Time for my yearly rant. I'm so lucky that I play/coach a sport where referees and/or officials do not and cannot arbitrarily control the outcome of the competition.
Mike Small
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Mike Small
@MikeSmall4
University of Illinois Head Men's Golf Coach and Professional golfer.
Joined September 2011
- I’m thankful that I play a sport where a referee’s subjectivity doesn’t influence each and every play, and inevitably the outcome of the game. Wow.
- Thank you EVERYONE, for the unbelievable support, friendship, & encouragement that you gave to @IlliniMGolf this year! Their memories and accomplishments will be remembered by them for a long time, but the unconditional support that they felt from you, will be remembered forever!
- It was such a rewarding year! To see this team grow into a national contender makes me proud! Sure,we had our ups and downs, but to play the golf we played the last 2 weeks was so fun and rewarding to be apart of! Thanks fellas,for laying it on the line and competing like Illini!
- What a day!! Watched one of my all-time favorite Illini golfers @tomdetry become a @PGATOUR champion while at the same time playing golf in Hawaii with my current @IlliniMGolf team. Doesn't get much better than that. #proudcoach #luckyman
00:00 - It is so fun and rewarding to coach grit! Nothing makes a coach prouder than to have a team full of grinders who refuse to give up! Those par saves down the stretch were “world-class”, and they don’t happen w/o a deep-seeded inner belief in oneself! @IlliniMGolf #big10champs
- Thank you all @IlliniMGolf fans, friends and supporters for another great season! Your unconditional support has been the lifeblood of our program, and the entire team is grateful! Thank you for being the best fans in college golf!!
- So proud of my @IlliniMGolf teammate and great friend @stevestricker for being shown the highest respect in golf... captain of the @RyderCupUSA. There is not a better man to lead our nation’s squad! All of Illini Nation is proud of you, Strick!! @PGA @rydercup
- It is so fun and satisfying to finally have a football team that plays tough, aggressive and confident football and brings an edge when they compete! Love it!! Thanks @BretBielema and @IlliniFootball #playhard
- It's so awesome for @IlliniMGolf to have two @PGATOUR winners in the past three weeks, but when they're former teammates, it makes it extra cool! Mega-proud of you @4Brian_Cam and @tomdetry! I know how hard each of you have worked, and you both deserve this! #proudcoach
- It’s so rewarding to see these guys accomplish one of their season-long goals! They showed tons of grit, and they fought and competed like true Illini! @IlliniMGolf #bigtenchamps #proudcoach
- Simply blessed to be coaching at a school that I love, for people that I respect, and with players who care deeply about their @Illinois_Alma , @IlliniAthletics , and @IlliniMGolf.Congratulations to head coach @MikeSmall4 who earned his 11th #B1G Coach of the Year honor today! Small has led the Orange and Blue to 10 B1G titles in the past 11 seasons, and he has coached 7️⃣ players to 9️⃣ consecutive individual Big Ten titles. fightingillini.com/news/2019/4/30…
- Always honored to coach a @bigten championship team. It’s no coincidence that talent, toughness, and togetherness always give a team its best chance for titles! #T+T+T=T’s @IlliniMGolf
- A @PGATOUR champion, @4Brian_Cam ! That last hole was a perfect example of what @4Brian_Cam is all about! A tough competitor, full of grit who's used his unique talent to never give up and to find a way to succeed. Undersized in stature, but huge heart and grit! @IlliniMGolf
