Illini coach Mike Small has had some powerhouse teams, but this year's version could be his best.
The nation's No. 3-ranked team captured the school's eighth straight Big Ten championship on Sunday by a whopping 17 strokes at Galloway National in New Jersey.
Tommy Kuhl and Matthis Bezard tied for third in the individual competition, a shot behind co-champions McLear of Iowa and Daniel Svard of Northwestern. McLear is the reigning Illinois State Amateur champion. NCAA women Big Ten champion Illinois is the No. 9 seed in the San Antonio Regional and runner-up Northwestern is the No. 3 seed in the Palm Beach Gardens Regional, in Florida, when the NCAA tourney begins next Monday. NU is the highest-seeded Big Ten team in the tournament.
Lance Ten Broeck hits from the 18th tee during the first round at the U.S. Senior Open golf tournament at the Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Mich., Thursday, July 12, 2012. - Associated Press Ten Broeck dies at 67: One of the best golfers ever to come out of the Chicago area passed on this week in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a sudden illness. Lance Ten Broeck, who grew up in Chicago and developed his game at Beverly Country Club, was 67.
Mike Weiler has resigned as director of golf at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena and John Schlaman, the head professional at the resort's South Course, has taken over on an interim basis.
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