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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Dylan Meyer

  • Ht./Wt. 0-0 / 0
  • Hometown Evansville, Ind.
  • High School Evansville Central

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 - 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 4 
  • 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-June 
  • 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

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior