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Men’s Golf Opens Season Monday in Folds of Honor Collegiate

Men’s Golf Opens Season Monday in Folds of Honor Collegiate


East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team opens the 2023-24 season on Monday, Sept. 4, playing in the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament runs through Wednesday, Sept. 6, with the field of teams playing 18 holes each day on the par-72, 7,128-yard course.

The Spartans tee off on Monday beginning at 1:25 p.m., playing alongside Arkansas and Navy.

Golf Channel will broadcast the 2023 Folds of Honor Collegiate via the Peacock App each of the three days of action at American Dunes Golf Club



FOLDS OF HONOR COLLEGIATE


Dates: Monday, Sept. 4 – Wednesday, Sept. 6

Course: American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.

Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,128

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

Live Stats: Golfstat

Schedule – Monday thru Wednesday – 18 holes each day starting at 11:40 a.m.

MSU LINEUP

No. 1 – Drew Hackett

No. 2 – Ashton McCulloch

No. 3 – August Meekhof

No. 4 – Lorenzo Pinili

No. 5 – Bradley Smithson

AMERICAN DUNES GOLF CLUB

In 2006, the Grand Haven Golf Club hosted a small golf tournament that would inspire the formation of Folds of Honor. The Grand Haven Golf Club closed in 2018 and a small group of patriots joined together with Jack Nicklaus to create American Dunes. The mission of American Dunes is unwavering. We are honored to raise awareness and funds for the families of our fallen and disabled veterans.  Jack Nicklaus led the project by donating his $3,000,000 design fee, a group of eighteen individuals sponsored a hole and five private investors joined together to preserve the birthplace of Folds of Honor.

 

Lt Col Dan Rooney, a fighter pilot in the USAFR and PGA Professional founded Folds of Honor in 2007.

 

“American Dunes represents a collaboration of countless likeminded patriots, who want this golf course to forever stand as a tribute to the birthplace of Folds of Honor, a safe haven for veterans who find rehabilitation through the recreation of the game, and a backdrop to celebrate our country and those who fought for its freedom” said Rooney. A significant legacy such as this is born out of the effort of selfless individuals and companies who have donated their time and resources.

THE FIELD (Golfweek ranking)

Air Force, Arizona (19), Arkansas (27), Army, Florida A&M,…

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