East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team is back in action on Monday, Sept. 26, serving as a host of the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Course in Grand Haven, Mich.
The three-day, 54-hole course runs through Wednesday, Sept. 28. The 18-team field will play 18 holes each day.
The Spartans are serving as a host for the first-time event along with The Folds of Honor, American Dunes and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Folds of Honor and the GCAA Presidential Scholar Fund.
Date: Monday, Sept. 26 – Wednesday, Sept. 28
Course: American Dunes Golf Course
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Par/Yardage: 71 / 7,293
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four
Schedule: Monday – Rounds 1 beginning with a 10:30 a.m. shotgun start (holes 1 and 10)
Tuesday – Round 2 beginning with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start (holes 1 and 10)
Wednesday – Round 2 beginning with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start (holes 1 and 10)
THE LINEUP
1. August Meekhof
2. Troy Taylor II
3. Drew Hackett
4. Ashton McCulloch
5. Bradley Smithson
THE FIELD
(Rankings by Golfstat) Air Force, Arizona (No. 27), Army, Central Michigan, Clemson (No. 24), Eastern Michigan, Florida State (No. 23), Grandy Valley State, Illinois (No. 18), Kansas (No. 29), Liberty (No. 35), Michigan State (No. 46), Navy, NC State (No. 37), Oregon State (No. 55), Texas Southern, UCLA and Virginia Union.
THE COURSE
American Dunes Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course that is a tribute to the military and commemorates the birthplace of Folds of Honor. The facility, which is located a few hundred yards from the east shore of Lake Michigan, is a dunes-like course, utilizing the dramatic local topography and sand base that covers the property. The course is a par 72 that measures 7,213 yards and has rolling and generous fairways.
ABOUT FOLDS OF HONOR
Folds of Honor is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of military members who have fallen or been disabled while serving in the United States…
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