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Illinois Men's Golf

#17
B10Men's · 2025-26
Record
134-32-2
168 meetings
Field status
At-Large
Regional
Athens
#2 seed · #11 overall
Travel distance
503 mi
+1 time zone

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut1989200820262013: won regional2014: won regional2015: won regional2016: won regional2019: won regional2024: won regional2025: won regional
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win·dotted: NCAA finish

Geography

Athens Regional — Georgia, Athens, GAIllinois
homeAthenstime zones503 mi (+1 time zone)

2026 conference championship

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club · North Plains, OR·2026-05-012026-05-03
CONCLUDED
Winner: UCLA

Program history

Regional apps
24
Top 12% of D1
Active streak: 18
Longest streak: 18
Advanced
20
Top 4% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 13
Regional wins
7
Top 2% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
30
Top 7% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 13
NCAA wins
0
Top 8% of D1
NCAA best
1
Top 1% of D1
MP berths
9
5 MP wins

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
7
24 appearances
Avg committee seed
5.1
across 21 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+42.2
2013 · Fayetteville
Beat the seed
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
21
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
263(-17)·2024 R1
270(-10)·2024 R2
271(-9)·2024 R3
To par
-17(263)·2024 R1
-16(272)·2019 R3
-13(275)·2003 R1
-13(275)·2021 R2
36-Hole
Score
533(-27)·2024
550(-18)·2023
555(-5)·2022
To par
-27(533)·2024
-18(550)·2023
-15(561)·2021
54-Hole
Score
804(-36)·2024
831(-21)·2023
837(-15)·2025
To par
-36(804)·2024
-25(839)·2019
-21(831)·2023
Individual
Single round
Score
63(-7)·2024 R1
Max Herendeen
63(-8)·2025 R1
Jackson Buchanan
64(-6)·2022 R1
Piercen Hunt
To par
-8(63)·2025 R1
Jackson Buchanan
-7(65)·2013 R1
Charlie Danielson
-7(65)·2015 R3
Brian Campbell
-7(65)·2019 R3
Michael Feagles
-7(63)·2024 R1
Max Herendeen
36-Hole
Score
131(-9)·2024
Max Herendeen
132(-8)·2024
Tyler Goecke
136(-8)·2019
Michael Feagles
136(-4)·2022
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
136(-6)·2023
Matthis Besard
136(-6)·2025
Jackson Buchanan
To par
-9(131)·2024
Max Herendeen
-8(136)·2019
Michael Feagles
-8(132)·2024
Tyler Goecke
54-Hole
Score
197(-13)·2024
Max Herendeen
200(-10)·2024
Tyler Goecke
201(-15)·2019
Michael Feagles
To par
-15(201)·2019
Michael Feagles
-13(197)·2024
Max Herendeen
-10(206)·2015
Brian Campbell
-10(200)·2024
Tyler Goecke
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
3 entries
2 wins · 3 advanced
Seed 2
6 entries
1 wins · 5 advanced
Seed 3
4 entries
2 wins · 4 advanced
Seed 4
2 entries
1 wins · 1 advanced
Seed 5–8
2 entries
1 wins · 2 advanced
Seed 9+
4 entries
0 wins · 3 advanced

Year-by-year NCAAs

NCAA championship scoring records

Team
Single round
Score
273(-7)·2023
276(-4)·2013
276(-4)·2016
276(-4)·2023
To par
-8(280)·1984
-7(277)·2002
-7(273)·2023
36-Hole
Score
557(-3)·2013
558(-2)·2023
565(+5)·2014
565(-11)·2017
To par
-11(565)·2017
-3(557)·2013
-2(558)·2023
54-Hole
Score
834(-6)·2023
835(-5)·2013
844(+4)·2021
To par
-14(850)·2017
-6(834)·2023
-5(835)·2013
72-Hole
Score
1118(-2)·2023
1134(+14)·2021
1135(+15)·2016
To par
-6(1146)·2024
-2(1118)·2023
+2(1154)·2017
Individual
Single round
Score
63(-7)·2014
Brian Campbell
66(-4)·2013
Charlie Danielson
67(-3)·2016
Thomas Detry
67(-5)·2017
Dylan Meyer
67(-3)·2021
Michael Feagles
67(-3)·2021
Michael Feagles
67(-3)·2023
Jackson Buchanan
67(-3)·2023
Tommy Kuhl
To par
-7(63)·2014
Brian Campbell
-5(67)·2017
Dylan Meyer
-4(68)·2010
Scott Langley
-4(68)·2010
Scott Langley
-4(66)·2013
Charlie Danielson
-4(68)·2015
Thomas Detry
36-Hole
Score
136(-4)·2013
Charlie Danielson
136(-4)·2013
Thomas Pieters
136(-4)·2023
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
To par
-6(138)·2010
Scott Langley
-6(138)·2017
Dylan Meyer
-5(137)·2012
Thomas Pieters
-5(139)·2015
Thomas Detry
54-Hole
Score
206(-10)·2010
Scott Langley
206(-4)·2013
Charlie Danielson
206(-4)·2021
Michael Feagles
206(-4)·2023
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
To par
-10(206)·2010
Scott Langley
-9(207)·2017
Dylan Meyer
-5(208)·2012
Thomas Pieters
-5(211)·2017
Edoardo Lipparelli
72-Hole
Score
274(-6)·2023
Jackson Buchanan
276(-4)·2021
Michael Feagles
279(-1)·2023
Adrien Dumont de Chassart
279(-1)·2023
Tommy Kuhl
To par
-6(282)·2015
Thomas Detry
-6(274)·2023
Jackson Buchanan
-5(283)·2018
Dylan Meyer

NCAA Individual Champions

2012Thomas Pieters
2010Scott Langley

Illinois in the record book

Career Stroke Average

1
71.66 avgCharlie Danielson · 2013-16 · 141 rounds

Lowest Team 54 Hole Score

1
(-68, 796)Tiger Collegiate Invitational

Golf Majors by School

1
1Bob Goalby - 1
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.