2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Salyers, Drew
Drew Salyers
- Height:
- 6-0
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Howard, Ohio
- High School:
- East Knox
Bio
2023-24 (Senior)
• Division I PING All-Midwest Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
Played all 38 rounds across 13 events … compiled 21 rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 64 in the opening round of the Fighting Irish Classic … posted a team-low stroke average of 71.76, the fifth-lowest single-season mark in program history … earned eight top-20, six top-10, and three top-5 outings … finished t-27th at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional with a score of 218 (73-70-75; +2) … tied for 39th at the Big Ten Championship after shooting a 229 (75-76-78; +19) … shot a 221 (71-79-71; +8) to place t-21st and propel the Hoosiers to victory at the Robert Kepler Invitational … helped lead Indiana to a win at the Hoosier Collegiate after shooting a 225 (75-74-76; +12) to tie for 25th … compiled a scorecard of 221 (72-77-72; +5) at the Seminole Intercollegiate to tie for 19th … tied for 10th with a scorecard of 208 (71-70-67; -8) at the Colleton River Collegiate … placed t-4 at the Battle at Briar’s Creek after shooting a 142 (72-70; -2) … tied for 26th at the Steelwood Collegiate with a three-round scorecard reading 219 (74-73-72; +3) … tied for ninth after shooting a 208 (68-67-73; -8) at the Quail Valley Invitational … posted a t-fifth finish at the Fighting Irish Classic with a score of 207 (64-73-70; -3) … played a scorecard of 201 (65-67-69; -12) at the Windon Memorial Classic to earn silver medalist honors … his 201 at Windon tied for the sixth-lowest tournament score in program history … finished t-18th at the Highlands Invitational after shooting a 213 (71-68-74; -3) … tied for ninth at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with a score of 215 (70-73-72; +2) … played a two-round scorecard of 144 (71-73; +1) at the 123rd U.S. Amateur at the Cherry Hills Country Club prior to the start of the season.
2022-23 (Junior)
• PING All-America Honorable Mention
• PING All-Midwest Region Honoree
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Oct. 19)
First Indiana men’s player to earn All-America status since 2008-09 … 16th player in program history to be named an All-American … posted a career-low round average of 71.82 over 38 rounds across 13 events … earned six top-10 finishes, three in the top-5, and two tournament victories … secured 17 rounds at or below par … one of five Hoosiers to shoot a 67 or below in a round (five times) … tied for 131st at the NCAA Championship with a scorecard reading of 226 (77-76-73; +16) … finished t-4th at the NCAA Auburn Regional after shooting a 212 (72-68-72; -4) … shot a 153 (79-74; +11) to tie for 43rd at the Big Ten Championship … finished t-34th at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational after playing a 229 (74-79-76; +16) … tied for eighth at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational after shooting a 220 (73-72-75; +7)… tied for sixth at the Seminole Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 216 (70-71-75; E) … finished t-13th at the Colleton River Collegiate after shooting a 209 (69-66-74; -7) … defeated Xavier Marcoux of Rutgers (4&3) in the Big Ten Match Play Championships … won second-straight (third overall) tournament at The Williams Cup with a score of 212 (72-70-70; -4) … earned second-career victory at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational with a scorecard of 199 (65-65-69; -17) … matched the 36-hole school record with a 130 (65-65) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational … became the second Hoosier in program history to secure a 54-hole scorecard under 200 (199 at the at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational) … tied for 16th at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 221 (74-75-72; +5) … tied for 18th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a scorecard of 213 (71-70-72; +3) … finished t-20th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 214 (71-72-71; +4) … tied for ninth at the Fighting Irish Classic with a three-round score of 205 (67-71-67; -5).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Sept. 8)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Sept. 22)
Competed in all 36 rounds across 12 tournaments … averaged a career-best 73.44 strokes per round … earned four top-10 finishes including an individual victory at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational … finished 62nd at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional after shooting a 237 (81-78-78; +21) … placed t-48th at the Big Ten Championship with a scorecard of 231 (75-82-74; +15) … tied for 28th at the Kepler Intercollegiate after shooting 218 (72-71-75; +2) … tied for 37th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a three-round score of 225 (77-74-74; +12) … shot a career-low 206 (75-66-65; -10) to finish t-fourth at the Colleton River Collegiate ... finished t-23rd at the Nexus Collegiate with a three-round score of 237 (80-77-80; +21) ... played even with Patrick Sheehan of Penn State and Joe Weiler of Purdue at the Big Ten Match Play Championships … closed the fall slate with a t-36th effort at The Williams Cup with a score of 224 (83-70-71; +8) ... tied for 28th overall at the Quail Valley Collegiate with a score of 213 (74-67-72; -3) ... tied for ninth in Indiana's team title at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a score of 214 (68-73-73; -2) ... tied for 71st at the Windon Memorial Classic with a score of 222 (73-76-73; +9) ... nabbed second top-5 finish of the season at the Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 209 (68-72-69; -1) and a t-5th finish ... earned the individual victory with a three-round score of 208 (68-72-68; -5) at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Played in all 24 rounds, carding an average of 73.83, tied for the fourth best average for an IU freshman … earned a pair of top-10 finishes … tied for 9th place in his stroke play debut, posting a season-best 5-under 211 … finished tied for 19th at the General Hackler Championship … tied for 7th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at the Pfau Course … came in a tie for 14th place at the Boilermaker Invitational at 1-under-par 215 … finished 28th in the Big Ten Championship.
Prep/Personal
Graduate of East Knox High School … enter college ranked No. 66 by Junior Golf Scoreboard, No. 71 in the American Junior Golf Association Rolex rankings and No. 90 by Golfweek … owns numerous scoring titles, including all scoring and win records at East Knox … holds the Golfweek Tour Low 18-hole scoring record of 62 (-10) and his Golfweek career scoring average of 71.5 is the second-best all-time in Golfweek Junior Tour history … junior golf highlights include a 2019 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior title, two-time Golfweek Junior Tour Player of the Year, two-time Central Ohio Golf Academy Tour Player of the Year, and 2019 Rolex Junior All-American … earned a runner-up finish at the 2019 Hudson Junior Invitational, was tied for third at the Sea Pines Junior Heritage, tied for fourth at the 2019 Scott Robertson, tied for 33rd at US Junior Championship and qualified for the 2019 US Open Sectionals … at East Knox, he was a two-time Central District Player of the Year, three-time KMAC Player of the Year, two-time OHSAA Individual State qualifier and two-time All-State … was a runner-up in the 2019 state title and guided East Knox to a pair of conference titles as well as an impressive 49-match winning streak in 2018-19 … posted a 18-hole average was 69.4 in 2019 … son of Andrew and Rachael … has two siblings, Kaya and Vienna … major is Sport Management.
• Division I PING All-Midwest Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
Played all 38 rounds across 13 events … compiled 21 rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 64 in the opening round of the Fighting Irish Classic … posted a team-low stroke average of 71.76, the fifth-lowest single-season mark in program history … earned eight top-20, six top-10, and three top-5 outings … finished t-27th at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional with a score of 218 (73-70-75; +2) … tied for 39th at the Big Ten Championship after shooting a 229 (75-76-78; +19) … shot a 221 (71-79-71; +8) to place t-21st and propel the Hoosiers to victory at the Robert Kepler Invitational … helped lead Indiana to a win at the Hoosier Collegiate after shooting a 225 (75-74-76; +12) to tie for 25th … compiled a scorecard of 221 (72-77-72; +5) at the Seminole Intercollegiate to tie for 19th … tied for 10th with a scorecard of 208 (71-70-67; -8) at the Colleton River Collegiate … placed t-4 at the Battle at Briar’s Creek after shooting a 142 (72-70; -2) … tied for 26th at the Steelwood Collegiate with a three-round scorecard reading 219 (74-73-72; +3) … tied for ninth after shooting a 208 (68-67-73; -8) at the Quail Valley Invitational … posted a t-fifth finish at the Fighting Irish Classic with a score of 207 (64-73-70; -3) … played a scorecard of 201 (65-67-69; -12) at the Windon Memorial Classic to earn silver medalist honors … his 201 at Windon tied for the sixth-lowest tournament score in program history … finished t-18th at the Highlands Invitational after shooting a 213 (71-68-74; -3) … tied for ninth at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with a score of 215 (70-73-72; +2) … played a two-round scorecard of 144 (71-73; +1) at the 123rd U.S. Amateur at the Cherry Hills Country Club prior to the start of the season.
2022-23 (Junior)
• PING All-America Honorable Mention
• PING All-Midwest Region Honoree
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Oct. 19)
First Indiana men’s player to earn All-America status since 2008-09 … 16th player in program history to be named an All-American … posted a career-low round average of 71.82 over 38 rounds across 13 events … earned six top-10 finishes, three in the top-5, and two tournament victories … secured 17 rounds at or below par … one of five Hoosiers to shoot a 67 or below in a round (five times) … tied for 131st at the NCAA Championship with a scorecard reading of 226 (77-76-73; +16) … finished t-4th at the NCAA Auburn Regional after shooting a 212 (72-68-72; -4) … shot a 153 (79-74; +11) to tie for 43rd at the Big Ten Championship … finished t-34th at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational after playing a 229 (74-79-76; +16) … tied for eighth at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational after shooting a 220 (73-72-75; +7)… tied for sixth at the Seminole Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 216 (70-71-75; E) … finished t-13th at the Colleton River Collegiate after shooting a 209 (69-66-74; -7) … defeated Xavier Marcoux of Rutgers (4&3) in the Big Ten Match Play Championships … won second-straight (third overall) tournament at The Williams Cup with a score of 212 (72-70-70; -4) … earned second-career victory at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational with a scorecard of 199 (65-65-69; -17) … matched the 36-hole school record with a 130 (65-65) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational … became the second Hoosier in program history to secure a 54-hole scorecard under 200 (199 at the at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational) … tied for 16th at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 221 (74-75-72; +5) … tied for 18th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a scorecard of 213 (71-70-72; +3) … finished t-20th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 214 (71-72-71; +4) … tied for ninth at the Fighting Irish Classic with a three-round score of 205 (67-71-67; -5).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Sept. 8)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Sept. 22)
Competed in all 36 rounds across 12 tournaments … averaged a career-best 73.44 strokes per round … earned four top-10 finishes including an individual victory at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational … finished 62nd at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional after shooting a 237 (81-78-78; +21) … placed t-48th at the Big Ten Championship with a scorecard of 231 (75-82-74; +15) … tied for 28th at the Kepler Intercollegiate after shooting 218 (72-71-75; +2) … tied for 37th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a three-round score of 225 (77-74-74; +12) … shot a career-low 206 (75-66-65; -10) to finish t-fourth at the Colleton River Collegiate ... finished t-23rd at the Nexus Collegiate with a three-round score of 237 (80-77-80; +21) ... played even with Patrick Sheehan of Penn State and Joe Weiler of Purdue at the Big Ten Match Play Championships … closed the fall slate with a t-36th effort at The Williams Cup with a score of 224 (83-70-71; +8) ... tied for 28th overall at the Quail Valley Collegiate with a score of 213 (74-67-72; -3) ... tied for ninth in Indiana's team title at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a score of 214 (68-73-73; -2) ... tied for 71st at the Windon Memorial Classic with a score of 222 (73-76-73; +9) ... nabbed second top-5 finish of the season at the Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 209 (68-72-69; -1) and a t-5th finish ... earned the individual victory with a three-round score of 208 (68-72-68; -5) at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Played in all 24 rounds, carding an average of 73.83, tied for the fourth best average for an IU freshman … earned a pair of top-10 finishes … tied for 9th place in his stroke play debut, posting a season-best 5-under 211 … finished tied for 19th at the General Hackler Championship … tied for 7th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at the Pfau Course … came in a tie for 14th place at the Boilermaker Invitational at 1-under-par 215 … finished 28th in the Big Ten Championship.
Prep/Personal
Graduate of East Knox High School … enter college ranked No. 66 by Junior Golf Scoreboard, No. 71 in the American Junior Golf Association Rolex rankings and No. 90 by Golfweek … owns numerous scoring titles, including all scoring and win records at East Knox … holds the Golfweek Tour Low 18-hole scoring record of 62 (-10) and his Golfweek career scoring average of 71.5 is the second-best all-time in Golfweek Junior Tour history … junior golf highlights include a 2019 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior title, two-time Golfweek Junior Tour Player of the Year, two-time Central Ohio Golf Academy Tour Player of the Year, and 2019 Rolex Junior All-American … earned a runner-up finish at the 2019 Hudson Junior Invitational, was tied for third at the Sea Pines Junior Heritage, tied for fourth at the 2019 Scott Robertson, tied for 33rd at US Junior Championship and qualified for the 2019 US Open Sectionals … at East Knox, he was a two-time Central District Player of the Year, three-time KMAC Player of the Year, two-time OHSAA Individual State qualifier and two-time All-State … was a runner-up in the 2019 state title and guided East Knox to a pair of conference titles as well as an impressive 49-match winning streak in 2018-19 … posted a 18-hole average was 69.4 in 2019 … son of Andrew and Rachael … has two siblings, Kaya and Vienna … major is Sport Management.
| Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 1,772 | 73.83 | 68 |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 2,644 | 73.44 | 65 |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 2,729 | 71.82 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 2,727 | 71.76 | 64 |
| TOTALS | 136 | 9,872 | 72.59 | 64 |
FB: Fernando Mendoza & Elijah Sarratt - at Iowa Postgame Press Conference (09/27/25)
Sunday, September 28
FB: Pat Coogan - at Iowa Postgame Press Conference (09/27/25)
Sunday, September 28
FB: Aiden Fisher - at Iowa Postgame Press Conference (09/27/25)
Sunday, September 28
FB: Week 5 (at Iowa) - Curt Cignetti Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, September 28
