Friday, April 30
Carmel, Ind.
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Championship
Hoosiers Set for 2021 Men’s Golf Big Ten Championship
4/29/2021 2:18:00 PM | Men's Golf
CARMEL, Ind. – Indiana men's golf gets underway in the Big Ten Championship on Friday at Crooked Stick Golf Club. The field will play one round each day, beginning Friday at 9 a.m.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Big Ten Championship • Carmel, Ind.
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,516
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (14)
No. 10 Illinois, No. 46 Indiana, No. 40 Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
INDIANA LINEUP
Tournament Notes
• The event will tee off Friday at 9 a.m. on split tees, with Indiana going off of No. 1. The teams will play one round each day, all of which will start on No. 1 and No. 10.
• Indiana has won the Big Ten Championship eight times, most recently in 1998. In addition, Hoosier alum Jeff Overton still is tied for record for 36-hole score (130) and 54-hole score (199). He set both in 2005.
• The Hoosiers are very familiar with Crooked Stick, playing there as recently as Oct. 2019 for the Crooked Stick Invitational. Shepherd was also on the team when Indiana also participated in the Crooked Stick Invitational in Oct. 2017.
• Crooked Stick was built in 1964 by Pete Dye and has played host to the 1991 PGA Championship, 2005 Solheim Cup, two BMW Championships and many more professional and amateur events.
Freshmen Pacing the Hoosiers
Freshmen Clay Merchent and Drew Salyers are both making their mark in the IU record early on in their careers. Through 18 rounds, Merchent's 71.83 average ranks as the best for a freshman in IU program history. Jorge Campillo registered a 72.67 in his freshman campaign, which has been the best for a freshman since 2006. Salyers' 73.33 ranks among the top-five freshmen averages. Merchent has earned a top-10 finish in four of six stroke play events this season, including two in the top-5. Salyers has finished in the top-20 in four events with two top-10 finishes.
Averages Improved Amongst Upperclassmen
In addition to the play of the freshmen, the three upperclassmen in this week's lineup are impressing as well as Reynolds (73.78), Davis (72.61) and Shepherd (72.94) are averaging the best scores of their careers.
Tournament No. 1 Recap – Big Ten Match Play Championship
The Hoosiers rallied to defeat Iowa, 3-2, in the Big Ten Match Play finals to earn their first title in the event since 2009. IU defeated Wisconsin in the semifinals, 3.5-1.5, and earned 4.5-0.5 victories against both Ohio State and Minnesota on the way to the championship. The event saw the Indiana debuts of freshmen Drew Salyers and Clay Merchent. Junior Harry Reynolds earned Big Ten Men's Golfer of the Week for his 4-0 performance while the team was named Golfweek's Men's Team of the Week.
Tournament No. 2 Recap – Mobile Bay Intercollegiate
In the first stroke play event of the season, Indiana came in second at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. It marked the best team finish for Indiana in a stroke play event since the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational in Sept. 2018. The Hoosiers were led by Merchent, who finished tied for third. All six Hoosiers competing, including Brock Ochsenreiter who played as an individual, finished in the top 31.
Tournament No. 3 Recap – Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island
Merchent led the way as he picked up his first career eagle on his way to a tie for ninth place. Junior Harry Reynolds (T23) and senior Ethan Shepherd (T30) also picked up top-30 finishes for the Hoosiers, who turned in their best round on the final day (285) and finished in ninth place.
Tournament No. 4 Recap – General Hackler Championship
Indiana made a final day push to move up three spots and finish in seventh place at the General Hackler Championship. Merchent carded a 2-under 70 to move up 16 spots and finish tied for eighth. Fellow freshman Drew Salyers also landed in the top-20 as he tied for 29th.
Tournament No. 5 Recap – Hoosier Collegiate Invitational
The Hoosiers made their competitive debut at The Pfau Course last weekend as they played host to The Pfau Course. Indiana came in second place with everyone in the team lineup finishing tied for 21st place or better, including Salyers and Reynolds finishing tied for seventh. Shepherd competed as an individual and finished tied for fourth place.
Tournament No. 6 Recap – Boilermaker Invitational/Boilermaker Individual
IU traveled to West Lafayette April 10-11 as the team lineup participated in the Boilermaker Invitational and a group of individuals competed in the Boilermaker Individual. In the team event, Merchent led the way as he finished tied for fourth with a 3-under-par 213. Davis also finished in the top-10 as he tied for ninth at 2-under 214. Ochsenreiter took home the title in the individual event with a 7-under 209, earning his first career win. For his efforts, he was named Co-Big Ten Golfer of the Week.
Tournament No. 7 Recap – Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
Indiana closed out the regular season last week in Columbus in the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. As a team, the Hoosiers finished tied for seventh and saw three land in the top-15. Davis led the way as he tied for ninth at 2-over, while Merchent and Shepherd finished T13 at 3-over.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Big Ten Championship • Carmel, Ind.
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,516
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (14)
No. 10 Illinois, No. 46 Indiana, No. 40 Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
INDIANA LINEUP
- Clay Merchent (Fr.; 71.83)
- Mitch Davis (Jr.; 73.22)
- Ethan Shepherd (Sr.; 73.92)
- Drew Salyers (Fr.; 73.33)
- Harry Reynolds (Jr.; 74.63)
Tournament Notes
• The event will tee off Friday at 9 a.m. on split tees, with Indiana going off of No. 1. The teams will play one round each day, all of which will start on No. 1 and No. 10.
• Indiana has won the Big Ten Championship eight times, most recently in 1998. In addition, Hoosier alum Jeff Overton still is tied for record for 36-hole score (130) and 54-hole score (199). He set both in 2005.
• The Hoosiers are very familiar with Crooked Stick, playing there as recently as Oct. 2019 for the Crooked Stick Invitational. Shepherd was also on the team when Indiana also participated in the Crooked Stick Invitational in Oct. 2017.
• Crooked Stick was built in 1964 by Pete Dye and has played host to the 1991 PGA Championship, 2005 Solheim Cup, two BMW Championships and many more professional and amateur events.
Freshmen Pacing the Hoosiers
Freshmen Clay Merchent and Drew Salyers are both making their mark in the IU record early on in their careers. Through 18 rounds, Merchent's 71.83 average ranks as the best for a freshman in IU program history. Jorge Campillo registered a 72.67 in his freshman campaign, which has been the best for a freshman since 2006. Salyers' 73.33 ranks among the top-five freshmen averages. Merchent has earned a top-10 finish in four of six stroke play events this season, including two in the top-5. Salyers has finished in the top-20 in four events with two top-10 finishes.
Averages Improved Amongst Upperclassmen
In addition to the play of the freshmen, the three upperclassmen in this week's lineup are impressing as well as Reynolds (73.78), Davis (72.61) and Shepherd (72.94) are averaging the best scores of their careers.
Tournament No. 1 Recap – Big Ten Match Play Championship
The Hoosiers rallied to defeat Iowa, 3-2, in the Big Ten Match Play finals to earn their first title in the event since 2009. IU defeated Wisconsin in the semifinals, 3.5-1.5, and earned 4.5-0.5 victories against both Ohio State and Minnesota on the way to the championship. The event saw the Indiana debuts of freshmen Drew Salyers and Clay Merchent. Junior Harry Reynolds earned Big Ten Men's Golfer of the Week for his 4-0 performance while the team was named Golfweek's Men's Team of the Week.
Tournament No. 2 Recap – Mobile Bay Intercollegiate
In the first stroke play event of the season, Indiana came in second at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. It marked the best team finish for Indiana in a stroke play event since the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational in Sept. 2018. The Hoosiers were led by Merchent, who finished tied for third. All six Hoosiers competing, including Brock Ochsenreiter who played as an individual, finished in the top 31.
Tournament No. 3 Recap – Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island
Merchent led the way as he picked up his first career eagle on his way to a tie for ninth place. Junior Harry Reynolds (T23) and senior Ethan Shepherd (T30) also picked up top-30 finishes for the Hoosiers, who turned in their best round on the final day (285) and finished in ninth place.
Tournament No. 4 Recap – General Hackler Championship
Indiana made a final day push to move up three spots and finish in seventh place at the General Hackler Championship. Merchent carded a 2-under 70 to move up 16 spots and finish tied for eighth. Fellow freshman Drew Salyers also landed in the top-20 as he tied for 29th.
Tournament No. 5 Recap – Hoosier Collegiate Invitational
The Hoosiers made their competitive debut at The Pfau Course last weekend as they played host to The Pfau Course. Indiana came in second place with everyone in the team lineup finishing tied for 21st place or better, including Salyers and Reynolds finishing tied for seventh. Shepherd competed as an individual and finished tied for fourth place.
Tournament No. 6 Recap – Boilermaker Invitational/Boilermaker Individual
IU traveled to West Lafayette April 10-11 as the team lineup participated in the Boilermaker Invitational and a group of individuals competed in the Boilermaker Individual. In the team event, Merchent led the way as he finished tied for fourth with a 3-under-par 213. Davis also finished in the top-10 as he tied for ninth at 2-under 214. Ochsenreiter took home the title in the individual event with a 7-under 209, earning his first career win. For his efforts, he was named Co-Big Ten Golfer of the Week.
Tournament No. 7 Recap – Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
Indiana closed out the regular season last week in Columbus in the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. As a team, the Hoosiers finished tied for seventh and saw three land in the top-15. Davis led the way as he tied for ninth at 2-over, while Merchent and Shepherd finished T13 at 3-over.
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