Hoosiers Tie for Eighth at the Gators Invitational

Saturday, February 14

Gainesville, Fla.

Indiana University

Gators Invitational

Hoosiers Tie for Eighth at the Gators Invitational

2/15/2026 5:30:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results (PDF)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Indiana men's golf team tied for eighth at the Gators Invitational with a score of 860 (296-275-289; +20). The two-day, 54-hole event was played at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Gators Invitational • Gainesville, Fla.
Mark Bostick Golf Course
Par 70 • 6,701 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
Team Standings: t-8th/18 – 860 (296-275-289; +20)
Top Indiana Player: Nick Piesen – 210 (72-72-66; E)

CHIP-INS
• Junior Nick Piesen led the Hoosier lineup with a scorecard of 210 (72-72-66; E), his lowest collegiate 54-hole score. He played 12 birdies and an eagle on the Par-4 fifth hole in the second round. His second-round 66 (-4) marked his lowest collegiate round since playing a 65 in the second round of the Don Benbow Spring Invitational on April 1, 2024.
• Junior Cole Starnes played a 214 (76-64-74; +4) with 12 birdies. His bogey-free 64 in the second round featured six birdies and matched the lowest single round of his Cream and Crimson career (second round of the 2025 Boilermaker Invitational. Starnes has played four rounds this season in the 60s and has posted 11 such rounds in his career.
• Sophomore Neri Checcucci turned in a 219 (74-69-76; +9) with six birdies in his 2025-26 Hoosier debut.
• Sophomore Bradley Chill Jr. compiled a 221 (76-70-75; +11) with eight birdies scattered across three rounds.
• Junior Alec Cesare fired a 225 (74-77-74; +15) with four total birdies.

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-15. Nick Piesen – 210 (72-72-66; E)
t-30. Cole Starnes – 214 (76-64-74; +4)
t-62. Neri Checcucci – 219 (74-69-76; +9)
t-69. Bradley Chill Jr. – 221 (76-70-75; +11)
t-83. Alec Cesare – 225 (74-77-74; +15)

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will return to team competition for the Colleton River Collegiate. The two-day event will be played from March 1-2 at the Colleton River Golf Club in Bluffton, S.C.

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