Golf Set to Compete at Fighting Illini Invite

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Fighting Illini Invitational

Golf Set to Compete at Fighting Illini Invite

September 15, 2016 | Men's Golf

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point golf team continues its season at the 11th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational this weekend. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be held at Olympia Fields Country Club, from Sept. 16-18.
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This year's field consists of Army, Alabama (No. 13), Arizona State (No. 12), Baylor (No. 28), Florida State (No. 18), Illinois (No. 2), Indiana, North Carolina (No. 30), Northwestern, Oklahoma State (No. 4), Purdue, USC (No. 8), Texas A&M (No. 27), Texas (No. 1) and UNLV (No. 25).*

"This is an honor for the Army West Point Golf program to be invited to such a prestigious event," said head coach Brian Watts. "The field is loaded with top ranked programs from around the country. As a coach you want your team to have an opportunity to not only compete against them, but play on a true championship venue such as Olympia Fields Country Club."

"Our team has worked hard and deserves this opportunity. It is our job now to make the most of it and continue to get better every day. I always tell our cadets, "if you ever want to be the best, then you have to compete against them along the way to better prepare you for the NCAA's at the end of the year!" This is our opportunity and we would like to thank Mike Small and his committee for giving us this chance."

Florida State took home the title in 2015 with an 846 (+6), while Maverick McNealy of Stanford claimed the individual championship with a seven-under-par 203.

The teams will be playing the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club, which runs 7,205 yards at Par 70. Start time will be 9 a.m. ET each day.

The club is home to several premier events including the 2015 U.S. Amateur. Olympia Fields has hosted two U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships, five Western Opens and a U.S. Senior Open among other high-level tournaments.

THE LINEUP
The Black Knights will deploy a 5-man roster for competition that includes Peter Kim, Gunnar Doyle, Nick Turner, Justin Pagila and Matt Plunkett.

*Rankings are based off of Golfweek.com