Hoosiers have ‘mediocre’ weekend at Laredo Country Club

The IU men’s golf team failed to move up the leaderboard in the second day of the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, after finishing the first day in fifth place.

The Hoosiers would finish in seventh with a team total of 856, 8-under par for the tournament.

IU finished 24 strokes behind team champion Arkansas, who finished at 32-under par, edging out second-place Oklahoma by five strokes.

Junior Chase Wright, after shooting 2-over in the tournament’s first round Friday, surged in the final two rounds en route to tie for eighth place, his fourth top-ten finish this season. Wright shot rounds of 67 and 69 in the final rounds for a total of 210, 13 shots back of the leader and 6-under par.

Sophomore Brant Peaper was the only other Hoosier golfer to shoot under-par in the tournament’s final round, carding a team-best 68 in the final day. This strong final round pushed Peaper, who finished tied for 35th, 27 places up the leader board from Friday’s end after he shot a 77 and a 72 to finish tied for 62nd.

Junior David Erdy finished the tournament tied for 21st with 214 after finishing Friday tied with Wright for the team lead at 3-under. Erdy carded a final round 73.

“It was rough coming off the NIT with less than 24 hours in Bloomington before we left again for Texas,” IU coach Mike Mayer said. “Our guys really played mediocre and just weren’t quite clicking on all cylinders, but it’s great to be back home as we prepare to win the Indiana Invitational for the third-straight year.”