2019 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships

 

 
FLOURTOWN, Pa. – Illinois won its fifth straight Big Ten Championship in men's golf after shooting a three-round score of 868 in the 2019 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships at Philadelphia Cricket Club. The Fighting Illini, which won their 17th Big Ten title and 10th in the last 11 years, also earned the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.
 
The Fighting Illini were followed by second-place Purdue (873), Michigan State in third place (883), Michigan (885) in fourth and Nebraska (886) in fifth.
 
Illinois’ Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Minnesota’s Angus Flanagan shared Big Ten medalist honors with three-round totals of 212 (+2). Michigan’s Charlie Pilon finished in third place (213), while Michigan State’s Donnie Trosper and Rutgers’ Christopher Gotterup tied for fourth place with a score of 214. All five players earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Championships team.
 
Iowa’s Alex Schaake was honored with the Big Ten's Les Bolstad Award, given to the conference player with the lowest stroke average (70.807) during the 2018-19 season.
 
BTN will debut coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships on Tuesday, May 7 at 5 p.m. ET. The NCAA Men's Golf Championship selection show will air on GOLF Channel’s Golf Central and streamed live on the Golf Channel website on Wednesday, May 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
 
All-Championship Team
Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois 
Charlie Pilon, Michigan 
Donnie Trosper, Michigan State
Angus Flanagan, Minnesota 
Christopher Gotterup, Rutgers

FLOURTOWN, Pa. - Illinois and Minnesota share the lead at the 2019 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships after two rounds at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The Fighting Illini and Gophers each fired a team score of 303 on Saturday and take a one-stroke lead into Sunday's final round. Purdue (+31) finished the day in third place, while Michigan and Michigan State tied for fourth at +35.
 
Michigan State's Donnie Trosper took over the individual lead with an even-par total of 140 after carding a 70, the lowest score of the day, on Saturday. Minnesota’s Angus Flanagan (+2) claimed second place following a second-round score of 77, while Purdue’s Timmy Hildebrand and Rutgers’ Christopher Gotterup tied for third at three-over par. Maryland’s Peter Knade and Michigan’s Charlie Pilon share fifth at four-over par.
 
Tee times for Sunday's final round begin at 8 a.m. ET.

FLOURTOWN, Pa. - Purdue owns a five-stroke lead over the field after carding an opening-round total of 282 (+2) on Friday in the Big Ten Men's Golf Championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Illinois and Minnesota are tied for second place after firing team totals of 287 (+7), followed by Michigan State and Rutgers tied for fourth at 291 (+11).
 
Minnesota’s Angus Flanagan finished the day at the top of the leaderboard after firing a first round 65 (-5), tying the course record. Purdue’s Jarle Volden is second after posting an opening round 68 (-2), while Boilermakers’ Timmy Hildebrand and Rutgers’ Christopher Gotterup are tied for third at one-under par.

In 1920, the Club commissioned one of its members, the renowned A.W. Tillinghast, to create a golf course in Flourtown. Now known as Wissahickon, this Tillinghast course shows the work of a design genius at the height of his abilities. The course opened in 1922 and underwent a complete restoration in 2013-14 as it was transformed back to its original design. In 2016, Wissahickon hosted the PGA Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. Beautiful photos of the Wissahickon course were taken by Evan Schiller Photography.
 

Team scores shall be determined by adding the low four scores of each team for each round. Live stats will be available at golfstat.com and bigten.org.

Spectators will be encouraged to maintain appropriate distance from the participants. Spectators will not be given golf carts.

Founded in 1854, The Philadelphia Cricket Club is one of the oldest clubs in the country devoted to the playing of games. As the name indicates, the Club was formed by a group of young men of English descent who had played the game while students at the University of Pennsylvania. With the wish to continue to play together after their graduation. Over the years, the Club has established itself as a home for many sports including golf, tennis, platform tennis, squash, and swimming among others.
 
The Philadelphia Cricket Club opened its first golf course in Chestnut Hill as a nine-hole course in 1895 and it was transformed into a new eighteen-hole course in 1897. The St. Martins course was the host site of the US Open Championships in 1907 and 1910. In 1920, land was purchased to construct a new championship course in Flourtown, just ten minutes away from the main clubhouse. This became known as the Wissahickon golf course which hosted the PGA Tour's 2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship and will host the 2020 U.S. Amateur Four Ball Championship. The 18-hole Militia Hill golf course, designed by Dr. Michl Hurdzan and Dana Fry, opened in Flourtown in 2002. The Philadelphia Cricket Club became the only club to open an 18-hole golf course in three consecutive centuries.