Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Set For Pinehurst Intercollegiate
3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 16, 2007
Pinehurst Intercollegiate Notes
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The Indiana University men's golf team will co-host the Pinehurst Intercollegiate on Sunday-Tuesday, March 18-20, in Pinehurst, N.C. The event will be played at The Centennial Pinehurst Course No. 8. The course is set up as a par 72 with a yardage of 7,035.
The event consists of three rounds, 18 holes played each day. Seventeen teams will join Indiana at Pinehurst, including Ball State, East Carolina, Illinois, Marquette, Michigan, Penn State, SMU, Mississippi, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, Virginia Commonwealth, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Western Illinois, Toledo, North Florida and Xavier.
Tournament play begins Sunday with tee times off No. 1 and 10 at 8 a.m. (EST).
PARTICIPATING HOOSIERS
Sophomores Jorge Campillo and Seth Brandon along with junior Santiago Quirarte, are guaranteed spots in the lineup for the tournament. Sophomores Drew Allenspach and Brandon Pike as well as freshman Alex Martin will battle it out for the remaining two spots. The player that does not make the starting lineup will play as an individual at the event.
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.
LAST TIME OUT
The Indiana men's golf team finished in a tie for first place with the University of Houston and sophomore Jorge Campillo tied for first for the individual title at the GADO North Texas Classic, held at El Palomar Country Club in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The tournament was hosted by North Texas, and opened the spring portion of the 2006-07 schedule for IU. The Hoosiers turned in a tournament total of 896 (305-287-304) to share the team title. Houston carded rounds of 309-290-297 for its total and moved up from third place after the first round.
Campillo turned in a total of 214 (73-68-73) to tie Jordan Irwin of Houston (76-69-69) for the individual crown. His 68 in the second round tied a career low. Prior to the win, the Caceres, Spain, native had one victory to his credit, the 2006 Boilermaker Invitational. The Hoosiers had picked up the team win there, as well, and were also victorious at the Fossum/Spartan Invitational in the spring of 2006.
Following Campillo was fellow sophomore Seth Brandon, who tied for 10th place with a 54-hole total of 225 (76-75-74). He was the lone Hoosier to improve his standing in the field during the final round. Junior Santiago Quirarte, a native of Wueretaro, Mexico, finished the tournament in a tie for 17th. He carded a 227 (78-71-78) for his placement.
Joining those three in the top-25 was sophomore Drew Allenspach, who shared 23rd place with a three-round total of 230 (78-73-79). Rounding out the IU lineup was freshman Alex Martin, who finished in 44th position after carding a 245 (81-82-82).
CAMPILLO PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Indiana University sophomore Jorge Campillo was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced on Thursday, Feb. 22. It was the fourth weekly honor of his career.
The Caceres, Spain, native tied for first at the GADO North Texas Classic with a 54-hole total of 214 (73-68-73) in the Hoosiers' first event of the spring season. His second-round 68 tied a season low for the sophomore. Prior to the win, Campillo had one individual medalist honor to his credit, the 2006 Boilermaker Invitational.
Campillo, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2006, earned the weekly award three times during his inaugural collegiate campaign. He was honored on Feb. 23, March 9 and April 11, 2006.
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.
AN INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Beginning with David Butwell (Southampton, England) in 2003, Indiana has welcomed an influx of international talent to Bloomington. Santiago Quirarte (Queretaro, Mexico) joined the Hoosiers two years ago, and Spaniards Jorge Campillo (Caceres) and Eric Serch (Barcelona) came aboard last season.
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.
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).
