2019-20 Men's Golf Roster
Bryan Baumgarten
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
- High School:
- Granite Bay
Career Highlights
Two-time PING All-Midwest Region (2018, 2019)
2018 All-Big Ten Championships Team
2018 All-Big Ten Second Team
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018, 2019, 2020)
Two-Time Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2019, 2020)
2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Senior - 2019-20
- Played in five tournaments during the COVID-19 shortened season
- Appeared in the Illini lineup in four tournaments
- Tied for the team lead with a share of 17th place at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-22)
- Opened the season with a top-25 finish (t-24th) at the Maui Jim Intercollegaite (Sept. 13-15), including a career-low tying round of 65 (-5) in Round 3
- Played four rounds of par or better
- Closed the year with a 72.87 season stroke average
Summer - 2019
- Tied for fourth at the Illinois Open with a total tally 6-under par
- Appeared in the field at the 2019 Western Amateur
- Tied for 28th at the 2019 Pacific Coast Amateur (-2)
- Appeared in the field at the Trans-Mississippi Amateur
Junior - 2018-19
- Earned four top-10 finishes including runner-up finishes at the Macdonald Cup and Louisiana Classics
- Was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on October 3 and February 27
- Put up a career-low 65 in the second round at the Fighting Irish Classic and finished with a career-low 201 54-hole score
- Played 14 rounds at or under par throughout the season
- Closed the year with a 71.81 season stroke average
Summer - 2018
- Appeared in the field at the R&A British Amateur
- Appeared in the field at the 2018 Western Amateur
- Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach
Sophomore - 2018-19
- Appeared in the lineup in three of Illinois' fall events, earning his top finish at the Crooked Stick Invitational
- Went 2-1-1 at Big Ten Match Play to open the spring season
- Won his first career individual tournament title at the BIGHORN Invitational
- Finished among the top 25 in all five regular season spring events
- Was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on March 28 following his victory at the BIGHORN Invitational.
- Tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships, earning a spot on the All-Championship Team
- Took ninth at the NCAA Columbus Regional.
Summer 2017
- Appeared in the fields at the Southwestern Amateur, California Amateur Championship and the Western Amateur, among other tournaments
Freshman - 2016-17
- Appeared in the Illini lineup in all five fall tournaments
- Tied for sixth individually at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, his first collegiate appearance
- Shot a career-low 65 in the opening round at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
- Defeated Oregon’s Sulman Raza 5 & 4 in the championship match at the East Lake Cup
- Earned two top 10 finishes in stroke play in the fall, and four among the top 15
- Played in four spring tournaments, appearing in the Illini lineup in two
- Was named Illinois Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
High School
- Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2016 U.S. Amateur
- Qualified for the round of 32 at the U.S. Junior Amateur
- U.S. Amateur qualifier
- San Francisco City Amateur Semifinalist
- 2015 Sacramento City Easter Junior Champion
- 2014 Cal Invitational Champion
- Len Ross Sportsmanship Award winner
- All City Sports Award winner
- Granite Bay High School Scholar Athlete honoree
Personal
- Son of Brett and Mari Baumgarten
- Born April 26, 1998
- Has a brother, Brandon who plays collegiate golf at UC Davis
- Lists Steve Stricker as his favorite Illini athlete
| Baumgarten's Career Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round | Low 54-Hole Score |
| 2016-17 | 24 | 1,806 | 75.25 | 65 (-5) | 214 (+4) |
| 2017-18 | 34 | 2,464 | 72.47 | 66 (-6) | 205 (-11) |
| 2018-19 | 27 | 1,939 | 71.81 | 65 (-6) | 201 (-12) |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 1,093 | 72.87 | 65 (-5) | 207 (-3) |
| Total | 100 | 7,302 | 73.02 | 65 (-6) | 201 (-12) |
Illini Men's Golf | Jackson Buchanan Senior Thank You Interview
Wednesday, June 11
Illini Men's Golf | NCAA Championship Hype Video
Thursday, May 22
Illini Men's Golf | NCAA Urbana Regional Recap
Friday, May 16
Illini Men's Golf | Ryan Voois Eagle Putt at NCAA Urbana Regional
Wednesday, May 14
