2025 Patriot All-America Players - Men's Division

Player
Jake Birdwell
Hometown
Blaine
MN
United States
School
University of Illinois
Graduation Year
2028
Area of Study
Business
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HONORS & AWARDS
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2025)
All-Big Ten Championship Team (2025)

FRESHMAN - 2024-25
Named to five-man Big Ten All-Freshman Team and All-Big Ten Championship Team (top five finishers and ties)
Played in 12 stroke play events, including three tournaments in the Illini's scoring lineup
Ranked sixth on the team with a season stroke average of 73.43
Made collegiate debut as an individual competitor at OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-22) finishing T60 with a three-round total of 10-over 220 (73-73-74)
Played in the Illinois lineup for the first time at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 13-15) and finished T79 with a score of 12-over 222 (73-73-76)
Played in the lineup and posted the Illini's top score at the Big Ten Championship (April 25-27), finishing T3 to earn All-Championship Team honors with a score of 3-under 207 (68-68-71)
Finished first in the 38–player Boilermaker Individual (April 19-20) with a score of 4-under 212 (71-70-71)
Carded a career-best round of 68 (-4) as an indy competitor en route to a T10 finish at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 26-27) where he posted a 6-under 210 (68-70-72)
Also carded back-to-back rounds of 68 (-2) to open the Big Ten Championship, and closed the event with his best 54-hole tournament score of 207 (-3)
Played in the Illini lineup in the team's win at the NCAA Urbana Regional (May 12-14) shooting an 8-over 221 (73-74-74) to finish T51
Carded two rounds of 78 (+6) to finish 156th at the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa (May 23-26)
Recorded nine rounds at par or better, including three rounds in the 60s