University of Illinois
Augusta Haskins Award Invitational
Illini Set For Augusta Haskins Award Invitational
April 2, 2021 | Men's Golf
PREVIEW
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| Tournament | Augusta Haskins Award Invitational |
| Date | April 3-4 |
| Location | Augusta, Ga. |
| Course | Forest Hills Golf Club |
| Live Scoring | Golfstat |
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Fighting Illini men's golf team, ranked No. 4 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek coaches' poll, returns to action this weekend, traveling to Augusta, Ga., to compete in the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational. The event is hosted by Augusta University at Forest Hills Golf Club – just miles from Augusta National Golf Club – and takes place April 3-4, concluding on the eve of the Masters.
THE SETTING
The Augusta Haskins Award Invitational is hosted at the Jaguars' home course, Forest Hills Golf Club, which features a par-72, 7,053-yard layout. The 18-hole course, rich in college golf history, was originally designed by world renowned course architect Donald Ross, and was renovated by the Arnold Palmer Company in 2004. Forest Hills is repeatedly named "Best Public Course" by Augusta Magazine and offers traditional Southern topography with level, rolling fairways surrounded by magnificent trees.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The 54-hole tournament will be played over two days with 36 holes on Saturday, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. CT. Tee times for Sunday's final round are set to begin at 8 a.m. ET/7 a.m. CT, off Holes 1 and 10. The low four scores will count towards the team score in each round.
THE FIELD
The Augusta Haskins Award Invitational features a 15-team field highlighted by some of the premier golf programs in the nation. The Illini, fifth in the latest Golfstat team ratings, are one of six top-25 teams in the field, along with Oklahoma State (3), Arizona State (6), Arizona (14), Pepperdine (17), and South Florida (24). Notre Dame (33), South Carolina (38), UCF (66) and College of Charleston (76) rank inside the top 100. Host Augusta (107), Virginia Tech (123), Kennesaw State (130), Georgia State (162), and Army West Point round out the field.
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1 Adrien Dumont de Chassart
No. 2 Giovanni Tadiotto
No. 3 Michael Feagles
No. 4 Jerry Ji
No. 5 Tommy Kuhl
ILLINI AT THE AUGUSTA HASKINS AWARD INVITATIONAL
The Fighting Illini have competed in each of the last 10 Augusta Haskins Award Invitational events dating back to 2010. The Orange and Blue have notched two team wins - in 2016 and 2018 - plus a runner-up finish in 2015. Former Illini Dylan Meyer captured medalist honors at the event in both 2017 and 2018.
Among current Illini, both fifth-year seniors Michael Feagles and Giovanni Tadiotto have competed in the event three times. Feagles' top finish was a tie for 17th in 2018; he also tied for 19th in 2017 and tied for 24th in 2019. Tadiotto grabbed a share of 32nd as a sophomore in 2018 and tied for 38th in 2017 and 42nd in 2019. Adrien Dumont de Chassart played in the event as a freshman in 2019, matching Feagles as the Illini's top finisher in a tie for 24th. Jerry Ji and Tommy Kuhl are slated to play in the tournament for the first time.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational will be available on GolfStat.com. A recap and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com following each day of competition.
ROUND 3 STREAMING COVERAGE
Sunday's final round will be streamed live via Golf TV beginning at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT.
UP NEXT
The Illini return to the course next weekend, making the short trek from Champaign to West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the Boilermaker Invitational, hosted at Purdue's Kampen Course, April 10-11.
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