East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s and women’s golf programs will open the 2024-25 season together, playing in the Folds of Honor Collegiate from Monday, Sept. 9 to Wednesday, Sept. 11 at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich.
This will be the third annual Folds of Honor Collegiate for the men’s side and the first time ever the tournament has hosted a women’s field.
There are 22 different colleges and universities representing the 30 teams (15 men, 15 women) in the combined field. The field includes some of the best golf programs in the country, including 11 ranked among the top-25 in the country in preseason polls, as well as Service Academies, a Division II team on each side and a men’s and women’s HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities).
The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be broadcast live on Golf Channel. Coverage of the women’s tournament will be on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET), on Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (ET) and on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET). Men’s coverage windows will be on Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (ET), Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET) and on Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (ET).
FOLDS OF HONOR COLLEGIATE
Dates: Monday, Sept. 9 – Wednesday, Sept. 11
Course: American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Clippd – Men’s scoring / Women’s Scoring
MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
LINEUP
No. 1 – Katie Lu
No. 2 – Ana Sofia Murcia
No. 3 – Brooke Biermann
No. 4 – Taylor Kehoe
No. 5 – Paula Balanzategui
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State’s women’s golf team opens the 2024-25 season with high expectations, ranked No. 13 by Golf Channel and No. 23 by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association preseason polls … The Spartans finished tied for 17th at the NCAA Championships last year and return four players from its postseason lineup … Leading the way are seniors Katie Lu and Brooke Biermann … Lu was an honorable mention All-American selection last year and she and Biermann rank among the top-10 players all-time in program history in scoring average (Biermann is 3rd at 73.31, with Lu 4th at 73.55) … Sophomore Ana Sofia Murcia, who finished second in pre-tournament qualifying, made four appearances last year, but this will…
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