Mike Small Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Mike Small Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Illinois rising junior All-American Max Herendeen is set to make his PGA TOUR debut, leading a group of six Illini golfers competing in various tours. Herendeen has earned a sponsor's exemption into the 3M Open, joining Illini alum Nick Hardy at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. This marks Herendeen's first PGA TOUR start, while Hardy will be making his 120th career start.
Earlier this month, Hardy achieved his best finish of the season with a T8 showing at the ISCO Championship.
In the LIV Golf League, Thomas Pieters and his team, 4Aces GC, are preparing for LIV Golf UK at JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, England. The team aims for their fourth consecutive top-3 finish and currently ranks fourth in the season standings. Pieters recently helped secure a T3 finish at LIV Golf Andalucia in Spain.
On the Korn Ferry Tour, Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Luke Guthrie will compete at the NV5 Invitational at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois. Dumont de Chassart is ranked No. 23 on the points list after a top-five finish last week at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Guthrie will make his fifth start in this event.
Jackson Buchanan is set for his third start of the season on PGA Tour Americas at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open in Ontario, Canada. Buchanan seeks to continue his streak of made cuts following recent finishes at Explore NB Open and Bromont Open.
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