Fighting Illini Men's Golf maintained the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll this morning, as the Illini have been voted the No. 1 team in the country by the nation's top coaches for the third consecutive poll. Announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America today, Feb. 19, UI has been ranked No. 1 in four of the five polls this season. Illinois garnered 18 first-place votes in the first spring coaches poll, and holds a 35-point lead over No. 2 Wake Forest.
Illinois is also ranked at No. 1 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings and in the latest GolfStat rankings. Three Illini sit among the top-25 individually in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, as well as among the top-50 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The Illini join Purdue and Penn State as the only Big Ten teams recognized on the Coaches Poll.
UI kicked off the spring season with a victory at the annual Tinervin Cup in Placida, Fla., and will play its first stroke play event at the Louisiana Classics beginning on Feb. 29. The Orange and Blue have a packed spring slate as they will compete in several of the nation's top tournaments including the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev. in early March and the Valspar Intercollegiate on March 21.
Illini senior, Charlie Danielson, is currently representing the program in his first-ever PGA Tour appearance at the Northern Trust Open. Danielson shot an opening round of 67 (-4), marking the lowest round for an amateur in the Northern Trust Open since 1981. Danielson tees off at 3:15 p.m. this afternoon in the second round of the event.
Stay tuned to FIGHTINGILLINI.com to follow the Illini throughout the spring season. Fans can also follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Illinois is also ranked at No. 1 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings and in the latest GolfStat rankings. Three Illini sit among the top-25 individually in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, as well as among the top-50 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The Illini join Purdue and Penn State as the only Big Ten teams recognized on the Coaches Poll.
UI kicked off the spring season with a victory at the annual Tinervin Cup in Placida, Fla., and will play its first stroke play event at the Louisiana Classics beginning on Feb. 29. The Orange and Blue have a packed spring slate as they will compete in several of the nation's top tournaments including the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev. in early March and the Valspar Intercollegiate on March 21.
Illini senior, Charlie Danielson, is currently representing the program in his first-ever PGA Tour appearance at the Northern Trust Open. Danielson shot an opening round of 67 (-4), marking the lowest round for an amateur in the Northern Trust Open since 1981. Danielson tees off at 3:15 p.m. this afternoon in the second round of the event.
Stay tuned to FIGHTINGILLINI.com to follow the Illini throughout the spring season. Fans can also follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
