Geneva's Cisco Hoping to Play Golf in the Big Ten

Geneva graduate Andrew Cisco, who made the IHSA state championship tournament last fall as an at-large qualifier, will play in the Big Ten this fall.

That is, if the freshman-to-be can make the squad as a walk-on at Iowa.

“I had some offers from some smaller schools,” Cisco said after rounds of 75-77 left him outside the cut line in the 62nd Illinois Open at Hawthorn Woods Country Club. The open ran July 25-27.

Cisco carried considerable momentum into his second-round play with back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 to close out his Monday round.
But he was unable to capture any red numbers on Tuesday in authoring a 6-over performance.

“I struck the ball great,” Cisco said. “I didn’t make a birdie putt from beyond four feet the whole two days. I couldn’t birdie any of the par-5s (on Tuesday), and I had irons in my hand (on my second shots).”

Cisco was paired in the Illinois Open with Jordan Wetsch, who will be a senior at St. Charles East.

Wilmette resident Phillip Arouca held off Libertyville native Mike Schachner to complete his wire-to-wire victory with an 11-under par 202 total.