East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf was in third place among 15 teams before the second round of the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational was halted due to darkness on Saturday evening.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament was slated to tee off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, but pushed the start back to 10:30 a.m. due to frost. The 15-team field will complete the second round on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. before starting the third and final round.
The Spartans shot an 11-over par 295 in the opening round to finish in third place and were at 8-over par with players needing to complete five holes.
Host Indiana leads the field at 4-over par, including a 7-over par 291 in the first round, with Notre Dame second at 13-over par and the Spartans two shots back in third place. High Point (17-over par) and Rice (18-over par) round out the top-five teams.
Senior August Meekhof is tied for fifth place at 2-over par. Meekhof shot a 1-over par 72 in the first round and was at 1-over par in the second round with three holes left.
Junior Ashton McCulloch is tied for 13th place at 3-over par. McCulloch shot a 2-over par 73 in the morning session and had five holes to complete at 1-over par in the second round.
Senior Bradley Smithson is one shot back, tied for 17th place at 4-over par. Smithson posted a 5-over par 76 but was at 1-under par through 16 holes in the afternoon session.
Graduate Drew Hackett shot a 3-over par 74 in the first round, but was tied for 29th place at 6-over par. Hackett was at 3-over in the second round with four holes to play.
Freshman Lorenzo Pinili and senior Pierce Morrissey, playing as an individual, are tied for 71st place at 15-over par.
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