By Mike ‘Mex’ Carey – MSU
Men’s Results – Women below Men
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team posted its best round of the tournament and finished in seventh place among 15 teams at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, being played at American Dunes Golf Club (par 71, 7,183 yards) in Grand Haven, Mich.
The Spartans shot a 2-over par 286, the team’s best of three rounds this week and tied for the fourth-best team round of the day.
MSU finished in seventh place with a three-round total of 17-over par 869 (290-299-286).
Alabama won the event at 5-under par 847 (285-280-282), with Notre Dame second at 1-over par 852, followed by Cincinnati and Kansas in third place at 11-over par 863 and Cal rounded out the top-five teams 12-over par 864.
Senior Caleb Bond led Michigan State, finishing in sixth place at even-par 213 (71-69-72), closing with a 1-over par 72 on Wednesday. Bond was tied for eighth in the field with 10 birdies during the tournament.
Junior Lorenzo Pinili fired a team-best 1-under par 70 on Wednesday and tied for 11th place at 2-over par 215 (70-75-70). Pinili finished seventh in the field with 37 pars.
Graduate Ashton McCulloch shot a 1-over par 72 in the third round and tied for 25th place at 6-over par 219 (75-72-72). He closed with back-to-back rounds of 1-over par 72, respectively. McCulloch was second among all golfers in the field with 39 pars.
Junior Lucas Acevedo tied for 48th place with a score of 12-over par 225 (77-76-72), with a personal-best 1-over par in the third round counting toward the team total. Acevedo was one of only five players to record an eagle during the tournament, finishing with a three on the par-5, 563-yard sixth hole on Wednesday afternoon, and was fourth in the field with 38 pars.
Junior McCoy Biagioli tied for 50th place at 13-over par 226 (74-78-74), closing on Wednesday with a 3-over par 74.
This was the fourth annual Folds of Honor Collegiate for the men’s side. The tournament supports the Folds of Honor non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of US military service members and first responders who have fallen or been disabled while serving our country and communities.
Michigan State takes just a few days off this week and is back in action on Sunday (Sept. 14) at the Golf Canada Collegiate in MacTier, Ontario,Canada. The three-day, 54-hole tournament runs from Sunday, Sept. 14 to Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Women
Women’s Golf Completes First Round at the Folds of Honor Collegiate
East Lansing, Mich. – Junior Ana Sofia Murcia is tied for seventh place and Michigan State’s women’s golf team is in eighth place among 12 teams after the first round of play at the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club (par 72, 6,206 yards) in Grand Haven, Mich.
This is the second annual Folds of Honor Collegiate for the women’s side. The tournament supports the Folds of Honor non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of US military service members and first responders who have fallen or been disabled while serving our country and communities.
Michigan State shot a 15-over par 303 and is in eight place in the 12-team field, but just six shots away from the top-5.
Baylor shot a 4-over par 292 and leads the field, with Texas A&M second at 5-over par 293, North Carolina and Kentucky are tied for third place at 7-over par 295 and Kansas rounds out the top-five teams at 9-over par 297.
Starting on the back nine, Murcia was 1-under par through nine holes with a pair of birdies and finished her day tied for seventh place at 1-over par 73.
The Spartans had two players among the top-20, with freshman Sarisa “Memee” Pojanalai tied for 19th place at 3-over par 75, finishing her round with four birdies.
Sophomore Catalina Monroy shot a 4-over par 76, including two birdies and 11 pars, and is tied for 31st place.
Senior Paula Balanzategui is tied for 45th place at 7-over par 79 and classmate Taylor Kehoe is tied for 47th place at 8-over par 80.
Michigan State tees off on Tuesday at 1:23 p.m. from the 1st hole, playing alongside Texas A&M and Kentucky.
