IU Finishes Tied for 12th at Olympia Fields

Sunday, September 20

Chicago, Ill.

All Day

Indiana University

Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational

9/20/2015 8:04:00 PM | Men's Golf

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Illinois – In one of the most elite fields in men's college golf, the Indiana men's golf team finished tied for 12^th as a team with an overall score of 880 (296-293-291), the Hoosiers best team score at this event since 2010. The top individual finisher for the Hoosiers was sophomore Brendon Doyle, who finished tied for 31^st.

"I think we can take a lot of positives from this tournament," Indiana head coach Mike Mayer said after Sunday's round. "This field is one of the best of the year in all of college golf, with a number of teams that made the NCAA Finals last year. But we got better each and every round and received production from everyone in the lineup, which is great to see. We know we have to keep on getting better and I know we will keep doing everything we can to get better each time out."

The field featured 12 teams either ranked in the Golf Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 or receiving votes. Baylor, who tied IU for 12^th place is ranked No. 25 while the two teams that IU beat – UNLV and Texas Tech – were both receiving votes.

As he has all weekend, Doyle was steady throughout his round on Sunday. He posted seven pars and two bogeys on his first nine holes and then came in with three bogeys and one birdie for a score of 4-over par 74. For the tournament, he was 9-over par and tied for 31^st individually, which is his second-best career finish. His total score of 219 for the tournament matches his career best, that he set last year at Talis Park (March 15-16, 2015).

Junior Keegan Vea had the next best overall score for the weekend at 221 (+11) after his final round 73 on Sunday, leaving him tied for 38th. It marks his second-best career 54-hole score after he had four bogeys and one birdie on Sunday.

Senior Max Kollin and freshman Jake Brown logged overall scores of 222 and 223, respectively. Kollin went out in 1-under par 33 on Sunday before he tallied three bogeys on his second nine to finish with a score of 72 and a tie for 43^rd for the weekend.

Brown paced the Hoosiers with three birdies in his round Sunday as he matched Kollin with a 2-over par 72. His overall score of 223 put him in a tie for 50^th on the individual leaderboard.

Andrew Havill, who led the Hoosiers last weekend at the Northern Intercollegiate, was not able to get on track in his final round and finished tied for 71^st after recording an 80 in his third round to give him a overall score of 231.

Competing as an individual, sophomore Christian Fairbanks rebounded in his third round after struggling in round two. He carded a 5-over par 75 on Sunday to give him a total score of 23th and a tie for 74.

Indiana will play its third tournament in three weekends at the Windon Memorial at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. The tournament starts Sept. 27 and wraps up the following day.

Team Standings
Pos.	School	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Total	To Par
1	Florida State	273	294	279	846	6
2	Oklahoma State	282	285	282	849	9
3	Arizona State	285	288	282	855	15
4	Stanford	281	284	291	856	16
5	Illinois	282	288	288	858	18
T6	Texas A&M	289	287	288	864	24
T6	Alabama	293	287	284	864	24
8	Texas	290	290	288	868	28
T9	GRU Augusta	289	294	294	877	37
T9	Arkansas	295	292	290	877	37
11	Northwestern	300	291	288	879	39
T12	Indiana	296	293	291	880	40
T12	Baylor	287	295	298	880	40
14	UNLV	289	302	294	885	45
15	Texas Tech	289	306	291	886	46

Indiana Player Results
Pos.	Player	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Total	To Par
T31	Brendon Doyle	75	70	74	219	9
T38	Keegan Vea	72	76	73	221	11
T43	Max Kollin	72	78	72	222	12
T50	Jake Brown	77	74	72	223	13
T71	Andrew Havill	78	73	80	231	21
T74*	Christian Fairbanks	75	85	75	235	25
* - competing as an individual