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Fighting Irish Classic
Men’s Golf Readies for Fighting Irish Classic
10/3/2026 9:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Hoosiers men's golf program will play its penultimate team event of the fall schedule at the Fighting Irish Classic. The 54-hole event will be contested from Oct. 4-5 at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend.
Additionally, fourth-year Alec Cesare, fourth-year Neri Checcucci, and first-year Duff McKay will represent the Hoosiers as individuals at the Golfweek Put Me In Coach Invitational hosted by Ball State from Oct. 5-6 at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Fighting Irish Classic • South Bend, Ind.
Warren Golf Course
Par 70 • 7,023 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
TEAMS COMPETING (14)
Augusta, California, Georgia Southern, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Purdue, Texas A&M, UCLA
INDIANA LINEUP
1. Jake Cesare
2. Nick Piesen
3. Bradley Chill Jr.
4. Jamison Ousley
5. Cole Starnes
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• North Carolina, the ninth-ranked team in the final 2025-26 college golf ranking, headlines the 14-team field. Illinois (No. 17), Texas A&M (21), UCLA (22), Notre Dame (32), Louisville (34), Purdue (42), California (48), Georgia Southern (59), Michigan State (77), and Iowa (90) all closed the season inside the top 100 of the Scoreboard rankings. Indiana finished at No. 100.
• Indiana will be paired with Big Ten rivals Iowa and Purdue in the first two rounds of competition.
• The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET for the first and second rounds on Sunday, Oct. 4. The final round will utilize rolling tee times beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 5.
• IU tied for second in this event in the fall of 2023. Cole Starnes tied for 11th overall and shot a 210 (71-69-70; E).
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Additionally, fourth-year Alec Cesare, fourth-year Neri Checcucci, and first-year Duff McKay will represent the Hoosiers as individuals at the Golfweek Put Me In Coach Invitational hosted by Ball State from Oct. 5-6 at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Fighting Irish Classic • South Bend, Ind.
Warren Golf Course
Par 70 • 7,023 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
TEAMS COMPETING (14)
Augusta, California, Georgia Southern, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Purdue, Texas A&M, UCLA
INDIANA LINEUP
1. Jake Cesare
2. Nick Piesen
3. Bradley Chill Jr.
4. Jamison Ousley
5. Cole Starnes
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• North Carolina, the ninth-ranked team in the final 2025-26 college golf ranking, headlines the 14-team field. Illinois (No. 17), Texas A&M (21), UCLA (22), Notre Dame (32), Louisville (34), Purdue (42), California (48), Georgia Southern (59), Michigan State (77), and Iowa (90) all closed the season inside the top 100 of the Scoreboard rankings. Indiana finished at No. 100.
• Indiana will be paired with Big Ten rivals Iowa and Purdue in the first two rounds of competition.
• The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET for the first and second rounds on Sunday, Oct. 4. The final round will utilize rolling tee times beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 5.
• IU tied for second in this event in the fall of 2023. Cole Starnes tied for 11th overall and shot a 210 (71-69-70; E).
@IndianaMGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University men's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMGolf on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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