Hardy Garners Weekly Conference Honors
March 1, 2017 | Men's Golf
Junior Nick Hardy was named Co-Big Ten Golfer of the Week
ROSEMONT, Ill – Fighting Illini junior golfer Nick Hardy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday as Co-Big Ten Golfer of the Week. The honor is the second for Hardy this season and the third for an Illinois golfer. Hardy is coming off of a top-10 performance at the Louisiana Classics, highlighted by a career-low 66 in the opening round.
A native of Northbrook, Illinois, Hardy shot 3-under par to finish in eighth overall at the 32nd Annual Louisiana Classics this week. The finish marked Hardy's first top-10 finish of the spring and his fifth of the season. The Illini shot 9-over par as a team, closing the tournament in fourth overall. The weekly conference honor is the third of his career.
The Orange and Blue continue the spring season March 6-8 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. Held at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Southern Highlands Collegiate annually welcomes one of the top-ranked tournament fields in the nation.
2016-17 Big Ten Men's Golfers of the Week
Spring 2017
Feb. 15: Everton Hawkins, Fr., NU
Feb. 22: Ryan Lumsden, So., NU
Timmy Hildebrand, So., PUR
March 1: Nick Hardy, Jr., ILL
Kyle Mueller, Jr., MICH
Fall 2016
Sept. 14: Nick Hardy, Jr., ILL
Sept. 21: Nick Carlson, So., MICH
Sept. 28: Kyle Mueller, Jr., MICH
Will Grimmer, So., OSU
Oct. 5: Ryan Lumsden, So., NU
Oct. 12: Giovanni Tadiotto, Fr., ILL
Oct. 19: Ian Kim, Jr., MICH
Charles Huntzinger, So., PSU
Oct. 26: Kaleb Johnson, Fr., MSU
Nov. 3: Sam Triplett, Jr., NU
Nov. 10: Thomas Longbella, Fr., MINN
