Redbirds to Close Extended Spring Break in Arizona

SEDONA, Ariz. – After a third place finish at the Chris Banister Golf Classic a week earlier, the Illinois State women’s golf team will remain on the road and will compete in the Red Rocks Invitational hosted by Northern Arizona On March 16-17.

Event: Red Rocks Invitational

When: March 16 – March 17, 2024

Where: Oakcreek Country Club / Sedona, Ariz.

Par: 72

Yardage: 6,200

Live Scoring:  BirdieFire

Participants (National Rankings): Grand Canyon (78), Lipscomb (101), Cal State Fullerton (113), Seattle (115), Northern Arizona (122), Illinois State (136), North Dakota State (145), Weber State (152), Idaho (154), Montana State (160), Northern Illinois (161), Cal State Northridge (167), Missouri State (173), Wichita State (177), Navy (188), Northern Colorado (191), Southern Utah (196), Creighton (219), Montana (221), Eastern Washington (222)

Redbird Lineup (starting hole): Ali Schrock (5A), Jinyoung Yun (6B), Vinisha Gunaseelan (6A), Dani Grace Schrock (7), Avalon Woodward (8B), Kira Wolf (5B). The Redbirds will be golfing alongside Grand Canyon, Navy, and Idaho

Last Time Out: The Redbirds had five golfers finish inside of the top-25, including Ali Schrock who tied for second, as ISU finished third overall at the Chris Banister Golf Classic.

Redbird History at the Red Rocks Invitational: This season is the fifth straight (excluding the COVID season where the tournament was canceled) that ISU has competed in this event, finishing as high as fifth in the 2022 season..

2023: 10th / 20 (311, 296, 296 — 903 +39)

2022: 5th / 19 (287, 293, 307 — 887 +23)

2021: 8th / 19 (310, 310, 299 — 919 +55)

2019: 16th / 18 (312, 303, 299 — 914 +60)

About the Course: Oakcreek Country Club, designed by the famous father and son team of Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Robert Trent Jones Jr., can truly be described as a work of art. The par 72, 18-hole championship golf course is nestled among the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona with views beyond compare and the golf course design a masterpiece. The golf course is a traditional layout similar to those that you may find in the mid-western United States. In the usual Trent Jones manner, the fairways are classic tree lined doglegs with fairway bunkers strategically placed in the landing areas, and the greens are all slightly elevated and surrounded with large swirling green side bunkers. The course is “player friendly”, allowing plenty of room for error but always with an opportunity to recover and get errant shots back into play.The golf course consists of 145 acres, including three lakes. Water comes into play on the front nine on holes #4, #6 and #7.  On the back nine the water comes into play twice on holes #10 and #18.

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