
Shepherd Tied for 13th After First Round of Olympia Fields
9/20/2019 6:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Junior Ethan Shepherd is tied for 13th after the first round of the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational. Shepherd shot an even-70 on the day to lead Indiana.
Tournament: Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational
Location: Olympia Fields, Ill.
Course: Olympia Fields Country Club
Indiana team standing: 15th – 298 (+18)
Top Indiana individual: Ethan Shepherd T13th – 70 (E)
Online Scoring: GolfStat.com
CHIP-INS
• Indiana started play on the No. 10 tee.
• Shepherd hit par on the first 10 holes he played on and is tied for the sixth-most pars in the field with 14. The junior bogeyed holes No. 2 and 3 before rebounding with a pair of birdies on No. 4 and No. 7.
• Sophomore Mitch Davis carded a 38 on the back nine before improving by two strokes on the final nine holes to end the day tied at 56th at 4-over-par.
• Jack Sparrow is tied for 67th after carding a 76. Sparrow had three birdies on the day, including hole No. 1, which is the longest on the course at 580 yards.
• Senior Brock Ochsenreiter birdied No. 1 and No.18 and finished the day tied for 79th at 8-over-par.
• Sophomore Harry Reynolds shot a 38 on the back nine and finished the round tied for 82nd.
BY THE NUMBERS
Pos. Name R1 Total (to par)
T13 Ethan Shepherd 70 70 (E)
T56 Mitch Davis 74 74 (+4)
T67 Jack Sparrow 76 76 (+6)
T79 Brock Ochsenreiter 78 78 (+8)
T82 Harry Reynolds 79 79 (+9)
UP NEXT
• The second round will tee off on Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Indiana will tee off at 10 a.m. ET off the No. 10 tee.
Tournament: Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational
Location: Olympia Fields, Ill.
Course: Olympia Fields Country Club
Indiana team standing: 15th – 298 (+18)
Top Indiana individual: Ethan Shepherd T13th – 70 (E)
Online Scoring: GolfStat.com
CHIP-INS
• Indiana started play on the No. 10 tee.
• Shepherd hit par on the first 10 holes he played on and is tied for the sixth-most pars in the field with 14. The junior bogeyed holes No. 2 and 3 before rebounding with a pair of birdies on No. 4 and No. 7.
• Sophomore Mitch Davis carded a 38 on the back nine before improving by two strokes on the final nine holes to end the day tied at 56th at 4-over-par.
• Jack Sparrow is tied for 67th after carding a 76. Sparrow had three birdies on the day, including hole No. 1, which is the longest on the course at 580 yards.
• Senior Brock Ochsenreiter birdied No. 1 and No.18 and finished the day tied for 79th at 8-over-par.
• Sophomore Harry Reynolds shot a 38 on the back nine and finished the round tied for 82nd.
BY THE NUMBERS
Pos. Name R1 Total (to par)
T13 Ethan Shepherd 70 70 (E)
T56 Mitch Davis 74 74 (+4)
T67 Jack Sparrow 76 76 (+6)
T79 Brock Ochsenreiter 78 78 (+8)
T82 Harry Reynolds 79 79 (+9)
UP NEXT
• The second round will tee off on Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Indiana will tee off at 10 a.m. ET off the No. 10 tee.
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