Redbird golfers have sights set on NCAA berth

Illinois State's Trent Wallace tees off in the 2017 NCAA Championships at Rich Harvest Farms in suburban Chicago where he tied for 44th place. Wallace, a senior, has played in two NCAA regionals as an individual and hopes to have his teammates join him this season.ISU goes into the Missouri Valley Conference Championship beginning Monday at Porto Cima Golf Club in the Lake of the Ozarks brimming with confidence.

The Redbirds just won one of the biggest tournaments in program history, capturing the Purdue Invitational. ISU fired a 16-under-par 560 total over 36 holes (the final round was canceled because of inclement weather Sunday) to beat the host Boilermakers by a stroke and No. 5-ranked…