Michigan State Men’s Golf Team Starts Postseason on Monday at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's golf team will begin play in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Monday, May 12 at the Seminole Legacy Golf Course in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Spartans are making their fourth-straight appearance in an NCAA Regional and the eighth in the last nine years. Michigan State is seeded No. 10 in the regional and were one of 14 teams selected to compete at the regional.

The Tallahassee Regional is one of six regionals being held nationally, with 81 teams competing. Three regional sites will have 13 teams and 10 individuals and three will have 14 teams and five individuals. The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to play in the championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL
Dates: Monday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 14
Course: Seminole Legacy Golf Course, Tallahassee, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,607
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Clippd
Schedule: Monday – 18 holes starting with a 9 a.m. shotgun start
Tuesday – 18 holes starting with a 9 a.m. shotgun start
Wednesday – 18 holes starting with a 9 a.m. shotgun start

MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Caleb Bond
No. 2 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 3 – Julian Menser
No. 4 – Drew Miller
No. 5 – Lucas Acevedo
SUB – Juan Velasquez

THE FIELD (NCAA ranking)
The 14 teams competing in the Tallahassee Regional include (in order of seed): 1. Ole Miss; 2. Florida State; 3. San Diego State; 4. Georgia; 5. Louisville; 6. Northwestern; 7. Notre Dame; 8. New Mexico; 9. Southern California; 10. Michigan State; 11. Furman; 12. Augusta; 13. Davidson; 14. Florida A&M.

RESULTS
Live scoring for the event is available through Clippd.

MICHIGAN STATE IN THE NCAA REGIONALS

Michigan State is playing in its fourth-straight NCAA Regional and the eighth in the last nine year.
Last year, the Spartans tied for 10th place at the Chapel Hill Regional in North Carolina (9-over par 849).
The Spartans have finished in seventh place three times in three of its last four appearances.
In 2023, MSU finished in seventh place at the Bath Regional at 1-under par 851 (272-285-294), tying a program record with a 12-under par 272 in the first round.
The Spartans also finished in seventh place at the 2018 Columbus Regional and in seventh at the 2019 Pullman Regional.

ABOUT THE SPARTANS

Michigan State has played seven events during the spring season, posting four top-five finishes, including a third place finish among 18 teams at the Big Ten Championships (14-over par 854).
Sophomore Lorenzo Pinili earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Championships Team by tying for fifth place at 1-under par 209.
Michigan State also has a team win this season, shooting a 1-under par 863 to capture the team title at the Colleton River Collegiate.
Pinili took medalist honors at 5-under par 211.
MSU features a young lineup with a junior transfer, two sophomores and two freshmen in the counting five.
Junior Caleb Bond is second on the team with a 71.53 scoring average, including a 70.45 average in the spring with seven top-20 finishes and four among the top-10.
He has been the team's top finisher in four events this spring.
Freshman Drew Miller is fourth on the team with a 73.38 scoring average and a pair of top-20 finishes in the spring … Miller has a 72.95 average in 20 rounds during the spring.
Pinili is third on the team with a 73.03 scoring average, including a 71.36 over seven spring events.
Freshman Julian Menser has a 74.52 average over 29 rounds and nine events and is had career-best tie for 18th place at the Boilermaker Invitational at 1-under par 213 (70-71-71) to close out the regular season.
Sophomore Lucas Acevedo is fifth on the team with a 73.87 scoring average in 23 rounds and eight events … Freshmen Juan Velazquez has a 75.56 average in six events covering 16 rounds.

LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
This weekend is a great opportunity, heading to Florida to play in an NCAA Regional with a great field of teams. It's always exciting when you get a chance to play in the postseason but there's no mistake about it, this year is pretty special and we're going to enjoy being together with this team. These guys have worked hard and overcome the odds to get where they are. The great part is that they aren't satisfied yet.

Michigan State Men’s Golf Team Starts Postseason on Monday at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional

Players Mentioned

Lucas Acevedo

Caleb Bond

Julian Menser

Drew Miller

Lorenzo Pinili

Juan Velasquez

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