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Illinois Men's Golf

#12
B10Men's · 2025-26
Record
133-22-1
156 meetings
Field status
Projected at-large
Projected regional
Athens
#2 seed · #12 overall
Travel distance
503 mi
+1 time zone

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2025)1st5thAdvance cut1989200720252013: 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

Big Ten Men's Golf Championships
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club · North Plains, OR·2026-05-01 → 2026-05-03
Stroke Play
Winner: UCLA

Program history

Regional apps
23
Top 12% of D1
Active streak: 17
Longest streak: 17
Advanced
20
Top 4% of D1
Active streak: 3
Longest streak: 13
Regional wins
7
Top 1% of D1
Best regional
#1
Top 1% of D1
NCAA apps
30
Top 7% of D1
Active streak: 3
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

2025
T1
#3
2024
1
#3
2023
2
#1
2022
T6
#4
2021
2
#2
2020
—
2019
1
#4
2018
2
#2
2017
3
#2
2016
1
#1
2015
T1
#1
2014
1
#2
2013
1
#6
2012
T3
#7
2011
2
#2
2010
5
#3
2009
3
#3
2008
3
#18
2007
--
2006
--
2005
--
2004
T18
#17
2003
2
#9
2002
4
#15
2001
--
2000
--
1999
7
1998
--
1997
--
1996
--
1995
--
1994
--
1993
--
1992
--
1991
--
1990
11
1989
T4

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

Regional performance

Regional titles
7
23 appearances
Avg committee seed
5.3
across 20 seeded years
Best Regional SG
+42.2
2013 · Fayetteville
Beat the seed
9×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
4×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
20
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
3 entries
2 wins · 3 advanced
Seed 2
5 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

2025
MC
2024QF
1
2023QF
T2
2022
—
2021QF
5
2020
—
2019
MC
2018
11
2017SF
3
2016SF
2
2015SF
1
2014QF
T7
2013R
5
2012
21
2011QF
T3
2010
19
2009
21
2008
MC
2007
—
2006
—
2005
—
2004
—
2003
MC
2002
18
2001
—
2000
—
1999
15
1998
—
1997
—
1996
—
1995
—
1994
—
1993
—
1992
—
1991
—
1990
—
1989
MC
1988
MC
1987
—
1986
—
1985
—
1984
MC
1983
—
1982
—
1981
—
1980
—
1979
—
1978
—
1977
—
1976
—
1975
—
1974
—
1973
—
1972
—
1971
—
1970
—
1969
—
1968
—
1967
—
1966
—
1965
—
1964
—
1963
—
1962
—
1961
21
1960
—
1959
—
1958
—
1957
22
1956
T22
1955
—
1954
—
1953
—
1952
—
1951
T19
1950
8
1949
T19
1948
—
1947
—
1946
—
1945
—
1944
—
1943
—
1942
—
1941
4
1940
5
1939
—
won championshipRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistreached match-play (top 8)made cutmissed cutno appearance

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
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Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2025.