Spartans Close Out Fall Season at The Landfall Tradition

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s women’s golf team closes out the first half of the 2022-23 season this week, playing in The Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall’s Pete Dye Course in Wilmington, N.C.

The three-day event tees off on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m. with 18 holes.  The tournament continues on Saturday, Oct. 29 and concludes on Sunday, Oct. 30 with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start. The Landfall Tradition will be played on the par-72, 6,150-yard rolling layout along the scenic Intracoastal Waterway near Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina.

 

Dates:  Friday, Oct. 28 – Sunday, Oct. 30

Course:  Country Club of Landfall

Live Scoring: Golfstat

Par/Yardage:  72 / 6,150 yards

Format:  Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four

Schedule:  Friday – Round 1; Saturday – Round 2; ­Sunday – Round 3 (8:30 shotgun first two rounds, 8:45 a.m. in final round)

LINEUP

1. Valery Plata

2. Brooke Biermann

3. Valentina Rossi

4. Leila Raines

5. Katie Lu

 

THE LANDFALL TRADITION FIELD

The 18-team field includes 17 teams ranked among the top-60 in the country by Golfstat, including five among the top-25 – Alabama (No. 39), UCF (No. 26), Duke (No. 11), Florida State (No. 18), Furman (No. 54), Maryland (No. 46), Michigan (No. 33), Michigan State (No. 45), NC State (No. 55), North Carolina (No. 31), Penn State (No. 51), Purdue (No. 52), San Jose State (No. 9), South Carolina (No. 4), Tennessee (No. 40), Virginia Tech (No. 47), Wake Forest (No. 2) and host UNCW

 

LIVE SCORING

Golfstat.

 

LAST TIME OUT

Michigan State is coming off a 10th place finish among 14 teams at the Tar Heel Invitational on October 18. The Spartans shot a 30-over par 894 (289-296-309). Fifth year Valery Plata led Michigan State, tying for 16th place at 4-over par 220 (67-75-78). Sophomore Brooke Biermann and junior Valentina Rossi tied for 33rd place at 9-over par 225.

 

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

The Spartans are playing in their fourth event of the season and opened the season with a pair of top-five finishes, first at the Cougar Classic and then at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic. Sophomore Brooke Biermann leads the team with a 72.33 scoring average, with her best finish at tie for 10th place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic. Fifth year Valery Plata is second on the team with a 73.11 scoring…