Men’s Golf Finishes Sixth at Fighting Illini Invitational

Sunday, September 19

Chicago, Ill.

Indiana University

Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational

Men’s Golf Finishes Sixth at Fighting Illini Invitational

9/19/2021 4:55:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

Salyers Claims Second-Straight Top-10 Finish

CHICAGO – The Indiana men's golf team (856; +16) finished sixth in the team standings in one of the most prestigious collegiate tournaments of the fall slate at the 2021 Fighting Illini Invitational at the Olympia Fields Country Club on Sunday afternoon.

The No. 4-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (842; +2) outlasted the No. 3-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (865; +5) for the team title.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2021 Fighting Illini Invitational • Chicago
Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course
Par 70 • 7310 yards
Live Scoring via GolfStat
Team Standings: 6th/15 – 856 (283-288-285; +16)
Top Indiana Player: Drew Salyers – 209 (68-72-69; -1)

CHIP-INS
• Sophomore Drew Salyers earned his second Top-10 finish in as many tournaments this season with a three-round score of 209 (68-72-69; -1) to tie for fifth place. His third-round score of 69 marked the fourth round of his season under 70.

• Salyers, the winner of the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational to open the season, finished with a pair of birdies on No. 6 and No. 13 to close out his round.

• The Howard, Ohio, native has finished inside the Top-10 of the individual standings in four career tournaments.

• Fifth-year senior Ethan Shepherd tallied his best round of the weekend on Sunday with an even-par 70. He holed out back-to-back birdies on No. 3 and No. 4 and was 1-under through the first nine holes. He finished t-42nd overall with a score of 220 (72-78-70; +10).

• Sophomore Clay Merchent carded his second-straight round at a 2-over 72. He started the round strong with birdies on No. 1 and No. 3 and finished t-42nd at 220 (76-72-72; +10).

• Senior Mitch Davis was the third Hoosier to finish the tournament tied for 42nd at 220 (72-74-74; +10). He closed out the event with a trio of birdies including two to close out the front nine.

• Junior Noah Gillard closed out the Hoosier lineup with a 5-over 75 on Sunday. He finished t-28th, the second-best tournament from a Hoosier, at 216 (71-70-76; +6).

• The Hoosiers finished ahead of six schools ranked inside the top-25 of the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches' Poll: Pepperdine (1), Texas (5), Illinois (10), Florida State (12), Florida (17), Arizona (22).

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-5. Drew Salyers – 209 (68-72-69; -1)
t-28. Noah Gillard – 216 (71-70-76; +6)
t-42. Mitch Davis – 220 (72-74-74; +10)
t-42. Clay Merchent – 220 (76-72-72; +10)
t-42. Ethan Shepherd – 220 (72-78-70; +10)

UP NEXT
Indiana will have a quick turnaround before heading back to the Chicago area for the Windon Memorial Classic at the Lake Shore Country Club. The event hosted by Northwestern will be help from Sept. 27-28 in Glencoe, Ill.

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