UI preparing Atkins Golf Club for possible summer 2021 opening
At the annual high school golf tournament in her son’s name, Janet Wells brings a posterboard and a message. That way participants “know who (Sam) was and what he looked like,” she said.
Anonymous donor pledges support for newly-named course in southeast Urbana that will help both Illini golf programs
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It was announced on Aug. 11 by the Big Ten that fall sports would not have competition in 2020-21.
When, exactly, will it be safe for college sports to resume? No one seems to know
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Duo wins a playoff at the U of I Orange Course.
Top moments? Top performances? There were plenty of them. Beat writer Scott Richey highlights the best and brightest teams, coaches and athletes from the past 12 months on the Illinois athletics scene — and also looks ahead to what is sure to be an unprecedented year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Illinois athletics beat writer Scott Richey weighs in with his marks for all 19 Illini teams during the 2019-20 season
Recapping the year that was
It's a new world for all of us because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Three home nonconference games at Memorial Stadium for 2020 Illinois football season canceled; revised schedule not released yet
Former Stone Creek facility being turned over to the UI a win for all local parties involved
Stone Creek Golf Club will turn into the Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois in southeast Urbana during the coming months
On Tuesday, the Atkins Group and the University of Illinois announced that the golf course would be donated to the UI athletic department, while more than 100 residential lots, 70 acres of undeveloped acreage and a 'sizeable commercial parcel' would be donated to the university.
But what will the addition of The Atkins Club at the University of Illinois mean to the bottom line of the DIA and how will it affect other area courses? Stay tuned.
The Atkins Group gifts 300 acres, including Stone Creek Golf Course, to university
The facility will remain closed for the remainder of the 2020 season while undergoing improvements and renovations.
A look back at a memorable sports campaign for the Illini from 70 years ago
Cassie Arner is the associate athletic director for marketing, fan development and strategic communication within the Illinois athletic department. She's also a 46-year-old white woman who is the mother of a 16-year-old black son, Clevel, and has spent most of his life learning about what life is like from his eyes. 'I had to learn everything I could. I needed to be fully educated so I could understand and advocate for him.'
Professional golf returns this week; college golfers' summer schedules set
A look at the Illini winning the 1947 Big Ten track and field championships
URBANA — Scott Szymoniak initially expected Urbana Country Club to debut an American Junior Golf Association event on its course in 2021.
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New rules will alter landscape in future years
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