HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The IU Indianapolis men's golf team will head south for this year's Horizon League Championships, to be played at El Campeon at Mission Inn Resort on Apr. 25-27. The 54-hole tournament is scheduled for a single round on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with the winning team and top individual earning spots in NCAA Regional play. IU Indy junior
Titus Boswell is the league's returning individual champion, having shot 5-under 211 (69-72-70) at last year's championship.
He later played the NCAA Urbana Regional to cap his sophomore season.
This season, Boswell has a team-best 71.30 stroke average and seven top-10 finishes in his 11 tournament entries. He's played 20 of his 33 rounds at par or better. This week, Boswell will be joined in the lineup by junior
Brady Schier (74.76 average),
Keaton Parmley (74.20),
Noah Kirsch (75.00) and
Jack Scudder (76.33). Both Parmley and Schier each have a top-10 finish this year with Schier having six rounds of par or better.
As a team, the Jaguars head south with a 294.18 scoring average and have four rounds that the team score was par or better.
QUOTABLE
"I think the guys are ready to go down there are play well. They're a confident bunch and really played some pretty good golf this spring. I hope we go down, play well and put ourselves to be in contention heading into the final round," head coach
Jamie Broce said.
THE COURSE
El Campeon at Mission Inn Resort was opened in 1917 and then redesigned in 1926, giving it the look and feel of a Scotland-based track. Located just north of Orlando near Lake Apopka, the course is known for steep hills and the need for shot-making skill.
THE FIELD
The 10-team field consists of Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, IU Indy, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Wright State and Youngstown State. Wright State is the top seed, ranking No. 175 nationally. The Jaguars are ranked No. 5 in the league and No. 254 nationally.
LINEUP
1.
Titus Boswell (33 rounds / 71.30 season average / 7 top-10 finishes)
2.
Brady Schier (29 rounds / 74.76 season average / 1 top-10 finish)
3.
Keaton Parmley (30 rounds / 74.20 season average / 1 top-10 finish)
4.
Noah Kirsch (33 rounds / 75.00 season average)
5.
Jack Scudder (33 rounds / 76.33 season average)
Sub.
Preston Broce (26 rounds / 77.12 season average)
LAST TIME OUT
The Jaguars placed third at the Wright State Invitational with a 54-hole 864 (279-293-292), shooting 12-over as a team. Boswell finished tied for third at 4-under 209 (67-69-73) to lead the way.
UP NEXT
Should the team or an individual advance, NCAA Men's Golf Regionals will be played from May 18-20 at six different sites across the country.