Career Highlights

Two-time PING All-Midwest Region (2018, 2019)
2018 All-Big Ten Championships Team
2018 All-Big Ten Second Team
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018, 2019, 2020)
Two-Time Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2019, 2020)
2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
 

Senior - 2019-20

• Played in five tournaments during the COVID-19 shortened season
• Appeared in the Illini lineup in four tournaments
• Tied for the team lead with a share of 17th place at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-22)
• Opened the season with a top-25 finish (t-24th) at the Maui Jim Intercollegaite (Sept. 13-15), including a career-low tying round of 65 (-5) in Round 3
• Played four rounds of par or better
• Closed the year with a 72.87 season stroke average

Summer - 2019

• Tied for fourth at the Illinois Open with a total tally 6-under par
• Appeared in the field at the 2019 Western Amateur
• Tied for 28th at the 2019 Pacific Coast Amateur (-2)
• Appeared in the field at the Trans-Mississippi Amateur

Junior - 2018-19

• Earned four top-10 finishes including runner-up finishes at the Macdonald Cup and Louisiana Classics
• Was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on October 3 and February 27
• Put up a career-low 65 in the second round at the Fighting Irish Classic and finished with a career-low 201 54-hole score
• Played 14 rounds at or under par throughout the season
• Closed the year with a 71.81 season stroke average

Summer - 2018

• Appeared in the field at the R&A British Amateur 
• Appeared in the field at the 2018 Western Amateur
• Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach

Sophomore - 2018-19

• Appeared in the lineup in three of Illinois' fall events, earning his top finish at the Crooked Stick Invitational 
• Went 2-1-1 at Big Ten Match Play to open the spring season
• Won his first career individual tournament title at the BIGHORN Invitational
• Finished among the top 25 in all five regular season spring events
• Was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on March 28 following his victory at the BIGHORN Invitational.
• Tied for fifth at the Big Ten Championships, earning a spot on the All-Championship Team
• Took ninth at the NCAA Columbus Regional.

Summer 2017

• Appeared in the fields at the Southwestern Amateur, California Amateur Championship and the Western Amateur, among other tournaments

Freshman - 2016-17

• Appeared in the Illini lineup in all five fall tournaments
• Tied for sixth individually at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, his first collegiate appearance
• Shot a career-low 65 in the opening round at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
• Defeated Oregon’s Sulman Raza 5 & 4 in the championship match at the East Lake Cup
• Earned two top 10 finishes in stroke play in the fall, and four among the top 15
• Played in four spring tournaments, appearing in the Illini lineup in two
• Was named Illinois Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.

High School

• Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2016 U.S. Amateur
• Qualified for the round of 32 at the U.S. Junior Amateur
• U.S. Amateur qualifier
• San Francisco City Amateur Semifinalist
• 2015 Sacramento City Easter Junior Champion
• 2014 Cal Invitational Champion
• Len Ross Sportsmanship Award winner
• All City Sports Award winner
• Granite Bay High School Scholar Athlete honoree

Personal

• Son of Brett and Mari Baumgarten
• Born April 26, 1998
• Has a brother, Brandon who plays collegiate golf at UC Davis
• Lists Steve Stricker as his favorite Illini athlete