WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Illinois State men's golf team has a short trek for its third tournament of the season, traveling to West Lafayette, Indiana, to compete in the Purdue Fall Invitational, a field that has four Big Ten schools and two more schools from the Big East. In addition to the Invitational, there is a separate Individual tournament hosted at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course over the same two days.
Event: Purdue Fall Invitational
When: Sunday, September 22 - Monday, September 23
Where: Kampen Course // West Lafayette, Ind.
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,461
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Participants: Ball State, Butler, Indiana, Illinois State, Iowa, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, Toledo, VCU, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin
Redbird Lineup (8 AM CT, Starting hole): Aiden Cudney (10), Alex McCulla (11B), TJ Barger (11A), Pietro Pontiggia (12), Max Faucquez (13). Redbirds will be golfing with Northern Illinois, Butler, and VCU.
History at the Event: This season is the fourth consecutive fall where the Redbirds have competed in this event. First competing in the fall, 2021 season, the Redbirds have placed sixth (2021), 10th (2022) and second (2023). Last season's tournament was held at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course while the Kampen Course was being prepped for the upcoming NCAA Regional.
About the Golf Course: The Kampen Course, a Pete Dye design, is an 18-hole, links-style, par-72 championship golf course featuring large bent-grass greens, fairways and tees. The layout presents a challenge for golfers of all abilities with vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds and a natural celery bog. Kampen offers five sets of tees with the championship tees playing over 7,400 yards and the forward tees playing at 5,300 yards.
Event: Purdue Fall Individual
When: Sunday, September 22 - Monday, September 23
Where: Ackerman-Allen Golf Course // West Lafayette, Ind.
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,275
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Participant Individuals: Ball State, Butler, Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Wisconsin
Redbird Lineup (tee time): Francis Bautista (8:20 a.m. CT), Will Troy (8:30 a.m.)
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