ILLINOIS WINS KOHLER REGIONAL ADVANCES TO NCAA NATIONALS

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The Fightin Illini have done it again, they have won their fourth straight NCAA Regional Championship, with a come from behind final round win on the Meadow Valley Course at Blackwolf Run in Kohler Wisconsin.

Illinois will now move on to the NCAA National Championships at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene Oregon, that will be played from May 27th through June 1st.

Illinois went into the final round in second place, and played extremely well on the closing holes to edge out Florida for the title. Illinois was seven under in the final round for a total score of 11 under par. Four Illinois golfers placed in the top 25.

Illinois now has the second longest streak in the country with nine consecutive national championship appearences, trailing only USC with 10 straight appearences.

Seniors Thomas Detry and Charlie Danielson a Wisconsin native lead the way for Illinois as they tied for third place at 4 under par. Sophomore Nick Hardy was 12th at 1 under par and Dylan Meyer who set the pace early in round one for Illinois, was 21st at even par.

“Four consecutive regional wins says a lot, that is consistency over time and it’s very hard to do,” said head coach Mike Small. “Out two seniors stood out today. They are the reason right now we are where we are, but the rest of the team piggybacked and played solid. The back nine was the story, we were treading water after nine holes, but we were solid on the back nine. Florida played better than us this week, but we finished stronger.”

More details on Illinois as they prepare for the NCAA National Championships both here on this site and or Fightingillini.com.

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