Category: Golf

Michigan State’s women’s golf team is ranked No. 13 in the country in preseason polls announced by The Golf Channel on Tuesday morning. The Spartans are among five Big Ten ranked among the preseason top-25 by The Golf Channel, joined by USC (3), UCLA (4), Oregon (8) and Northwestern (10).

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Michigan State rising senior women’s golfer Brooke Biermann became the second Spartan to win a state amateur championship on Thursday evening when she won the 94th Missouri Women’s Amateur at Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield, Mo.

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Michigan State rising senior women’s golfer Shannon Kennedy won the final two holes and claimed the championship in the 109th Michigan Women’s Amateur, run by the Golf Association of Michigan, at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield, just outside of Detroit.

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Michigan State rising senior men’s golfer Ashton McCulloch fired an 8-under par 134 on Monday at the Cherry Hill Club in Ridgeway, Ontario Canada and was one of seven golfers who qualified to play in the U.S. Open. McCulloch was among 66 players in the qualifier competing for seven spots in the Open. He opened with a 6-under par 65 and closed with a 2-under par 69 to finish at 8-under par 134.

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When the 2023-24 school year started, Michigan State junior men’s golfer Ashton McCulloch was recognized at a Spartans football game for his win at the Canadian Amateur last August. McCulloch carried his play over to the college season, where he finished the year by breaking the MSU single-season record for scoring average.

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Last year, Michigan State’s women’s golf team made history by having an individual advance to play in the final round of the NCAA Championships. This year, the Spartans went one step further, with junior Katie Lu and senior Leila Raines advancing to play in the fourth round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships, played at the La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif.

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Entering the third round before the first cut of the NCAA Championships needing to make up five shots, Michigan State’s women’s golf team climbed up the standings over the first 14 holes but fell short, tying for 17th place among 30 teams on Sunday afternoon at the La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif.

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Michigan State women’s golf team will compete in the NCAA Championships for the 16th time in program history. Play begins Friday morning (May 17) for all 30 teams at the La Costa Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif. The Spartans will tee off on the 1st hole at 7:57 a.m. PT (10:57 a.m. ET) on the par 72, 6,297-yard course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, playing alongside Purdue and Baylor.

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Michigan State’s men’s golf shot a 9-over par 849 and finished in a tie for 10th place among 13 teams at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, played at the Finley Golf Course on the campus of the University of North Carolina. The Spartans finished the three-day, 54-hole tournament, which had its schedule adjusted to play nearly two rounds on Monday due to inclement weather on Tuesday, tied for 10th place with Ball State at 9-over par 849 (280-282-287).

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Michigan State women’s golf team shot a 3-under-par 285 in the third and final round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional on Wednesday at Forest Akers West to finish in third place and earn a trip to the NCAA Championships.

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The Michigan State women’s golf team shot the best round of the second day at the NCAA East Lansing Regional at Forest Akers West on Tuesday with a 4-under-par 284 to move into fourth place in the 12-team field. The top-five teams in the three-day, 54-hole event will advance to the NCAA Championships.

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The Michigan State women’s golf team is tied for sixth place after shooting a 3-over-par 291 on the first day of the NCAA East Lansing Regional at Forest Akers West on Monday.

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Michigan State’s men’s golf team was selected to play in the NCAA Regionals for the seventh time in the last eight years and will play in the Chapel Hill Regional at the Finley Golf Course on the campus of the University of North Carolina. The Spartans, seeded No. 11 in the regional, were one of 13 teams selected to play at the site and one of 81 teams in the country to reach a regional.

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Michigan State junior men’s golfer Ashton McCulloch was named to the All-Big Ten Conference Second Team in a vote of the league’s coaches, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. McCulloch was one of two Spartans recognized by the league as senior Brad Smithson was the recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

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Michigan State junior women’s golfer Katie Lu was named to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team in a vote of the league’s coaches, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Lu was one of two Spartans recognized by the league as senior Leila Raines was the recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

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Michigan State’s women’s golf team shot a 7-over par 295 in the final round and finished as the runner-up at the Big Ten Championships, held at Bulle Rock Golf Course (par-71, 6,045 yards) in Havre de Grace, Md., just outside of Baltimore.

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Michigan State’s women’s golf team shot a 5-under par 283 in the second round and continued to lead the Big Ten Championships, being held at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Md., just outside of Baltimore.

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Michigan State’s women’s golf team fired a 9-under par 279 in the first round and leads the field at the Big Ten Championships, being held at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Md., just outside of Baltimore.

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Michigan State’s women’s golf team starts the postseason on Friday with the start of the Big Ten Championship as the Spartans aim for their fourth title in the last seven championships. The three-round, 54-hole event will take place Friday-Sunday, April 19-21, at Bulle Rock Golf Course (par 71, 6,045 yards) in Havre de Grace, Md.

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Juniors Katie Lu and Brooke Biermann tied for first place and Michigan State’s women’s golf team won the team championship at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, held at the Golf Club at Briar’s Creek in Johns Island, S.C. The Spartans led from start to finish on the par-72, 6,152-yard course. This is the second team title at the Briar’s Creek Invitational for the Spartans, who won the event in 2019.

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