Monday, October 18
Vero Beach, Fla. (Quail Valley Golf Club)
Michigan State University
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Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational
Photo by: Gary Lloyd McCullough
Men’s Golf Finishes in Third Place at Quail Valley Collegiate
10/18/2021 4:40:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – Led by freshman Ashton McCulloch (Kingston, Ontario/Holy Cross Catholic) and sophomore August Meekhof (Coopersville, Mich./Allendale), Michigan State's men's golf team fired a 9-under par 279 in Monday's third round and finished in third place at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational, played at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida.
McCulloch fired a 5-under par 67 and Meekhof added a 4-under par 68 as the Spartans moved up three places in the team standings to finish third in the field of 16 teams.
"I'm really proud of the guys and the way they battled throughout this weekend against a really, really strong field of teams," Head Coach Casey Lubahn said. "We continually got better through each round and save our best for last and had some strong individual performances today to move us into the top three in this field. Ashton and August were tremendous for us today and this is the type of performance we'll need across the board in order to be successful as a team.
"As always, we owe a great debt of thanks to the staff at Quail Valley Golf Club for hosting us and just helping us make this event one of the best. It's always a treat when we come to play here and I know the schools we host enjoy their experience as well."
Kansas fired a 35-under par 829 (277-271-281) to win the tournament, seven shots ahead of second place Kent State (28-under par 836). Michigan State finished with a 54-hole score of 23-under par 841 (282-280-279). Toledo finished in fourth at 22-under par 842, while Memphis and Northwestern rounded out the top-five teams at 21-under par 843.
>>>>GOLFSTAT
Kent State's Chris Vandette took medalist honors at 14-under par 202 (66-69-67).
McCulloch tied for sixth place in the field of 84 golfers at 8-uner par 208. After an even par 72 in the opening round on Sunday, the freshman responded with a 3-under par 69 in Sunday's afternoon round. On Monday, he had five birdies en route to his 5-under par 67.
Meekhof had his best round of the weekend – a 4-under par 68 – and moved up 16 places in the individual standings to finish at 5-under par 211 and tied for 19th place overall. He finished the final round with an eagle and three birdies.
Senior James Piot (Canton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) shot a 1-over par 73 in the final round and tied for 17th place at 6-under par 210 (70-67-73).
Senior Troy Taylor (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South) and junior Brad Smithson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) finished tied for 41st place with three-round totals of even par 216, respectively. Taylor closed out the tournament with a 3-over par 74 on Monday, while Smithson finished with a 1-under par 71.
Michigan State closes out its fall season on Monday, Oct. 25 and Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Williams Cup, to be played at Eagle Point Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.
McCulloch fired a 5-under par 67 and Meekhof added a 4-under par 68 as the Spartans moved up three places in the team standings to finish third in the field of 16 teams.
"I'm really proud of the guys and the way they battled throughout this weekend against a really, really strong field of teams," Head Coach Casey Lubahn said. "We continually got better through each round and save our best for last and had some strong individual performances today to move us into the top three in this field. Ashton and August were tremendous for us today and this is the type of performance we'll need across the board in order to be successful as a team.
"As always, we owe a great debt of thanks to the staff at Quail Valley Golf Club for hosting us and just helping us make this event one of the best. It's always a treat when we come to play here and I know the schools we host enjoy their experience as well."
Kansas fired a 35-under par 829 (277-271-281) to win the tournament, seven shots ahead of second place Kent State (28-under par 836). Michigan State finished with a 54-hole score of 23-under par 841 (282-280-279). Toledo finished in fourth at 22-under par 842, while Memphis and Northwestern rounded out the top-five teams at 21-under par 843.
>>>>GOLFSTAT
Kent State's Chris Vandette took medalist honors at 14-under par 202 (66-69-67).
McCulloch tied for sixth place in the field of 84 golfers at 8-uner par 208. After an even par 72 in the opening round on Sunday, the freshman responded with a 3-under par 69 in Sunday's afternoon round. On Monday, he had five birdies en route to his 5-under par 67.
Meekhof had his best round of the weekend – a 4-under par 68 – and moved up 16 places in the individual standings to finish at 5-under par 211 and tied for 19th place overall. He finished the final round with an eagle and three birdies.
Senior James Piot (Canton, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) shot a 1-over par 73 in the final round and tied for 17th place at 6-under par 210 (70-67-73).
Senior Troy Taylor (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South) and junior Brad Smithson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) finished tied for 41st place with three-round totals of even par 216, respectively. Taylor closed out the tournament with a 3-over par 74 on Monday, while Smithson finished with a 1-under par 71.
Michigan State closes out its fall season on Monday, Oct. 25 and Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Williams Cup, to be played at Eagle Point Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.
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