Salyers Matches School Record in Opening Rounds

Sunday, October 16

Vero Beach, Fla.

Indiana University

Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational

Salyers Matches School Record in Opening Rounds

10/16/2022 7:15:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

VERO BEACH, Fla. – Junior Drew Salyers tied a program record on the first day of competition at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational as the Indiana men's golf team is tied for ninth place on Sunday. The Hoosiers shot a 563 (281-282; -13) on the day.

No. 43 North Florida (-28), No. 29 Notre Dame (-27), No. 45 Missouri (-26) and Liberty (-23) all shot under 560 in the opening rounds to carry the team leaderboard.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational • Vero Beach, Fla.
Quail Valley Golf Club
Par 72 • 7350 yards
Live Scoring via GolfStat
Team Standings: t-9th/16 – 563 (281-282; -13)
Top Indiana Player: Drew Salyers – 130 (65-65; -14)

CHIP-INS
• Junior Drew Salyers turned in a record-tying performance on Sunday with back-to-back rounds of 65 (-7) for a total score of 130 (-14), tied for the lowest score ever record through 36 holes by an Indiana men's golfer.
• The low rounds matched the mark set by All-American Jeff Overton in both the 2003 Xavier Invitational and the 2005 Big Ten Championships.
• Salyers secured seven birdie conversions and an eagle on No. 10 in the opening round before playing a bogey-free second round that included five birdies and another eagle, this one coming on No. 14. The Howard, Ohio, native currently sits atop the player leaderboard and holds a two-stroke advantage over Nick Gabrelcik of North Florida.
• Fifth-year senior Mitch Davis played a 2-under 142 (71-71) during the debut day of the tournament. Both rounds consisted of two birdies.
• Senior Noah Gillard fired a 1-over 145 (74-71) on Sunday. He carded three birdies on the back nine of the opening round and followed it with three more birdies in the second round.
• Senior Eric Berggren turned in a scorecard of 2-ov er 146 (71-75). He converted three birdie tries in each round of the day.
• Fifth-year senior Harry Reynolds shot an 8-over 152 (75-77) with five total birdie conversions.

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
1. Drew Salyers – 130 (65-65; -14)
t-43. Mitch Davis – 142 (71-71; -2)
t-60. Noah Gillard – 145 (74-71; +1)
t-65. Eric Berggren – 146 (71-75; +2)
t-82. Harry Reynolds – 152 (75-77; +8)

UP NEXT
The Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational will come to a conclusion with the final round beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Monday. Indiana will be paired with Memphis, Michigan State and Toledo during the third round.

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