News-Gazette copy editor JOE VOZZELLI JR. caught up with Derek Meinhart before the Mattoon native tries to win his third straight UI Open — and fourth overall — when the annual tournament tees off today at the University of Illinois course in Savoy:
How cool is it to be called a three-time UI Open champion after last year's victory?
I think it's something I look forward to every year is playing in this tournament. It's always been a special tournament in Champaign. You know, I've won it the past two years and three times overall now.