No. 15 Tech readies for Fighting Illini Invitational

Texas Tech Men's Golf Preview - Fall Tournament #2 // Season Tournament #2
Tournament: 2024 Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational
Host: Illinois
Dates: Sept. 20-22 (Fri.-Sun.)
Format: Stroke play / 5-count-4 / 54 holes (18-Fri., 18-Sat., 18-Sun.)
Golf Course: Olympia Fields Country Club – North Course / Par-70, 7,353 yards
Location: Olympia Fields, IL
Live Scoring/Tee Times: Golfstat.com

Texas Tech in the National Rankings
No. 15 - Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Preseason Poll (last released, August 30)

Texas Tech Lineup:
1 - Connor Graham
2 - Calum Scott
3 - Charlie DeLong
4 - Tim Wiedemeyer
5 - Ben Gregg

Participants- 15:
Host – Illinois (9)
Alabama (16)
Arizona State (2)
Baylor
Florida (10)
Florida State (3)
Georgia Tech (11)
Michigan
Northwestern
North Carolina (5)
Oklahoma State (20)
Stanford (23)
Texas (8)
Texas A&M (19)
Texas Tech (15)

(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches' Poll (8/30/24))

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, Sep. 19: practice round
Friday, Sep. 20: First Round (18 holes), tee times starting at 8 a.m. CT
Saturday, Sep. 21: Second Round (18 holes), tee times starting at 8 a.m. CT
Sunday, Sep. 22: Third Round (18 holes), tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. CT

Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational Flashback:
Most Team Titles: Illinois (3)
Most Medalist by Team: Stanford (6)

2023* Team Champion: North Carolina (550, -10)
2023 Medalist: Christo Lamprecht: Georgia Tech (131, -9)
*Shortened to 36 holes due to weather

Texas Tech at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational:
Last time competed: 2015-2016 season (Sep. 18-20, 2015)
Finishing position: 15th (886, +46)
Highest player finish: Henry Todd (217, +7)

Notes:

This will be Texas Tech's first appearance at the Olympia Fields Country Club Fight Illini Invitational since 2015 when the Red Raiders finished 15th.
The North Course at Olympia Fields was designed by two-time Open Champion, Willie Park Jr. The par-70, 7,353-yard course has hosted two U.S. Opens (1928, 2003), two PGA Championships (1925, 1961) and many other prestigious events.
The North Course is ranked in the Golf Digest's "Top 100 Greatest Courses." Golf Digest also ranked the course sixth in the state of Illinois.
Freshman Connor Graham is set to make his second start for the Red Raiders in his young career. His last time out was at the Inverness Intercollegiate where he finished tied for 12th with an overall 1-over-par (208) score. In the first round of the Inverness, Graham shot a 2-under-par (67).
Senior Calum Scott is making his 42nd career appearance for the Red Raiders at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational. His last appearance was at the Inverness Intercollegiate. Scott looks to continue his Haskins Award campaign having been placed on the preseason watchlist ahead of the start of the 2024-2025 season.
Senior Charlie DeLong looks to continue his season after finishing the Inverness Intercollegiate in the top 25. DeLong completed the first two rounds of the Inverness with an even-par (69).
Sophomore Tim Wiedemeyer is looking to continue his hot start to the season as he makes his seventh appearance for the Red Raiders. This start is coming off of the fifth-place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate. Wiedemeyer fired a 3-under-par (66) in each of the final two rounds to finish with a 4-under-par (203) for the tournament.
Sophomore Ben Gregg will be making his first team start for the Red Raiders after competing as an individual at the first tournament of the season. Gregg finished with an impressive tie for seventh place after carding a 3-under-par (66) in the final round at the Inverness Intercollegiate to finish with a 2-under-par (205).
This tournament follows a familiar format for collegiate golf. The best four of the five scores count towards the team's score. 18 holes will be played on each of the three days that the tournament spans (Fri.-Sun., Sep. 20-22).

What's Ahead for Texas Tech (fall season):
Sep. 30-Oct. 1: Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
Fort Worth, Texas // Colonial Country Club
Oct. 7-9: Big 12 Match Play
Hockley, Texas // The Clubs of Houston Oaks

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No. 15 Tech readies for Fighting Illini Invitational

Players Mentioned

Charlie DeLong

Connor Graham

Ben Gregg

Calum Scott

Tim Wiedemeyer

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