After five months of intense competition, the No. 10 IU men’s golf team will finally have a chance to accomplish the one goal it set this fall: win a Big Ten championship.
The Big Ten Championship tournament will take place this weekend in State College, Penn. Last year, IU placed fourth as a team, but senior Jorge Campillo took home the previous season’s individual title.
Campillo returns this season as the undoubted favorite to win. The senior has led his team all season long with six top-five finishes. He has also been tagged as a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award, given to America’s top college golfer.
The Hoosiers can also expect strong play from their freshman class.
Last week, Golfstat dubbed IU’s class of 2012 as the 11th best group of first-year players in the nation. David Erdy and Chase Wright have played the biggest role in that ranking, having both competed in at least seven events, with Erdy competing in all 10.
The Hoosiers will enter the championship with confidence. IU proved to be one of the Big Ten’s best in February when it took first place in the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
The tournament does not affect the Hoosiers’ postseason hopes. However, a Big Ten championship would give them a higher seed in the NCAA Regionals.
Hoosiers prep for Big Ten Championship
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