COLUMBUS, IN – Toledo will take part in the inaugural Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek on Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10. The two-day tournament will take place on the Otter Creek Golf Course (Par-72, 7,199 Yards) and be hosted by Indiana University.

The tourney will consist of 54 holes with 36 holes being played on Saturday and the final 18 holes scheduled for Sunday. There will be a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and tee time starts beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday off the No. 1 and No. 10 holes.

UT will be joined in the 14-team field by MAC members Ball State, reigning conference champion Miami and Northern Illinois. The tournament also includes Cincinnati, host Indiana, IUPUI, Loyola (MD), Marquette, Purdue, Santa Clara, Valparaiso, Wisconsin and Xavier.  

The Rockets' lineup at the Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek will include sophomore Stephen Watts, senior Otto Black, senior Thomas Shindler, freshman Jamie Knipe and sophomore Colin Joseph. Black leads the way with a 73.2 stroke average, followed by Watts (75.2), Shindler (76.6), Joseph (76.9) and freshman Spencer Shoemaker (77.1).

UT will compete for the first time since finishing in 15th place at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite on March 25-27 on the North Course at the Fountains Country Club (Par-71, 6,876 Yards).  

The Rockets posted a team score of 35-over par 887 (301-292-294) at the FAU Invite, 46 shots behind team champion Ole Miss (281-277-283).
 
Black (70-71-74) paced Toledo at two-over par 215 and tied for 20th place at the FAU Invite. The three-time all-league honoree has now been the Rockets' top finisher in each of the first three tourneys this spring.

Fans can follow live scoring every three holes for this weekend's event through GolfStat at http://bit.ly/23gTfcF.

Renowned golf course designers Robert Trent Jones and Rees Jones created the Otter Creek Golf Course in harmony with Southern Indiana's existing land. Jones distinguished Otter Creek as a championship golf course unique to all others.

Otter Creek has been rated among the top public courses in the U.S. since its inception in 1964. Located in the midst of a serene countryside, Robert Trent Jones Sr. created the original 18 holes of this championship course. His design harmonized the gently rolling hills of southern Indiana with adding his incredible knowledge of the game by utilizing the existing contours of the land to ensure that each shot is as natural as it could possibly be. Robert's son, Rees Jones, was given the challenge of designing an additional nine holes that would compliment his father's original course. Opened in June of 1995, the result is a "Links" look that is as challenging as the original design.

Following the Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek, UT will travel to West Lafayette, IN to take part in the Boilermaker Invitational on Saturday-Sunday, April 16-17.

2016 Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek
Date: April 9-10, 2016
Where: Otter Creek Golf Course (Par-72, 7,199 Yards)
Teams: Ball State, Cincinnati, IUPUI, Loyola (MD), Marquette, Miami, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Santa Clara, TOLEDO, Valparaiso, Wisconsin, Xavier