Hello Fellow Illini!

My student-athlete career at the University of Illinois has been quite a ride. Throughout this time, I have had the opportunity to build relationships with my teammates and compete side by side, highlighted by my sophomore year with a low round of -2 at the 2016 Big Ten Championship. Going to our annual Florida training trips have always been a blast. They were great kickoffs to our spring seasons and served as team bonding trips as well.

Fast forward to our most recent spring season, I have had the privilege to watch my teammates pour their hearts and souls into competing in the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Regional Championship. Their commitment to each other was an inspiration, and I could not help but to pour my heart and soul into supporting them each step of the way. We finished this season with an impressive second place finish at the Big Ten Championship, and concluded our post-season just two strokes short of advancing to the NCAA Championship.

While I do wish that we could have saved a couple more shots or made a couple more putts to allow us to qualify for the National Championship, I am incredibly proud of how much my team has grown over the years as people and as golfers. I am excited to see the future teams break our school records in the years ahead.

A huge thank you to everyone for making the last four years great!

Pailin Ruttanasupagid