After posting a combined score of +13 in the individual stroke play event, the Fighting Illini head into match play at the East Lake Cup as the third seed. They will face the 2017 NCAA Champion Oklahoma Sooners, who holds the second seed after a +7 team performance in Monday’s qualifying stroke play round. Illinois faced Oklahoma in the semifinal round of the NCAA tournament back in May at Rich Harvest Farms, where the Illini lost 3-1-1 in their third consecutive final four appearance.
Looking for redemption after last season’s loss at nationals, here’s how Illinois stacks up against the defending national champions:
Coming off last week’s win at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, Dylan Meyer looks to lead off Tuesday’s semifinal with a bang as he takes on Blaine Hale of Oklahoma.