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Illinois advances to match play at NCAA Championships

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Illinois won’t have an individual national champion in 2023, but it still has a chance to secure a team title.

Jackson Buchanan (-6) fell just one shot shy of Florida’s Fred Biondi on Monday night at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale. The second-place finish is the third-best in program history.

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Jackson Buchanan finishes tied for second at the NCAA Championships! #Illini // #HTTO pic.twitter.com/fwr25g1RwJ— Illinois Men’s Golf (@IlliniMGolf) May 30, 2023

But I’m sure Buchanan would trade in all of that for the next couple of days, as the Illini move on to match play.