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Saturday, September 17
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Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational
Hoosiers Drop to Eighth at Fighting Illini
9/17/2022 5:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHICAGO – The Indiana Hoosiers men's golf team is tied for eighth with No. 18-ranked Florida State Seminoles at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at the Olympia Fields Country Club after the second round of play on Saturday.
No. 15 Stanford (551; -9) leads the team standings through two days, while No. 5 Arizona State 558; -2) stands second heading into the final round.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational • Chicago
Olympia Fields Country Club
Par 70 • 7310 yards
Live Scoring via GolfStat
Team Standings: t-8th/15 – 575 (285-290; +15)
Top Indiana Player: Drew Salyers – 143 (71-72; +3)
CHIP-INS
• Indiana sits ahead of No. 2 North Carolina (t-12th), No. 9 Texas (t-12th) and No. 10 Pepperdine (11th) at the conclusion of the 36 holes among teams inside the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Hoosiers are tied with No. 18 Florida State.
• Junior Drew Salyers took over sole possession of the top spot on the IU leaderboard with a second round 72 (+2). He converted three total birdies on Saturday.
• Junior Clay Merchent shot his second-straight round of 72 (+2). He made one birdie try and a team-high 14 pars.
• Senior Noah Gillard made a Hoosier-best four birdies in the second round to shoot a 73 (+3).
• Fifth-year senior Mitch Davis shot his best round of the weekend with a 73 (+3). He knocked in a birdie on No. 13.
• Senior Eric Berggren shot a 76 (+6) in the second round of play.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-19. Drew Salyers – 143 (71-72; +3)
t-28. Noah Gillard – 144 (71-73; +4)
t-28. Clay Merchent – 144 (72-72; +4)
t-48. Eric Berggren – 147 (71-76; +7)
t-59. Mitch Davis – 149 (76-73; +9)
UP NEXT
Indiana will be paired with No. 25 Arizona and Baylor in the third and final round on Sunday. The Hoosiers will tee off at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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No. 15 Stanford (551; -9) leads the team standings through two days, while No. 5 Arizona State 558; -2) stands second heading into the final round.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational • Chicago
Olympia Fields Country Club
Par 70 • 7310 yards
Live Scoring via GolfStat
Team Standings: t-8th/15 – 575 (285-290; +15)
Top Indiana Player: Drew Salyers – 143 (71-72; +3)
CHIP-INS
• Indiana sits ahead of No. 2 North Carolina (t-12th), No. 9 Texas (t-12th) and No. 10 Pepperdine (11th) at the conclusion of the 36 holes among teams inside the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Hoosiers are tied with No. 18 Florida State.
• Junior Drew Salyers took over sole possession of the top spot on the IU leaderboard with a second round 72 (+2). He converted three total birdies on Saturday.
• Junior Clay Merchent shot his second-straight round of 72 (+2). He made one birdie try and a team-high 14 pars.
• Senior Noah Gillard made a Hoosier-best four birdies in the second round to shoot a 73 (+3).
• Fifth-year senior Mitch Davis shot his best round of the weekend with a 73 (+3). He knocked in a birdie on No. 13.
• Senior Eric Berggren shot a 76 (+6) in the second round of play.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-19. Drew Salyers – 143 (71-72; +3)
t-28. Noah Gillard – 144 (71-73; +4)
t-28. Clay Merchent – 144 (72-72; +4)
t-48. Eric Berggren – 147 (71-76; +7)
t-59. Mitch Davis – 149 (76-73; +9)
UP NEXT
Indiana will be paired with No. 25 Arizona and Baylor in the third and final round on Sunday. The Hoosiers will tee off at 8:30 a.m. ET.
@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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