Spartans Back in Action Monday at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island

East Lansing, Mich. – Back in action after a team win in the last event, Michigan State's men's golf team begins play in the third annual Johnnie-O at Sea Island on Monday, March, 17.

The two-day, 54-hole tournament will be played on the par-70, 7,005-yard course at the Sea Island Golf Course in St. Simons Island, Ga.

THE JOHNNIE-O AT SEA ISLAND
Dates: Monday, March 17 – Tuesday, March 18
Course: Sea Island Golf Club – St. Simons Island, Ga.
Par/Yardage: 70 / 7,005 yards
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Golfstat
Schedule – Monday – 36 holes of continuous play beginning with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start
Tuesday – 18 holes with tee times beginning at 8 a.m.

MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Caleb Bond
No. 2 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 2 – Juan Velasquez
No. 3 – Drew Miller
No. 5 – Lucas Acevedo
IND – Julian Menser

THE FIELD
In addition to Michigan State, the field includes host Rutgers, Cincinnati, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Kansas, Marquette, Memphis, Nebraska, Penn State, Princeton, UNCG and West Virginia.

RESULTS
Live scoring for the event is available through Clippd.

LAST TIME OUT

Sophomore Lorenzo Pinili fired a 6-under par to earn medalist honors and Michigan State's men's golf team shot a 1-under par 863 to claim the individual team title at the Colleton River Collegiate, hosted by the Spartans at Colleton River Club in Bluffton, South Carolina (March 1-2).
The Spartans posted rounds of 1-over par 289, 3-under par 285 and 1-over par 289, respectively, to finish atop the 16-team field.
The win was the 15th tournament win for Head Coach Casey Lubahn, breaking the record for most tournaments wins in program history at Michigan State.
MSU led from start to finish, tallying a 1-under par 863 and posting an 11-stroke win over second-place Kansas State (10-over par 874).
Pinili, who was tied for second place entering Monday's final round, shot a 1-under par 71 and finished atop the leaderboard at 5-under par 211 (72-68-71) … This was his first collegiate win and the first for an MSU golfer since senior Ashton McCulloch tied for first place at the Johnnie-O at Sea Island in March 2024.
The Spartans had three players finish among the top-10 overall, with freshman Drew Miller tying for third place and junior Caleb Bond tying for eighth place … Miller fired a 2-under par 70 in the third round and tied for third at 2-under par 214 (73-71-70) … Bond, who opened with a 3-under par 69 on Sunday, finished at 2-over par 218 (69-74-75) to tie for eighth place.
Sophomore Lucas Acevedo was the final counting score for the Spartans, finishing in 14th place at 4-over par 220 (75-72-73), while freshman Julian Menser tied for 63rd place at 17-over par 233 (77-77-79)

SPARTANS AT THE JOHNNIE-O

Last year, Ashton McCulloch shared medalist honors and the Spartans posted an 8-under par 280 in the final round to finish in third place among 14 teams … The Spartans finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a score of 21-under par 843 (287-276-280).
McCulloch, who fired a school record 10-under par 62 in Monday's second round, went into the final round with a one-shot lead … He shot a 2-over par 74 in the final round and had fallen one shot behind on the back nine, but birdied two of the final four holes to tie for the individual lead with Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski.
The Spartans had three players finish among the top-20, with Drew Hackett tying for sixth place at 7-under par 209 (74-70-65). Hackett fired a 7-under par 65 in the final round, his second-best 18-hole score as a Spartan … August Meekhof fired a 3-under par 69 in the final round and tied for 14th place overall at 4-under par 212 (70-73-69).
In 2023, Michigan State shot a 4-over par 284 in the final round and finished in 11th place, posting a 54-hole score of 869 (291-291-284) … Hackett was the team's top finisher, tying for 18th place at 3-over par 213 (72-72-69).

LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
"We're riding a little bit of momentum coming off our team win a couple of weeks ago at Colleton River. That was a great win for us and a great win for the young guys on our team but we know we still have work to do to get where we want later this season. This week at Sea Island will be a great test for us and we're looking forward to the challenge."