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Spartans Pick Up Fall Play at the Fighting Irish Classic

Spartans Pick Up Fall Play at the Fighting Irish Classic


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. 6 and Monday, Oct. 7.

The 15-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. 6 – Monday, Oct. 7

Course: Warren Golf Course / South Bend, Ind.

Par/Yardage: 70 / 7,023

Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four

Live Stats: Clippd

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 – Caleb Bond

No. 3 – Lorenzo Pinili

No. 4 – Julian Menser

No. 5 – Juan Velasquez

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 16-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 finished in 15th place last year.

THE FIELD

The field includes eight teams that finished last year in the nation’s top-50, including new Big Ten members Washington and UCLA. The field also includes seven teams from the Big Ten, the most the Spartans have faced this year.  The field: Duke, Little Rock, Rutgers, Kent State, UCLA, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Georgia Southern, Tennessee, Augusta, Purdue, Louisville, Notre Dame and Washington.

LAST TIME OUT

Michigan State posted its best round of the tournament in the final round…

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