INDIANAPOLIS- The Sagamore Club, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Noblesville, Ind., will be the site of the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships. The event is scheduled May 18-21. The University of Indianapolis and the Great Lakes Valley Conference, with assistance from Indiana Sports Corporation and the Hamilton County Convention & Visitors Bureau, will host the championship.
The championship includes 108 student-athletes (20 teams of five who qualify in regional play throughout the nation, in addition to the top eight individuals not on those teams). Those 108 student-athletes compete over 72 holes of golf to determine both team and individual champions.
“We are excited to bring our 2010 championships to central Indiana and The Sagamore Club,” said David Sharp, chair of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Committee and athletic director at Ouachita Baptist University. “A Nicklaus-designed course measuring nearly 7,200 yards will provide both a tremendous challenge and a great championship experience for our student-athletes.”
This championship announcement is part of Indianapolis’ inclusion in the Championship City pilot program. Indianapolis and Indiana Sports Corp joined five other cities named to the program in September of 2008. The Championship City pilot program will feature multiple host opportunities of NCAA Division I, II and III men’s and women’s championships through 2012. The centerpiece of the Championship City pilot program is a long-term agreement between the NCAA and each host city to bring a wide array of championships and ancillary events to the six geographical areas over the course of several years.
Indianapolis recently hosted the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium, and will host the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2010 and 2015 and the NCAA Women’s Final Four in 2011 and 2016.
“The University of Indianapolis is proud to partner with the Great Lakes Valley Conference, Indiana Sports Corporation and the Hamilton County Convention & Visitors Bureau to host the 2010 Division II Men's Golf Championships,” said Dr. Sue Willey, University of Indianapolis Director of Athletics. “We look forward to doing everything possible so that we may provide a first-class experience for the competing student-athletes.”
“The Sagamore Club and its members look forward to hosting the Championships,” said Wes Marshall, The Sagamore Club’s Director of Golf. “The course will be a good but fair test of golf and will reward well played shots.”
In its second straight apearance in the Division II finals, Indianapolis notched a sixth-place showing at the 2009 championship, held at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Wash. Freshman Aaron Monson (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian) led the Greyhounds with a four-round score of +8, good for a share of fifth place in the 108-man field, while Sonoma State defeated Cal State University-San Bernardino in a playoff to capture the '09 team championship.