Indiana Tied with Kansas After First Day in South Bend

Sunday, September 4

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Fighting Irish Classic

Indiana Tied with Kansas After First Day in South Bend

9/4/2022 8:00:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Indiana Hoosiers men's golf team is tied for sixth with Kansas at the Fighting Irish Classic at the Warren Golf Course on Sunday. The Hoosiers shot a 554 (281-273; -6) through the first 36 holes of play.

Ninth-ranked Florida leads the tournament after shooting a 543 (270-273; -17), while No. 5 North Carolina shot a 545 (279-266; -15) and is in second heading into the final day of action.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Fighting Irish Classic • South Bend, Ind.
Warren Golf Course
Par 70 • 7023 yards
Live Scoring via GolfStat
Team Standings: t-6th/15 – 554 (281-273; -6)
Top Indiana Player: Mitch Davis – 137 (69-71; -2) and Noah Gillard – 137 (71-66; -3)

CHIP-INS
• Indiana is tied in the team standings with No. 29 Kansas, while ranking ahead of No. 46 Michigan State (11th) and No. 48 Utah (14th) among teams in the field inside the top-50 of the latest GolfStat rankings.
• Fifth-year senior Mitch Davis is tied for the team lead at 137 (-3). He recorded four-straight birdies from the second tee to the fifth green in his first round of 71 (+1). Davis shot a 66 (-4) in the second round, which included four-straight birdies for the second-straight round. He carded 11 total birdies on Sunday.
• Senior Noah Gillard (137; -3) matched the scorecard of Davis. He knocked in three birdies in the first round of play and turned in a score of 71 (+1). Gillard played a bogey-free round of golf over the second 18 with four birdies for a final tally of 66 (-4).
• Junior Drew Salyers completed the first day one stroke behind Davis and Gillard at 138 ( -2). He shot a team-best 67 (-3) in the opening round with six birdies, including four on the front nine. His second round of 71 (+1) included a birdie on No. 17.
• Graduate transfer Thomas Hursey played a steady day of golf and finished at 142 (+2). The Ferris State transfer tapped in two birdies in his first round of 72 (2-over). Hursey put home three birdie tries during his second round 70 (E).
• Senior Eric Berggren rounded out the Hoosier lineup with a 150 (+10) through two rounds. Berggren carded a 2-over 72 with four birdies in the first round. His second 18 (78; +8) played three birdies.

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS – TEAM
t-12. Mitch Davis – 137 (71-66; -3)
t-12. Noah Gillard – 137 (71-66; -3)
t-22. Drew Salyers – 138 (67-71; -2)
t-45. Thomas Hursey – 142 (72-70; +2)
t-74. Eric Berggren – 150 (72-78; +10)

UP NEXT
Indiana will be in the first group off the first tee and will be paired with Iowa State and Colorado in the final round on Monday. The first wave is scheduled for an 8 a.m. ET tee time.

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