No. 6 IU takes Hoosier Invitational title

If their last performance served as a wake-up call, consider the Hoosiers wide awake.

The No. 6 IU men’s golf team responded from a season-worst finish last week with a resounding effort this weekend, winning the adidas Hoosier Invitational by 27 strokes against defending champions Eastern Kentucky.

“Our expectations coming into this tournament were quite simple: We wanted to win,” IU coach Mike Mayer said. “We proved without a shadow of a doubt that we are the superior team.”

The Hoosiers’ victory is their third this spring, and their eighth top-five finish out of nine tournaments this year. They finished 14th out of 15 teams last weekend at the United States Collegiate Championships but responded with Mayer’s 15th career victory this weekend.

Senior Jorge Campillo, recently ranked the No. 1 collegiate golfer, won individual honors with a 10-under par total. His only competition came from freshmen teammates David Erdy and Chase Wright, who finished second and third, respectively.