Women’s Golf Hosts Spartan Sun Coast Invitational on Sunday and Monday

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s women’s golf team is back out on the course this weekend, hosting the Spartan SunCoast Invitational at the Palm Aires Champions Course in Sarasota, Fla.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,191-yard Palm Aires Champions Course. Teams will play 36 holes on Sunday, Feb. 18 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and the tournament concludes on Monday, Feb. 19 (8:30 a.m. shotgun).
The Palm Aire Champions Course was designed by renowned architect Dick Wilson in 1957 and updated by architect Michael Benkusky in 2021.  Palm Aire is a members only privately run club which has played host to several PGA and LPGA events over its storied history.  The Club features full athletic facilities, including 36 holes of golf; the Champions Course specifically is its signature golf course and a jewel nestled in beautiful Sarasota, Fla. 
The 15-team field includes 12 teams ranked among the top-75 teams in the country in the latest NCAA Division I Women’s Rankings and one team (Grand Valley State) ranked No. 21 in the NCAA Division II rankings.
 
Dates:                           Sunday, Feb. 18 – Monday Feb. 19
Course:                        Palm Aires Championship Course
Live Scoring:               Golfstat
Par/Yardage:                72 / 6,191 yards
Format:                        Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four
Schedule:                    Sunday – Rounds 1&2 (8:30 a.m. shotgun)        
                                     Monday – Round 3 (8:30 a.m. shotgun)
LINEUP
1. Katie Lu
2. Brooke Biermann
3. Paula Balanzategui
4. Leila Raines
5. Ana Sofia Murcia
IND. Shannon Kennedy
IND. Valentina Rossi
 
THE SPARTAN SUN COAST INVITATIONAL FIELD
In addition to No. 31 Michigan State, the 15-team field includes the No. 66 College of Charleston, No. 59 Georgia Southern, Grand Valley State University, No. 55 Kent State, No. 42 Miami, No. 65 Nebraska, Notre Dame, No. 25 North Carolina, No. 61 NC State, No. 43 Ohio State, No. 53 Oklahoma, No. 27 Purdue, South Dakota State University and No. 38 Tennessee.
 
LIVE SCORING
Golfstat
 
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
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