illinifaninwi
- DeForest, Wisconsin
This a very long course which means scoring when those rare opportunities allow is vital to advancing. That said, -6 through 8 holes on any course is absolutely amazing!
2016-17 Illini Golf
This a very long course which means scoring when those rare opportunities allow is vital to advancing. That said, -6 through 8 holes on any course is absolutely amazing!
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Does anyone know if the back 9 is easier than the front? Or vice versa?
LOL. I hear you on the jinxing. It's powerful stuff.
Looking at the scoring so far I'll guess the back 9 is tougher. It's a bit longer, too.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Illini 7 under right now because Edoardo by himself is 7 under.
What a day for him !
(and, yes, I'm worried about the jinx)
What a day for him !
(and, yes, I'm worried about the jinx)
Yep, back 9 is clearly tougher.
illinifaninwi
- DeForest, Wisconsin
16 and 17 especially...
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Paign,
You jinxed them!!!
The wheels fell off on the last 4 holes for these guys...
Ouch.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
Yikes, that was a bad 30 minutes of golf.
My bad, oh man, my bad.
On the plus side, I'll just note that the Illini have started several tournaments this year slowly.
At least they didn't start this one slowly. Maybe not red-hot, but they're right there after round 1.
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icengineer
- Southern Illinois
I'll take that even par today. Let's see how everyone else finishes. Confident we'll stay in top 3.
icengineer
- Southern Illinois
How does this scoring work? Count best 4 or all 5? Feagles must have hit some water or lost a ball on that 17th hole.
You drop the worst score out of 5 each day.
peace davids
- Colorado
Illinois played holes 16-18 at +10.
Here is how the other top teams played over that same stretch.
UNLV, +1
New Mexico,+7
South Carolina, +9,
Florida, +6
Auburn, +10
Purdue, +8
Here is how the other top teams played over that same stretch.
UNLV, +1
New Mexico,+7
South Carolina, +9,
Florida, +6
Auburn, +10
Purdue, +8
Would have been nice to maintain more of that lead, but the important part was done, i.e. don't dig yourself a big hole. Keep grinding tomorrow and we're in good shape.
Nice start today, Tadiotto holes out for eagle on the first hole! Only downside there is the round can only get worse for him from there.
EDIT: Ouch, didn't mean that to happen so soon.
EDIT: Ouch, didn't mean that to happen so soon.
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illinifaninwi
- DeForest, Wisconsin
Nice start today, Tadiotto holes out for eagle on the first hole! Only downside there is the round can only get worse for him from there.
EDIT: Ouch, didn't mean that to happen so soon.
Did you just jinx him? Lol
Illini need to play much better as conditions are conducive to scoring.
FeelYourPaign
- So Cal
I believe that the top 5 advance. Is that correct?
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
Damn, New Mexico and Florida are killing it today! Illini need to start getting some red numbers out there.
illinifaninwi
- DeForest, Wisconsin
The fact that everyone in the Top 6 is under par except Illinois on a high 70 degree day with manageable wind.
Hard to say if that's due to the conditions or not, the teams at the top tend to be the better teams and/or teams that are playing well. Also it's their second look at the course today. And we don't know if perhaps the pins/tees are easier. We'll see how many are under par after they all get through the back 9.
illinifaninwi
- DeForest, Wisconsin
I'm pretty sure the back nine will bring down most team scores. That said, Illinois hasn't been carding birdies anywhere near as often as the other top squads.
Peoria Illini
- Peoria, IL
The Illini are going to have to play their asses off tomorrow, or they'll be on the outside looking in, with the national championships in our own backyard.
Let's go boys! Pull it out!
Let's go boys! Pull it out!
peace davids
- Colorado
Interesting to see the home course advantages in these regional tournaments. Of all of them, Washington is really the only home team that isn't performing well. In some cases (Baton Rouge, Austin, Stanford, College Grove) - it's a bloodbath for the rest of the field.