Shepherd Surges in the Second Round of the Big Ten Championship

Saturday, May 1

Carmel, Ind.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championship

Shepherd Surges in the Second Round of the Big Ten Championship

5/1/2021 5:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

Round Two Results (PDF)

CARMEL, Ind. – Indiana men's golf continued action in the 2021 Big Ten Championship with the second round on Saturday at Crooked Stick Golf Club. Senior Ethan Shepherd carded a 1-over 71 to move into the top 10 as he is tied for ninth place.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Big Ten Championship • Carmel, Ind.
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,516
Live Scoring via Golfstat
Team Standing: 9/14 Teams • 613
Top Individual: Ethan Shepherd • T9 • 150 (+6)

CHIP-INS
• Illinois currently leads the field at 18-over.

• Indiana started play on the No. 10 tee.

• As a team, the Hoosiers improved by nine strokes from the opening round.

• Shepherd's 71 was the best score for a Hoosier so far this weekend and was an eight-stroke improvement from his first round. He was 1-over through the back nine, collecting a pair of birdies. He birdied No. 1 and then ended the round with an eagle on the 530-yard No. 9 hole.

• Freshman Drew Salyers ended the day tied for 26^th after shooting a 4-over 76, two strokes better than yesterday. He ran into some trouble at the start of the round, carding a pair of 6's on No. 12 and 13. However, he recovered nicely as he picked up four birdies in the round.

• Freshman Clay Merchent also carded a 76 on Saturday and is tied for 30^th place. He was strongest on the back nine, starting out with pars on the first five holes before picking up a birdie on No. 15.

• Junior Mitch Davis was also best on the back nine as he made the turn at 4-over. He ended the round with an 83 and is tied for 49^th place.

• Sophomore Eric Berggren subbed in to the team lineup for Harry Reynolds. Berggren shot a 79 on Saturday, including a birdie on No. 15.

BY THE NUMBERS

*Pos.*	*Name*	R1	R2	*Totals (to par)*
T9	Ethan Shepherd	79	71	150 (+6)
T26	Drew Salyers	78	76	154 (+10)
T30	Clay Merchent	79	76	155 (+11)
T49	Mitch Davis	75	83	158 (+14)
-	Eric Berggren*	-	79	79*