NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State head men's golf coach Ray Kralis has announced the addition of Maxence Faucquez, as he will join the team starting in the fall of 2024.
"Max is strong in three big areas - driving, wedging, and putting," said the head coach. "Those are the key ingredients for low scores as evidenced by his 71.36 scoring average over 13 events in 2023. Ranked as high as 650 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Max will be a big addition to the program, and we are excited to welcome him to the Redbird family. With the departure of this year's graduating class, there are big shoes to fill, I am confident we have a recruiting class that is up to the challenge of moving the program forward."
Faucquez, a native of Bondues, France, finished seventh at the Belgin International Amateur Championship, shooting a four-round 285 (73-72-70-70). He had top-30 finishes at a pair of amateur championships, taking 24th at the French National U18 Championships with a four-round 297, and 27th at the English Boys Amateur Championship with a 289.
He also finished fifth at the Grand Prix De Chiberta with a 278 (71-69-70-68), and in the three-round Classic Du Prieure took sixth with a 218 (73-75-70).
The Redbirds, who are off to a hot start to the fall season, open the spring season on Monday, February 19 at the Border Olympics hosted at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas. This season ISU finished four of the five fall tournaments under par as a team and have seven golfers with scoring averages of 73 or lower. The team is ranked 65th in the opening NCAA rankings and are the top ranked team in the MVC heading into the spring season, with Southern Illinois sitting second in the rankings at 148th.
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