Men??™s Golf Finishes 14th At D.A. Weibring

[Bradley Athletics]

All five Bradley men's golfers carded rounds in the 70's to help the Braves shoot the lowest team score in three years as BU moved up one spot into 14th in the final standings at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate Sunday.

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[Future Walk-On]

no offense....but has our golf team ever been competitive?

[Air Petey]

no offense....but has our golf team ever been competitive?

YES.... In the Mid 80's

[jrish12]

YES.... In the Mid 80's

Bill Ott and Jill Briles come to mind if I remember correctly. Both Peoria products.

[Da Coach]

Does anyone know if Dave Lundstrom played golf when he was at BU?

[tornado]

yes, it appears that he did...
"Former Bradley men's golfer Dave Lundstrom ..."

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=205157649

[Future Walk-On]

I see the 1984-85 Golf Team is in the Sports Hall of Fame?

Anyone know who was on it?

EDIT: NVM I am confusing date inducted with date here at BU....so I have no idea

[Air Petey]

I see the 1984-85 Golf Team is in the Sports Hall of Fame?

Anyone know who was on it?

EDIT: NVM I am confusing date inducted with date here at BU....so I have no idea

Off the top of my head: (Not sure if I got all 5 correct)

Dave Wettlaufer
Bill Ott
Steve Douse
Jon Diggets
Sam Beck

A great team and a great group of guys that have gone on to do many good things in their communities!!

[Future Walk-On]

Off the top of my head: (Not sure if I got all 5 correct)

Dave Wettlaufer
Bill Ott
Steve Douse
Jon Diggets
Sam Beck

A great team and a great group of guys that have gone on to do many good things in their communities!!

thanks for info....where did you play?

[bigjimmy]

This teams' last year at Bradley Dave won the conference tournament and Bill finished 2nd. The team finished second. Bill owns Illini Golf in Peoria and has had a number of the top junior golfers in the area work for him over the years. Bill's dad Buzz is also in the Hall of Fame.

[Future Walk-On]

This teams' last year at Bradley Dave won the conference tournament and Bill finished 2nd. The team finished second. Bill owns Illini Golf in Peoria and has had a number of the top junior golfers in the area work for him over the years. Bill's dad Buzz is also in the Hall of Fame.

Illini golf is where I replace all my broken shafts...those guys are good.

[Chico]

Illini golf is where I replace all my broken shafts...those guys are good.

I do all my golf shopping there. Bill and his staff are great guys who know their stuff.

[jrish12]

I do all my golf shopping there. Bill and his staff are great guys who know their stuff.

Agreed, its the only place in Peoria that I would do any golf shopping. I also always make an effort to stop in and see Bill whenever I am in town.

Now that I work at a course her in Missouri however, I get a better deal through the head pro's contacts

[Canuckbrave]

As a member of the Bradley Men's golf team from 1981-1985 we had great success under coach Jim Spink. Coach Spink assumed the Golf Coach positon in the fall of 1981 when the current coach Billy Stone suffered a massive heart attack and was forced to retire. Although coach Spink was the swimming and diving coach he was a great motivator and hated to lose. The Hall of Fame Team included,
Dave Wettlaufer
Bill Ott
Steve Douse
Jon Diggetts
Sam Beck
Greg Jones
Dave Witek

The year of that the team finished second in the MVC tournament, the team had won some tournaments and came in second on several occasions against tough competition including many teams from the Big 10.

Peorian Bill Ott was leading after three rounds at the 1984 MVC tournament in Wichita, only to be surpassed by Dave Wettlaufer the final round. Wettlaufer would go on to repeat as the MVC Medalist in his senior year and was also inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame and the MVC All Century Golf team.

[Air Petey]

As a member of the Bradley Men's golf team from 1981-1985 we had great success under coach Jim Spink. Coach Spink assumed the Golf Coach positon in the fall of 1981 when the current coach Billy Stone suffered a massive heart attack and was forced to retire. Although coach Spink was the swimming and diving coach he was a great motivator and hated to lose. The Hall of Fame Team included,
Dave Wettlaufer
Bill Ott
Steve Douse
Jon Diggetts
Sam Beck
Greg Jones
Dave Witek

The year of that the team finished second in the MVC tournament, the team had won some tournaments and came in second on several occasions against tough competition including many teams from the Big 10.

Peorian Bill Ott was leading after three rounds at the 1984 MVC tournament in Wichita, only to be surpassed by Dave Wettlaufer the final round. Wettlaufer would go on to repeat as the MVC Medalist in his senior year and was also inducted into the Bradley Hall of Fame and the MVC All Century Golf team.

Can't believe I missed Jones on my guess of that team that finished 2nd to the ICC Cougars!! They lost a keg of Michelob to the winners!! (Of course only over 21 enjoyed the beverages)