10 for Campillo in six appearances so far this season and was also the best finish for Quirarte in the fall. Following those two players was freshman Alex Martin, who finished in a tie for 35th place with a total of 234 (76-75-83). Sophomore Drew Allenspach wrapped up the fall in a tie for 38th with a tournament total of 236 (75-77-84) while classmate Seth Brandon wrapped up a tie for the 43rd position after carding a total of 237 (78-78-81).
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 finish 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, 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 in Zionsville, Ind. 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 Cream and Crimson. 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). Making his collegiate debut, Alex 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).
HOOSIERS ON TOUR
When IU alum Steve Wheatcroft earned his PGA Tour card on Dec. 4, 2006, it brought the total of former Hoosiers on Tour to three, something that many schools can not claim. Wheatcroft joined two-time All-American Jeff Overton and the 2004 PGA Champion, Shaun Micheel, as members of the PGA Tour in 2007.
Most recently, Overton finished in a tie for 19th at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 8-11. It was Overton's fifth top-25 finish of his career and his first start of the 2007 season. Wheatcroft was also in the field, but he missed the cut after firing rounds of 72-76-71. Wheatcroft has played in five events already in 2007, making just one cut.
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.
