Detry played his final 3 holes at -1. Pieters played his final 3 holes at +4!
Illini Golfers in the Pros
Cool little story this week with Steve Stricker having his daughter as his caddie(instead of his wife). Story and video below
Watched part of the 1st Round today and this marks the 46th consecutive round he has shot par or better on the Champions Tour. Jerry Kelly also has an active streak 4-5 rounds behind Stricker, otherwise 41 was the longest until these guys beat it this season. Amazing....
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Watched part of the 1st Round today and this marks the 46th consecutive round he has shot par or better on the Champions Tour. Jerry Kelly also has an active streak 4-5 rounds behind Stricker, otherwise 41 was the longest until these guys beat it this season. Amazing....
Steve Stricker surprises daughter with ‘unique’ birthday gift at Senior PGA Championship
Steve Stricker took his fifth PGA Senior major title earlier in May at the 2023 Regions Tradition. He beat Ernie Els to win the title with a -23 at the Greystone Founders Course.
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The final PGA University standings are out. While Ludvig Aberg ran away with first (and a TOUR card), two Illini gained exemptions:
Adrien Dumont De Chassart finished 3rd (behind Aberg and Biondi), earning fully exempt Korn Ferry Tour status for the rest of 2023. He also will be exempt into the final stage of Q-school.
Tommy Kuhl finished 15th, and will be fully exempt for PGA Tour Canada for the entire 2023 season as well as an exemption to the second stage of Q-school.
PGA University Final
I'll be curious to see whether AdC stays in the US or goes back to Europe. Best of luck to both as they embark on their professional careers!
Adrien Dumont De Chassart finished 3rd (behind Aberg and Biondi), earning fully exempt Korn Ferry Tour status for the rest of 2023. He also will be exempt into the final stage of Q-school.
Tommy Kuhl finished 15th, and will be fully exempt for PGA Tour Canada for the entire 2023 season as well as an exemption to the second stage of Q-school.
PGA University Final
I'll be curious to see whether AdC stays in the US or goes back to Europe. Best of luck to both as they embark on their professional careers!
I will put the article below but this is what he has said about it.......
Though Dumont de Chassart would prefer to stay in the United States and work his way on tour via the Korn Ferry Tour, his Plan B is to head back to Europe, where he expects to receive a few starts on the Challenge Tour, the DP World Tour’s developmental circuit. Either way, the end goal is the same.
“Hopefully on the PGA Tour,” Dumont de Chassart says about where he sees himself in a few years. “Playing golf in the States is the place to go. The level is there, and you’re in an environment where people are practicing hard, working hard and winning.”
Belgian block: Illinois' Adrien Dumont de Chassart continues a unique international network for the Fighting Illini
The fifth-year senior, ranked fifth in the PGA Tour U. college rankings, is the latest Belgian golfer to thrive at Illinois under men's coach Mike Small
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Thanks for posting that, great read!I will put the article below but this is what he has said about it.......
Though Dumont de Chassart would prefer to stay in the United States and work his way on tour via the Korn Ferry Tour, his Plan B is to head back to Europe, where he expects to receive a few starts on the Challenge Tour, the DP World Tour’s developmental circuit. Either way, the end goal is the same.
“Hopefully on the PGA Tour,” Dumont de Chassart says about where he sees himself in a few years. “Playing golf in the States is the place to go. The level is there, and you’re in an environment where people are practicing hard, working hard and winning.”
Belgian block: Illinois' Adrien Dumont de Chassart continues a unique international network for the Fighting Illini
The fifth-year senior, ranked fifth in the PGA Tour U. college rankings, is the latest Belgian golfer to thrive at Illinois under men's coach Mike Small
I remember that Pieters got his TOUR card a while back, but did not enjoy much success in his only PGA Tour season, shifting back to Europe where he got a few more wins. In contrast, Detry is second among rookies this year in the Fedex Cup standings, and has a real chance at ROY and a Top 70 finish (which is what is required for the playoffs starting this year).
With full status already granted, it's hard to pass up the Korn Ferry Tour. Plus the state hosts 2 KFT events in July in addition to the John Deere Classic (I'm guessing AdC, Kuhl and maybe Buchanan will get sponsor exemptions this year). Europe appears to be the backup plan.