Indiana Places 15th at the Ka'anapali Classic

Monday, October 27

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawaii

Indiana University

Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate

10/29/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

Chill Jr. Records First Collegiate Ace

KA'ANAPALI, Maui – The Indiana men's golf team placed 15th at the Ka'anapali Classic with a score of 843 (280-274-289; -9). The three-day, 54-hole event was played at the Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Ka'anapali Classic • Ka'anapali, Maui
Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course
Par 71 • 6,700 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
Team Standings: 15th/19 – 843 (280-274-289; -9)
Top Indiana Player: Clay Merchent – 206 (68-67-71; -7)

CHIP-INS
• Redshirt senior Clay Merchent played his 13th career tournament under par to pace the Indiana lineup at 206 (68-67-71; -7). He collected a team-best 15 birdie conversions, which featured eight in the second round. He earned a 29th-place finish.
• Sophomore Bradley Chill Jr. fired a 212 (70-71-71; -1) with 10 birdies and a pair of eagles. The highlight of his round came in the third round when he needed just one swing for his first collegiate hole-in-one on the 202-yard, Par-3 15th hole.
• Junior Alec Cesare shot a 215 (72-68-75; +2) with 11 total birdies and an eagle on No. 9 in the second round.
• Junior Cole Starnes turned in a scorecard of 216 (71-73-72; +3) with 11 birdies and an eagle on No. 9 in the third round.
• Junior Nick Piesen carded a 217 (71-68-78; +4) with seven birdies and an eagle on No. 1 in the second round.
• Freshman Caleb Schnarr, playing as an individual, pieced together his lowest collegiate tournament tally of 224 (75-75-74; +11). He totaled nine birdies.

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-29. Clay Merchent – 206 (68-67-71; -7)
t-63. Bradley Chill Jr. – 212 (70-71-71; -1)
t-77. Alec Cesare – 215 (72-68-75; +2)
t-83. Cole Starnes – 216 (71-73-72; +3)
t-88. Nick Piesen – 217 (71-68-78; +4)

INDIVIDUALS IN THE STANDINGS
t-106. Caleb Schnarr – 224 (75-75-74; +11)

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will be away from competition until the Gators Invitational at the Mark Bostic Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla., from Feb. 14-15.

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