Jose Luis Ballester (USGA Photo)

Ballester and Benjamin Reuter of Georgia Tech both shot 6-under 64 to be tied for the lead at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill. 

Ballester recorded a bogey-free 6-under 64 with six birdies, while Reuter propelled up the leaderboard with back-to-back eagles as he made the turn on holes No. 1 and 2 since he started on hole No. 10. He also had four birdies and two bogeys. 

Eight golfers are T3 at 2-under, including Luke Clanton of Florida State, who is currently No. 1 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, and David Ford of North Carolina, who is ranked No. 6.

In the team competition, Arizona State shot a round of 7-under 273 to lead by six shots after round one. The Sun Devils are currently No. 2 in the Bushnell/Golfweek D1 coaches poll released Friday and won the season-opening at the Sahalee Player's Championship.

Georgia Tech, Florida, and North Carolina are all T2 at 1-under after team rounds of 279, and Stanford, Florida State, and Illinois are T5 at even par. Texas is in solo eighth place at 1-over. Northwestern is in solo ninth place at 3-over, and Oklahoma State is in solo tenth place at 4-over.