Fall Season Closes This Weekend for Men's Golf
KETTERING, Ohio - A strong fall season comes to a close this weekend for the Illinois State men's golf team, as the squad travels east to Kettering, Ohio, to compete in the Dayton Flyer Invitational, hosted at NCR Country Club.
Event: Dayton Flyer Invitational
When: Monday, October 20- Tuesday, October 21
Where: NCR Country Club // Kettering, Ohio
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,006
Live Scoring: SCOREBOARD
PARTICIPANTS (2025-26 National Ranking)
Illinois (18), Butler (81), Illinois State (102), Miami (Ohio) (114), Ball State (136), Toledo (142), Oakland (160), Loyola Chicago (174), Dayton (192), Wright State (197), Ohio (209), Marshall (224), Cleveland State (225), DePaul (236)
REDBIRD LINEUP
TJ Barger, Pietro Pontiggia, Max Faucquez, Sam Ottwell, Francis Bautista INDIVIDUAL: Gonzalo Cuellar
HISTORY AT THE EVENT
ISU has competed in this tournament four prior times, tying for second in 2018 and finishing fourth in both 2017 and 2023. In 2023 ISU finished under par in two of the three rounds, including back-to-back rounds of 280 (-4 in each).
2023: 4th / 13 (285-280-280--845)
2022: 5th / 13 (297-310-293--900)
2018: t-2nd / 12 (292-295-289--866)
2017: 4th / 11 (291-291-290--872)
ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE
NCR Country Club, located in Southwest Ohio, proudly boasts two Dick Wilson signature golf courses. Our famed architect is credited with such historic designs as Bay Hill, Cog Hill, Doral, and Laurel Valley to name just a few. NCR's South Course, currently ranks #68 on Golfweek's Top 100 Classic list. The South Course, an extremely demanding par 71 layout covering 7,055 yards of wooded, rolling terrain, has long been considered a championship caliber golf course. The South Course has been a host site for many state, regional, and national golf championships in its almost 70 year history.
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