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OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
No. 6 Men’s Golf finishes eighth at OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite
09.17.2017 | Men's Golf
Senior Scottie Scheffler worked his way into the top-23 with a third-round 69.
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – No. 6 Texas Men's Golf climbed three spots with a 286 on Sunday to conclude the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational in eighth place.
Three Longhorns finished in the top-30, led by senior Scottie Scheffler in a tie for 23rd.
Scheffler shot a 1-under 69 during the final round with his four birdies.
He began the day with three bogeys and one birdie, but fired back on the front nine with three birdies in four holes to close the round at 1-under par.
Junior Steven Chervony shot a 74 to close the tournament 7-over and in a tie for 28th, while freshman Kristoffer Reitan shot a 75 with 12 pars to tie for 30th.
Sophomore Spencer Soosman had his best round of the tournament on Sunday, posting a 71. Sophomore Nick Costello utilized birdies on the fifth and eleventh holes and posted four bogeys to finish the day 2-over.
Texas A&M won the tournament title shooting 3-under, with Alabama (+6) and Oklahoma State (+10) finishing second and third, respectively. First place overall went to Alabama's Davis Riley, who turned in a 67 on Sunday, closing the tournament 10-under.
The Longhorns return to action at the Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club on Sunday, Sept. 24th.
Post-Tournament Quotes
Head Coach John Fields
It is always an honor to play at Olympia Fields. It is a great golf course that educates you every time you play. This tournament will be a positive motivator for the rest of the season. Scottie's 69 today and Nick's 69 yesterday were exceptional rounds of golf.
OFCC/ Fighting Illini Invitational
Olympia Fields CC
Par 70; 7,300 Yards
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Texas A&M 281-285-271=837 (-3)
2. Alabama 280-280-286=846 (+6)
3. Oklahoma State 280-287-283=850 (+10)
4. Baylor 280-283-289=852 (+12)
5. Illinois 283-284-286=853 (+13)
6. Florida State 282-288-284=854 (+14)
7. UNLV 285-290-289=864 (+24)
8. TEXAS 297-283-286=866 (+26)
9. North Carolina 290-292-285=867 (+27)
10. California 286-293-288=867 (+27)
11. Stanford 290-286-292=868 (+28)
12. Southern California 283-292-296=871 (+31)
13. Northwestern 293-288-294=875 (+35)
14. Indiana 298-298-293=889 (+49)
15. Navy 302-309-295=906 (+66)
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
1. Davis Riley, Alabama 66-67-67=200 (-10)
2. Nick Hardy, Illinois 66-68-69=203 (-7)
3. Shintaro Ban, UNLV 68-66-70=204 (-6)
T4. Josh Gliege, Texas A&M 66-70-70=206 (-4)
T4. Zach Bauchou, Oklahoma State 64-73-69=206 (-4)
T6. Brandon Wu, Stanford 72-68-67=207 (-3)
T6. Braden Bailey, Baylor 69-68-70=207 (-3)
8. John Pak, Florida State 70-70-68=208 (-2)
T9. Justin Suh, Southern California 70-69-71=210 (E)
T9. Harry Hall, UNLV 72-69-69=210 (E)
T9. Jonathan Hardee, Alabama 69-68-73=210 (E)
T9. Brandon Smith, Texas A&M 74-71-65=210 (E)
TEXAS LEADERBOARD
T23. Scottie Scheffler 74-72-69=215 (+5)
T28. Steven Chervony 72-71-74=217 (+7)
T30. Kristoffer Reitan 72-71-75=218 (+8)
T45. Nick Costello 79-69-72=220 (+10)
T59. Spencer Soosman 79-75-71=225 (+15)
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