Golfer plans business career post-competition

You can’t have a better start to your college career than Drew Allenspach’s. 

In his freshman year, the now-senior golfer earned the second-best freshman scoring average in IU history at 74.15 and began his accounting and financing major with a 4.0 GPA.
 
His key to early success on and off the course was the same: focus on the task at hand. Allenspach keeps a calendar with all of his obligations for the semester, leaving the execution of his plans as the only challenge.

“The more intentional I am with my time,” Allenspach said, “the better the results seem to be.”

One result was a career-best second-place finish in the 2006 Boilermaker Invitational. Allenspach was also one of three Hoosiers that year to play in all 13 tournaments, fulfilling what he hoped to get upon coming to IU: early play.

“Probably the most important reason was a chance to play early,” Allenspach said, “Playing on the traveling five since my freshman year has been one of the greatest joys of my college experience.”

Allenspach continued to excel in both golf and academics, and his hard work did not go unnoticed. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first team and was selected for the Academic All-Big Ten team his sophomore year. 

He earned his second spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team the next year and was also named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar. IU coach Mike Mayer said Allenspach earned all his honors because of enthusiasm.

“If I can find anyone with half as much passion as Drew, this team will be very successful,” Mayer said.

This past summer, Allenspach was chosen as the student-athlete representative for the Athletics Director Search Committee. With the departure of Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan, Allenspach wanted an intelligent and committed person to continue to have success after his time at IU.

“Fred Glass fits every qualification I laid out and more,” Allenspach said. “I applaud his service to the University and look forward to the future success under his leadership.”

As he closes out his time as a Hoosier, Allenspach hopes a lighter academic load will help his team leave with a Big Ten Championship, as well as help him overcome personal challenges.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if this spring was the best semester of my IU golf career,” he said.  
A life in the PGA is not in Allenspach’s future plans.

Instead, a career at the Swiss bank UBS in the Mergers, Acquisitions practice in New York and amateur golf competitions await him.

Mayer said he believes Allenspach could play professional golf but knows his player will be a big name in the business world.

“I think in 20 years, he will be the CEO of some big business somewhere,” Mayer said. “I think he’s going to conquer the world.”