Saturday, April 10
West Lafayette, Ind.
Indiana University
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Boilermaker Invitational
Hoosiers Head to West Lafayette This Weekend
4/9/2021 1:48:00 PM | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana men's golf travels to West Lafayette this weekend as the team lineup will tee off in the Boilermaker Invitational and a group of individuals will compete in the Boilermaker Individual. Both events begin play Saturday morning.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Boilermaker Invitational • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen Golf Course
Par 72 • 7,465
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (16)
Illinois (6), Ohio State (38), Kent State (47), Indiana (53), Wisconsin (64), Northwestern (70), Purdue (71), Michigan State (78), Cincinnati, Toledo, Illinois State, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Minnesota,
Ball State, Southern Illinois
(Golf Stat rankings)
INDIANA LINEUP
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Boilermaker Individual • West Lafayette, Ind.
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course
Par 71 • 7,109
Live Scoring via Golfstat
INDIVIDUALS
Brock Ochsenreiter (Gr.; 73.53)
Eric Berggren (So.; 77.08)
Evan Yakubov (Sr.; 77.15)
Tate Heintzelman (Sr.; 75.35)
Drew Giacchetto (So.; 81.64)
(Career average)
Boilermaker Invitational Tournament Notes
• The team event will tee off Saturday at 8 a.m. in foursomes with the field playing 36 holes on Saturday before returning for the final round Sunday.
• This marks the 17th year of the Boilermaker Invitational. The last two years of the event – 2018 and 2019 – saw weather cancel the final day.
• The Hoosiers have competed in every year of the event except for 2011. Indiana has twice won the Boilermaker Invitational in 2006 and 2012.
• Indiana alum Jorge Campillo twice won the tournament in 2006 and 2008 and still owns the tournament's 54-hole record with a 201 (-15), and is tied for the best 18-hole record with a 63 (-9). Both were set in 2008.
Top-10 Finishes This Season
With last week's results in the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational, the Hoosiers now have seen nine top-10 individual finishes this season, already the most since the 2012-13 season. Freshman Clay Merchent leads the way with three top-10 finishes, while classmate Drew Salyers has two.
Indiana with Two Second Place Finishes
IU came in second place in last week's Hoosier Collegiate Invitational, the second time this year the for the Hoosiers. Indiana opened the season with a title at the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
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 INFORMATION
Boilermaker Invitational • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen Golf Course
Par 72 • 7,465
Live Scoring via Golfstat
TEAMS COMPETING (16)
Illinois (6), Ohio State (38), Kent State (47), Indiana (53), Wisconsin (64), Northwestern (70), Purdue (71), Michigan State (78), Cincinnati, Toledo, Illinois State, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Minnesota,
Ball State, Southern Illinois
(Golf Stat rankings)
INDIANA LINEUP
- Clay Merchent (Fr.; 72.00)
- Drew Salyers (Fr.; 72.75)
- Ethan Shepherd (Sr.; 74.00)
- Mitch Davis (Jr.; 73.41)
- Harry Reynolds (Jr.; 74.69)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Boilermaker Individual • West Lafayette, Ind.
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course
Par 71 • 7,109
Live Scoring via Golfstat
INDIVIDUALS
Brock Ochsenreiter (Gr.; 73.53)
Eric Berggren (So.; 77.08)
Evan Yakubov (Sr.; 77.15)
Tate Heintzelman (Sr.; 75.35)
Drew Giacchetto (So.; 81.64)
(Career average)
Boilermaker Invitational Tournament Notes
• The team event will tee off Saturday at 8 a.m. in foursomes with the field playing 36 holes on Saturday before returning for the final round Sunday.
• This marks the 17th year of the Boilermaker Invitational. The last two years of the event – 2018 and 2019 – saw weather cancel the final day.
• The Hoosiers have competed in every year of the event except for 2011. Indiana has twice won the Boilermaker Invitational in 2006 and 2012.
• Indiana alum Jorge Campillo twice won the tournament in 2006 and 2008 and still owns the tournament's 54-hole record with a 201 (-15), and is tied for the best 18-hole record with a 63 (-9). Both were set in 2008.
Top-10 Finishes This Season
With last week's results in the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational, the Hoosiers now have seen nine top-10 individual finishes this season, already the most since the 2012-13 season. Freshman Clay Merchent leads the way with three top-10 finishes, while classmate Drew Salyers has two.
Indiana with Two Second Place Finishes
IU came in second place in last week's Hoosier Collegiate Invitational, the second time this year the for the Hoosiers. Indiana opened the season with a title at the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
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.
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