2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Nico Lang
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Ingolstadt, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium Gaimersheim
Honors and Awards
- Two-Time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019-20 at WVU)
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019-20 at WVU)
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll (2019-20 at WVU))
Senior - 2022-23
- Competed in 15 rounds over five events, all as an individual competitor
- Eighth on the team with a stroke average of 74.67
- Posted a pair of top-20 finishes with a season-best tie for ninth at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 17-18), and a tie for 19th at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 13-14)
- Carded five of 15 rounds at par or better including three rounds with a season-low score of 70 (-1), in Round 2 at Dayton, and Rounds 1 and 2 at the Hal Williams where he finished with a season-best 54-hole score of 211 (-2).
Summer - 2022
- Runner-up, one stroke back, at the 2022 German International Amateur Championship after carding rounds of 67-71-66-67 to finish wit ha 271 (-17) at Mülheim an der Ruhr Golf Club in Mülheim, Germany
- Competed in match play at the 2022 German TEam Championship (Aug. 6-7)
Junior - 2021-22
- Competed in 19 rounds over eight events, including seven as an individual competitor
- Traveled to Big Ten Championship and NCAA New Haven Regional as an alternate but did not compete
- Ranked seventh on the team with a stroke average1 of 75.21
- Recorded four rounds of par or better
- Played in the Illini's scoring lineup for the first time in his career at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 17-19)
- Recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 223 (+7) on two occasions: at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 14-15) and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24)
Summer - 2021
- Runner-up, one stroke back, at the Gradi Polish Open (June 30 - July 2) with rounds of 66-64-66
- Placed 18th with rounds of 69-70-71-69 at the German International Amateur Championship (July 22-25)
- Helped Team Germany to a sixth-place finish at the European Amateur Team Championship (July 6-10) PGA Catalunya Resort in Catalunya, Spain.
Sophomore - 2020-21
- Competed in six rounds over two events as an individual competitor
- Ranked eighth on the team with a stroke average of 73.50
- Recorded three rounds of par or better, including one round of season-low 71 (-1) in each of his two tournament appearances
- Recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 220 (+4) at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 14-16)
- Notched best finish of the season, a tie for 33rd, at the Louisiana Classics (March 15-16)
Summer/Fall - 2020
- Placed seventh at the Golfsportmanufaktur Schäfflertanz International Open (June 23-25)
- Tied for 53rd at the GTGA Invitational (July 22-25)
- Tied for sixth at the GCAA Amateur Series at the U of I Orange Course in Savoy (Sept. 19-20)
- Tied for second at the Golfweek Purdue Amateur (Oct. 10-11)
- Missed cut at the South Beach International Amateur (Dec. 19-22) and the Orlando International Amateur Championship (Dec. 28-30).
Freshman - 2019-20 (at West Virginia)
- Competed in 16 rounds over six events.
- Ranked second on the team with a stroke average of 71.81
- Recorded 10 rounds of par or better and four rounds in the 60s
- Notched three top-20 tournament finishes
- Posted a season-best finish with a tie for 14th at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8)
High School/Junior
- Won the 2017 Bavarian U18 Championship (74-76-71) and the 2016 German National Qualifier (74-70-70)
- Claimed medalist honors at the 2016 Austrian International Junior Championship (76-70-68) and the 2016 German U18 National Qualifier (74-68)
- Runner-up at the 2017 Bavarian 16-18 Junior Championship (75-76-70), the 2016 Czech International Junior Championship (72-75-67), the 2016 German U18 Nationals (71-72-71) and the 2015 Florida International Junior Championship (71-72-73)
- Recorded a top-10 finish at the 2017 German International Amateur Championship (ninth place)
- Posted a top-20 finish at the 2018 Coca-Cola Berlin Open Championship (19th place)
Personal
- Son of Michael and Kerstin Lang
- Born Nov. 24, 1999
- Majoring in Business
Career Statistics
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round | Low 54-Hole Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 (Freshman at WVU) | 16 | 1,149 | 71.81 | 67 (-4) | 206 (-7) |
| 2020-21 (Sophomore at Illinois) | 6 | 441 | 73.50 | 71 (-1) | 220 (+5) |
| 2021-22 (Junior at Illinois) | 19 | 1,429 | 75.21 | 69 (-2) | 223 (+7) |
| 2022-23 (Senior at Illinois) | 15 | 1,120 | 74.67 | 70 (-1) | 211 (-2) |
| Total | 56 | 4,139 | 73.91 | 67 (-4) | 206 (-7) |
Career Results
| 2019-20 (Freshman at WVU) | Tournament | Score | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 8-9 | The Gopher Invitational | 70-67-80 = 217 (+4) | T21 | |
| Sept. 23-24 | Old Town Club Collegiate | 70-68-71 = 209 (-1) | T20 | |
| Oct. 7-8 | The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational | 77-72-72 = 221 (+5) | T14 | |
| Oct. 20-22 | Tavistock Collegiate Invitational | 76-76-71 = 223 (+7) | T48 | |
| Nov. 1-3 | Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic | 67-69-70 = 206 (-7) | T18 | |
| Feb. 2 | vs. Connecticut | 73 = 73 (+1) | T2 | |
| 2020-21 (Sophomore at Illinois) | Tournament | Score | Finish | |
| Feb. 14-16 | Mobile Bay Intercollegiate ^ | 75-71-74 = 220 (+4) | T44 | |
| March 15-16 | Louisiana Classics ^ | 71-72-78 = 221 (+5) | T33 | |
| 2021-22 (Junior at Illinois) | Tournament | Score | Finish | |
| Sept. 5-6 | Hoosier Collegiate Invitational ^ | 78-76-81 = 235 (+22) | T57 | |
| Sept. 17-19 | OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational | 73-82-77 = 232 (+22) | T78 | |
| Oct. 3-4 | Mimlikin Country Club Classic ^ | 69-71 = 140 (-2) | 3 | |
| Feb. 14-15 | Mobile Bay Intercollegiate ^ | 72-75-76 = 223 (+7) | T51 | |
| March 28-29 | Butler Spring Invitational ^ | 72-77 = 149 (+9) | T43 | |
| April 9-10 | Boilermaker Invitational ^ | 75-75-77 = 227 (+14) | 44 | |
| April 23-24 | Robert Kepler Intercollegiate ^ | 78-75-70 = 223 (+7) | T52 | |
| 2022-23 (Senior at Illinois) | Tournament | Score | Finish | |
| Sept. 16-17 | OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational ^ | 79-75-75 = 229 (+19) | T72 | |
| Oct. 17-16 | Dayton Flyer Invitational ^ | 78-70-72 = 220 (+7) | T9 | |
| Feb. 13-14 | Hal Williams Collegiate ^ | 70-70-71 = 211 (+9) | T19 | |
| March 17-18 | National Invitational Tournament ^ | 72-77-76 = 225 (+9) | T79 | |
| April 22-23 | Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate ^ | 76-83-76 = 235 (+22) | T57 | |
^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score
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Wednesday, June 11
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Thursday, May 22
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Friday, May 16
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Wednesday, May 14
