2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Career Highlights
2018 PING Second Team All-America
2018 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
2017 PING First Team All-America
2017 Big Ten Player of the Year
Three-time All-Big Ten First Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
2017 Ben Hogan Award Finalist
Two-time Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Award semifinalist (2017, 2018)
2017 All-Nicklaus Team
2016 All-Big Ten First Team
2016 PING All-America Honorable Mention
2015 All-Big Ten Second Team
Four-time PING All-Midwest Region (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Senior -Â 2018-19
- Placed among the top 25 at both the Bearcat Invitational (18th) and the Crooked Stick Invitational (T-23rd)
- Earned medalist honors at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
- Tied for sixth at the East Lake Cup
- Won the 3M Augusta Invitational
- Placed among the top 11 in every regular season spring event
- Won all four of his matches at Big Ten Match Play to start the spring season
- Appeared in the field at the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship, making the cut and finishing T74
- Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors on Oct. 25 and April 4Â
- Tied for eighth at the Big Ten Championships
- Tied for 10th at the NCAA Columbus Regional
- Finished in a tie for fourth at the NCAA Championships, earning the fourth-highest finish for an Illini in program history and his second top-10 NCAA finish
Summer 2017
- Made his first PGA TOUR appearance at the John Deere Classic
- Earned a T-63 finish at the Web.com Tour's Lincoln Land Charity Championship
- Appeared in the fields at the Sunnehana Open and the Western Amateur
Junior - 2016-17
- Earned three top three finishes during the fall season, earning runner-up finishes at both Wolf Run and the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
- Shot under par in seven of 12 rounds played during the fall season
- Leads Illinois with a 70.83 fall stroke average
- Finished under par in four of five stroke play tournaments during the fall season
- Defeated Texas’ Taylor Funk 2 & 1 in the semifinal match at the East Lake Cup
- Garnered Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors in consecutive weeks after earning back-to-back tournament titles at the 3M Augusta Invitational and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
- Named a finalist for the 2017 Ben Hogan Award
- Earned a sponsor exemption into the 2018 Valspar Championship with his victory in Augusta
- 2017 Big Ten Championship Medalist and Player of the Year
- Tied for sixth individually at the 2017 NCAA Championship
- Was named a PING First Team All-American
Summer 2016
- 2016 Western Amateur Champion
- Shot 6-under par to tie for fourth overall at the Sunnehanna Amateur in mid-JuneÂ
- Took medalist honors at the Tri-State Amateur
- Finished in a tie for 12th at the Berkeley Hall Player's Amateur
Sophomore - 2015-16
- Defeated NCAA individual Champion Aaron Wise in the NCAA Match Play Semifinal
- Finished among the top-20 at the NCAA National Championship, earning his second consecutive top-25 finish at the national tournament
- Placed among the top-25 at the NCAA Kohler Regional
- Tied for ninth at the Big Ten Championships
- Earned a third place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational, posting his season best score 9-under par
- Boasts a 73.13 stroke average during the spring
- Shot under par in four of his last six rounds of the spring season
- Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week Honors on Sept. 16 after a 2-under par, second place finish at the Northern Intercollegiate
- Placed among the top-10 in three of four fall tournaments including two top-3 finishes
- Sits third on the team with a 72.25 stroke average at the conclusion of the fall tournament season
- Ranked among the top-25 on the Fall Arnold Palmer Cup Rankings
Summer 2015
- Tied for eighth at the 2015 Western Amateur Championship, shooting 4-under par
- Finished fifth at the Indiana Open Championship
- Tied for 11th overall at the 115th North and South Amateur Championship
Freshman - 2014-15
- Posted a 73.08 stroke average for the season
- Earned one win among three top-20 finishes during the fall season
- Finished among the top-10 in two tournaments during the spring
- Won his first collegiate tournament with a 3-over-par 213 at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
- Tied for 22nd overall at the NCAA Championships with a score 2-over par
- Placed third at the Boilermaker Invitational with a season-low 207 (-9)
2014 Summer
- Earned an alternate spot for the U.S. Amateur by finishing third at the Louisville qualifier
High School
- Ranked No. 2 player in the state of Indiana and No. 44 nationally in the class of 2014 by the AJGA
- Ranked No. 28 nationally in class of 2014 by Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings
- Finished third at the 2014 Indiana state finals
- Finished second at the 2013 Western Junior Championship with rounds of 74-67-67-68
- Finished second at the 2012 Golfweek Junior Tour Fall Tour Championship
- Placed second at the 2012 Indiana High School
- Athletic Association Boys Golf State Championship
- Finished fifth at the 2013 AJGA PING Invitational
- Tied for fifth at the 2013 AJGA Under Armour/Jeff Overton Championship
- Tied for seventh at the 2013 Bobby Chapman Junior
Personal
- Born July 10, 1995
- Parents are Darren and Jill Meyer
- Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism
Meyer's Career Statistics |
Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Average |
Low Round |
Low 54-Hole Score |
2014-15 |
37 |
2,704 |
73.08 |
67 (-5) |
207 (-9) |
2015-16 |
37 |
2,669 |
72.13 |
68 (-4) |
214 (-2) |
2016-17 |
37 |
2,618 |
70.75 |
63 (-7) |
202 (-14) |
2017-18 |
35 |
2,479 |
70.82 |
66 (-6) |
205 (-11) |
Total |
146 |
10,470 |
71.72 |
63 (-7) |
202 (-14) |
Historical Player Information