2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Honors and Awards
- Two-Time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019-20 at WVU)
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019-20 at WVU)
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll (2019-20 at WVU))
Senior - 2022-23
- Competed in 15 rounds over five events, all as an individual competitor
- Eighth on the team with a stroke average of 74.67
- Posted a pair of top-20 finishes with a season-best tie for ninth at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 17-18), and a tie for 19th at the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 13-14)
- Carded five of 15 rounds at par or better including three rounds with a season-low score of 70 (-1), in Round 2 at Dayton, and Rounds 1 and 2 at the Hal Williams where he finished with a season-best 54-hole score of 211 (-2).
Summer - 2022
- Runner-up, one stroke back, at the 2022 German International Amateur Championship after carding rounds of 67-71-66-67 to finish wit ha 271 (-17) at Mülheim an der Ruhr Golf Club in Mülheim, Germany
- Competed in match play at the 2022 German TEam Championship (Aug. 6-7)
Junior - 2021-22
- Competed in 19 rounds over eight events, including seven as an individual competitor
- Traveled to Big Ten Championship and NCAA New Haven Regional as an alternate but did not compete
- Ranked seventh on the team with a stroke average1 of 75.21
- Recorded four rounds of par or better
- Played in the Illini's scoring lineup for the first time in his career at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 17-19)
- Recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 223 (+7) on two occasions: at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 14-15) and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24)
Summer - 2021
- Runner-up, one stroke back, at the Gradi Polish Open (June 30 - July 2) with rounds of 66-64-66
- Placed 18th with rounds of 69-70-71-69 at the German International Amateur Championship (July 22-25)
- Helped Team Germany to a sixth-place finish at the European Amateur Team Championship (July 6-10) PGA Catalunya Resort in Catalunya, Spain.
Sophomore - 2020-21
- Competed in six rounds over two events as an individual competitor
- Ranked eighth on the team with a stroke average of 73.50
- Recorded three rounds of par or better, including one round of season-low 71 (-1) in each of his two tournament appearances
- Recorded a season-best 54-hole total of 220 (+4) at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 14-16)
- Notched best finish of the season, a tie for 33rd, at the Louisiana Classics (March 15-16)
Summer/Fall - 2020
- Placed seventh at the Golfsportmanufaktur Schäfflertanz International Open (June 23-25)
- Tied for 53rd at the GTGA Invitational (July 22-25)
- Tied for sixth at the GCAA Amateur Series at the U of I Orange Course in Savoy (Sept. 19-20)
- Tied for second at the Golfweek Purdue Amateur (Oct. 10-11)
- Missed cut at the South Beach International Amateur (Dec. 19-22) and the Orlando International Amateur Championship (Dec. 28-30).
Freshman - 2019-20 (at West Virginia)
- Competed in 16 rounds over six events.
- Ranked second on the team with a stroke average of 71.81
- Recorded 10 rounds of par or better and four rounds in the 60s
- Notched three top-20 tournament finishes
- Posted a season-best finish with a tie for 14th at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8)
High School/Junior
- Won the 2017 Bavarian U18 Championship (74-76-71) and the 2016 German National Qualifier (74-70-70)
- Claimed medalist honors at the 2016 Austrian International Junior Championship (76-70-68) and the 2016 German U18 National Qualifier (74-68)
- Runner-up at the 2017 Bavarian 16-18 Junior Championship (75-76-70), the 2016 Czech International Junior Championship (72-75-67), the 2016 German U18 Nationals (71-72-71) and the 2015 Florida International Junior Championship (71-72-73)
- Recorded a top-10 finish at the 2017 German International Amateur Championship (ninth place)
- Posted a top-20 finish at the 2018 Coca-Cola Berlin Open Championship (19th place)
Personal
- Son of Michael and Kerstin Lang
- Born Nov. 24, 1999
- Majoring in Business
Career Statistics
Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Average |
Low Round |
Low 54-Hole Score |
2019-20 (Freshman at WVU) |
16 |
1,149 |
71.81 |
67 (-4) |
206 (-7) |
2020-21 (Sophomore at Illinois) |
6 |
441 |
73.50 |
71 (-1) |
220 (+5) |
2021-22 (Junior at Illinois) |
19 |
1,429 |
75.21 |
69 (-2) |
223 (+7) |
2022-23 (Senior at Illinois) |
15 |
1,120 |
74.67 |
70 (-1) |
211 (-2) |
Total |
56 |
4,139 |
73.91 |
67 (-4) |
206 (-7) |
Career Results
2019-20 (Freshman at WVU) |
Tournament |
Score |
Finish |
Sept. 8-9 |
The Gopher Invitational |
70-67-80 = 217 (+4) |
T21 |
Sept. 23-24 |
Old Town Club Collegiate |
70-68-71 = 209 (-1) |
T20 |
Oct. 7-8 |
The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational |
77-72-72 = 221 (+5) |
T14 |
Oct. 20-22 |
Tavistock Collegiate Invitational |
76-76-71 = 223 (+7) |
T48 |
Nov. 1-3 |
Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic |
67-69-70 = 206 (-7) |
T18 |
Feb. 2 |
vs. Connecticut |
73 = 73 (+1) |
T2 |
2020-21 (Sophomore at Illinois) |
Tournament |
Score |
Finish |
Feb. 14-16 |
Mobile Bay Intercollegiate ^ |
75-71-74 = 220 (+4) |
T44 |
March 15-16 |
Louisiana Classics ^ |
71-72-78 = 221 (+5) |
T33 |
2021-22 (Junior at Illinois) |
Tournament |
Score |
Finish |
Sept. 5-6 |
Hoosier Collegiate Invitational ^ |
78-76-81 = 235 (+22) |
T57 |
Sept. 17-19 |
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational |
73-82-77 = 232 (+22) |
T78 |
Oct. 3-4 |
Mimlikin Country Club Classic ^ |
69-71 = 140 (-2) |
3 |
Feb. 14-15 |
Mobile Bay Intercollegiate ^ |
72-75-76 = 223 (+7) |
T51 |
March 28-29 |
Butler Spring Invitational ^ |
72-77 = 149 (+9) |
T43 |
April 9-10 |
Boilermaker Invitational ^ |
75-75-77 = 227 (+14) |
44 |
April 23-24 |
Robert Kepler Intercollegiate ^ |
78-75-70 = 223 (+7) |
T52 |
2022-23 (Senior at Illinois) |
Tournament |
Score |
Finish |
Sept. 16-17 |
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational ^ |
79-75-75 = 229 (+19) |
T72 |
Oct. 17-16 |
Dayton Flyer Invitational ^ |
78-70-72 = 220 (+7) |
T9 |
Feb. 13-14 |
Hal Williams Collegiate ^ |
70-70-71 = 211 (+9) |
T19 |
March 17-18 |
National Invitational Tournament ^ |
72-77-76 = 225 (+9) |
T79 |
April 22-23 |
Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate ^ |
76-83-76 = 235 (+22) |
T57 |
^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score
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