MADISON, Wis. - For the 19th time, the Illinois State men's golf team will head north to compete in the 2026 Badger Invitational, an event in which they were the runner-up last season. Additionally, three individuals will compete in the Goat Hill Individual Championship down the road in Madison.
Event: 2026 Badger Invitational
When: Sunday, September 27 - Tuesday, September 29
Where: University of Wisconsin Golf Course // Madison, Wis.
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,286
Live Scoring:Â
Badger Invitational:Â SCOREBOARD
Goat Hill Individual: SCOREBOARD
PARTICIPANTS (2025-26Â Final Ranking)
Southern Miss (63), Southern Illinois (116), Wisconsin (117), Illinois State (124), Western Carolina (127), Northern Illinois (142), Western Kentucky (156), St. Thomas (173), North Dakota State (181), Appalachian State (182), South Dakota State (183), South Dakota (193), Oakland (208), Drake (214), Omaha (217), North Dakota (221), Ohio (224), Green Bay (259), Valparaiso (267),
REDBIRD LINEUP (tee time)
Gonzalo Cuellar Gago (11 a.m.), Gabriele Bravin (11:12 a.m.), Fernando Cobo Delgado (11:24 a.m.), Sam Ottwell (11:36 a.m.), Max Faucquez (11:48 a.m.)Â GOAT HILL INDIVIDUAL: Rayden Tee (12:20 p.m.), Beau Eftink (12:30 p.m.), Aiden Cudney (12:40 p.m.)
HISTORY AT THE EVENT
This season is the 19th time that the Illinois State men's golf team has competed in a Wisconsin-hosted fall event, including winning the 2018 event, while finishing runner-up last season, in 2023 and 1986.
2025: 2nd / 14 (284-288-279--851)
2024: 12th / 14 (282-289-299--870)
2023: t-2nd / 18 (283-286-281--852)
2022: 3rd / 18 (283-286--569)
2019: 4th / 16 (289-282-290--861)
2018: 1st / 12 (287-285-283--855)
2017: t-9th / 16 (293-294-289--876)
2016: t-4th / 13 (286-296-288--870)
2015: t-11th / 15 (293-307-296--896)
2014: t-9th / 13 (306-306-304--916)
2013: 3rd / 14 (287-3002-296--883)
1989: 6th / 13 (378-391-397--1166)
1988: 7th / 14 (304-292-306--902)
1987: 3rd / 15 (313-301-291--905)
1986: 2nd / 10 (304-307-296--907)
1983: 11th / 11 (396-401--797)
1981: 4th / 5 (318-320--638)
1980: 7th / 10 (324-312--636)
ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE
The University Ridge Golf Course is a public golf course and the official home course to the University of Wisconsin men's and women's golf teams. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed the course, which opened in 1991. With five sets of tees ranging from 5,005 to 7,289 yards, University Ridge offers something for players of every ability level. The wide-open front nine rolls through a preserved prairie and marshland, while the first six holes of the back nine are cut out of a dense Wisconsin woodland. The course opens up again at the 554-yard signature 16th hole, which features 3 fairways and 12 bunkers. The 18th is the perfect finishing hole as a climb of 182 feet between woodland and prairie is required to complete the 443-yard par 4. University Ridge is a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which promotes protecting water quality, conserving natural resources, and providing wildlife habitats. The Ice Age Trail, one of eight National Scenic Trails in the U.S., also runs through a portion of the golf course.
