Wiedemeyer earns first career victory

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Texas Tech junior Tim Wiedemeyer birdied the final hole of the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club to break a tie atop the individual leaderboard and claim his first career victory on Sunday. Wiedemeyer shot a final round 3-under-par 67 and finished the event 6-under-par (204), besting Texas' Matt Comegys and Oklahoma State's Gaven Lane by one stroke for the win.

As a team, No. 19 Texas Tech was in the hunt for the team championship down to the waning moments of the 54-hole event, but could not make the final push it needed and ultimately finished in third place behind No. 10 Florida and tournament champion No. 4 Oklahoma State. The Red Raiders finished 3-under-par (837) for the tournament, three shots off the Cowboys' pace, who recovered from a 10-shot deficit to begin the day.

Wiedemeyer's final round on Sunday was as consistent as his three rounds carded throughout the event — in the 60s. He opened round three with a bogey-free front nine, which included one birdie on the 400-yard Par 4, fourth hole. The back nine was much of the same, finishing 2-under (33) with three birdies against one bogey. Wiedemeyer dipped to 2-under-par for the day after a birdie on No. 10 but fell back to 1-under after a bogey on No. 12. The junior finished 2-under over the final six holes of the event thanks to a birdie on the 576-yard Par 5, 15th hole, and then the clincher on No. 18 as he carded a three on the 498-yard Par 4 finishing hole.

The Red Raiders' three additional countable scores on Sunday toward their team round came from Price Hill (69), Connor Graham (72), and Adam Bresnu (73).

With a tie for sixth-place overall, Graham earned a career-best finish after a pair of seventh-place finishes as a freshman. The sophomore finished the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational 2-under-par (208), as one of three Red Raiders to claim Top 20 finishes at the event. Bresnu, who opened the weekend in first place behind a first-round 67 (-3) on Friday, dropped into a tie for 19th place. Bresnu and Graham are both 2-for-2 this season in staking claims to Top 20 finishes in each of their events to open the 2025 season, looking back to the Carmel Cup.

It will be a quick turnaround for the Red Raiders as they will be back in action for their third fall event, Sept. 29-30, at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational, presented by Charles Schwab, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Final Results)
1. Oklahoma State: 280-279-275=834 (-6)
2. Florida: 282-267-287=836 (-4)
3. Texas Tech: 279-277-281=837 (-3)
4. Illinois: 285-277-276=838 (-2)
5. Texas: 288-281-275=844 (+4)
T-6. Georgia Tech: 287-284-276=847 (+7)
T-6. Florida State: 285-278-284=847 (+7)
8. Arizona State: 286-280-282=848 (+8)
T-9. LMU: 282-289-282=853 (+13)
T-9. Alabama: 283-287-283=853 (+13)
11. Stanford: 291-280-286=857 (+17)
12. Texas A&M: 285-286-292=863 (+23)
13. Purdue: 292-283-290=865 (+25)
14. Baylor: 295-285-295=875 (+35)
15. Indiana: 293-291-295=879 (+39)

Red Raiders in the Field (Final Results)
1. Tim Wiedemeyer: 69-68-67=204 (-6)
T-6. Connor Graham: 69-67-72=208 (-2)
T-19. Adam Bresnu: 67-71-73=211 (+1)
T-56. Brady McHenry: 74-71-75=220 (+10)
T-59. Price Hill: 76-76-69=221 (+11)

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Players Mentioned

Adam Bresnu

Connor Graham

Price Hill

Brady McHenry

Tim Wiedemeyer

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