East Lake Cup | Live Scoring | Golf Channel
Champaign, Ill -Â Fighting Illini Men's Golf will conclude the fall season on Monday at the East Lake Cup. Set to air live on the Golf Channel, the East Lake Cup is a two-day match play event that welcomes the semifinalist teams from the 2015 NCAA Men's and Women's Golf Tournaments.Â
The East Lake Cup will be held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., which boasts a Par 72, 6,891-yard course. The club is the home course of legendary golfer Bobby Jones and is the oldest golf course in the city of Atlanta. Proceeds from operations at the East Lake Golf Club support the East Lake Foundation, which focuses on community redevelopment as a way to better the lives of children and their families.
Match play tee times begin at 9 a.m. CT on Monday, Nov. 2, with the Illini pitted against USC. LSU will face Georgia at 9 a.m. CT as well. The event will continue with the winner bracket and consolation match at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Live tournament coverage of the East Lake Cup will air on Golf Channel from 1-4 p.m. CT each day and will replay in primetime. In addition, Golf Central will surround live tournament coverage with pre- and post-event news coverage, as well as daily updates on Morning Drive and online at GolfChannel.com. News and tournament coverage also will be streamed live on Golf Live Extra.
The Illini have won three of their four fall tournaments, which includes back-to-back tournament wins at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate and the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational. The Illini are ranked No. 1 in the nation on the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll, and currently sit at No. 2 in the country in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.Â
Recaps will be posted on FIGHTINGILLINI.com following each day of play, and fans can follow the Illini on Twitter (@IlliniMGolf) for more live updates.Â