#18 Illini Ascend to Fourth in Round 2 at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational

SAUCIER, Miss. – The Fighting Illini males’s golf group carded the third-lowest group rating of the day on Sunday – a 9-under 279 – to maneuver up three spots into fourth place with 18 holes remaining on the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational at Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort.

Four Illini shot below par in Round 2, every transferring up the person leaderboard, led by rounds of 3-under from juniors Max Herendeen and Dane Huddleston.

For Herendeen, it marked his second straight spherical 69 and he sits in fifth place, 4 photographs off the 36-hole lead held by Matthew Dodd-Barry of LSU.

Huddleston was the Illini’s largest mover of the day, climbing 9 spots right into a tie for 11^th with 4 birdies, together with on Holes 16 and 18, overcoming only one bogey. He is 4-under heading into Monday’s finale.

Like Huddleston, sophomore Freddie Turnell additionally completed significantly robust on Sunday afternoon. Turnell was 2-over by three holes, however shot 4-under over his closing 15, together with birdies on 15, 16, and 18, to maneuver up eight spots right into a tie for 20^th at 2-under.

Sophomore Trey Marrion rounded out the scoring for the Illini, following his even-par 72 with a 1-under 71. He is T26 at 3-under, only one stroke exterior of the highest 25.

Senior Ryan Voois additionally improved by one stroke on Day 2, carding an even-par 72 to take a seat in a tie for 42^nd at 1-over.

Freshman Dujuan Snyman, competing as a person, is tied for 64^th at 5-over.

No. 9 Louisiana State (-27) holds an eight-stroke edge within the group race with 18 holes to play. No. 5 Arkansas (-19) and No. 20 Alabama (-16) sit simply forward of the Illini in second and third, respectively. Co-host and seventh-ranked Ole Miss (-13) rounds out the highest 5, three strokes behind Illinois.

The Orange and Blue will probably be paired with the Rebels and No. 19-ranked Tennessee in Monday’s closing spherical and are set to tee off Hole 1 starting at 8:50 a.m. CT. Live scoring is on the market by way of Clippd Scoreboard.