Feb. 15, 2012
Golfer of the Week
Sam Chien, Northwestern
Sr. – San Diego, Calif. – Mt. Carmel
- Went undefeated in four matches to lead seventh-seeded Northwestern to its third consecutive Big Ten Match Play Championship title
- Defeated Penn State’s Ernesto Marin, 1-up, in the opening round to give Northwestern a tiebreaker win over the No. 10 seed Nittany Lions
- Posted a 3 & 1 win over Iowa’s Chris Brant to help the Wildcats to a 4-2-0 victory over the No. 3 seed Hawkeyes in the quarterfinals
- Earned a 3 & 2 win over Ohio State’s Boo Timko in Northwestern’s 5-1-0 semifinal win against the No. 6 seed Buckeyes
- Finished the tournament with a 2-up win over Minnesota’s Jon Trasamar to push Northwestern to the title with a 4-1-1 triumph against the No. 8 seed Gophers
- Collects his first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Golfer of the Week: Eric Chun (Feb. 16, 2011)
2011-12 Big Ten Men’s Golfers of the Week
FALL
Sept. 7: Tyler Duncan, Sr., PUR
Sept. 14: Alex Redfield, Sr., OSU
Sept. 21: Mason Jacobs, Jr., ILL
Sept. 28: Robert Bell, Jr., MINN; Anthony Aicher, Jr., WIS
Oct. 5: Luke Guthrie, Sr., ILL
Oct. 12: Thomas Pieters, So., ILL; Chase Wright, Sr., IND
Oct. 19: Matt Thompson, Sr., MICH
Oct. 26: Steven Ihm, So., IOWA
Nov. 3: Matt Thompson, Sr., MICH
SPRING
Feb. 15: Sam Chien, Sr., NU
