2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Brendan O'Reilly
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Illinois
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
Career Highlights
- Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2020)
- Three-Time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018-19)
Senior - 2020-21
- Competed in 12 rounds over four events, including one tournament in the Illini lineup at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 14-16)
- Ranked seventh on the team with a stroke average of 73.33
- Recorded six rounds of par or better, including a season-best round of 69 (-3) in Round 2 of the Boilermaker Individual (April 10-11)
- Recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 210 (-6) to finish second at the Boilermaker Individual.
Junior - 2019-20
- Played in four tournaments in the COVID-19 shortened season
- Appeared in the team lineup at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15)
- Defeated Alabama's Thomas Ponder 4&3 in Match 3 of the Cypress Point Classic (Oct. 28-29)
- Played three rounds at or under par throughout the year
- Posted a 73.08 season stroke average
Summer 2019
- Tied for 18th at the Monroe Invitational
- Appeared in the field at the Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- Competed at the Illinois State Amateur and the Illinois Open
Sophomore - 2018-19
- Appeared in the team lineup in eight tournaments
- Started the fall with three-straight top-20 finishes, highlighted by a 12th place finish at the Macdonald Cup
- Placed among the top 25 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
- Played 10 rounds at or under par throughout the year
- Posted a 72.88 season stroke average
Summer - 2018
- Tied for eighth at the 2018 Western Junior
- Shot 5-under par to take third place at the Magnolia Amateur in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He combined with Varun Chopra (-2) to take third in the event's team competition as well
- Finished among the top 25 at the Illinois State Amateur and at the Northern Amateur
- Tied for 13th at the Illinois Open
Freshman - 2018-19
- Made his first appearance in the Illini lineup at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
- Placed among the top 30 at the Crooked Stick Invitational (T-28th) when competing as an individual
- Tied for 15th at the East Lake Cup
- Made the lineup for Illinois at the Louisiana Classics and the Southern Highlands Collegiate
- Tied for 30th at the BIGHORN Invitational
- Posted five rounds at or under par during the year
High School
- Two-time IHSA State champion
- Top 10 finish at the 2017 AJGA TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook
- Three-time Illinois State Junior Amateur Champion
- Four-time all-conference honoree
- Three-time All-State honoree
- Helped Hinsdale Central to four state championship titles
- Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
Personal
- Son of Kevin and Elizabeth
- Has three siblings, Bridget, Meghan and Erin
- Born August 28, 1998
- Lists ping pong as one of his hobbies
- Names Thomas Pieters as his favorite Illini athlete
- Studying Business-Accounting
| O'Reilly's Career Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round | Low 54-Hole Score |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 1,866 | 74.64 | 67 (-5) | 220 (+4) |
| 2018-19 | 24 | 1,749 | 72.88 | 67 (-3) | 209 (-4) |
| 2019-20 | 12 | 877 | 73.08 | 69 (-3) | 215 (+5) |
| 2020-21 | 12 | 880 | 73.33 | 69 (-3) | 210 (-6) |
| Total | 73 | 5,372 | 73.59 | 67 (-5) | 209 (-4) |
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
