Brendan O'Reilly

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Hinsdale, Illinois
High School:
Hinsdale Central HS

Graduate Year (2021-22, at Michigan)
• Transferred to Michigan, opting to use the NCAA’s one-time rule for additional year (COVID-19)
• Played in all 11 events; with 10 starts
• Made his U-M debut (as individual) at the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 5-6, 2021), tying for 21st (224)
• Led U-M in three events -- Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Feb. 28-March 2, t-21st), Louisiana Classics (March 14-15, t-53rd) and Big Ten Championships (April 29-May 1, t-6th)
• Played in first Big Ten Championship, leading U-M after tying for 6th (219, +3)
• Averaged 73.69 strokes per round; third on the Wolverines
• Shot a season-low 70 (-2) in the second round of the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Feb. 28-March 2)
• Recorded four sub-par rounds; had seven rounds of par-or-better
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 215 (72-70-73, -1) at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate

Illinois Career
• 2x Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2020, '21)
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2019, '20, '21)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018-19)
• Helped Illinois to 13 team titles, 10 runner-ups, three Big Ten titles and 1 NCAA regional title
• 3x Big Ten Champion (2018, '19, '21)
• 3x NCAA Regional - one regional title (2019, Myrtle Beach), two runner-ups (2018, Columbus; 2021, Stillwater)
• 3x NCAA Finals (2018, '19, '21); advancing to match play quarterfinal in 2021, 11th (2018), t-27th (2019)
• Averaged 73.59 strokes per round in his four years
• Recorded 18 sub-par rounds and seven of par; with a career-low 67, three times

Senior (2020-21, at Illinois)
• Fall season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
• Played in four events; with two starts
• Recorded a medalist runner-up finish at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 10-11, 210, -6)
• Averaged 73.33 strokes per round and 220.00 in 54-hole events (4)
• With five sub-par rounds and one of par, half of his total rounds (12), were at par or better
• Posted five sub-par rounds, including one sub-70 round -- a season low 69 (-3) at the Boilermaker Invitational
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 210, -6 (70-69-71) at the Boilermaker Invitational

Junior (2019-20, at Illinois)
• Played in five events; with two starts
• Season was cut short as the end of the spring as well as the postseason (Big Ten & NCAA) was canceled following the coronavirus pandemic
• Averaged 73.08 strokes per round and 219.25 in 54-hole events (4)
• Posted three sub-par rounds, including two sub-70 rounds -- 69 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (-1, first; Sept. 14-15) and 69 at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (-3, first; Feb. 10-11)
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 215 (69-72-74) at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Sophomore (2018-19, at Illinois)
• Started eight events
• Recorded three top 20 finishes, including a season-best tie for 12th at the Macdonald Cup (Sept. 29-30)
• Averaged a career-best 72.88 strokes per round and 218.63 per 54-hole event (8)
• Posted seven sub-par rounds, including five sub-70 rounds
   • Shot a career-low-tying 67, twice -- OFCC/Illini Invitational (-3, second; Sept. 14-16) and The Macdonald Cup (-3, second); added back-to-back 69s at the Fighting Irish Classic (-2, second & third; Oct. 7-8) as well as a 68 (-4) at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate (March 23-24; first)
• Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 209, -4 (71-69-69) at the Fighting Irish Classic

Freshman (2017-18, at Illinois)
• Played in 10 events, with seven starts
• Recorded a season-best tie for 29th at the Crooked Stick Invitational (Oct. 16-17)
• Started first career collegiate event in the season-opener OFCC/Illini Invitational (Sept. 15-17), finishing 52nd
• Averaged 74.64 strokes per round and 223.50 per 54-hole event (8)
• Posted three sub-par rounds including two sub-70 rounds
   • Shot a career-low 67 (-5) in the final round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate (March 5-7)
   • Shot a second sub 70 round -- 68 (-3) in the final round of the Big Horn Invitational (March 23-24)
• Posted a 1-4-1 match play record: East Lake Cup (0-2; Oct. 30-Nov. 1) and Big Ten Match Play (1-2-1; Feb. 9-10)
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 220 (75-72-73) at the Louisiana Classics (Feb. 26-27)

Prep Career
• Played four years of varsity golf at Hinsdale Central (2014-17)
• Three-time IHSA Illinois All-State (2015, '16, '17)
• Led Hinsdale Central to four straight IHSA Class 3A State titles (2014, '15, '16, '17)
   The four titles were part of a seven year run for the Hinsdale (2013-19)
• Medalist at the 2017 IHSA Class 3A State Finals (69-73/142, -2), winning by five shots
   • Posted four top-12 finishes: 2015 (75-72/147; 3rd), 2016 (73-81/154; t-7th) and 2014 (71-78/149; t-11th)
• Led Hinsdale Central to three IHSA Class 3A sectional titles (2014, '15, '17); runner-up (2016)
   • Two-time sectional medalist: 2015 (68, -4) and 2017 (69, -3); runner-up 2014 (72, E)
• Led Hinsdale Central to three IHSA Class 3A regional titles (2014, '16, '17); runner-up (2015)
   • Two-time sectional medalist: 2015 (69, -3) and 2017 (69, -3)
• Led Hinsdale Central to four straight West Suburban Conference, Silver titles (2014, '15, '16, '17)
   • Four-time All-West Suburban Conference honoree (2014, '15, '16, '17)

Amateur Career
• Three-time Illinois State Junior Amateur Champion (2013, '14, '17)
   • First golfer to win ISJA three times and only golfer to win back-to-back titles (2013, '14)
   • 2013 (75-66-73/214, +1); 2014 (68-72-72/212, -1); 2017 (70-71-72/213, E)
• Posted three top 25 finishes at the Illinois State Amateur Championships
   • 2017, t-23rd (73-70-72/215), 2018, 25th (70-74-76-71/291), 2021, t-6th (75-72-71-64/282, -6)
• Played in five Illinois Opens, tying for 13th in 2018 (67-69-74/210, 6), missed cut in other four events
• Medalist (68, -4) at the 2021 Blackberry Oaks Amateur
• Medalist (69-73-70/212, -4) at the 2020 Sunshine State Amateur; won by two shots
• Medalist runner-up (67-67-71/205, -11) at the 2020 Northern Amateur; lost in three-hole aggregate playoff

USGA Career
• 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur; advanced to match play, eliminated in Round of 32
   • No. 4 seed (71-69/140, -4), def. No. 61 Connor O'Brien (6-and-5), lost to No. 36 Ivan Camilo Ramirez (1-up)
• 2021 U.S. Amateur; missed cut for match play (73-71/144)

Personal
• Son of Elizabeth and Kevin O'Reilly
• Born August 28, 1998
• Graduated from Illinois's Gies College of Business with a degree in accounting (May, 2021)
• Enrolled in U-M's prestigious Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Graduated with a masters of accounting (May, 2022)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	18	36	54	72	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	Par	MP
2017-18	10	7	25	1866	74.64	67 (-5)	-	220	-	0	0	1	3	2	1-4-1
2018-19	8	8	24	1749	72.88	67 (-3), 2x	-	209 (-4)	-	0	0	3	7	3	0-0-0
2019-20	5	2	12	877	73.08	69 (-3), 2x	-	215	-	0	0	0	3	1	1-2-0
2020-21	4	2	12	880	73.33	69 (-3)	-	210 (-6)	-	1	1	1	5	1	0-0-0
2021-22	11	10	32	2355	73.59	70 (-2)	-	215 (-1)	-	0	1	2	4	3	0-0-0
Career	38	29	105	7727	73.59	67, 3x	-	209 (-4)	-	1	2	7	22	10	2-6-1