Indiana University Athletics
Friday, February 7
Palm Coast, Fla.
Indiana University
vs
Penn State
IU Men’s Golf Begins Spring Slate with Big Ten Match Play Championship
2/6/2020 4:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
PALM COAST, Fla. – Indiana Men's Golf gets its spring slate underway on Friday at the Big Ten Match Play Championship at the Ocean Course at the Hammock Beach Resort. The Hoosiers will begin the event by teeing off against Penn State Friday at 8 a.m.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Feb. 7-8, 2020
Big Ten Match Play Championship • Palm Coast, Fla.
Hammock Beach Resort • Ocean Course
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (13)
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, Maryland, Northwestern, Minnesota, Purdue
INDIANA LINEUP
Tournament Notes
This marks the sixth-straight year the event has been played at Hammock Beach Resort and the 12th year overall for the competition. Last year, the Hoosiers came in 11th after splitting the weekend, 2-2, earning wins against Penn State and Minnesota. Ethan Shepherd led the Hoosier lineup, going 3-1 in the event, including 2-0 on the final day. The Hoosiers earned the championship in the very first year of the event (2009).
The 13 teams have been drawn into a single-elimination bracket, with the seeds determined using the Nov. 26, 2019, final fall Golfstat rankings. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Play gets started on Friday morning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET. No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 Purdue and No. 3 Minnesota will each receive a first-round bye.
The event will air on Big Ten Network on March 1 at 10:30 a.m.
Saved the Best for Last
The Hoosiers posted their best team finish of the year at the final fall tournament, coming in third at the Steelwood Collegiate (Oct. 26-27). Ochsenreiter and Shepherd carded an even-216 to finish tied for ninth, the best individual finishes for the team during the fall slate. Shepherd tied his career-low round as he fired a 6-under-par 66 in the second round of the event.
Davis Collects Third Top-30 Finish
Sophomore Mitch Davis recorded four top-30 finishes in the fall, highlighted by a pair of top-20 outings. He currently leads the team with a 73.80 average. Davis is coming off a freshman year that saw him post the second-best average ever for an Indiana freshman (73.27).
Tournament No. 1 Recap – Windon Memorial
Indiana earned a top-10 finish at the first event of the year at Windon Memorial, led by a top-20 outing from sophomore Mitch Davis, who tied for 16th. Davis led the field in par-3 scoring and bogeyed just one hole on the final day. Harry Reynolds (T30) and Jack Sparrow (T35) each carded a round of 69 in the event.
Tournament No. 2 Recap – Olympia Fields
The Hoosiers competed in the prestigious Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational amongst the nation's best Sept. 20-22. Ochsenreiter led the Indiana lineup as he moved up four spots on the final day to finish tied for 54th.
Tournament No. 3 Recap – Marquette Intercollegiate
IU placed fifth in the Marquette Intercollegiate. IU saw two finish in the top-20 in Jack Sparrow (T12, 1-under-par) and Mitch Davis (T19, 2-over-par).
Tournament No. 4 Recap – Crooked Stick Invitational
Indiana played host to the Crooked Stick Invitational along with Purdue. The Hoosiers finished in eighth place with Ochsenreiter earning a top-25 finish, carding a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to finish tied for 21st. Another highlight of the event came from Giacchetto, who eagled for the first time in his career in the opening round.
Tournament No. 5 Recap – Steelwood Collegiate
Indiana wrapped up the fall slate at the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala. As a team, the Hoosiers posted their best finish of the fall, coming in third in the event at 1-under-par. IU was led by a pair of top-10 finishes from Ochsenreiter and Shepherd, who both tied for ninth.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Feb. 7-8, 2020
Big Ten Match Play Championship • Palm Coast, Fla.
Hammock Beach Resort • Ocean Course
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (13)
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, Maryland, Northwestern, Minnesota, Purdue
INDIANA LINEUP
- Mitch Davis (1-1-1)
- Ethan Shepherd (7-1)
- Brock Ochsenreiter (4-7)
- Jack Sparrow (2-6)
- Drew Giacchetto (first appearance)
- Evan Gaesser (2-2)
Tournament Notes
This marks the sixth-straight year the event has been played at Hammock Beach Resort and the 12th year overall for the competition. Last year, the Hoosiers came in 11th after splitting the weekend, 2-2, earning wins against Penn State and Minnesota. Ethan Shepherd led the Hoosier lineup, going 3-1 in the event, including 2-0 on the final day. The Hoosiers earned the championship in the very first year of the event (2009).
The 13 teams have been drawn into a single-elimination bracket, with the seeds determined using the Nov. 26, 2019, final fall Golfstat rankings. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Play gets started on Friday morning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET. No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 Purdue and No. 3 Minnesota will each receive a first-round bye.
The event will air on Big Ten Network on March 1 at 10:30 a.m.
Saved the Best for Last
The Hoosiers posted their best team finish of the year at the final fall tournament, coming in third at the Steelwood Collegiate (Oct. 26-27). Ochsenreiter and Shepherd carded an even-216 to finish tied for ninth, the best individual finishes for the team during the fall slate. Shepherd tied his career-low round as he fired a 6-under-par 66 in the second round of the event.
Davis Collects Third Top-30 Finish
Sophomore Mitch Davis recorded four top-30 finishes in the fall, highlighted by a pair of top-20 outings. He currently leads the team with a 73.80 average. Davis is coming off a freshman year that saw him post the second-best average ever for an Indiana freshman (73.27).
Tournament No. 1 Recap – Windon Memorial
Indiana earned a top-10 finish at the first event of the year at Windon Memorial, led by a top-20 outing from sophomore Mitch Davis, who tied for 16th. Davis led the field in par-3 scoring and bogeyed just one hole on the final day. Harry Reynolds (T30) and Jack Sparrow (T35) each carded a round of 69 in the event.
Tournament No. 2 Recap – Olympia Fields
The Hoosiers competed in the prestigious Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational amongst the nation's best Sept. 20-22. Ochsenreiter led the Indiana lineup as he moved up four spots on the final day to finish tied for 54th.
Tournament No. 3 Recap – Marquette Intercollegiate
IU placed fifth in the Marquette Intercollegiate. IU saw two finish in the top-20 in Jack Sparrow (T12, 1-under-par) and Mitch Davis (T19, 2-over-par).
Tournament No. 4 Recap – Crooked Stick Invitational
Indiana played host to the Crooked Stick Invitational along with Purdue. The Hoosiers finished in eighth place with Ochsenreiter earning a top-25 finish, carding a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to finish tied for 21st. Another highlight of the event came from Giacchetto, who eagled for the first time in his career in the opening round.
Tournament No. 5 Recap – Steelwood Collegiate
Indiana wrapped up the fall slate at the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala. As a team, the Hoosiers posted their best finish of the fall, coming in third in the event at 1-under-par. IU was led by a pair of top-10 finishes from Ochsenreiter and Shepherd, who both tied for ninth.
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