Chambana Sun

University of Illinois men's golf head coach Mike Small announced the program's fall schedule on Thursday.

The Illini are slated to begin the 2024-25 season, Small's 25th at the helm of the Orange and Blue, with five events in September and October.

"We are excited to open up another season of Fighting Illini golf," Small said. "Our fall schedule features a great mixture of familiar tournaments – including our own premier event at Olympia Fields – with several new challenges. That combination will provide a foundation that will help our team build towards our championship goals."

The season opens Sept. 9-11 when the Fighting Illini tee off at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, co-hosted by Folds of Honor, Michigan State, Florida State, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), and HNS Sports Group, at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. It marks the second time in the field at Folds of Honor for the Illini who won the inaugural event in 2022 behind a stellar performance (T3) from then-sophomore Jackson Buchanan.

The 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate will feature live television coverage on Golf Channel and Peacock.

Following play in Michigan, Illinois hosts another of the season's most prestigious collegiate events at famed Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill. The Fighting Illini will once again welcome 14 peers for the 18th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, Sept. 20-22, contested on the Par-70, 7,310-yard North Course. The event is recognized annually for offering a demanding but fair early-season test that attracts one of the best fields in collegiate golf.

The Orange and Blue remain in Illinois to close out the first month of the season at the Windon Memorial Classic, hosted by Northwestern at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill., Sept. 29-30.

As October begins, Illinois closes out its fall slate with two new challenges over an eight-day span along the Gulf Coast.

First, they tee off at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational co-hosted by Southern Miss and Ole Miss at Fallen Oak Course from Oct. 19-21.

The final event begins just five days later at South Alabama's Steelwood Collegiate Invitational held at Steelwood Country Club in Loxley Ala., Oct. 26-27.

Details regarding their spring schedule will be released later.

Illinois enters this season seeking its 14th Big Ten Championship under head coach Mike Small’s guidance. Last spring they captured NCAA Stanford Regional title then finished first through stroke play portion before securing ninth top-five national finish since 2011 as one among final eight programs vying national title during match play portion held Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.