Hoosiers Tied For Sixth After Round One of Big Ten Championship

Tournament: Big Ten Championship
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Course: Philadelphia Cricket Club Wissahickon Course
Indiana team standing: T6th/14 teams; 293 (+13)
Top Indiana individual: Ethan Shepherd/Jake Brown (T15th) – 72 (+2)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com

QUOTEABLE
"I think we were really patient as a team today and didn't force anything if we got out of position. For me, my chipping and putting were as good as they have been in a while." – Ethan Shepherd, who is tied for 15^th at 2-over par after round one.

TAP-INS
• As a team, Indiana registered a score of 293 (+13) to tie with Iowa for sixth place after 18 holes of the Big Ten Championship. Indiana entered the tournament ranked 11^th out of the 14 teams in the Big Ten.

• Sophomore Ethan Shepherd used a birdie on is final hole to post a 2-over 72 and tie for 15^th after the first round. Shepherd posted a team-best three birdies on the round.

• Senior Jake Brown, playing in his fourth and final Big Ten Championship, matched Shepherd with a 72 in round one. His round featured four bogeys and two birdies.

• Junior Brock Ochsenreiter is tied for 28^th at 4-over par after a 74 on Friday. He was 1-over par after 12 holes, but a trio of bogeys coming in increased his score to par.

• Freshman Mitch Davis recorded four bogeys in his final six holes to post a score of 75 and move into a tie for 36^th at 5-over par.

• Harry Reynolds ran into some issues in the middle of his round but was able to right the ship with back-to-back birdies coming in and post a 79 to tie for 64^th.

Individuals
Pos.     Name                          R1        R2        R3        Total (To Par)
T15      Ethan Shepherd          72                                72 (+2)
T15      Jake Brown                 72                                72 (+2)
T28      Brock Ochsenreiter     74                                74 (+4)
T36      Mitch Davis                 75                                75 (+5)
T64      Harry Reynolds           79                                79 (+9)

Team
T6th     Indiana                        293                              293 (+13)

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• The Hoosiers will begin their second around at 9:00 a.m. ET on the back nine.

Hoosiers Tied For Sixth After Round One of Big Ten Championship

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Players Mentioned

Jake Brown

Mitch Davis

Brock Ochsenreiter

Harry Reynolds

Ethan Shepherd

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