Eric Gilpin Assistant Coach & Director of Operations | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Eric Gilpin Assistant Coach & Director of Operations | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour co-sanctioning events this week, Thomas Detry returns to Europe for the Genesis Scottish Open, while Matthis Besard will compete stateside at the ISCO Championship alongside Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Nick Hardy.
Detry, currently 30th in the FedEx Cup standings and 52nd in the Official World Golf Rankings, is back after a two-week break. He has made five straight cuts since his T4 finish at the PGA Championship in May, including a T14 at the U.S. Open last month. Detry has previously excelled at the Scottish Open held at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, with a runner-up finish in 2021 and a T10 finish in 2022.
Besard will make his U.S. debut as a professional at the ISCO Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club's Champions Course in Nicholasville, Ky., following a T6 finish at last week's BMW International Open.
"Matthis Besard makes the first ace of the week at the 161-yard par 3 12th!" tweeted DP World Tour on July 4, 2024.
Besard will reunite with Dumont de Chassart after they both played together at the DP World Tour's Soudal Open in Belgium in late May. Dumont de Chassart recently posted a T46 finish at last week's John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.
On the PGA TOUR Champions circuit, Steve Stricker returns to Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, to defend his title at the Kaulig Companies Championship. Stricker has previously won this event twice.
Thomas Pieters will compete this week at LIV Golf's event in Andalucia, Spain. The RangeGoats team is ranked ninth overall, while Pieters is currently ranked No. 30 individually. He finished T32 in LIV's recent event in Nashville and secured a top-10 finish last week at the BMW International Open.
"Thomas Pieters' superb finish brought him to 12 under par for the tournament," tweeted RangeGoatsGC on July 7, 2024.
In Berthoud, Colo., former Illini golfers Brian Campbell and Dylan Meyer are set to participate in The Ascendant at TPC Colorado alongside Timmy Crawford making his Korn Ferry Tour debut. Campbell is currently No. 14 on the points list with three top-10 finishes this season.
Tommy Kuhl and Piercen Hunt continue their seasons at the Explore NB Open in New Brunswick, Canada. This marks Kuhl's ninth start of the year and Hunt’s third.
"After a stellar amateur career with @IlliniMGolf," tweeted PGA TOUR Americas on July 9, "Piercen Hunt begins his professional golf journey."
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