WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Behind a career-low performance from freshman Fernando Cobo Delgado, the Illinois State men's golf team climbed a spot into sixth place at the close of the final round of the Purdue Fall Invitational on Tuesday afternoon.
Played at Kampen-Cosler Golf Course, Cobo Delgado ended his day with a four-under 68, which is tied for the fifth-lowest score by a Redbird freshman in program history, while his tournament score of 212 (-4) is tied for the sixth lowest in school history by a freshman golfer.
Played in a non-traditional "play six, score five" format (as opposed to the traditional "play five, score four"), the Redbirds had a three-round team score of 1,118 and in sixth place overall. Tournament host Purdue won the event with a 1,076, and was chased by Toledo (1,084), Ball State (1,094), Indiana (1,099), and Northern Illinois (1,101). Purdue Fort Wayne (1,119), Butler (1,119), Oakland (1,121), DePaul (1,132), Southern Illinois (1,136), Omaha (1,143), and Bowling Green (1,150) rounded out the six schools in the tournament field.
Cobo Delgado had five birdies and a dozen pars in his round, as he tied for fifth overall in the tournament. His par three scoring average (2.83, -2) was tied for the second lowest in the field, as was his par-five scoring average (4.58, -5). He also had the fourth-most pars over the 36 holes in the tournament.
Max Faucquez tied for 12th after a three-round score of 216, including his final round 70, two shots under par. He had five birdies and 10 pars in the final round, and for the tournament he tied for the second-lowest par five scoring average (4.58, -5), tied for the fifth-most birdies, and tied for the seventh-lowest par three scoring average (3.00, even par).
Gonzalo Cuellar tied for 58th, as he finished with a third-round 78, with four birdies and six pars during the round. Rayden Tee tied for 65th, as he closed the tournament with a final-round 82, using a birdie and a dozen pars.
Freshman Beau Eftink tied for 72nd with a 233, while Aiden Cudney tied for 80th with a 237. Eftink closed his tournament with an 80 with two birdies and seven pars, while Cudney had an 84 using a birdie and eight pars.
The Redbirds close play in the 2026 fall season starting on Monday, October 19 when the team tees off at the Dayton Flyer Invitational.
