Great Lakes Region


Regional Leaders

Rank Team Name Points
T1 Loyola University-Chicago (A) 13
T1 Loyola University-Chicago (A) 13
3 University of Illinois 9
4 Illinois State 4
5 University of Chicago (A) 3
6 Loyola University-Chicago (B) 1
Fall 2024 Tournaments
Regional
Tournament
1
Countryside Golf Club
20800 W Hawley St
Mundelein, IL - 60060-9543
Sep 21, 2024 10:00 am
Sep 22, 2024 10:00 am
Leaderboard
Regional
Tournament
2
Atkins GC - University of Illinois
2560 South Stone Creek Boulevard
Urbana, IL - 61802
Sep 28, 2024 11:00 am
Sep 29, 2024 11:00 am
Leaderboard
Regional
Tournament
3
ThunderHawk Golf Course
39700 N Lewis Ave
Beach Park, IL - 60099-3372
Oct 12, 2024 10:00 am
Oct 13, 2024 10:00 am
Leaderboard
Mason Wicks
Illinois State University Club President
Club golf is the perfect opportunity to play competitive golf in college without having the same time commitment as varsity golf. Through club golf you will meet lifelong friends and enjoy competing against many cool people all across the country.
Student Ambassador
Ben Frieden
Student Ambassador from DePaul University
nccgagreatlakes@gmail.com
Daniel Finerty is the current regional ambassador for the Great Lakes Region. He is a double major in marketing and sports management at Loyola University Chicago and is the president of Club Golf. He is an avid Packer and Bucks fan and his favorite golfer is Viktor Hovland.
History
At one point the Great Lakes Region featured teams from across the Midwest such as Notre Dame, Purdue, and Wisconsin. After the Fall of 2015 the Great Lakes split apart due to growth in the NCCGA across the country. The Great Lakes Region now features schools exclusively in Central and Northern Illinois. Since the Spring of 2015 each semester features one tournament in Central Illinois, with the other taking place in the Chicagoland area. Illinois State won the region four semesters in a row from the Spring of 2015 to the Fall of 2016, that run included an Individual National Championship title from Austin Havens in the Fall of 2015 (TPC San Antonio). In the Spring of 2016 the Great Lakes Region sent 17 players to the National Championship at Glade Springs; ISU and DePaul both qualified along with Bradley’s Judson Bro as an individual. The Great Lakes Region feeds into Zone #3 for Nationals Qualifying, along with the Capitol, Central, Indiana, Mountain and Ohio Valley Regions. In the spring of 2018, DePaul made an appearance in St. Louis at the National Championship hosted by Norwood Hills CC. In the NIT, Bradley sent three individuals to compete as Judson Bro was the low man for them. DePaul and Illinois represented the Great Lakes region in Myrtle Beach as they both competed for the Fall 2018 National Championship shooting team scores of 800 & 817 respectively. Both teams will look to return to the National Championship this spring. Illinois St. took the region title this past spring and made a trip to Indiana along with DePaul to represent the Great Lakes region. The two teams will continue to battle in the fall with hopes for return trips to the National Championship. Illinois St. made it two semesters in a row as they once again took the Great Lakes regional title this fall. They will look to continue their dominance of this region as they prepare for the upcoming spring season. DePaul Club President, Kevin McGhee qualified to attend the 2021 Fall National Invitational at Palmetto Dunes in Hilton Head SC. DePaul qualified for the Spring 2022 National Invitational in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Playing DeSota and Granada golf courses. In the NCCGA National Invitational 2022 Spring tournament, DePaul University – Kevin McGhee finished in the top 8th amongst all registered players. NCCGA recognized Kevin McGhee as one of the All-Tournament players for the 2022 NCCGA Spring season.