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Indiana’s Gillard Wins Second-Straight State Am
7/1/2021 10:15:00 AM | Men's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Incoming transfer Noah Gillard earned back-to-back victories at the IGA Indiana State Amateur at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne on Wednesday. He carded a three-round score of 211 (72-70-69) to finish five under par.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
IGA Indiana State Amateur • Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,172
CHIP-INS
• Gillard, a transfer from the University of Illinois, is the first player to win back-to-back titles at the event since former Hoosier All-American Jeff Overton accomplished the feat from 2003-04.
• The Greenwood, Ind., native enter the final round at a three-stroke deficit, but was one of only seven golfers to shoot under par in the final round to flip the leaderboard in his favor.
• Gillard was one of two golfers to shoot par or better in all three rounds of the competition.
• He finished the competition second on par 3's (-1), t-third on par 4's (+2), and t-fourth on par 5's (-6). Gillard was tied for the tournament lead with 15 birdies and was second with 46 pars.
QUOTES FROM THE CLUBHOUSE
"This win means the world to me, Gillard said. "Being in the same conversation as Jeff Overton is pretty cool, especially since I'm going to IU also.
"I am so excited to continue my academic and golf career at IU," Gillard said. "I'm extremely grateful that Coach Mayer welcomed me with open arms when I entered the transfer portal, and I couldn't be more excited to be a Hoosier."
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
IGA Indiana State Amateur • Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Par 72 • 7,172
CHIP-INS
• Gillard, a transfer from the University of Illinois, is the first player to win back-to-back titles at the event since former Hoosier All-American Jeff Overton accomplished the feat from 2003-04.
• The Greenwood, Ind., native enter the final round at a three-stroke deficit, but was one of only seven golfers to shoot under par in the final round to flip the leaderboard in his favor.
• Gillard was one of two golfers to shoot par or better in all three rounds of the competition.
• He finished the competition second on par 3's (-1), t-third on par 4's (+2), and t-fourth on par 5's (-6). Gillard was tied for the tournament lead with 15 birdies and was second with 46 pars.
QUOTES FROM THE CLUBHOUSE
"This win means the world to me, Gillard said. "Being in the same conversation as Jeff Overton is pretty cool, especially since I'm going to IU also.
"I am so excited to continue my academic and golf career at IU," Gillard said. "I'm extremely grateful that Coach Mayer welcomed me with open arms when I entered the transfer portal, and I couldn't be more excited to be a Hoosier."
@IndianaMGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University men's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMGolf on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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