HONORS & AWARDS

• Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2023)

SOPHOMORE - 2022-23

• Did not compete for the Illini. 

FRESHMAN - 2021-22

• Competed in 13 rounds over five events, all as an individual competitor
• Ranked eighth on the team with a stroke average of 75.92
• Posted a season-best finish with a tie for 4th at the Milikin Country Club Classic (Oct. 3-4)
• Closed the Milikin Country Club Classic a 1-under 70, his lowest round of the season and his first collegiate round under par, and finished with a two-round total of 141 (-1) in the 36-hole event
• Recorded his low 54-hole score in his collegiate debut at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 225 (+15) including a final round of 2-over 72 to finish in a tie for 64th. 

HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR 

• Top ranked Illinois golfer in the AJGA rankings
• Won the IHSA 2A State Championship as a sophomore in 2018-19 and finished fourth as a junior in 2019-20.
• Recorded three top-3 AJGA finishes, including runner-up at the 2020 D.A. Points Junior Open, and third place at the 2020 Circle K Championship and the Stan Utley & Mid-America Youth Foundation Junior Championship
• Averaged a 74.0 during his high school career, including a career-low round of 65
• Named  2019 Male of the Year from the Bloomington-Normal Area Sports Commission

PERSONAL

• Full name is Thomas Joseph Barger
• Son of Steve and Stacey Barger
• Born Feb. 6, 2003 in Bloomington, Illinois
• Has a younger brother, Jacob, and a younger sister, Katie
• Father played football at Illinois Wesleyan
• Plans to major in Recreation, Sport, & Tourism

Career Statistics

Career Results

^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score