Northwestern Returns Home for Olympia Fields Fighting Illini CollegiateNorthwestern Returns Home for Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Collegiate
Rey Del Rio

Northwestern Returns Home for Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Collegiate

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Northwestern men’s golf returns to the state of Illinois this week, competing at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Collegiate in Olympia Fields, Illinois. The 54-hole event will be contested across two days, and features eight teams from last season’s NCAA Championship Finals.

Due to forecasted inclement weather, teams will play 36 holes of continuous play on Friday, with tee times beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT. Final round tee times will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Saturday, and will roll into Sunday if necessary.

The Field

The Wildcats will compete as part of a 15-team field that consists of host-school Illinois, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and UNLV.

The Leaderboard

Live scoring from the par-70, 7,215-yard Olympia Fields CC South Course will be available through Scoreboard.

Northwestern Lineup

  1. Kuan Zhou
  2. Monty Holcombe
  3. Jeremy Chen
  4. Carter Gaede
  5. Isaac Lee
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First-year Kuan Zhou paced the Wildcats with a T14 finish in his collegiate debut, firing a second-round 4-under 67 to finish the Folds of Honor Collegiate at 2 under par.

Last Time Out

The Wildcats opened the season in ninth place, competing at the Folds of Honor Collegiate in Grand Haven, Michigan.

Kuan Zhou paced the ‘Cats in his collegiate debut, coming home in a share of 14th at 2 under. The first-year from Houston, Texas, fired two rounds of par or better on the week, carding a 4-under 67 in his second round. Joining Zhou in the top-25 were Monty Holcombe and Jeremy Chen, who each finished in a share of 25th.

Next on the Tee

Following the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Collegiate, Northwestern returns home to host the Windon Memorial Classic, September 28-29, at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.