Illinois’ Max Herendeen has been named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week for tournaments from Sept. 17-24. 

Golfer of the Week 
Max Herendeen 
Senior – Bellevue, Wash. – Bishop Blanchett High School – Advertising 

• Tied for medalist honors, the fifth win of his collegiate career, leading the No. 12 Fighting Illini men’s golf team to a second-place finish against an elite field at the 20th OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational Fields Country Club 
  Shot a career-low-tying 197 (-13), tied for the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history
  Become the third Illini to win the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, the first since Dylan Meyer in 2014
  Shot par or better 48 of 54 holes with a tournament-leading 19 birdies 
  Led No. 12 Illini to head-to-head wins over 10 ranked programs: No. 1 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Texas Tech, No. 9 LSU, No. 13 Pepperdine, No. 16 Texas A&M, No. 18 Alabama, No. 19 Stanford, No. 20 Florida State, and No. 25 Georgia Tech 
  Last Illinois Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week:  
   

2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week
Sept. 10 – RJ Arone, Michigan | Jenson Forrester, Purdue 
Sept. 17 – Finn Koelle, Washington 
Sept. 24 – Max Herendeen, Illinois 

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Northwestern’s Yun, Iowa’s Kristinsdottir Earn Weekly Honors

Wildcats senior, Hawkeyes rookie finish Top-5 at Badger Invitational

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Northwestern senior Ashley Yun has been named the Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week, and Iowa’s Eva Kristinsdottir earned Freshman of the Week honors, for tournaments from September 10-16.

Golfer of the Week
Ashley Yun, Northwestern
Senior – West Covina, California – Walnut

• Finished third at the 2026 Badger Invitational hosted at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin
• Opened with a first round 69 on her way to a 3-under 213 (69-74-70) for the tournament
• Helped lead the Wildcats to a runner-up finish on the team leaderboard in their first event of the season

Freshman of the Week
Eva Kristinsdottir, Iowa
Freshman – Reykjavik, Iceland

• Finished T5 at the 2026 Badger Invitational hosted at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin
• Fired two rounds under par to card a 216 (69-76-71) and earn the first Top-5 result of her college career
• Led the Hawkeyes to a fourth-place result as a team

2026-27 Big Ten Women’s Golf Weekly Awards
Sept. 10 – G&F: Michelle Xing, UCLA
Sept. 17 – G: Ashley Yun, Northwestern | F: Eva Kristinsdottir, Iowa