University of Illinois
Flyer Invitational
No. 9 Illini Set to Defend Title at Flyer Invitational
October 15, 2023 | Men's Golf
PREVIEW
| Illinois at Flyer Invitational | |
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| Tournament | Flyer Invitational |
| Date | Oct. 16-17 |
| Location | Kettering, Ohio |
| Course | NCR Country Club - South Course (Par 71 / 7,004 Yards) |
| Live Scoring | GolfGenius |
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KETTERING, Ohio – No. 9-ranked Illinois men's golf tees off in its penultimate event of the fall season, Monday and Tuesday, as the Fighting Illini look to defend the team championship at the 2023 Flyer Invitational hosted by Dayton at NCR Country Club.
THE SETTING
The Dayton Flyer Invitational will be hosted by the University of Dayton at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio. The event will be contested on the par 71, 7,004 yard South Course.
The South Course is an extremely demanding track of wooded, rolling terrain. It has long been considered a championship caliber golf course, and has been a host site for many state, regional, and national golf championships in its almost 70-year history.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The 54-hole tournament will be played over two days with 36 holes set for Monday, followed by the final 18 on Tuesday. Each day is scheduled to begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT.
THE FIELD
The tournament field features 13 programs vying for the title, highlighted by three currently ranked inside the top 100 by Golfweek with No. 9 Illinois, No. 74 Marquette, and No. 84 Illinois State, plus Bowling Green, Bradley, Cleveland State, Dayton, DePaul, George Mason, Loyola, Chicago, Marquette, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), and Wright State.
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1: Jackson Buchanan
No. 2: Max Herendeen
No. 3: Ryan Voois
No. 4: Jerry Ji
No. 5: Tyler Goecke
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Individual: Ethan Wilson
Individual: Timmy Crawford
ILLINI AT THE DAYTON FLYER INVITATIONAL
The 2023 Dayton Flyer Invitational marks the second consecutive season that the Fighting Illini will compete in the event. The Illini won the 2022 team title, battling blustery, windy, and wet conditions, in addition to strong pushes from runner-up Marquette and 36-hole leader Wright State, to win by four strokes.
Jackson Buchanan and Jerry Ji both played in last year's event for the Illini. Buchanan finished T14, while Ji competed as an individual and tied for 39th. Transfers Tyler Goecke (Wright State) and Timmy Crawford (Loyola Chicago) also played in the event last year, with Goecke finishing as runner-up and Crawford tying for 11th.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for the Dayton Flyer Invitational will be available on GolfGenius.com. A recap and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com following each day of play.
HUNT COMPETING AT 2023 WATC
Senior Piercen Hunt is also set to compete this week as a member of Team Canada at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship (WATC), scheduled for Oct. 18-21 at the National Course at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UP NEXT
The fall schedule closes at the Cypress Point Classic, Oct. 30-31, at the famed Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, Calif. Annually rated as one of the top three courses in the U.S., Cypress Point not only offers the Illini golfers a chance to play one of the world's best tracks, but the Ryder Cup-style format, hosted by Stanford, will once again give the Orange and Blue a unique challenge against an elite field of competition that includes No. 1 Auburn, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Arizona State, No. 9 Illinois, No. 12 Georgia Tech, No. 14 Texas, No. 49 Stanford, and No. 68 Pepperdine.
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