Indiana men’s golf to compete in NCAA Regionals

Indiana males’s golf begins its quest for the nationwide championship title this week on the Champion Course in Palm Seaside, Florida. The Hoosiers earned an NCAA Bid to the Palm Seaside Regional, the place they may compete because the No. 10 seed.

The event will encompass 54 holes over a three-day interval beginning on Could 16, with single rounds being performed every day. 

Final day trip, Indiana completed ninth out of 14 groups on the Huge Ten Championships, which came about from April 29 to Could 1. The Hoosiers waited till Could 4 to search out their title unveiled on the NCAA Choice Present.

The Hoosiers’ lineup is slated to look a bit completely different from earlier ones. No. 1 senior Mitch Davis, No. 2 sophomore Drew Salyers,  No. 3 sophomore Clay Merchent, No. 4 fifth-year senior Ethan Shepherd and No. 5 fifth-year senior Evan Yakubov will spherical out the beginning 5, with Yakubov coming into the beginning lineup for the primary time throughout a workforce occasion this season. Senior Harry Reynolds will serve as a possible substitute, as juniors Noah Gillard and Eric Berggren will stay unavailable with accidents.

Indiana is ranked at No. 60 within the GolfWeek rankings however will face its highest-ranked competitors but. The highest 5 seeds within the Palm Seaside Gardens regional are ranked top-30 nationally. The highest of the regional consists of No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Florida, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 22 Florida State and No. 26 Purdue. 

Indiana has had success towards Purdue, defeating them thrice this season. Their most up-to-date victory towards the Boilermakers was throughout the semifinals of the Huge Ten Match Play Championships, coming en path to the Hoosiers’ second straight victory in that occasion.

This may mark the eleventh time throughout head coach Mike Mayer’s tenure that Indiana will compete in an NCAA Regional. Of the earlier ten, Indiana’s greatest end was a tie for eighth within the 2010-11 season. 

That is the primary time that Indiana has obtained a bid in back-to-back years. The Hoosiers completed ninth final season on the Tallahassee Regional. 

Indiana has by no means made it to the NCAA Finals with Mayer as head coach. In an effort to break that streak, the Hoosiers must end within the top-5 within the 14-team subject. In the event that they achieve this, their season will proceed Could 27-June 1 at Grayhawk Golf Membership in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Indiana had a observe spherical on Sunday forward of the primary spherical on Monday, once they tee off with No. 11 San Diego and No. 12 Davidson at 8:55 a.m. ET from the tenth tee field.