The Illinois men's golf team begins NCAA regional play today at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Staff writer Bob Asmussen caught up with the Illini regulars before they tee off:
Bryan Baumgarten Jr., Granite Bay, Calif.
You list Steve Stricker as your favorite Illini athlete. What do you like about him?"I think he embodies a lot of what the program is all about. He conducts himself like a true Illini off the course as well. Someone to look up to, for sure, and someone whose career I would love to have and hope to. Everyone's gone through struggles up and down, and he's one of those guys who found a way himself.