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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Big Ten Conference

Luke Armbrust

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Wheaton, Illinois
  • High School St. Francis High School
  • Instagram luke_armbrust
  • Twitter luke_armbrust

Biography

Career Highlights

  • Three-Time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022)

Senior - 2021-22

  • Competed in 19 rounds over seven events, including a start in the Illini's season opener at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 5-6)
  • Ranked sixth on the team with a stroke average of 74.52
  • Carded five rounds of par or better on the year 
  • Helped the Illini to a share of the team title with a three-round total of 221 (+8) to tie for 18th at the Hoosier Collegiate  
  • Recorded his low 54-hole score with a 4-over 220 (76-76-68) at the National Invitational Tournament (March 18-19) 
  • Tallied a career-low round of 67 (-4) in the final round of the Milikin Country Club Classic (Oct. 3-4) to finish in second place
  • Competed as an individual and tied for first place at the rain-shortened Butler Spring Invitational (March 28-29) with rounds of 68 and 71

Summer - 2021

  • Tied for 22nd at the Palo Verde Amateur at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler Ariz. (May 25-26)
  • Recorded top-15 finish (T13) at the Golfweek Hoosier Amateur (Aug. 2-4) in Bloomington, Ind

Junior - 2020-21

  • Did not tee off for the Illini in 2020-21

Summer/Fall - 2020

  • Finished 43rd at the Rocky Mountain Amateur (July 14-15)
  • Tied for 29th at the Northern Amateur (July 22-24)
  • Tied for 53rd at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Invitational (July 27-29)
  • Placed 38th at the GCAA Amateur Series at the U of I Orange Course in Savoy (Sept. 19-20)
  • Finished 86th at the Tucker Amateur (Sept. 26-27)
  • Tied for 39th at the Golfweek Indiana Amateur (Oct. 3-4)
  • Finished tied for 35th at the Golfweek Purdue Amateur (Oct. 10-11)
  • Tied for 65th at the Sunshine State Amateur (Nov. 23-25)
  • Finished 34th at the Desert Amateur (Dec. 7-9)
  • Tied for 68th at the Saguaro (Jan. 2-4)
  • Placed 20th at the Grapevine Amateur (Jan. 5-8).

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Played in two tournaments in the COVID-19 shortened season 
  • Carded a 229 (+13) to tie for 25th at the Mea Lanakila Individual (Sept. 13-15)
  • Shot a 226 (+16) to tie for 69th as an individual at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-22)
  • Posted a season-low round of 73 in Round 1 at the OFCC/Fightying Illini Invitational

Summer - 2019

  • Appeared in the field at the Western Junior
  • Tied for 15th at the Magnolia Amateur
  • Finished among the top 15 at the Northern Amateur, tying for 12th
  • Competed in the Illinois Open, tying for 34th

Freshman - 2018-19

  • Played in five tournaments through the season 
  • Appeared in the team lineup at The Macdonald Cup, finishing among the top 25
  • Played three rounds under par

High School

  • 2016 IHSA Class 2A State Champion
  • Four-time IHSA All-Conference honoree
  • 2016 IHSA All-State honoree
  • Won the 2018 AJGA D.A. Points Junior Championship
  • Earned a seventh-place finish at the 2018 Western Junior
  • Won the MAJGT Championship at Geneva National
  • Won the 2016 Players Challenge #4/Junior PGA Qualifier
  • Earned consecutive top-10 finishes at the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship

Personal

  • Son of Steven and Janet Armbrust
  • Born July 14, 1999
  • Has six siblings, Dan, Jake, Jess, Genna, Matthew and Nick
  • Lists Derrick Rose as his favorite athlete
  • Plans to major in business

Career Statistics

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low Round Low 54-Hole Score
2018-19 (Freshman) 14 1,048 74.86 68 (-4) 216 (+6)
2019-20 (Sophomore) 6 455 75.83 73 (+3) 226 (+16)
2020-21 (Junior) -- -- -- -- --
2021-22 (Senior) 19 1,416 74.52 67 (-4) 220 (+4)
Total 39 2,919 74.85 67 (-4) 216 (+6)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Senior

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