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COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the third time in the last four seasons, the Illinois State men’s golf team heads to an NCAA Regional, this season at the NCAA Columbus Regional hosted at the Ohio State University Golf Course.

Event: NCAA Columbus Regional

When: Sunday, May 18 – Tuesday, May 20

Where: Ohio State University Golf Course

Par: 71

Yards: 7,422

Live Scoring: Clippd

Participants

(Clippd National Rankings)

Florida (2), Arizona State (11), Stanford (14), Long Beach State (23), Florida State (25), Utah (35), South Carolina (38), Cal (48), South Florida (52), Memphis (61), Oregon (64), Illinois State (128), and Wright State (173)

Redbird Lineup 

TJ Barger, Max Faucquez, Pietro Pontiggia, Francis Bautista, Sam Ottwell


ISU History at the Event

After winning the title last season – ISU’s seventh – the Redbirds have won two more Championships than any of the other schools in the field. ISU’s 281 in 2007 is tied for the fourth-lowest in MVC history for a par-70 course, while the team’s 276 in 2023 is the lowest round ever recorded at a Championship. In 2023 ISU’s 836 is the second-lowest tournament score in conference history, while Felix van Dijk’s 65 in 2023 is tied for the second-lowest individual round in tournament history.

2025 NCAA Urbana Regional: 289-289-289 — 867

2023 NCAA Bath Regional: 288-296-285 — 869

2007 NCAA Central Regional: 317-297-310 — 924

2005 NCAA West Regional: 303-302-292 — 904

2002 NCAA West Regional: 301-306-306 — 913

 

About the Course

Located in central Columbus, The Ohio State University Golf Club is rated as one of the top collegiate courses in the nation by Golf Channel. Being called home to the University’s men and women’s golf teams, The Ohio State University Golf Club hosts numerous events such as the Kepler, Lady Buckeye, AJGA, most notably, the Korn Ferry Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. The Ohio State University Golf Club has two 18-hole courses; the ever popular Gray course and the renowned Scarlet course, which was recently renovated by Jack Nicklaus in 2006. We are a semi-private club exclusively for those with an Ohio State University affiliation.