Red Raiders in second with one round left at Fighting Illini Invitational

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Aided by under-par rounds from junior Tim Wiedemeyer and sophomore Connor Graham, the Texas Tech men's golf team shot 3-under-par (277) during Saturday's second round of the Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club. The Red Raiders are in second place at 4-under-par after 36 holes, seven shots off the University of Florida's pace at 11-under-par.

Graham, who owned the Red Raiders' low round on Saturday of 3-under-par 67, birdied his opening hole before he carded three in a row across holes No. 13 and No. 15 on his way to moving into a tie for third place individually. He is tied with Illinois' Max Herendeen at 4-under-par (136) for the tournament, just one shot off Oklahoma State's Gaven Lane and Florida's Matthew Kress, who have the lead at 5-under-par (135).

Graham is in a position to capture his first career collegiate victory with just one round to play. His career-best finish is a tie for seventh, posted twice during his freshman season.

Joining Graham in the top five, Widemeyer played his first 12 holes at level par before holing two birdies to stay in the hunt at 3-under-par (137). He finished the second round with a 2-under-par 68.

First-round leader junior Adam Bresnu is only three shots off the lead. He responded from a 2-over-par front nine with a clean card and a birdie on the par three 13th hole to shoot a 71 (+1).

Texas Tech heads into the final round with three in the individual Top 10 between the trio of Graham (T-3rd), Wiedemeyer (T-5th), and Bresnu (T-8th). As a team, Tech trails Florida by seven strokes, a Gator team that shot a blistering 13-under-par 267 on Saturday.

The final round will commence at 8:30 a.m. CT with a shotgun start for the 15 teams in the field.

OFCC Fighting Illini Invitational (Rounds 1-2 Results)
1. Florida: 282-267=549 (-11)
2. Texas Tech: 279-277=556 (-4)
3. Oklahoma State: 280-279=559 (-1)
4. Illinois: 285-277=562 (+2)
5. Florida State: 285-278=563 (+3)
6. Arizona State: 286-280=566 (+6)
7. Texas: 288-281=569 (+9)
8. Alabama: 283-287=570 (+10)
T-9. Texas A&M: 285-286=571 (+11)
T-9. LMU: 282-289=571 (+11)
T-9. Georgia Tech: 287-284=571 (+11)
T-9. Stanford: 291-280=571 (+11)
13. Purdue: 292-283=575 (+15)
14. Baylor: 295-285=580 (+20)
15. Indiana: 293-291=584 (+24)

Red Raiders in the Field (Rounds 1-2 Results)
T-3. Connor Graham: 69-67=136 (-4)
T-5. Tim Wiedemeyer: 69-68=137 (-3)
T-8. Adam Bresnu: 67-71=138 (-2)
T-45. Brady McHenry: 74-71=145 (+5)
T-72. Price Hill: 76-76=152 (+12)

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Red Raiders in second with one round left at Fighting Illini Invitational

Players Mentioned

Adam Bresnu

Connor Graham

Price Hill

Brady McHenry

Tim Wiedemeyer

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