OSU wins Olympia Fields in a runaway; Wolff top individual

9/16/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Oklahoma State's winning team (OSU Athletics photo)

Oklahoma State ran away with the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational. It brings the Cowboys' fall record to 1-1.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (Sept. 16, 2018) – Oklahoma State has picked up right where it left off last season. The Cowboys pulled away in the final round of the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational to earn their first victory in two starts this fall. Oklahoma State, the unanimous No. 1 in the GCAA coaches preseason poll after winning last year’s national title, finished 18 shots ahead of the field.

The team is now 1-1 on the season after finishing third at the Carmel Cup at the beginning of the month. Sophomore Matthew Wolff, however, is 2-0 after winning the individual title in both events. Wolff, who was last year’s Phil Mickelson Award winner as the nation’s top freshman, went 6 under at Olympia Fields Country Club. He edged California’s Collin Morikawa by a single shot.

Oklahoma State built its lead in the second round after carding 2-under 278 – the only under-par round of the day. With an eight-shot cushion entering the final round, the team came back with another 278 and finished the tournament at 11 under. Pursuers California and Alabama fell away on Sunday while USC surged. The Trojans had too far to climb, however, after starting the day in fourth place, 17 shots off the pace. USC claimed second place at 7 over for 54 holes.

“This was a great way to start the year,” USC head coach Chris Zambri said. “You don’t want to finish as far behind first as we were, but I’m very happy with the way we played in the second and third rounds.”

California was third at 16 over and Alabama was fourth at 18 over. UNLV rounded out the top 5 at 20 over.

2️⃣ starts 2️⃣ 🏆 for @matthew_wolff5! #okstate #golfschool pic.twitter.com/UcWmY174F4
— Oklahoma State Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) September 16, 2018

Results: Fighting Illini Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Matthew Wolff	Agoura Hills, CA	800	65-69-70=204
2	Collin Morikawa	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	500	67-66-72=205
3	Kaito Onishi	, Japan	400	68-69-70=207
T4	Justin Suh	San Jose, CA	400	73-67-68=208
T4	Brandon Smith	Frisco, TX	400	68-69-71=208

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About the Fighting Illini Invitational

54-hole elite collegiate event hosted at Olympia Fields Country Club by the University of Illinois. Olympia Fields has hosted the 2015 U.S. Amateur. two U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, five Western Opens and a U.S. Senior Open.

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