Friday, September 17
Chicago / Olympia Fields Country Club
9:00 a.m. (18 Holes)
Florida Gators
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OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
John DuBois looks out from the tee box at the Gators Invitational
Gators Begin Season at Olympia Fields
Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Men's Golf
The 2021-22 tees off on Friday at 9 a.m. at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Friday, Sept. 17 - Sunday, Sept. 19
Location: Olympia Fields Country Club - Chicago
Host: University of Illinois
Course Par/Yardage: 70/7,205-yards
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (18 each day)
Tee Times: Friday – 9:00 a.m., Saturday – 9:00 a.m. and Sunday– 8:30 a.m. *All times are eastern
Live Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
FLORIDA LINE UP:
No. 1 - Ricky Castillo
No. 2 - Yuxin Lin
No. 3 - Joe Pagdin
No. 4 - John DuBois
No. 5 - Christophe Stutts
Individual - Giovanni Manzoni
TEE OFF
The Florida men's golf team tees off its 90th season at the 15th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational from Sept. 17-19 at Olympia Fields Country Club.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Gators have competed in the event six total times with the most recent in 2019, where they finished 7th. Florida won the tournament in the fall of 2010 as current PGA Tour member Tyler McCumber turned in a Top-5 finish.
THE FIELD (Preseason GolfChannel.com Rankings)
#1 Pepperdine, #2 Oklahoma State, #3 Arizona State, #6 North Carolina, #8 Florida, #10 Stanford, #16 Florida State, #18 Illinois, #31 Baylor, #32 Arizona State, Arizona, California, Indiana and Purdue.
PRESEASON RANKINGS & RECOGNITION
The Gators earned preseason recognition and were selected 8th in the Golf Channel/Golf Weekly and T17th by GCAA Preseason Polls. Ricky Castillo was 4th overall in the Top 30 Preseason Players by Golf Channel/Golf Weekly.
COACH DUDLEY
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, head coach J.C. Deacon announced the addition of Dudley Hart as the next assistant coach. The Gator Great spent the last four seasons as the volunteer assistant coach. He was four-time All American, the 1987 SEC Freshman of the Year and a two-time PGA Tour winner.
The Orange and Blue are off for two weeks before heading to the Nike Collegiate Invitational from Oct. 4-5 at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dates: Friday, Sept. 17 - Sunday, Sept. 19
Location: Olympia Fields Country Club - Chicago
Host: University of Illinois
Course Par/Yardage: 70/7,205-yards
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (18 each day)
Tee Times: Friday – 9:00 a.m., Saturday – 9:00 a.m. and Sunday– 8:30 a.m. *All times are eastern
Live Scoring: Golf Stat
Social Media: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
FLORIDA LINE UP:
No. 1 - Ricky Castillo
No. 2 - Yuxin Lin
No. 3 - Joe Pagdin
No. 4 - John DuBois
No. 5 - Christophe Stutts
Individual - Giovanni Manzoni
TEE OFF
The Florida men's golf team tees off its 90th season at the 15th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational from Sept. 17-19 at Olympia Fields Country Club.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Gators have competed in the event six total times with the most recent in 2019, where they finished 7th. Florida won the tournament in the fall of 2010 as current PGA Tour member Tyler McCumber turned in a Top-5 finish.
THE FIELD (Preseason GolfChannel.com Rankings)
#1 Pepperdine, #2 Oklahoma State, #3 Arizona State, #6 North Carolina, #8 Florida, #10 Stanford, #16 Florida State, #18 Illinois, #31 Baylor, #32 Arizona State, Arizona, California, Indiana and Purdue.
PRESEASON RANKINGS & RECOGNITION
The Gators earned preseason recognition and were selected 8th in the Golf Channel/Golf Weekly and T17th by GCAA Preseason Polls. Ricky Castillo was 4th overall in the Top 30 Preseason Players by Golf Channel/Golf Weekly.
COACH DUDLEY
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, head coach J.C. Deacon announced the addition of Dudley Hart as the next assistant coach. The Gator Great spent the last four seasons as the volunteer assistant coach. He was four-time All American, the 1987 SEC Freshman of the Year and a two-time PGA Tour winner.
NEW GATORS
The Florida men's golf team added two new faces this season in Miguel Leal (Guatemala City) and Matthew Kress (Saratoga, Calif.) Leal won the 2020 Billy Horschel Junior Championship and was a two-time winner (2019-20) of the Central American Junior Tournament. Kress attended Bellarmine College Prep and shot 11-under par to win the FCG Encinitas Junior Championship. He was a 2018 First Team All-League WCAL and helped his school win the 2018 WCAL Championships.
The Orange and Blue are off for two weeks before heading to the Nike Collegiate Invitational from Oct. 4-5 at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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