Indiana men’s golf teed off April 8 for the three-round Hoosier Collegiate Invitational hosted by the Hoosiers at the Pfau Course in Bloomington. The tournament featured 14 teams from around the country with Indiana shooting a team score of 879 (298-293-288, +27) to finish second overall.
Indiana fifth year senior Thomas Hursey, who played as an individual, finished second overall with a score of 212 (71-72-69, -1). Hursey was the only member of the Indiana team to shoot under par for the tournament. His final round of 69 (-2) was fueled by his three birdies against just one bogey. This round was enough to move him back under par after picking up a stroke in the previous round.
Indiana’s five man team was composed of junior Drew Salyers, fifth-year seniors Mitch Davis and Harry Reynolds and seniors Eric Berggren and Noah Gillard. All five players placed in the top 45 individual scores, with Davis, Gillard and Salyers finishing in the top 10 individual scores.
Davis’ final round of 66 (-5) was the lowest score shot for a competitive event at the Pfau Course since Oskar Ambrosius of Memphis shot a 66 at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational in 2021. This final round was highlighted by seven birdies carded, including four on just the back nine. Davis finished +2 for the tournament to tie for fifth place.
Junior Drew Salyers had Indiana’s best hole of the tournament, picking up an eagle on hole 13. This eagle, coupled with a birdie on hole 1, pushed Salyers to a final round of 75 and a tournament score of +7, landing him tied for eighth place.
Senior Noah Gillard finished tied for tenth place with a final score of +8 on the tournament. His final round of 71 (E) was highlighted with a birdie on hole 3 and a team-best 16 par conversions to go along with it. Gillard’s final round was also his best of the tournament, shaving off four strokes from his previous round of 75.
Indiana only lost to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga overall, who shot a combined team score of 870 (293-291-286, +18). Juniors John Houlk and Paul Conroy who shot a 214 (75-69-70, +1) and 215 (70-73-72, +2), respectively, led the way for Mocs. Their scores landed them both in the top 5 individuals, with the rest of their five man squad all finishing in the top 26 scores for the tournament.
Indiana will close out the 2022-23 regular season in two weeks at the Fighting Illini Collegiate Tournament April 22-23. The Hoosiers will then advance to the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship from April 28-30 at the Galloway National Golf Course in Galloway, New Jersey.
