Illinois Wins Men’s Golfer of the Week Award

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Illinois’ Freddie Turnell has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from April 16-23. 

Golfer of the Week 
Freddie Turnell, Illinois 
So. – Somerset, England 

• Earned his first victory at Illinois, the second of his college career, in a medalist performance as an individual competitor at the Hoosier Collegiate 
• Carded scores of 72-70-70 to post a 3-round total of 212 (-1)  
• Finished as the only competitor in the 88-player field to record multiple rounds under par 
• Posted a 60-0 head-to-head mark against other Big Ten competitors in the field, which included 10 B1G teams and 10 other individuals from conference programs 
• Tallied 10 birdies (second-most in the tournament) and one eagle (tied for first), and posted par or better on 44 of 54 holes 
• Last Illinois Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week: Max Herendeen (March 26, 2026) 
  
  

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 
Oct. 30 – Luke Koenig, Rutgers 
Jan. 30 – Baylor Larrabee, UCLA 
Feb. 5 – Daniel Svärd, Northwestern  
Feb. 12 – Argyle Downes, Rutgers 
Feb. 19 – Ryan Voois, Illinois | Rudy Sautron, Nebraska 
Feb. 26 – Emil Riegger, Maryland 
March 5 – Finn Koelle, Washington 
March 12 – Chun-Ta Wu, Minnesota | Rudy Sautron, Nebraska 
March 19 – Ethan Wilson, Illinois 
March 26 – Max Herendeen, Illionois | Emil Riegger, Maryland 
April 2 – Luke Stock, USC 
April 9 – Ryan Shellberg, Iowa 
April 16 – Jack Crousore, Minnesota | Jack Buchanan, USC 
April 23 – Freddie Turnell, Illinois