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MEN’S GOLF NCAA REGIONAL NOTES Athletics Communication // 1700 South Fourth Street // Champaign, IL 61820 MGolf Contact: Danny Mattie // Office: 217-300-4067 // Cell: 970-217-3140 // [email protected] // fightingillini.com FIGHTINGILLINI.com @IlliniMGolf @IlliniMGolf @IlliniMGolf ILLINOIS 2020-21 ROSTER Name Yr. Hometown Stroke Avg. Top-10s Top-25s Note Luke Armbrust Jr. Wheaton, Ill. -- -- -- -- Adrien Dumont de Chassart Jr. Villers la Ville, Belgium 71.04 6 8 Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Year Michael Feagles Gr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 70.83 5 7 Bolstad Award Winner; Haskins Watchlist Piercen Hunt Fr. Hartland, Wis. 73.20 1 3 Career-low 70 at Boilermaker Individual Jerry Ji So. Hoofddorp, Netherlands 71.33 4 7 First career victory at Louisiana Classics Tommy Kuhl Jr. Morton, Ill. 72.88 3 4 Top-10 finish at B1G Championship Nico Lang So. Ingolstadt, Germany 73.50 0 0 Played six rounds as an indy in 2020-21 Brendan O’Reilly Sr. Hinsdale, Ill. 73.33 1 0 Six of 12 rounds at par or better Giovanni Tadiotto Gr. Anderlecht, Belgium 72.29 3 5 Three top-10 finishes on the season THE COACHES 2021 NCAA Mike Small // 21st season // 11-time B1G Coach of the Year // 2017 GCAA Hall of Fame Inductee STILLWATER REGIONAL Justin Bardgett // 2nd season ILLINI AT THE 2021 NCAA STILLWATER REGIONAL May 17-19, 2021 NCAA Regional Appearances: ................................. 19 Karsten Creek Golf Club (Par 72 - 7,502 yds.) Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances: ........... 13 Stillwater, Oklahoma NCAA Regional Titles: .............................................. 5 Most Recent Title: ................................................... 2019 - NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional // 839 (+25) NCAA Regional Medalists: ....................................... 5 Most Recent Medalist: ............................................ Michael Feagles - 2019 Myrtle Beach Regional // 68-68-65 = 201 (-15) QUICK FACTS ON THE 2021 NCAA STILLWATER REGIONAL Schedule/Format: .................................................. May 17-19, 2021 - 54 Holes » Monday, May 17: First Round (18) - 7:30 a.m. CT » Tuesday, May 18: Second Round (18) - 7:30 a.m. CT » Wednesday, May 19: Final Round (18) - 7:30 a.m. CT Course: ................................................................... Karsten Creek Golf Club; Stillwater, Oklahoma Par/Yardage: .......................................................... Par 72 | 7,502 yards Live Scoring: .......................................................... Golfstat.com 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ILLINI SET FOR NCAA STILLWATER REGIONAL STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Fighting Illini men’s golf team, ranked No. 9 in the latest Golfstat team rankings, tees off Monday 2020-21 ILLINOIS SCHEDULE at Karsten Creek Golf Club to begin three days of competition at the 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional. The Orange and Blue are Date Event Result making their 13th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and are looking to secure a berth in the 2021 NCAA Championship. Feb. 6 Tinervin Cup W, 9-7 THE SETTING THE FIELD Feb. 14-16 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate 1st/15 The 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional is hosted by Oklahoma The ninth-ranked Fighting Illini enter the postseason as the Feb. 26-28 LSU Invitational 1st/15 State University at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, No. 2 seed at the Stillwater Regional. Host and No. 4-ranked March 15-16 Louisiana Classics 1st/14 Okla. The course, designed by Tom Fazio, was honored as the Oklahoma State is the top seed. In addition to the Illini and Best New Public Course for 1994 by Golf Digest Magazine. It the Cowboys, the field in Stillwater features seven other March 20-21 National Invitational Tournament T5th/18 stretches more than 7,500 yards with all of the holes carved programs ranked in the top 50 of the latest Golfstat team April 3-4 Augusta Haskins Award Invitational 4th/15 from the native oak trees surrounding Lake Louise. ratings: No. 15 Auburn, No. 21 SMU, No. 30 Notre Dame, No. April 10-11 Boilermaker Invitational 2nd/16 35 Alabama, No. 39 Baylor, No. 44 Ole Miss, and No. 49 Sam April 24-25 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 1st/17 The Illini have competed in postseason play at Karsten Houston State. Little Rock (55), Northwestern (65), College April 30-May 2 Big Ten Championship 1st/14 Creek on several occasions, though 2021 marks their first of Charleston (81) and Middle Tennessee (82) round out the regional appearance at the course. Illinois competed for NCAA 13-team field vying for five bids to the NCAA Championship, May 17-19 NCAA Stillwater Regional Stillwater, Okla. Championships in 2003, 2011, and 2018 at Karsten Creek. May 28-June 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz. May 28-June 2 NCAA Championship Scottsdale, Ariz. TOURNAMENT FORMAT The 10 Individual qualifiers for the NCAA Stillwater Regional The 54-hole tournament will be played over three days, are: Devon Bling, UCLA; Mark Lawrence Jr., Virginia Tech; Trip Monday-Wednesday, with 18 holes slated for each day. The Kinney, Iowa State; Vicente Marzilio, North Texas; Lachlan low four scores will count towards the team score in each Barker, Iowa State; A.J. Ott, Colorado State; Tim Tillmanns, round. The top five teams, and the low individual not on one of Kansas State; Guillaume Fanonnel, ULM; Lucas Carper, UC those teams, will advance to the NCAA Championship. Davis; and Jack Howes, Oral Roberts. 2021 Illinois Men’s Golf Notes | 18-Time Big Ten Champions | 2013 NCAA Runner-up FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP 2021 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECAP ILLINI NCAA REGIONAL HISTORY No. 1: Adrien Dumont de Chassart Fighting Illini men’s golf earned its sixth consecutive Big Year Place Regional (Site) No. 2: Michael Feagles Ten Championship title on May 2, holding off second-place 2021 TBD Stillwater (Karsten Creek Golf Club) No. 3: Tommy Kuhl Iowa for a one-stroke victory at Crooked Stick Golf Club in No. 4: Jerry Ji Carmel, Ind. The Illini entered the final round with a two-stroke 2020 -- Cancelled (COVID-19) No. 5 Giovanni Tadiotto advantage, and fell behind the surging Hawkeyes early on Day 2019 1 * Myrtle Beach (TPC Myrtle Beach) Alt: Piercen Hunt 3 before storming back by combining to shoot 10-under as a 2018 2 * Columbus (OSU Scarlet Course) team over the final 10 holes. Four Illini finished among the top 2017 3 * West Lafayette (Kampen Golf Course) ILLINI HISTORY AT THE NCAA REGIONALS 16 individuals, led by junior Adrien Dumont de Chassart who 2016 1 * Kohler (Blackwolf Run Meadow Vallleys Course) The 2021 NCAA Stillwater Regional marks the 19th regional shot 2-over to tie for second place. A testament to the Illini’s 2015 1 * Noblesville (The Sagamore Club) appearance for the Fighting Illini since 1989, and the 16th depth, Dumont de Chassart’s final round 74 did not figure into 2014 1 * Sugar Grove (Rich Harvest Farms) under the guidance of head coach Mike Small, who has now the Day 3 scoring, as fifth-year seniors Giovanni Tadiotto and 2013 1 * Fayetteville (Blessings Golf Club) led the program to 13 consecutive regional berths dating Michael Feagles’ closed with rounds of 71 and 72, respectively 2012 T-3 * Southwest (Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club) back to 2008. to lead the Illini comeback. Feagles finished fifth to join Dumont de Chassart on the All-Championship team. Junior 2011 2 * Central (Wolf Run Golf Club) Small’s teams have experienced great success in the regional Tommy Kuhl and sophomore Jerry Ji – each playing in their first 2010 5 * West (Gold Mountain Golf Club Olympic Course) round, having advanced to the NCAA Championship in each of Big Ten Championship tournaments – closed out the scoring 2009 3 * Northeast (Galloway National Golf Club) their last 12 events, sitting one behind Texas for the longest for the Illini with matching 73s to finish tied for 10th and tied 2008 3 * Central (OSU Scarlet Course) active streak in the nation. for 16th, respectively. Tadiotto tied for 29th. 2004 T-18 Central (Kampen Golf Course) 2003 2 * Central (Colbert Hills Golf Course) Small has also guided the Orange and Blue to five NCAA The Illini have now won 11 of the last 12 Big Ten Championships 2002 4 * Central (Pleasant Valley Country Club) Regional team titles, including their most recent attempt dating back to 2009. Prior to Illinois’ run, the Big Ten had not 1999 7 * Central (OSU Scarlet Course) in 2019 at Myrtle Beach. The Illini claimed four consecutive seen such consistency from a golf program since Ohio State 1990 11 Central (OSU Scarlet Course) regional titles in 2013 (Fayetteville), 2014 (Sugar Grove), also earned 11 titles in a span of 12 seasons from 1976-1987. 2015 (Noblesville), and 2016 (Kohler), becoming just the sec- The Illini, now with six straight titles, have matched OSU’s 1989 5 * Central (Stonebridge Ranch Country Club) ond program to ever accomplish the feat (Arizona, 1990-93). streak from 1982-87, for the longest in league history. *Qualified for NCAA Championships Individually, four different Illini have captured five medalist B1G POSTSEASON ACCOLADES finishes at regionals. Most recently, current Illini fifth-year Fighting Illini men’s golf was recognized by the Big Ten on senior Michael Feagles won the Myrtle Beach Regional as a Wednesday (May 5) as the conference announced its annual junior in 2019. Former Illini, and current tour professionals, postseason awards. Junior Adrien Dumont de Chassart shared ILLINI NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Nick Hardy (2017 West Lafayette), Brian Campbell (2015 Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Year honors with Iowa’s Alex Schaake, Noblesville and 2014 Sugar Grove), and Luke Guthrie (2011 and was one of a trio of Illini – along with fifth-year senior Year Place Championhip Site Central) also took home regional medalist honors during their Michael Feagles and sophomore Jerry Ji – to earn first-team 2021 -- Cancelled (COVID-19) collegiate careers. All-Big Ten accolades. Fifth-year senior Giovanni Tadiotto 2019 T-27 Fayetteville, Ark. (Blessings Golf Club) was named a second-team all-conference selection and was 2018 11 Stillwater, Okla.