Friday, April 29
French Lick, Ind. (French Lick Resort)
Michigan State University
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Big Ten Championships
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Michigan State Begins Play in Big Ten Championships on Friday
4/28/2022 3:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan State men's golf team will play in the Big Ten Championships from Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1 at the Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Indiana.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Friday morning with 18 holes and teams teeing off at 9 a.m. The field will play 18 holes on Saturday (9 a.m.) and close with 18 holes on Sunday, starting at 8 a.m. The low four scores will count toward the team score in each round.
THE FIELD
The Big Ten Championships field includes all 14 conference teams, with five of those squads ranked among the top-50 in the country by Golfstat. Michigan State, ranked No. 46 in Golfstat, will be joined by Illinois (17), Purdue (25), Ohio State (27), Northwestern (44). Indiana (60), Iowa (68), Penn State (83), Wisconsin (104), Rutgers (109), Nebraska (111), Michigan (117), Minnesota (138) and Maryland (174).
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – James Piot
No. 2 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 3 – Brad Smithson
No. 4 – August Meekhof
No. 5 – Troy Taylor
No. 6 – Pierce Morrissey
AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Michigan State has won four Big Ten titles, the last of which came in 2008. MSU won three titles (2005, 2007, 2008) in a span of four years with current head coach Casey Lubahn then serving as an assistant coach. The Spartan also won the league crown in 1969.
Michigan State placed fourth in last year's Big Ten Championships, finishing with a 40-over par 904 (314-294-298) at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. James Piot was the top finisher for the Spartans, tying for sixth place at 5-over par 221 (77-71-73).
RESULTS
Tee times and pairings for both days will be available on Golfstat.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State closed out the regular season with a seventh place finish at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, shooting a 5-over par 869 (291-289-289) … James Piot (74-74-70), Ashton McCulloch (71-75-72) and August Meekhof (73-72-73) each tied for 28th place at 4-over par 218 … The Spartans are led by 2021 U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, who has four top-20 finishes this year and leads the team with a 71.04 stroke average … Meekhof is third on the team in stroke average at 71.77 … Freshman Ashton McCulloch, who finished in 11th place with a 4-over par 217 at the Rutherford Intercollegiate, is second on the team in stroke average at 71.19.
THE COURSE
The 2022 Big Ten Men's Golf Championship is hosted at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind. The course, famously sketched on a napkin by Hall of Fame architect and namesake Pete Dye, opened in 2009.
This championship golf course on one of Indiana's highest elevation points has narrow, immaculate fairways and rugged, intense terrain. The Pete Dye Course has gained national acclaim for its 40-mile panoramic views of the southern Indiana countryside, three man-made lakes, "volcano" bunkers and a variety of elevation changes. A robust 8,100 yards from the professional tees punctuate Dye's signature sting from vista to vista. The Big Ten Championship layout will feature a Par-72, 7,033-yard track.
Among the various championships hosted by The Pete Dye Course at French Lick, is the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship, the Big Ten Golf Championships (2012-14), Alice Dye Invitational (2010-current), The Legends Tour Championship (2013-16), Senior PGA Championship (2015) and the Senior LPGA Championship (2017-2021).
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins on Friday morning with 18 holes and teams teeing off at 9 a.m. The field will play 18 holes on Saturday (9 a.m.) and close with 18 holes on Sunday, starting at 8 a.m. The low four scores will count toward the team score in each round.
THE FIELD
The Big Ten Championships field includes all 14 conference teams, with five of those squads ranked among the top-50 in the country by Golfstat. Michigan State, ranked No. 46 in Golfstat, will be joined by Illinois (17), Purdue (25), Ohio State (27), Northwestern (44). Indiana (60), Iowa (68), Penn State (83), Wisconsin (104), Rutgers (109), Nebraska (111), Michigan (117), Minnesota (138) and Maryland (174).
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – James Piot
No. 2 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 3 – Brad Smithson
No. 4 – August Meekhof
No. 5 – Troy Taylor
No. 6 – Pierce Morrissey
AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Michigan State has won four Big Ten titles, the last of which came in 2008. MSU won three titles (2005, 2007, 2008) in a span of four years with current head coach Casey Lubahn then serving as an assistant coach. The Spartan also won the league crown in 1969.
Michigan State placed fourth in last year's Big Ten Championships, finishing with a 40-over par 904 (314-294-298) at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. James Piot was the top finisher for the Spartans, tying for sixth place at 5-over par 221 (77-71-73).
RESULTS
Tee times and pairings for both days will be available on Golfstat.
LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State closed out the regular season with a seventh place finish at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, shooting a 5-over par 869 (291-289-289) … James Piot (74-74-70), Ashton McCulloch (71-75-72) and August Meekhof (73-72-73) each tied for 28th place at 4-over par 218 … The Spartans are led by 2021 U.S. Amateur champion James Piot, who has four top-20 finishes this year and leads the team with a 71.04 stroke average … Meekhof is third on the team in stroke average at 71.77 … Freshman Ashton McCulloch, who finished in 11th place with a 4-over par 217 at the Rutherford Intercollegiate, is second on the team in stroke average at 71.19.
THE COURSE
The 2022 Big Ten Men's Golf Championship is hosted at The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind. The course, famously sketched on a napkin by Hall of Fame architect and namesake Pete Dye, opened in 2009.
This championship golf course on one of Indiana's highest elevation points has narrow, immaculate fairways and rugged, intense terrain. The Pete Dye Course has gained national acclaim for its 40-mile panoramic views of the southern Indiana countryside, three man-made lakes, "volcano" bunkers and a variety of elevation changes. A robust 8,100 yards from the professional tees punctuate Dye's signature sting from vista to vista. The Big Ten Championship layout will feature a Par-72, 7,033-yard track.
Among the various championships hosted by The Pete Dye Course at French Lick, is the 2010 PGA Professional National Championship, the Big Ten Golf Championships (2012-14), Alice Dye Invitational (2010-current), The Legends Tour Championship (2013-16), Senior PGA Championship (2015) and the Senior LPGA Championship (2017-2021).
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