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Men’s Golf Takes Ninth at Purdue Fall Invitational

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In the strong field at the Purdue Fall Invitational, the Illinois State Redbirds finished in ninth place overall with a three-round 880.

Indiana University won the team title with a three-round score of 850, while Miami (Ohio) placed second with an 854. Iowa (870), Purdue (873), Toledo (875), Marquette (876), VCU (876), and Wisconsin (879) all finished ahead of the Redbirds' 880, with Ball State (882), Southern Illinois (882), Western Kentucky (891), Northern Illinois (894), Purdue Fort Wayne (901), and Butler (902) rounded out the 15 schools in the tournament.

Leading the way for the Redbirds in the final round was freshman Aiden Cudney, who shot a 71, while TJ Barger carded a 74, Alex McCulla a 75, Pietro Pontiggia a 78, and freshman Max Faucquez an 83.

The overall tournament leader for ISU was Alex McCulla, who ended with a three-round even-par 216 after a round that had four birdies and 10 pars, which has him tied for 13th in the tournament field.

The Redbirds turn around next weekend to compete at the Badger Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, on Sunday, September 29 and Monday, September 30.

Cudney's one-under 71 dropped his tournament aggregate score to +4. He started slowly with bogeys in his first two holes, before playing his final 16 holes at three under par, including three birdies and 13 pars, as he tied for 28th.

Barger was two shots over par in the third round, and his two-over 74 had him finish 32nd individually, and he had three birdies and three over-par scores, in addition to a dozen pars for the final round.

Pontiggia had three birdies and nine pars in his final round 78, and his three-round score of 224 places him in a tie for 41st.

The Redbirds in the field were closed out by Max Faucquez, who shot a final-round 83 with 10 pars, and he placed 65th individually.

Playing in the Purdue Individual, Senior Will Troy placed fifth with a three-round 214. In his final round he started slow with three bogeys and four pars putting him at three shots over par just ahead of the halfway point of the round. He closed strong with eight pars and three birdies over his final 11 holes to close the round with an even-par 71.

Francis Bautista – also playing in the Purdue Individual – shot a final-round 73 on the par-71 course, and his three-round score of 216 tied him for ninth. His final round had a birdie, three bogeys and 14 pars to put a cap on his opening collegiate tournament.

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Players Mentioned

TJ Barger

TJ Barger

Redshirt Junior
Alex McCulla

Alex McCulla

Senior
Pietro Pontiggia

Pietro Pontiggia

Junior
Will Troy

Will Troy

Graduate Student
Francis Bautista

Francis Bautista

Junior
Aiden Cudney

Aiden Cudney

Freshman
Max Faucquez

Max Faucquez

Freshman

Players Mentioned

TJ Barger

TJ Barger

Redshirt Junior
Alex McCulla

Alex McCulla

Senior
Pietro Pontiggia

Pietro Pontiggia

Junior
Will Troy

Will Troy

Graduate Student
Francis Bautista

Francis Bautista

Junior
Aiden Cudney

Aiden Cudney

Freshman
Max Faucquez

Max Faucquez

Freshman