Illini Golf in the Pros | March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019 | Men's Golf
Several Fighting Illini men's golf alumni were in action in the professional ranks over the weekend. On the European Tour, Thomas Detry earned a top-16 finish at the Qatar Masters, shooting 10-under par, while Steve Stricker and D.A. Points tied for 58th overall at the PGA TOUR's Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, with scores 4-over par.
Detry finished just three strokes shy of tournament leader Justin Harding as he went 70-68-70-70, and he was joined in the field by Thomas Pieters.
An easy as that ??@tomdetry takes the outright lead. pic.twitter.com/8JNrglqlUa
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 9, 2019
1 hole. 1 eagle.@tomdetry has started as he means to go on. pic.twitter.com/IYW8icjXyc
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 9, 2019
Update from Doha! #ReadyForTheFinalRound @CBQatarMasters @EuropeanTour ??New Blog Post ???? https://t.co/JzA3R08u0B pic.twitter.com/0nglLYTd41
— Thomas Detry (@tomdetry) March 9, 2019
Points registered rounds of 72-71-74-75 through the tournament, while Sticker went 75-69-76-72 in Orlando. They were joined in the field by fellow alum, Scott Langley. Points saw some excitement during his opening round at the tournament, as he sunk a hole in one on the seventh hole.
Right. At. It. ??@DAPoints wasn't expecting this one to drop.#MustSeeMoments: https://t.co/sX50na8uq7 pic.twitter.com/ZRdT0sw4Kt
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 8, 2019
Coming up this weekend, Langley will be in action at THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He is set to tee off at 11:45 a.m. CT on Thursday and at 6:50 a.m. CT on Friday.
