Illinois Claims Men’s Golfer of the Week Honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Illinois’ Max Herendeen has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from October 16-23.

Golfer of the Week

Max Herendeen, Illinois

Jr. – Bellevue, Wash. – Bishop Blanchet

·       Led the Illini men's golf team to a season-best final-round score of 272 (-16), tied for the lowest team round of the tournament, to move up the leaderboard into a third-place finish at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational at Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort

·       Posted a runner-up finish with a season-best score of 204 (-12) with rounds of 69, 69, and a season best 66

·       Played 46-of-54 holes at or below par, including 18 birdies and one eagle, for his 11th top-five finish of his collegiate career

·       Closed the fall season with a stroke average of 68.92, on pace to break the Illinois single-season record of 69.56 set by Adrien Dumont de Chassart in 2022-23

·       Last Illinois Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week honoree: Jackson Buchanan (Oct. 24, 2024)

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week

Sept. 4 – McCoy Biagioli, Michigan State | Andre Zhu, Purdue

Sept. 11 – Jeffrey Zatorski, Rutgers | Antonio Safa, USC

Sept. 18 – Lucas Politano, Rutgers

Sept. 25 – Rudy Sautron, Nebraska

Oct. 2 – Dean Muratore, Michigan

Oct. 9 – Jaden Dumdumaya, USC

Oct. 16 – Lorenzo Pinili, Michigan State

Oct. 23 – Max Herendeen, Illinois

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