Illinois Wesleyan senior men's golfer Tim Tynan finished eighth at the 2015 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships with a four-round total of 293, earning all-conference honors, then shot a four-day total of 299 at the NCAA Division III Championships to finish in a tie for 34th.
On Sept. 21, 2014, he shot what was then school-record 66 in the Tournament Town Championship Preview at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. As a sophomore, he tied for 14th at the CCIW championships, had a season-low round of 68 in the Jekyll Island Individual Tournament, which he won, and also finished first in the Olivet Nazarene Fall Invite
A business (risk management) major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Tim and Brigid Tynan. His brother, T.J., played ice hockey at Division I Notre Dame and tied for 12th on the school's all-time point list with 161 in career.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Close to home and good golf program
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Intro to Golf
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Making up class work while traveling
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? D in stats sophomore year
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Spiders
Worst habit: Check my phone too much
Most expensive traffic ticket: Never had one
Language I’d like to learn: French
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Two days
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Dedicated
Favorite sports figure: Ben Hogan
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning conference sophomore and junior year here
The best player I ever faced was: Brian Bullington
Worst dresser on my team: Evan Dill
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Salad dressing
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Jack Nicklaus
Favorite food: Sushi
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussels Sprouts
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: “Billions”
Favorite musical group: Imagine Dragons
Favorite movie: "A Few Good Men"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Chuck Norris
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “Life of Red”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Ben Hogan
My dream job would be: Professional golfer
Place I’d most like to live: Arizona
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Go to Augusta; 2) Travel to Europe
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My golf clubs
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Matthew Kussmann
What I miss most about being in the third grade: No homework
