Hoosiers fail to advance to NCAA tournament

Having the No. 2 player and being the No. 11 overall team in the nation, the IU men’s golf team had high hopes for postseason play this year.

With a 12th-place finish in their NCAA Regional play, however, the Hoosiers are ending their season on a sour note.  

IU started the three-day tilt in last place, but a strong finish on the final day with a -7 score kept the Hoosiers from the cellar, with the low-round score going to Ben Hogan Award finalist Jorge Campillo.

Individually, junior Alex Martin finished highest for the Hoosiers in 27th place. Campillo had his worst finish of the year, placing 40th. True freshmen Chase Wright and David Erdy joined their teammates in the top 50, finishing 44th and 49th, respectively.

The event became Campillo’s last at IU, and now he awaits the results of the Ben Hogan Award decision. The two-time Big Ten Golfer of the Year will be competing professionally in Europe this summer.