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It’s been a good season in golf for two of our Illinois based college golf programs.
The Illinois Men’s Golf Team and Northwestern Women’s Golf each captured the Big Ten Championship.
As a result both programs did very well with post season honors.
The teams are headed into the post season, and hoping this could be the year for a national championship. But there is still work to be done for both squads if that is going to happen.
Coach Mike Small and the Fighting Illini, outside of their newly completed practice center.
For their play in conference events and and in invitational tournaments, the following members of the Men’s Golf Team from Illinois did receive the following post season honors.
The Big Ten Player of the Year is Senior Charlie Danielson. Danielson was First Team All-Big Ten, he is on the watch list for the Ben Hogan Players of the Year in college golf. Danielson has been named to Team USA to play in the Palmer Cup in England this Summer.
Thomas Detry of Illinois was named All-Big Ten First team with teammate Dylan Meyer, Nick Hardy was named Second Team All-Big Ten, while Fifth-Year Senior Alex Burge received a Sportsmanship Award.
Illinois Coach Mike Small was named the Coach of The Year for the Big Ten for the Eighth time. The Illinois Men’s Team won the conference championship for the 7th time in eight years. They will compete at regional’s and likely the national championship will be play in Oregon this year, and the Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove in 2017.
ILLINOIS WOMEN’S GOLF had Bing Singhsumalee named to the All Big Ten Second Team.
The Northwestern Women’s Golf Team was Co-Champion of the Big Ten for the third straight year. Tying for first place with Ohio State.
Coach Emily Fletcher was named Coach of the Year for the fourth time in six seasons. Sophomore Hannah Kim was named Player of the Year for the second straight season, and All Big Ten First-Team. Stephanie Lau was named Freshman of the Year.
Four Wildcats made All-Big Ten First Team, Kim, Lau, Sarah Cho, Kacie Komoto, the four Wildcats on the First Team,made up half of the NU roster. Janet Mao made All Big Ten Second Team. In four years Nu has acquired 16 All-Big Ten awards.
NU will be the No.2 seed at Shoal Creek Alabama Regional from May 5-7.
From the NU Men’s Team, Dylan Wu made All-Big Ten Second Team.