DORADO, Puerto Rico – Competing in a tournament for the second consecutive weekend, the Illinois State Redbirds travel to Puerto Rico to compete in the Dorado Beach Collegiate in a three-day event hosted at the TPC Dorado Beach - Sugarcane Course.
Event: Dorado Beach Collegiate
When: Feb. 23-25
Where:Â TPC Dorado Beach - Sugarcane // Dorado, Puerto Rico
Par:Â 72
Yardage: 7,119
Live Scoring:Â Clippd
Participants
(Clippd National Rankings)
UNCG (99), Loyola (Maryland) (125), James Madison (131), Southern Miss (143), Illinois State (155), Ball State (156), George Mason (159), UConn (163), Army West Point (187), Valpo (190), Wofford (199), Winthrop (216), Old Dominion (227), Temple (245), Appalachian State (246), Bryant (259)
Redbird Lineup (shotgun start, 6:30 a.m. (CT))
TJ Barger (12th hole), Alex McCulla (13th), Will Troy (14B), Pietro Pontiggia (14A), Aidan Cudney (15) INDIVIDUAL: Max Faucquez (16B)
History at the Tournament
Last season was the first time that ISU has competed at the event, and the squad placed sixth of 17 schools, behind a 36-hole total of 554 (the final round was washed out by rain). The 554 is a program-low for a 36-hole tournament, while Felix van Dijk's two-round 135 is a program mark for individual lowest 36-hole tournament score.
2024: 6th / 17 (277-277 -- 554)
About the Course
The Dorado Beach Plantation Sugarcane Course is the more challenging of the two Plantation courses at this Caribbean golf resort, although it boasts larger fairways and greens. The course features more forced carries and deeper bunkers that can penalize you for an errant shot. The back nine is surrounded by newly created rivers and lakes and offers a much different look, never seen at the old Cerromar and Dorado Courses, making this a hidden gem amongst Puerto Rico golf courses. Players have an opportunity for birdies early in the round, but par is a great score on most every hole on the back nine.
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