It was the first collegiate victory for Greaser, a junior at the University of North Carolina, and he helped lead the Tar Heels to a three-shot victory in a 15-team field.
“Austin has played tremendous golf for a long time now,” said North Carolina coach Andrew DiBitetto on the school’s website. “All of us are excited for him to get his first collegiate win and to do so in such dramatic fashion by holing out on 18 and to do it on a golf course where he plans on competing in major championships in the future.”
In addition to holing out on the final hole Sunday, Greaser made his first career hole in one Saturday on the 168-yard 13th hole.
Greaser shot 4-under (69-68-69—206) to win by two shots in the three-day tournament. He was the only golfer to shoot under par in each round.
Greaser reached the finals of the U.S. Amateur in August, earning a spot in the 2022 U.S. Open and likely an invitation to the 2022 Masters. That followed an eight-shot victory at the 2020 Ohio Amateur.
Prior to this victory, his college career included a second-place finish in 2019 at the Turning Stone Tiger Invitational and seven other top-10 finishes.
Thanks to our colleagues at Arizona State, here's another angle of the holeout on the 18th by @AustinGreaser to win the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invit'l. It gave the U.S. Amateur finalist, 2021 All-America & All-ACC Tar Heel his first college W. #GoHeels @agsnetworks pic.twitter.com/6fGkvKeq8B
— UNC Men's Golf (@UNCmensGolf) September 21, 2021
First ace! Carolina’s @AustinGreaser with his first career hole in one on the 168-yard 13th hole at Olympia Fields. Moves him into the lead & extends UNC’s lead in second round. #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/ZYRpH2v9mw
— UNC Men's Golf (@UNCmensGolf) September 18, 2021
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