Wisconsin Badgers
Illini Invitational at Medinah
Five things to know: UW competes in the Illini Invitational
October 11, 2026 | Women's Golf
The Badgers play 54 holes in Medinah
Medinah, Ill. — The Wisconsin women's golf team will head to Medinah Country Club to take on the Illini Invitational, Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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Last Time Out: UW came in third at the Fighting Irish Classic. The Badgers finished 28-over-par (296+295+289=880) after 54 holes. Senior Kate Brody made par as Wisconsin's top finisher, finding a third place finish.
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The Course: The Illini Invitational will be hosted by the University of Illinois at the Medinah Country Club. The 640-acre course was established in 1924 and has hosted three U.S. opens (1949, 1975 and 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006) and the 2012 Ryder Cup.
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The Tournament: UW has now competed in the Cougar Classic, the Badger Invitational and the Fighting Irish Classic this fall. This will be the Badgers' fourth tournament of the season. Wisconsin will play 36 holes on Monday before closing out the tournament on Tuesday with the final 18 holes.
The Badgers will tee off Monday and Tuesday with an 8:30 a.m. CT shotgun start. -
The Field: At the Illini Invitational, Wisconsin will compete against UC Irvine, Central Florida, Charleston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Missipi, Rice, Texas Christian and Texas Tech.
In the lineup for Wisconsin are Grace Slocum, Tammy Wu, Kate Brody, Izzi Stricker and Jillian Bowman. Competing individually for the Badgers is Lauren Sammon. -
The Gallery: Badger fans can follow live stats at SCOREBOARD (https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/246376/scoring/participants) and live updates from Wisconsin at the @BadgerWGolf (https://x.com/badgerwgolf?s=11) page.
