Huskers Head to Hoosier Collegiate

The Nebraska men’s golf team opens a busy month of April when the Huskers travel to Bloomington for the Indiana Hoosier Collegiate Invitational this weekend.

The Huskers will be part of a strong nine-team field that includes Big Ten Conference foes Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and the hosts from Indiana, along with Ball State, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan and Memphis.

The Big Red and the rest of the nine-team field will attack a challenging 7,432-yard, par-71 layout at the newly renovated Pfau Course.

The teams will play two rounds on Saturday, April 3, beginning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. (CT). Sunday’s final round will feature tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 8 a.m.

Nebraska’s five-player lineup in count-four scoring will be led by freshmen Jeremy Sisson and Jack Lundin, followed by Branden Meyer, Tom Westenberger and Will Marshall.

Lundin said he is gaining confidence in his abilities and learning more about the collegiate game each week.

“I learned a lot about myself at the Big Ten Match Play,” Lundin said. “I kind of proved to myself that I can play with these guys and I belong here. I learned even more in San Diego. I tried too hard and was worried about my score and other scores, rather than just playing my game and focusing on each shot.”

Sisson, a redshirt freshman who spent 2019-20 at Arkansas, was Nebraska’s top finisher at the season-opening Lamkin San Diego Classic and said the experience provided great learning opportunities as well.

“I learned a lot in San Diego. It really opened my eyes,” Sisson said. “I know what my game is, and I realized I need to stay with my game and trust it. College courses are longer and firmer, and really learning that every shot matters is a big adjustment. I think my game is trending in the right direction, and I am just going to take it shot by shot.”

The Hoosier Collegiate will be Nebraska’s first scored team competition since competing at the Lamkin San Diego Classic (March 8-10). The tournament in Indiana opens an April that will also include a trip to the Aggie Invitational in College Station, Texas (April 9-11), before Nebraska plays host to the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational at Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln (April 17-18).

The 2021 Big Ten Championships will be played at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., beginning April 30.

Hoosier Collegiate

Bloomington, Indiana (The Pfau Course)

Par 71, 7,432 Yards

Round 1 & 2: Saturday, April 3 – 8 a.m. (CT) – shotgun

Round 3: Sunday, April 4 – 8 a.m. (CT) – tee times of #1 & #10 

Participating Teams (9)

Ball State

Cincinnati

Eastern Michigan

Indiana

Memphis

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

Nebraska

Nebraska Lineup

1. Jeremy Sisson

2. Jack Lundin

3. Branden Meyer

4. Tom Westenberger

5. Will Marshall