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Nick Hardy is a amateur golfer from Northbrook, IL. Hardy is currently playing college golf for the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign mens golf team who has also played at the professional level in the Us Open and in the John Deere Classic. In addition, Hardy has won a number of Junior championships both in the state of Illinois and nationally. He has a major list of notable amateur wins spanning from his high school career at Glenbrook North to Illinois State amateur championship. The 22 year old Hardy is currently helping his Fighting Illini golf team to a national championship but is expected to go on the PGA Tour next season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR AMATEUR CAREER

In high school, Hardy had a number of good showings. When he wasn't competing and or playing for his high school, he most frequently competed in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and their tournaments. In 2012, Hardy had a number of notable performance. In the Stonehenge Junior Open, which is an event on the AJGA circuit, Hardy tied for 9th place and in the same year, tied for 4th position in the Exide Technoogies Junior Open, also part of the AJGA. Lastly, in 2012, Hardy capped off the year at the Jones Cup Junior Invitational with final rounds of 69 and 71, which put him in a tie for 2nd place.

Moving into 2013, Hardy began to find his way into more prestigious events. In the AJGA Stonehenge Open, which a year ago, he had finished in a tie for 9th in, Hardy shot rounds of 69, 70, and 63 to seal the victory. In the same year, Hardy qualified for two notable tournaments in the form of the US Amateur Open and the Illinois State Junior Championship. In the US Amateur Open, an event hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), Hardy shot out of the gate with an opening round of 65 on a course where par was 70. This opening round earned him the opportunity to the round of 64 and in terms of stroke play (numerical amount of strokes taken). Hardy earned a 7th place finish in the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship, an event put on by the Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA). Hardy would compete once again in this tournament in 2016 and win it. In addition to simply winning the tournament, Hardy also set some records. When Hardy won the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship, he had shot the lowest winning score in the history of the tournament. At St. Charles Country Club where par for a four round tournament is 288, Hardy shot 260 or -28, the lowest winning score and total ever recorded in the championships history

Hardy Graduated high school in the Glenbrook North class of 2014. Hardy had a number of various rankings at the time. In the class of 2014, Hardy was considered the 14th best golfer in the nation. At the state level, Hardy found himself ranked the number two junior amateur golfer in Illinois by the AJGA in which Hardy had played many events for.

Freshman Year

Nick Hardy found himself playing as a freshman for the Fighting Illini during the 2014-15 season. By the time his freshman year of golf was over, Hardy had recorded a season stroke average of 72.9 and racked up five top 10 finishes in the season. Hardy earned some conference honors and awards as well. In his freshman year, Hardy won the Big 10 freshman of the year award, was considered a first team All Big 10 player his freshman year, and was a co-champion at the Big 10 conference tournament.

Summer '15 and US Open

Over the summer, Hardy tried to qualify for the US Open. In order for a junior amateur such as Hardy to enter the qualifying rounds, he first must have a mens handicap greater than or equal to 1.4, which he did. In order to make it into the Open, Hardy first had to get through the local qualifying round by finishing high enough for him to qualify to the second round better known as the sectional qualifier, a 36 hole tournament. Hardy reached the second round which was to be held at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio, and in order for him to make it to the Open, he had to finish in the top four. During the round, Hardy struggled off the tee with the driver but his putting kept him in the game. After he had completed his first 18 holes, he was -2 with a score of 68 and he would remain at -2 going into his final 14 holes. Over the course of the final 14 holes Hardy shot -4 and ended with a streak of 7 pars. Hardy's scorecard showed a final round of 134 or -6 for the course, putting him in a tie for third place and therefore recieved a birth in the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay.

The 2015 US Open

At the US Open held in Chambers Bay in Washington state, Hardy found himself playing against the best in the country. Par for the course was 70 and the course was very dry, and this meant that the greens had more of a hard condition to them and that the ball would roll farther with less power. This would prove to be a key factor in Hardy's performance. By the time of the second round, Hardy was located near the cut line by the time his round was coming to a close but safe enough for him to advance. On his 36th hole of the tournament, Hardy famously missed a putt for par and made a bogey. This missed putt allowed fellow competitors such as Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, and Angel Cabrera (all of whom are now major champions) to slip in and make the cut for the week. Because of this put, Hardys finishing position was lessened but none the less, he had made the cut. On the final day of the tournament, Hardy shot a round of 68 or -2 for the day and finished the tournament +10 and finished

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