Illini Golfers in the Pros

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Yeah, you don’t like to use the C word, but not a great finish. He bogeyed 3 out of last 5 holes including the playoff. But from an overall finish perspective, still a great start to his career. Hopefully this can be a learning experience.

Anyone know how many tournaments have taken place on Korn Ferry Tour thus far this season? Saw that ADdC is already #6 in point standings. Top 30 get their 2024 PGA tour card right?
They have completed 14 tournaments. Yes top 30 get their cards.
 
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Does anyone know what Matthis Besard is doing? Is he playing back in Europe?
 
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FlyNavy

Los Angeles
Does anyone know what Matthis Besard is doing? Is he playing back in Europe?

He's been getting some exemptions for the DP World Challenge Tour, the feeder for the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour). He missed the cut by 1 stroke a couple weeks ago, but is off to a solid start this week in France:

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FlyNavy

Los Angeles
Besard will roll into the weekend, and with a very up-and-down couple of days. 11 birdies and two triples! Currently T21, four strokes off the lead - avoid those bad holes and he may have a shot.

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Hardy and Campbell look like they should make the cuts in their respective tournaments, while Detry will not. Kuhl is still on the course, but should be in good shape to make his second cut as a pro.
 
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Kind of a mediocre day for Tommy- he shot Even par for the day and finished T27.
Hardy shot -1 today and will probably finish T38.
 
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Memorial Health Championship back at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield this week. Adrien is the slight pre-tournament favorite to win. Number of Illini in this tourney and hope they have a good tourney and fun catching up.
Is the slight pre-tourney favorite designation yours or are there actually sites that take bets on tournaments like this? I wouldn’t bet on golf in general and certainly not on a tournament like that. But I guess people will bet on anything.
 
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Is the slight pre-tourney favorite designation yours or are there actually sites that take bets on tournaments like this? I wouldn’t bet on golf in general and certainly not on a tournament like that. But I guess people will bet on anything.
:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Maybe I was a bookie in my past life.jk There are actually sportsbooks that have every sport imaginable including Korn Ferry Tour golf. Big difference between KFT events and most PGA Tour events is majority of sportsbooks only let you pick winner before the tourney starts. PGA Tour tourneys let you do pre, live, ton more options. I have dabbled in it a bit and made decent amount but am not expert.

Adrien was around 12/1 to win, next guy 16/1 and rest 20/1 or longer. They also had Hardy a ton of times as one of the top few favorites in KFT and he never won. Just a number......
 
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Coach Small preaches finishing strong....so of course he double bogeys the last hole to fall back to -1, 2 strokes out of lead. C'mon coach!😠
 
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Memorial Health Championship back at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield this week. Adrien is the slight pre-tournament favorite to win. Number of Illini in this tourney and hope they have a good tourney and fun catching up.

They had a couple different weather delays including a nearly 4 hour delay this afternoon due to storms that rolled through here this afternoon (which I know also caused Willard Airport in Savoy to be closed due to roof damage as well).