FROM THE DESK OF HEAD COACH MIKE SMALL In my 19 years as the head coach at the University of Illinois, the landscape of college golf and our program has changed immensely. One thing that has stayed the same though is this program’s incredible support from alumni, fans and donors. As we approach the 18th Annual Illini Golf Classic hosted by Illini Tour Professionals, I can’t stress enough how grateful we are for your support and commitment to making the Illini Golf Classic a great success. Through your participation, sponsorship and auction involvement, our golf team has been afforded the opportunity to play and compete on some of the best courses and against some of the top teams in the country. Coming up this season, our squad will be tested on premier courses such as Olympia Fields, Crooked Stick, Isleworth, Mirabel, Cypress Point and Calusa Pines. This outing also helps the success of our team by outfitting our first-class Demirjian Indoor and Lauritsen/Wohlers Outdoor Golf Practice Facilities with premier equipment and training aids.

The Illini Golf Classic is unique because of the loyalty that Illini touring professionals have towards the event, and their desire to come back to support their program, while also spending time with the many Illini friends that have followed their careers. Illini greats Steve Stricker, D.A. Points, Scott Langley, Luke Guthrie, Thomas Pieters, Brian Campbell and Thomas Detry have all become household names on the PGA, Web.com and European Tours and have graciously donated their time and effort to our event. It is also exciting to see recent graduates Charlie Danielson, Dylan Meyer and NIck Hardy making some noise in the professional ranks. We appreciate their continued faithfulness and support to our program and University!

We encourage you to please mark your calendar and plan on attending the 18th Annual Illini Golf Classic hosted by Illini Tour Professionals. Invite your friends, family, clients and employees to join in this year’s festivities. We want to continue to make this a special occasion and with your participation, we can have a great time celebrating Illini Golf together and making the 2019 Illini Golf Classic another one to remember.

Best Wishes,

Mike Small Men’s Golf Coach LF GO CL I A N S I S

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 8 ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 1 A LOOK AT THE 2018-19 SEASON ILLINOIS MEN’S GOLF TEAM

It was business as usual during the 2018-19 campaign as Illinois closed out the season with its 12th consecutive NCAA Championships appearance. Illinois has advanced to the NCAA Championships in 15 of head coach Mike Small’s 19 seasons, and its 12-straight appearances mark the second-longest active streak in the nation, behind Texas who has appeared at NCAAs for 13 consecutive campaigns. The Fighting Illini once again headed into NCAA Championship play on a high note this May as the squad was coming off of titles at both the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships and the 2019 NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional. Illinois used a 16-under par final round at TPC Myrtle Beach on May 15 to propel itself to a team victory at the regional championship. Junior Michael Feagles led the Orange and Blue with a 7-under par final round score to earn individual medalist honors. Feagles became Illinois’ fifth NCAA Regional medalist, and the Illini have won five NCAA Regional titles in the past seven seasons. The individual title marked the first for Feagles in his career, and his 15-under par 201 marked a career-low 54-hole tally for the Scottsdale, Arizona, native. Illinois earned an automatic qualification to NCAA Regionals following its fifth consecutive Big Ten Championship victory on April 28. The Orange and Blue battled the weather and the tough course at Philadelphia Cricket Club to earn the program’s 10th Big Ten title in the past 11 seasons. UI posted a 2-under par final round score to secure a victory in the tournament. The team title wasn’t the only highlight from the Big Ten Championships, as four Illini finished among the top 20 individuals, led by freshman Adrien Dumont de Chassart who shot 4-under for the final round to share individual medalist honors with Minnesota’s Angus Flanagan. The team title marks the 17th Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship in program history, while Dumont de Chassart became the 21st Big Ten Championship Medalist in Illinois history. An Illini has taken home medalist honors in each of the last nine seasons, which is the longest streak in Big Ten Conference history. Prior to Illinois’ run, the Big Ten has not seen such consistency from a golf program since the1980s when Ohio State earned 11 titles in a span of 12 seasons from 1976-1987. With its 2019 Big Ten Championship title, UI becomes be the second team in league history to win 10 titles in a span of 11 seasons. Only two other teams have won five consecutive Big Ten Championships, including Ohio State (1976-80, 1982-87) and Michigan who took home the trophy from 1932-36. Several Illini were recognized by the Big Ten Conference following the league’s championships as Feagles, Dumont de Chassart, Bryan Baumgarten and Giovanni Tadiotto earned All-Big Ten recognition. Head Coach Mike Small was also honored as he was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 11th time in his career. Small has led the Orange and Blue to 10 conference championship titles in the past 11 seasons, and he has coached seven players to nine consecutive individual Big Ten titles. Feagles was also honored following the season as he earned PING All-America Honorable Mention recognition. Feagles closed the 2018-19 campaign with a team-leading 70.97 stroke average, and was also named to the PING All-Midwest Region team. He was joined among the Midwest Region honorees by Baumgarten, Dumont de Chassart and Tadiotto. During regular season play, Illinois earned seven top-five team finishes, including taking home trophies in two of the first three tournaments of the year. After hosting the 13th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, UI earned back-to-back victories at the MacDonald Cup and the Fighting Irish Classic. All seven Illini in the field at the MacDonald Cup placed among the top 25 individuals, led by Baumgarten who finished in a tie for runner-up honors. Baumgarten again led Illinois at the Fighting Irish Classic as he tied for fourth with fellow Illini, Tadiotto. In total, Illinois earned seven top-five team finishes throughout the regular season, and headed into the postseason following a strong performance at the Hawkeye Invitational. UI posted a 37-under par tally to earn a runner-up finish in Iowa City, also earning runner-up honors as a team at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in late March. Prior to his Big Ten individual title, Dumont de Chassart earned his first-career medalist honors in North Carolina at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. Looking ahead, the Orange and Blue are poised for another successful season in 2019-20. UI will return all nine members of the 2018-19 squad next year including Luke Armbrust, Bryan Baumgarten, Varun Chopra, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Feagles, Noah Gillard, Tommy Kuhl, Brendan O’Reilly and Giovanni Tadiotto. The program will also welcome freshman Jerry Ji from Hoofdorp, , to Champaign beginning in August.

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 2 MIKE SMALL MEN’S GOLF COACH

Head Coach Mike Small has the distinction of playing on one Big Ten championship team and coaching 10. Small was a member of the 1988 team that claimed the title and guided the Illini to five consecutive Big Ten titles from 2009-13 and from 2015-19, marking only the fourth and fifth times a conference school has won five or more straight championships in men’s golf. Small has led Illinois to top-five NCAA finishes in six of the last eight seasons, including a runner-up standing in 2013 where they won matches against 2012 NCAA champion Texas and No. 1 California before falling to Alabama in the championship match. Illinois has advanced to the NCAA Championship finals in each of the last 12 years under Small’s direction, marking the second-longest active streak in the nation. The 2015 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year, Mike Small has also been named Big Ten Coach of the Year 11 times during his tenure at Illinois. Under Small’s direction, nine student-athletes have earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors, including one in seven of the last eight seasons, and six players have earned Freshman of the Year recognition. Illinois athletes have won 24 All-America honors and 50 All-Big Ten accolades. Under Small’s direction, the Illini program has seen consistent success as his teams have not only continued to achieve greatness at the conference level, but on the national level as well. His teams have advanced to the NCAA Championship in 15 of Small’s 19 seasons. The Orange and Blue won four consecutive NCAA Regional Championships from 2013-2016, becoming one of just two schools in NCAA history to do so, and again earned an NCAA Regional title in 2019. Small was again recognized for his coaching success in 2016 as he was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame, and he has earned Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors in 10 seasons. In addition to success on the course, Small’s players have also had academic success, capturing several Big Ten Medal of Honor awards with Scott Langley in 2011, Luke Guthrie in 2012 and Charlie Danielson in 2016. Additionally, his players have earned 50 Academic All-Big Ten honors and recently earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award for his squad posting an Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of men’s golf teams nationally. Small provides the Illini with the unique combination of a respected teacher/coach and a current playing professional wrapped up in one man that has lifted Illinois into national contender. As a former full-time professional, Small can share with aspiring tour players what it takes to play at the next level. As someone who still competes and succeeds at a handful of tour events each year, he has had a chance to rub elbows with the likes of and . When Mike Small returned to Champaign, Ill., in June 2000 to take over as head coach, it came following a decade of playing professionally, including five years spent on the PGA Tour and what is now the Web.com Tour. Small has continued his professional career while coaching, most recently competing on the PGA TOUR Champions. Since 2000, he is a three-time PGA of America National Champion, a three-time PGA Professional National Player of the Year, a 12-time IPGA Champion, four-time Illinois Open Champion and he has participated in 13 major championships. Small has made the cut in 15 of 34 PGA TOUR events since he began coaching at Illinois. Small’s success has meant great publicity for Illinois golf. The summer of 2007 saw arguably the biggest of those successes when he won the low club professional at the 2007 PGA Championship and shared the award stand with its champion Tiger Woods on national television. The summer of 2010 saw Small win the PGA Professional National Championship for the third time in his career, and in 2013, he qualified for his ninth PGA Championship, which was his 13th career major championship. He made the cut in the 2005, 2007, and 2011 PGA and missed the cut by a stroke in 2006. Small was named the 2017 Senior PGA Professional Player of the Year, and he has appeared in 14 PGA TOUR Champions events, including two U.S. Senior Opens.

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Welcoming Gala Reception & Auction ...... 6 pm / OFCC Clubhouse

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Registration and Breakfast ...... 8-10 am / OFCC Clubhouse

Clinic hosted by Illini Touring Pros ...... 10 am / Practice Area

Shotgun Start ...... 11 am / North and South Courses

Lunch...... During Play / On course

Cocktails and Hor d’oeuvres ...... Post Play / OFCC Clubhouse

Awards Presentation ...... Post Play / OFCC Clubhouse

All events to be held at: Olympia Fields Country Club 2800 Country Club Drive Olympia Fields, IL 60461

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 4 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC

REGISTRATION INCLUDES

• Gala reception and auction with Mike Small, Illini touring professionals, staff and friends

• Special golf gifts for each participant

• Golf clinic hosted by Mike Small and other Illini Golf Professionals

• 18 holes with cart at Olympia Fields Country Club

• Food and beverages on Monday at Olympia Fields Country Club

• Cocktail reception and awards presentation

2018-19 ILLINOIS MEN’S GOLF TEAM

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 4 ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 5 BRIAN CAMPBELL THOMAS DETRY Turned Pro: 2015 Turned Pro: 2016 Top-10 Finishes: Top-25 Finishes: 2 Top-10 Finishes: 10 Top-25 Finishes: 24 PROFESSIONALLY PROFESSIONALLY • Earned PGA TOUR Card by finishing 15th on the 2016 • Earned European Tour Status by finishing in the top 15 on the Web.com Tour Money List 2016 Money List • Placed among the top 25 at the PGA TOUR’s 2017 Career • Finished as the runner-up at the European Tour’s 2017 BMW Builder Challenge and the 2017 John Deere Classic International Open • Tallied four Web.com Tour top three finishes at the 2016 • Took third at the European Tour’s 2017 Alfred Dunhill BMW Charity Pro-Am, the 2016 Nashville Golf Open, the Championship 2019 Savannah Golf Championship and the 2019 BMW • Finished among the top 10 at the 2019 Trophee Hassan II Charity Pro-Am • Won the Challenge Tour’s 2016 Bridgestone Challenge

CHARLIE DANIELSON LUKE GUTHRIE Turned Pro: 2016 Turned Pro: 2012 Top-10 Finishes: Top-25 Finishes: 1 Top-10 Finishes: 7 Top-25 Finishes: 22 PROFESSIONALLY PROFESSIONALLY • Currently playing on a variety of mini tours • Tied for fifth place at the 2013 Shiners Hospitals for • Qualified for the PGA TOUR’s 2017 Valspar Championship Children Open and the 2012 John Deere Classic • Earned a top 25 finish at the 2016 John Deere Classic • Finished in third place at the 2013 Honda Classic • Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open Championship • Tied for seventh at the 2015 Valspar Championship • Tied for 10th at the 2016 Frys.com Open • Tallied three top-six Web.com Tour finishes so far in 2019 SCOTT LANGLEY THOMAS PIETERS Turned Pro: 2011 Turned Pro: 2013 European Tour Wins: 3 Top-10 Finishes: 3 Top-25 Finishes: 23 Top-10 Finishes: 20 Top-25 Finishes: 44 PROFESSIONALLY PROFESSIONALLY • Third place finish at the 2014 Valspar Championship • Won back-to-back titles at the European Tour’s KLM Open and the • Finished tied for third at his first PGA Tour event as a card- D+D Czech Masters in 2015 carrying member (2013 Sony Open) • Won the 2016 Made in • Earned a sixth-place finish at the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am • Captain’s Pick at the 2016 where he was the first rookie • Became the first First Tee alum to earn PGA Tour Membership to earn four points • Placed among the top 15 at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, • Took fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics 2016 Wyndham Championship and the 2015 Greenbriar • Finished as the runner-up at the PGA TOUR’s 2017 Geneis Open Championship • Tied for fourth in first appearance at The Masters • Won the Web.com Tour’s 2018 Panama Championship STEVE STRICKER D.A. POINTS Turned Pro: 1990 PGA Tour Wins: 12 Turned Pro: 1999 PGA Tour Wins: 3 Top-10 Finishes: 108 Top-25 Finishes: 205 Top-10 Finishes: 19 Top-25 Finishes: 54 PROFESSIONALLY PROFESSIONALLY • Ranked in top 5 in the world during the 2009-13 seasons • Won the 2017 Puerto Rico Open • Won 12 PGA Tour events • Earned a top-four finish at the 2018 Wyndham Championship • Qualified for the 1996, 2007, 2009, & 2011 President’s Cup Teams • Won the 2013 Shell Houston Open • Qualified for the 2008, 2010 & 2012 Ryder Cup Teams • Won the 2011 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am • Named Vice Captain for the 2014 & 2016 Ryder Cups • Finished as the runner-up at the 2013 Zurich Classic of New Orleans • Named Captain for the 2017 and 2020 Ryder Cup • Finished as the runner-up at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship • Has won four PGA TOUR Champions events

NICK HARDY DYLAN MEYER Turned Pro: 2018 Turned Pro: 2018 Top-10 Finishes: Top-25 Finishes: Top-10 Finishes: 1 Top-25 Finishes: 1 PROFESSIONALLY PROFESSIONALLY • Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open Championship • Tied for seventh at the PGA TOUR’s Sanderson Farms Championship LF GO CL I A N S I S

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 6 ON-COURSE HOLE SPONSOR ON-COURSE LUNCH SPONSOR $500 $1000

Benefits: Benefits: • Two (2) passes to the Gala Reception and • Two (2) passes to the Gala Reception and Auction to be held on Sunday evening, Auction to be held on Sunday evening, September 22 September 22 • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held on Monday morning, September 23 on Monday morning, September 23 • Signage with name will be displayed at point • Signage with name will be displayed at of sponsorship lunch pavillions • Special memento gift and autographed photo • Special memento gift and autographed photo by Illini Tour Professional by Illini Tour Professional • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception and Auction and Illini Golf Classic and Auction and Illini Golf Classic • Inclusion of name in the event program • Inclusion of name in the event program

PUTTING GREEN SPONSOR ON-COURSE CART SPONSOR $1000 $2000

Benefits: Benefits: • Two (2) passes to the Gala Reception and • Four (4) passes to the Gala Reception and Auction to be held on Sunday evening, Auction to be held on Sunday evening, September 22 September 22 • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held on Monday morning, September 23 on Monday morning, September 23 • Signage with name will be displayed at point • Signage with name will be displayed at point of sponsorship of sponsorship • Special memento gift and autographed photo • Special memento gift and autographed photo by Illini Tour Professional by Illini Tour Professional • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception and Auction and Illini Golf Classic and Auction and Illini Golf Classic • Inclusion of name in the event program • Inclusion of name in the event program

CLINIC SPONSOR $2000

Benefits: • Four (4) passes to the Gala Reception and Auction to be held on Sunday evening, September 22 • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held on Monday morning, September 23 • Signage with name will be displayed at point of sponsorship • Special memento gift and autographed photo by Illini Tour Professional • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception and Auction and Illini Golf Classic • Inclusion of name in the event program

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ILLINI GOLF CLASSIC // 7 ON-COURSE PIN FLAG SPONSOR $3000

Benefits: • Four (4) passes to the Gala Reception and Auction to be held on Sunday evening, September 22 • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held on Monday morning, September 23 • Pin flags throughout one of the two courses with tournament and sponsor name • Special memento gift and autographed photo by an Illini Tour Professional • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception and Auction and Illini Golf Classic • Inclusion of name in the event program

CORPORATE SPONSOR SILVER LEVEL $5000

Benefits: • Inclusion of name on event advertising including invitational flyers and media advertising • Recognition on www.FightingIllini.com This website is annually one of the most popular collegiate athletic websites in the country with an average of 1.5 million page views per month and 160,000 new visitors each month.

On-site Promotion and Recognition: • Two (2) playing spots in the Illini Golf Classic • Six (6) passes to the Gala Reception and Auction to be held on Sunday evening, September 22 • Two (2) passes to the Golf Clinic, to be held on Monday morning, September 23 • Signage with name will be displayed at point of sponsorship • Special memento gift and autographed photo by Illini Tour Professional • Recognition on signage at the Gala Reception and Auction and Illini Golf Classic • Inclusion of name in the event program

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