OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILL. –  The Florida State men’s golf team opened the Olympia Fields Country Club Fighting Illini Invitational on Friday.
 

The 15th-ranked Seminoles sit tied for sixth place after shooting 5-over, 285 along with No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 12 Illinois. No. 19 Texas Tech is in the lead at 1-under, 279.  
 
Jack Whaley led the Noles in the opening round, shooting 1-under, 69 and is tied for sixth place. Whaley and Patrick McCann started the tourrnament near the top of the leaderboard, carding three birdies each on the front nine, shooting 33. McCann finished the round at 1-over, 71 and is tied for 21st.
 
Tyler Weaver is tied for 35th place after a round of 2-over, 72.
 
After a slow start, Carson Brewer carded three birdies over a four hole stretch to start the back nine, finishing 3-over, 73. He is tied for 41st.
 
The Seminoles will play alongside Illinois and No. 2 Arizona State on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. ET with Jack Bigham. Brewer will follow at 9:09 a.m., followed by Weaver at 9:18 a.m., and McCann at 9:27 a.m. Whaley will start at 9:36 a.m.
 
Olympia Fields Intercollegiate
No.19 Texas Tech – 1
No. 4 Oklahoma State E
No. 10 Florida +2
Loyola Marymount +2
No.11 Alabama +3
No. 12 Illinois +5
No. 15 Florida State +5

No. 16 Texas A&M +5
No. 2 Arizona State +6
No. 18 Georgia Tech +7
No. 5 Texas +8
RV Stanford +11
RV Purdue +12
RV Indiana +13
RV Baylor +15
 
Florida State
T6. Jack Whaley – 69
T21. Patrick McCann – 71
T35. Tyler Weaver – 72
T41. Carson Brewer – 73
T77. Jack Bigham – 80
80. Wilmer Edero – 81

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