OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — The University of Colorado men’s golf team slipped a couple of spots here Sunday but overall stayed even this weekend with many of the top programs in the nation in finishing seventh in the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational.
Host and No. 6 Illinois recorded the best round of the tournament, a 3-under 277 Sunday, and rode that to the team title with an 861 score (21-over par). No.17 Florida State was a distant second, 11 shots back with an 872, despite posting Sunday’s second best effort (283). Baylor, the second round leader, slipped to third (876), with No. 7 Stanford (882) and co-No. 1 Oklahoma State (885) rounding out the top five.
Colorado, tied for 11th after the first round and for fifth entering Sunday, finished seventh with an 893 score after recording a 12-over 300 in the final round. The Buffaloes defeated five teams ranked in the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) preseason poll: co-No. 1 Alabama, #11 Oklahoma, #19 Texas A&M, #21 Arkansas and #23 Virginia Tech.
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