June 29, 2017 | Men's Golf
The busy summer for the Illini in the pros continues as several former players will continue their tournament schedules this weekend. D.A. Points is in the field at the PGA TOUR's Quicken Loans National, while Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry are playing in the European Tour's HNA Open de France. Scott Langley and Luke Guthrie are taking part in the Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation, and head coach Mike Small will compete in the U.S. Senior Open Championship.
Last weekend, several Illini saw success in the professional ranks as Thomas Detry brought home a runner-up finish at the BMW International Open. Detry closed the tournament 16-under par and just one shot out of the lead as he tied with Sergio Garcia and Richard Bland.
Awesome week for @tomdetry at the BMW International Open! Nice work TD! #runnerup #ILL
— Illini M Golf (@IlliniMGolf) June 25, 2017
Seven under par 65 - ?
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 22, 2017
Low career round on the @EuropeanTour - ?
Hats off to @tomdetry ?? pic.twitter.com/iT1sriepjW
On this side of the pond, Steve Stricker earned a third-place finish at the American Family Insurance Championship, while Small also placed among the top 20 individuals. Small had an even busier week as he tied for third at the 2017 PGA Professional Championship on June 21 before heading to Madison for the PGA TOUR Champions event.
Hats off to @MikeSmall4 on his T3 finish at the #PGAProChamp.
— Wilson Golf (@WilsonGolf) June 22, 2017
We're proud of you, coach!#WilsonStaff pic.twitter.com/rDQogEVqWI
Four Illini competed close to home in the Lincoln Land Charity Championship as Scott Langley (T-11) was joined by Charlie Danielson, Dylan Meyer, and Luke Guthrie in the Web.com Tour event in Springfield. Alum Brian Campbell also took part in the PGA TOUR's Travelers Championship.
Land of Lincoln, Land of Langley. ??@IlliniMGolf alum @Scott_Langley stands T5 entering the final round @LincolnLandGolf. pic.twitter.com/XNoBaUDXzC
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) June 25, 2017
Another @IlliniMGolf player, @DJ_DFunk , makes the cut. -2 with this par for the day, and total -4. pic.twitter.com/WF7Pns8m71
— LLCC 2017 (@LincolnLandGolf) June 24, 2017
