Gregg earns first collegiate win as Red Raiders finish third at OFCC

Texas Tech senior Ben Gregg earned his first collegiate victory Saturday, finishing in a four-way tie for first at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational as the No. 5 Red Raiders finished third in a loaded 15-team field at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Gregg finished at 13-under 197 after carding rounds of 65-64-68 to tie for the individual title. The victory comes just days after Gregg recorded the best individual finish of his career at the Inverness Intercollegiate, where he finished runner-up.

The Red Raiders closed the tournament at 37-under 803 after shooting a 12-under 268 in the final round. Texas Tech finished one stroke behind No. 12 Illinois (802) and three strokes behind No. 4 Arizona State, which won the team title at 40-under 800.

The tournament concluded a day earlier than originally scheduled due to poor weather throughout the weekend. Texas Tech was able to complete its 36 holes Friday, while a few teams had to resume the second round Saturday morning. Texas Tech and the rest of the field then teed off the final round with a 12:45 p.m. shotgun start to wrap up the event.

Gregg entered the final round with a one-stroke lead at 11-under after opening the tournament with rounds of 65 and 64. He closed with a 2-under 68 to finish at 13-under 197 and tie for the individual title.

Adam Bresnu also closed with a strong final round, firing a 6-under 64 to climb into a tie for sixth at 10-under 200. Bresnu finished his tournament with rounds of 70-66-64 and was one of four Red Raiders to finish under par in the final round.

Simon Hovdal carded a 3-under 67 in the final round to finish tied for 31st at 5-under 205, while Connor Graham finished tied for 36th at 4-under 206 after a final-round 3-over 73. Tim Wiedemeyer rounded out the Red Raider lineup at 3-under 207 after shooting 1-under 69 Saturday to finish tied for 44th.

The Red Raiders will follow this weekend’s tournament by playing at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Sept. 28-29 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth before completing their fall schedule at the Big 12 Match Play Oct. 12-13 at the Salt Lake City Country Club in Salt Lake City, Utah.

OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational Team Leaderboard (Final Results)
1. No. 4 Arizona State: 262-268-270=800 (-40)
2. No. 12 Illinois: 266-268-268=802 (-38)
3. No. 5 Texas Tech: 273-262-268=803 (-37)
4. No. 18 Alabama: 268-274-268=810 (-30)
T-5. No. 3 Oklahoma State: 274-266-273=813 (-27)
T-5. No. 1 Florida: 274-273-266=813 (-27)
7. No. 19 Stanford: 272-275-270=817 (-23)
8. No. 25 Georgia Tech: 265-276-277=818 (-22)
T-9. No. 9 LSU: 277-273-269=819 (-21)
T-9. No. 13 Pepperdine: 274-273-272=819 (-21)
11. UNLV: 278-268-275=821 (-19)
12. Northwestern: 277-274-272=823 (-17)
13. No. 16 Texas A&M: 274-272-281=827 (-13)
14. No. 20 Florida State: 280-274-281=835 (-5)
15. Baylor: 287-282-282=851 (+11)

Red Raiders in the Field (Final Results)
T-1. Ben Gregg: 65-64-68=197 (-13)
T-6. Adam Bresnu: 70-66-64=200 (-10)
T-31. Simon Hovdal: 69-69-67=205 (-5)
T-36. Connor Graham: 69-64-73=206 (-4)
T-44. Tim Wiedemeyer: 70-68-69=207 (-3)