WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Fighting Illini men’s golf team, ranked No. 9 in the latest Golfweek team collegiate rankings and No. 11 in the GCAA coaches poll, returns to action Monday-Tuesday (Oct. 9-10) at the Purdue Fall Invitational.
THE SETTING
The Purdue Fall Invitational, now in it’s third year, will be hosted by the Purdue University for the first time at the Boilermakers’ Ackerman-Allen Golf Course after previously being contested at the Kampen-Cosler Course, which is slated to host an NCAA Regional in May.
The Ackerman-Allen Course will be a par-71 layout at 7,245 yards. The course is a parkland-style Pete Dye design featuring large bent-grass greens, fairways and tees. The layout presents a challenge with rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, and white sand bunkers.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The 54-hole tournament will be played over two days with 36 holes set for Monday, followed by the final 18 on Tuesday.
THE FIELD
The tournament field features 15 programs, including seven that rank inside the top 100 by Golfweek in No. 9 Illinois, No. 40 Purdue, No. 54 UNLV, No. 79 VCU, No. 84 Illinois State, No. 85 Ball State and No. 87 Nebraska. The rest of the field is made up of Butler, Central Arkansas, Dayton, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, and Western Kentucky
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1: Max Herendeen
No. 2: Tyler Goecke
No. 3: Jackson Buchanan
No. 4: Timmy Crawford
No. 5: Ethan Wilson
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Individual: Jerry Ji
Individual: Piercen Hunt
Individual: Ryan Voois
ILLINI AT THE PURDUE FALL INVITATIONAL
The 2023 Purdue Fall Invitational marks the first time that the Fighting Illini will compete in the event.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for the Purdue Fall Invitational will be available on Golfstat.com. A recap and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com following each day of play.
UP NEXT
The Illini continue their fall competition schedule, Oct. 16-17, when the team travels to Kettering, Ohio, to defend the team title at the Dayton Flyer Invitational at NCR Country Club’s South Course. The Illini won the 2022 Dayton Flyer Invitational by four strokes – one of a nation-leading seven team victories on the year – behind a top-five finish from first-team All-American Tommy Kuhl.
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