IU men's golf to compete against defending champs

The IU men’s golf team finds itself ranked 26th in GolfWeek’s first rankings of the season following an impressive third place finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate tournament last weekend in Zionsville, Ind. \nIU will take their game to the suburbs of Chicago this weekend to face a field stacked with talent from top to \nbottom.\nHosted by the University of Illinois, the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational will be held at the Olympia Fields Country Club (par 70; 7157 yards) this Sunday and Monday in Olympia Fields, Ill. \nThe eleven teams joining the Hoosiers will be Illinois, Duke, Arizona State, Stanford, Northwestern, Texas, Tennessee, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Florida State and the University of Central Florida. \nDuke returns to the field as the defending tournament champion and is joined by powerhouse Stanford, the 2007 NCAA champions.\nThe tournament will start at 7:45 a.m. Sunday.