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Illinois State University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Bill Salyer, ISU Athletics
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Bill Salyer, ISU Athletics
Dennis Banks

Pietro Pontiggia

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Biography

 
CAREER HONORS
REDBIRD CAREER BESTS
Low Round 67 Oct. 16, 2023
Low Tournament 213 Oct. 1-2, 2023
Best Finish 4th / 26 Oct. 1-2, 2023

2023-24 (Sophomore)


Has played in three tournaments and eight total rounds on the season, and has a scoring average of 71.3 with four rounds under par ... His 141 at the Dorado Beach Collegiate is tied for the 14th-lowest 36-hole tournament score in program history, and is tied for the third-lowest by a sophomore ... His 67 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational is tied for the fourth-lowest single-round score by a sophomore in program history, and his 213 at the Badger Individual is tied for the 15th-lowest tournament by a sophomore. 

2022-23 (Freshman)


Played 32 rounds on the season and 11 total tournaments, finishing the season with a 75.5 stroke per round average. He had six rounds where he shot at or under par, and his 69 from the Purdue Fall Individual is the 10th-best single-round by a freshman in school history. His 216 from the spring's Boilermaker Invitational is the 17th-lowest freshman score in school history. He shot under 220 in three different tournaments, including the Purdue Fall Individual, the Boilermaker Invitational, and the 2023 MVC Championship - won by the Redbirds. He also had two top-20 finishes, including tying for 12th at the Purdue Fall Individual, and 15th at the Badger Individual.

PRIOR TO ILLINOIS STATE


As a junior golfer he won the U12 Italian National Championship with rounds of 76 and 75, and a few years later he took third at the U16 National Championship. He had a fifth-place finish at the 2018 Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic with rounds of 77-69 in the international event held in Miami, Florida. He also took 21st in the 2020 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, an event that included all ages of golfers in the country. He was also a semifinalist at the 2019 Italian National U16 Match Play Championships. In 2021 he has recorded four top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the 2021 Conca d'Oro where he finished with scores of 68, 71, and 67. He also took eighth at the 2021 Italian Team Championship Qualifier with rounds of 71, 69 and 72.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior