Women’s Golf Closes Fall Season at The Landfall Tradition

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s women’s golf team closes out the first half of the 2023-24 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. 27 at 8:30 a.m. with 18 holes.  The tournament continues on Saturday, Oct. 28 and concludes on Sunday, Oct. 29 with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start. The Landfall Tradition will be played on the par-72, 6,194-yard rolling layout along the scenic Intracoastal Waterway near Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina.

 

Dates:  Friday, Oct. 27 – Sunday, Oct. 29

Course:  Country Club of Landfall

Live Scoring: Golfstat

Par/Yardage:  72 / 6,194 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. Brooke Biermann

2. Katie Lu

3. Leila Raines

4. Paula Balanzategui

5. Shannon Kennedy

 

THE LANDFALL TRADITION FIELD

In addition to Michigan State, the field includes host UNC-Wilmington, Alabama, Arizona, Clemson, UCF, Duke, East Carolina, Furman, Illinois, Maryland, NC State, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, SMU, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

 

LIVE SCORING

Golfstat.

 

LAST TIME OUT

Michigan State finished in fourth place in a field of 14 teams at the Tar Heel Invitational on October 10 at the Governors Club in North Carolina. The Spartans shot a 7-over par 871 (294-284-293). MSU had three players among the top-20 overall, with junior Brooke Biermann tied for 12th place at even-par 216 (76-69-71), classmate Katie Lu tied for 15th place at 1-over par 217(74-72-71) and senior Leila Raines tied for 17th place at 2-over par 218 (70-75-73).

 

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

The Spartans are looking to close out the Fall season with another strong finish as the team has finished among the top-five in the last three events.  MSU has posted a runner-up finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational and finished in third place at the Glass City Invitational before its fourth-place showing at the Tar Heel Invitational. Junior Katie Lu, who has two top-5 finishes, leads the team with a 70.83 scoring average. Junior Brooke Biermann is second on the team at 73.00 and senior Leila Raines carries a 73.16 average.

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