Mike Small, Head Coach | University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Golf
Mike Small, Head Coach | University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Golf
The University of Illinois men's golf team, currently ranked No. 18 in the NCAA men's golf team rankings and No. 8 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll, is set to compete in the 3rd Annual Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational. The event will take place from October 18 to 20 at Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort in Saucier, Mississippi.
The tournament is co-hosted by Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Southern Miss. Illinois enters this event following a runner-up finish at the Moraine Intercollegiate, marking their third top-five result in as many tournaments this fall.
Fallen Oak Course, recognized as Mississippi's top golf course and designed by Tom Fazio, will host the 54-hole event over three days. The course features an 18-hole, par-72 layout stretching 7,487 yards and is located near Biloxi in De Soto National Forest.
Fourteen programs are participating in the tournament, with eight ranked within the top 60 of the latest NCAA men's golf team ranking. Alongside Illinois, highly ranked SEC teams such as Arkansas (5), Ole Miss (7), LSU (9), Tennessee (19), Alabama (20), Georgia (36), South Carolina (38), and Mississippi State (55) are also competing. Other teams include UNLV (69), Southern Miss, Iowa (80), Chattanooga (95), and Wisconsin (154).
Illinois’ lineup for the event includes Freddie Turnell, Ryan Voois, Max Herendeen, Trey Marrion, Dane Huddleston, with Dujuan Snyman competing as an individual.
Live scoring for the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational will be available on Scoreboard powered by Clippd. Updates and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com after each day of play.
Following this tournament, Illinois will resume competition when their spring schedule begins on February 16-17 at the Hal Williams Collegiate in Mobile, Alabama.
Additionally, Illinois junior Ethan Wilson and sophomore Jake Birdwell are set to participate as individuals at the Flyer Invitational hosted by Dayton on October 20-21 at NCR Country Club’s South Course in Kettering, Ohio. Last year at this event, Illinois finished second as a team; Timmy Crawford won medalist honors while Wilson tied for eleventh with a career-low round of 65 (-6) in Round 2. Live scoring for this event is also available on Clippd Scoreboard.
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