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U NIVERSITY OF I LLINOIS 2018-19 MEN’S GOLF TABLE OF CONTENTS Head Coach Mike Small ����������������������������������������2-6 Assistant Coach Zach Barlow / Director of Operations Jackie Szymoniak�����7 Bryan Baumgarten . 8-9 Michael Feagles �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10-11 Giovanni Tadiotto �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12-13 Varun Chopra . .14 Brendan O’Reilly �����������������������������������������������15 Luke Armbrust / Adrien Dumont de Chassart �������������������������16 Noah Gillard / Tommy Kuhl ���������������������������������������17 Olympia Fields Country Club Fighting Illini Invitational �����������������18 2017-18 Review . 19-20 2017-18 Results/Statistics������������������������������������21-27 Team Records ����������������������������������������������28-29 Individual Records . 30-32 Big Ten Championships Results �����������������������������������33 2018-19 ILLINOIS MEN’S GOLF ROSTER NCAA Regional & NCAA Championships Results�����������������������34 Name Year Hometown / Previous School Individual Honors �������������������������������������������35-36 Luke Armbrust Fr� Wheaton, Illinois/St� Francis All-Time Letterwinners ���������������������������������������37-38 Bryan Baumgarten Jr� Granite Bay, California/Granite Bay Varun Chopra So� Champaign, Illinois/Urbana Uni 2018-19 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Adrien Dumont de Chassart Fr� Villers la Ville, Belgium/College du Christ-Roi Fall Schedule Michael Feagles Jr� Scottsdale, Arizona/Brophy College Prep Sept� 14-16 OFCC/Illini Invitational Olympia Fields, Illinois Noah Gillard Fr� Greenwood, Indiana/Center Grove Sept� 29-30 McDonald Cup New Haven, Connecticut Oct� 7-8 Fighting Irish Classic Notre Dame, Indiana Tommy Kuhl Fr� Morton, Illinois/Morton Oct� 21-23 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Windermere, Florida Brendan O’Reilly So� Hinsdale, Illinois/Hinsdale Central Giovanni Tadiotto Jr� Anderlecht, Belgium/College Du Christ Roi Spring Schedule Jan� 26 Illini Alumni Match Placida, Fla� PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Feb� 8-9 Big Ten Match Play Hammock Beach, Florida Head Coach: Mike Small (19th year) Feb� 25-26 Louisiana Classics Lafayette, Louisiana Varun ��������������������vah-Roon Assistant Coach: Zach Barlow (5th year) March 3-5 Southern Highlands Collegiate Las Vegas, Nevada Dumont de Chassart ����sha-sart Director of Operations: Jackie Szymoniak (6th year) March 23-24 UNC Invitational Chapel Hill, North Carolina Feagles�������������������fee-gulls April 6-7 3M Augusta Invitational Augusta, Georga Kuhl������������������������������� cool April 20-21 Iowa Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa Tadiotto ��������Tah-dee-oh-toe April 26-28 Big Ten Championships Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FIGHTING ILLINI QUICK FACTS May 13-15 NCAA Regionals TBD May 24-29 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas Location � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Urbana-Champaign, Ill� Director of Operations� � � 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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Timothy L� Killeen � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Champaign, IL 61820 Cell Phone �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 847-567-2487 Chancellor �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Robert J� Jones Associate AD/Athletic Communications �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Kent Brown Athletics Director� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Josh Whitman Home Course �� � � � � � � � � � � Stone Creek Golf Club Assistant AD/Athletic Communications � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Derrick Burson Par / Yardage� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 72 / 7,118 Associate Director of Athletic Communications� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Derek Neal Head Coach �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Mike Small Rating / Slope� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 73�9 / 124 Assistant Directors �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jenny Dewar, Brett Moore, Libby Knight Years at Illinois �� � � � � � � � � � � � � �19th Season 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history Small has brought to do so� Not only that, but the Orange national recognition and Blue have finished among the top to the Illinois golf five teams in the nation in five of the program in his 18 last six seasons, highlighted by an NCAA years at the helm Runner-Up finish in 2013� Since the start of the program� The of the 2014-15 season, Small’s Illini have 2015 Dave Williams maintained a spot among the top 15 in all National Coach of but one Golfweek Bushnell Coaches Poll the Year has guided and own the longest streak ranked in the the Illini to Big Ten top spot� Small was again recognized for Championship titles his coaching success in 2016 as he was in nine of the last inducted into the Golf Coaches Association 10 seasons and of America Hall of Fame� Small has also coached two NCAA guided his players to national recognition individual champions in that span (Scott Langley: as 11 of his players have garnered 25 All- 2010 and Thomas Pieters: 2012)� He also has coached America honors� seven consecutive Big Ten Players of the Year in Luke Guthrie - a two-time individual Big Ten champion who Small has been named Big Ten Coach of held the program’s career stroke average record at the the Year a conference-record 10 times in end of his career - Thomas Pieters - a two-time All- his career (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2002) and has American who helped the Illini to an NCAA runner-up Small with 2012 NCAA individual champion Thomas Pieters. finish in 2013 - Brian Campbell, who broke Guthrie’s also been named Midwest Regional Coach of the Year eight times in his career (2016, season stroke average and earned All-America honors team for the World Amateur Team Championships in in 2014 - Thomas Detry a three-time All-American 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2003)� Under his direction, Illinois athletes have won 25 All-America Argentina and Dylan Meyer wore the national colors at who is among Illinois’ career stroke average leaders the Australian Master of the Amateurs� - Charlie Danielson – Illinois’ first and only four-time honors and 46 All-Big Ten accolades� All-American who again reset the all-time low season Small’s players continue to see success after college as In addition to success on the course, Small’s players stroke average – Dylan Meyer – a three-time All- well� Illinois boasts several alumni in the professional have also had academic success, capturing several American and Ben Hogan Award finalist – and Nick ranks as Steve Stricker, D�A� Points, Scott Langley, Big Ten Medal of Honor awards with Scott Langley Hardy – a two-time