Josele Ballester picked place to choose up his first collegiate victory.
The senior at Arizona State made pars on his closing two holes Sunday morning to carry on and win the OFCC/Preventing Illini Invitational, one of many high occasions of the season, at Olympia Fields Nation Membership in Illinois.
Due to Sunday’s climate forecast, the groups performed 36 holes on Saturday in an try to complete the match. Nevertheless, Ballester’s group had two holes remaining earlier than play was suspended attributable to darkness on Saturday, so he and some others returned early Sunday to complete within the rain.
Ballester, the 2024 U.S. Newbie champion, completed at 10 underneath for the week, tying the 54-hole file on the occasion. He topped Georgia Tech’s Benjamin Reuter by one shot for the person title.
Reuter and the Yellow Jackets aren’t going dwelling empty handed, although. Georgia Tech captured the crew title for its first win since 2023, beating ASU by a shot, with Reuter putting runner-up, 2024 NCAA particular person champion Hiroshi Tai T-6 and Carson Kim and Kale Fontenot ending T-28.
Oklahoma State and North Carolina tied for third at 1 underneath, 11 photographs behind Georgia Tech.
Florida State junior Luke Clanton made his collegiate debut this weekend, taking pictures 3 underneath to tie for sixth.
