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The NCAA has sen the University of Illinois the reigning Big ten Champions to the Myrtle Beach South Carolina Regional.
The Illini will be one of the 14 teams playing at TPC Myrtle Beach, the 6,950 yard par 72 golf course. TPC Myrtle Beach will host the Regional from May 13-15.
The regional will be a 54 hole event, and TPC Myrtle Beach is the former home to the Senior PGA Tour Championship. Illinois the #4 seed in the regional will be joined by Wake Forest, California, Texas Tech, Florida State, UNLV, Oregon, Ohio State, Northwestern, Oregon State, Cal State Fullerton, Middle Tennessee, VCU and Robert Morris.
Big Ten Championship runner up Purdue was sent to Pullman Washington and the Palouse Ridge Golf Club.
In 2018 Illinois was second at the West Lafayette Regional to advance to the championships for the 11th-straight year.
This years NCAA National Championships will be contested from May 24-29 at the Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Trent Wallace from Illinois State university has advanced as an individual and will compete in Louisville Kentucky, at the University of Louisville Golf Course.