St. Charles, MO – The Indian Hills Men's Golf team returns to action for the first time in the spring season as the Warriors head to the Lindenwood Invitational, set to open up Monday morning at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

DETAILS: 2023 Lindenwood Invitational

St. Charles, MO  |  Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

March 13-14

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TEEING OFF

The Warriors head to St. Charles, MO for its first tournament of the spring semester after a strong showing in the fall.

• The Warriors are currently ranked No. 10 in the nation in the latest NJCAA DI Men's Golf Coaches Poll and are the top-ranked team from the state of Iowa.
• Indian Hills posted four top-five tournament finishes in the fall season, including back-to-back first-place titles at the Siouxland Invite and the Bent Tree Intercollegiate Showcase. The Warriors placed seventh overall at the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station Golf Course.
• Despite its first tournament action of the spring, the Warriors saw live action outdoors with its January trip to Arizona, an opportunity to gain valuable practice time.
• Freshman Taimur Malik, a two-time ICCAC Athlete of the Week in the fall, posted a 72.0 18-hole average with three top-10 finishes for the Warriors.
• Edourd Cereto posted three top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish at the Bent Tree Intercollegiate.
• Sophomores Mitchell Revie and Jaskaran Sohal provide the veteran leadership heading into the spring semester for the Warriors as both have national championship experience from a year ago.

THE COURSE

The Missouri Bluffs Golf Course offers a quality blend of generous fairways and large greens that provides players with a perfect mix of birdie and bogey opportunities. The course offers a number of prestigious events, including the St. Louis Nike Classic and The Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate, including qualifying tournaments for the PGA Tour and the USGA.

• Course Length: 7,047 yards
• Par: 71
• Tom Fazio designed course, opened in 1995

LAST TIME OUT

2023 marks the second consecutive year the Warriors will compete at the Lindenwood Invitational after a third-place showing in 2022.

The Warriors posted a 303-293-295 for an 891, just seven strokes outside of first-place and were the top junior college team to place. Former Warrior Frank Vucic carded a 2-over 215 to place second overall.

SCOUTING THE FIELD

16 programs in total will head to the Missouri Bluffs Golf Club for the two-day event, including seven junior college programs.

• Hutchinson, the top-ranked team in the latest NJCAA poll and two-time defending national champs highlight the field. The Lindenwood Invitational marks the first spring event for the Blue Dragons.
• Kirkwood, ranked No. 3 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA DII Coaches Poll will also be making its first appearance of the spring semester.
• The field also features John A. Logan, Southwestern, Heartland, and Mineral Area from the NJCAA ranks
• Tournament host Lindenwood is coming off a first-place finish at the Carpenter-Chaney Classic on February 10 in Mims, FL.

WETRICH'S NOTES

Head coach Michael Wetrich begins his second full spring season with the Warriors after taking over the helm of the program in February 2022.

"Really looking forward to getting back out and competing this spring," Wetrich stated. "Our guys have worked hard all winter long and are ready to go.

We have a new addition to our roster for this spring in Shinju Aoki. I'm very excited to see him play in our first event this week.

Lindenwood is a great Division I event for us to start the season. We will have our entire roster at this event and it will give us a great gauge of where we are at coming out of the winter break."

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lindenwood Invitational kicks off a four-tournament regular season slate for the Warriors spanning the next five weeks. Next up for Indian Hills is the Butler Spring Invitational March 27-28 at the Highland Country Club in Indianapolis, IN.

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