Michigan State University Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Bloomington, Ind. (Pfau Course)
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Indiana Invitational
Spartans off to Indiana for Final Tune-up Prior to Big Ten Championships
4/15/2021 12:55:00 PM | Women's Golf
EAST LANSING – The Michigan State women's golf team will take part in the Indiana Invitational this weekend at IU's Pfau Course on Saturday and Sunday. It will be the final tournament for the Spartans prior to the Big Ten Championships, which will take place April 23-25.
The tournament will include all 14 teams from the Big Ten competing in a play six, count four format. The tournament will begin on Saturday with tee times off of No. 1 and No. 10 starting at 8:15 a.m. with continuous play into the second round. Sunday's final round will also begin off the first and 10th tees at 8:15 a.m.
THE LINEUP
MSU will go with Valery Plata, Yurika Tanida, Leila Raines, Paz Marfa Sans, Haylin Harris and Valentina Rossi.
THE FIELD (Golfstat ranking)
Indiana (156), Illinois (40), Iowa (83), Kent State (17), Maryland (19), Michigan (23), Michigan State (41), Minnesota (74), Nebraska (58), Northwestern (21), Ohio State (55), Penn State (70), Purdue (42), Rutgers (111), Wisconsin (94) and Xavier (98)
THE COURSE
The par-71 Pfau Course, designed by Steve Smyers and Fuzzy Zoeller, will play at 7,432 yards this weekend. The course was built last year and opened in June 2020. It was named the third-best New Course in the Country by Golf Digest and the fourth-best College Campus Course in the Nation by GolfWeek.
RESULTS
Golfstat
THE TOURNAMENT
This will be the first-ever women's collegiate tournament at The Pfau Course. The Spartan men's team won the first-ever men's tournament – the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational – on April 4.
THE SPARTANS
After a win at the IU Spring Challenge on April 5 in which the Spartans won by 32 shots, the Spartans were off last weekend … Valery Plata, who finished second individually at the IU Spring Challenge, was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on April 7 … Plata leads MSU in scoring average at 72.6, followed by Yurika Tanida at 73.1 and Paz Marfa Sans at 74.4 … Three Spartans shot their lowest rounds of the season the last time out at the IU Spring Challenge – Plata (65), Haylin Harris (68) and Sydney Naro (70).
The tournament will include all 14 teams from the Big Ten competing in a play six, count four format. The tournament will begin on Saturday with tee times off of No. 1 and No. 10 starting at 8:15 a.m. with continuous play into the second round. Sunday's final round will also begin off the first and 10th tees at 8:15 a.m.
THE LINEUP
MSU will go with Valery Plata, Yurika Tanida, Leila Raines, Paz Marfa Sans, Haylin Harris and Valentina Rossi.
THE FIELD (Golfstat ranking)
Indiana (156), Illinois (40), Iowa (83), Kent State (17), Maryland (19), Michigan (23), Michigan State (41), Minnesota (74), Nebraska (58), Northwestern (21), Ohio State (55), Penn State (70), Purdue (42), Rutgers (111), Wisconsin (94) and Xavier (98)
THE COURSE
The par-71 Pfau Course, designed by Steve Smyers and Fuzzy Zoeller, will play at 7,432 yards this weekend. The course was built last year and opened in June 2020. It was named the third-best New Course in the Country by Golf Digest and the fourth-best College Campus Course in the Nation by GolfWeek.
RESULTS
Golfstat
THE TOURNAMENT
This will be the first-ever women's collegiate tournament at The Pfau Course. The Spartan men's team won the first-ever men's tournament – the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational – on April 4.
THE SPARTANS
After a win at the IU Spring Challenge on April 5 in which the Spartans won by 32 shots, the Spartans were off last weekend … Valery Plata, who finished second individually at the IU Spring Challenge, was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on April 7 … Plata leads MSU in scoring average at 72.6, followed by Yurika Tanida at 73.1 and Paz Marfa Sans at 74.4 … Three Spartans shot their lowest rounds of the season the last time out at the IU Spring Challenge – Plata (65), Haylin Harris (68) and Sydney Naro (70).
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