East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team plays its fourth event of the Fall season when the Spartans tee off at the Fighting Irish Classic, which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1 and Monday, Oct. 2.
The 14-team filed will play 36 holes on Sunday and close with 18 holes on Monday, playing on Notre Dame’s par-70, 7,023-yard Warren Golf Course.
The Spartans will tee off at 8:30 a.m. on the first hole, playing alongside host Notre Dame and Tennessee.
FIGHTING IRISH CLASSIC
Dates: Sunday, Oct. 1 – Monday, Oct. 2
Course: Warren Golf Course / South Bend, Ind.
Par/Yardage: 70 / 7,032
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Golfstat
Schedule – Monday – 36 holes – tee times starting at 9:30 a.m. (ET)
Tuesday – 18 holes – tee times starting at 9 a.m. (ET)
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 2 – Bradley Smithson
No. 3 – August Meekhof
No. 4 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 5 – Drew Hackett
IND – Satchel Pierce
THE WARREN GOLF COURSE
The Warren Golf Course was constructed in 2000 and since its opening, the course has been named as one of the best courses in America by Golf Digest and has been featured in Links Magazine and Golf Digest as a must-play venue. In addition, Golfweek has tabbed the Warren Golf Course as one of the nation’s top 15 on-campus collegiate layouts. The course hosted the 2019 U.S. Senior Open.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Spartans have captured the Fighting Irish Classic tournament title three times in the 15-year history of the event. MSU won the title in 2007, 2012 and then most recently in 2014. Individually, two Spartans have claimed medalist honors with Ryan Brehm winning in 2007 and Randy Hutchinson in 2008. Host Notre Dame has won the most Fighting Irish Classic titles, with four, while MSU is second with three tournament titles. MSU tied for eighth place last year.
THE FIELD
Georgia Southern, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kent State, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee and Utah.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State shot a 2-over par 286 in the final round and finished in 15th place among 15 teams at the Windon Memorial in Illinois last week. Senior Bradley Smithson and freshman Lorenzo Pinili were the top finishers for the team, tying for 45th place overall.
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