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Michigan State to Host Quail Valley Collegiate this Weekend
10/15/2022 4:56:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's golf team returns to the course this weekend for the first time in two weeks, hosting the Quail Valley Intercollegiate in Vero Beach, Florida.
The ninth annual event, hosted by the Spartans, will take place at Quail Valley Golf Club, Sunday (36 holes) and Monday (18 holes). The 16-team field includes nine schools ranked among the top-60 nationally by Golfstat.
"It's great to be back out on the course for the first time in a few weeks and I can't think of a better place to be than at Quail Valley," Head Coach Casey Lubahn said. "This is the ninth year we're serving as the host for this event, which really has become one of the best events on the calendar. The work that Don Meadows and his staff at Quail Valley Golf Club have done to welcome the teams that we bring in for this event is second-to-none and we can't thank them enough for making this a premier event. A special thanks to John and Kathleen Gorman for making this a special weekend. They've welcomed us over the years and have developed a relationship with our program that means a lot to our team."
Date: Sunday, Oct. 16-Monday, Oct. 17
Course: Quail Valley Golf Club
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,350
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four
Schedule: Sunday – Rounds 1 and 2 beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start
Tuesday: Round three with tee times starting at 8 a.m. off the first and 10th holes.
THE LINEUP
1. August Meekhof
2. Troy Taylor II
3. Drew Hackett
4. Ashton McCulloch
5. Brad Smithson
THE FIELD
Cincinnati (No. 32), Indiana (No. 49), Liberty (No. 58), Maryland, Memphis, Michigan State (No. 56), Missouri (No. 45), North Florida (No. 42), Northern Illinois, Northwestern (No. 48), Notre Dame (No. 29), Penn State, Rutgers, South Florida, Toledo, Wisconsin (No. 59).
THE COURSE
Designed by Tommy Fazio and Nick Price, Quail Valley was voted as one of the Top 10 Premier Clubs by LINKS Magazine in 2010.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Spartans won the Quail Valley Intercollegiate twice – 2015 and 2016 – in the six-year history of the tournament and had a runner-up finish in 2017. After the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas won last year's event, firing a 35-under par 289 (277-271-281), seven shots ahead of second place Kent State. Michigan State finished in third place at 23-under par 841 (282-280-279). The Spartans were led by Ashton McCulloch, who tied for sixth place at 8-under par 208 (72-69-67). August Meekhof tied for 19th place at 5-under par 211.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State shot a final round 5-over par 293 and finished in seventh place among 18 teams at the inaugural Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Course in Grand Haven, Mich. in late September. Illinois fired a 10-under par 854 and topped the field of 18 teams, finishing 15 shots ahead of second place Arizona, the runner-up at 5-over par 869. Ashton McCulloch was the top finisher for MSU, shooting a 2-over par 218 to for 13th place.
The ninth annual event, hosted by the Spartans, will take place at Quail Valley Golf Club, Sunday (36 holes) and Monday (18 holes). The 16-team field includes nine schools ranked among the top-60 nationally by Golfstat.
"It's great to be back out on the course for the first time in a few weeks and I can't think of a better place to be than at Quail Valley," Head Coach Casey Lubahn said. "This is the ninth year we're serving as the host for this event, which really has become one of the best events on the calendar. The work that Don Meadows and his staff at Quail Valley Golf Club have done to welcome the teams that we bring in for this event is second-to-none and we can't thank them enough for making this a premier event. A special thanks to John and Kathleen Gorman for making this a special weekend. They've welcomed us over the years and have developed a relationship with our program that means a lot to our team."
Date: Sunday, Oct. 16-Monday, Oct. 17
Course: Quail Valley Golf Club
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,350
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four
Schedule: Sunday – Rounds 1 and 2 beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start
Tuesday: Round three with tee times starting at 8 a.m. off the first and 10th holes.
THE LINEUP
1. August Meekhof
2. Troy Taylor II
3. Drew Hackett
4. Ashton McCulloch
5. Brad Smithson
THE FIELD
Cincinnati (No. 32), Indiana (No. 49), Liberty (No. 58), Maryland, Memphis, Michigan State (No. 56), Missouri (No. 45), North Florida (No. 42), Northern Illinois, Northwestern (No. 48), Notre Dame (No. 29), Penn State, Rutgers, South Florida, Toledo, Wisconsin (No. 59).
THE COURSE
Designed by Tommy Fazio and Nick Price, Quail Valley was voted as one of the Top 10 Premier Clubs by LINKS Magazine in 2010.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Spartans won the Quail Valley Intercollegiate twice – 2015 and 2016 – in the six-year history of the tournament and had a runner-up finish in 2017. After the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas won last year's event, firing a 35-under par 289 (277-271-281), seven shots ahead of second place Kent State. Michigan State finished in third place at 23-under par 841 (282-280-279). The Spartans were led by Ashton McCulloch, who tied for sixth place at 8-under par 208 (72-69-67). August Meekhof tied for 19th place at 5-under par 211.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State shot a final round 5-over par 293 and finished in seventh place among 18 teams at the inaugural Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Course in Grand Haven, Mich. in late September. Illinois fired a 10-under par 854 and topped the field of 18 teams, finishing 15 shots ahead of second place Arizona, the runner-up at 5-over par 869. Ashton McCulloch was the top finisher for MSU, shooting a 2-over par 218 to for 13th place.
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