Michigan State University Athletics
Spartans Open Spring Season in Third Annual Gantner Cup on Saturday
1/30/2026 12:03:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's golf team opens up the 2026 spring season on Saturday, Jan. 31, playing in the Third Annual Gantner Cup at Mountain Lake Country Club in Lake Wales, Fla.
The Gantner Cup is the first five regular season events before the postseason begins with the Big Ten Championships, being held this year at Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains Ore.
The Gantner Cup is a head-to-head matchup between Michigan State and Northwestern.
THE GANTNER CUP
Dates: Saturday, January 31
Course: Mountain Lake Country Club, Lake Wales, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,375 yards
Format: Scrimmage, team format
Schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Round 1 (8:30 a.m., foursomes, alternate shot, matches)
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Round 2 (1:30 p.m., four ball , alternate shot, matches)
Morning Matches – Foursomes
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
8:30 a.m. - Caleb Bond/McCoy Biagioli vs. Akshay Anand/Mark Gazi
8:40 a.m. - Julian Menser/Connor Fox vs. Jeremy Chen/Monty Holcombe
8:50 a.m. - Juan Velasquez/Lucas Acevedo vs. Daniel Svard/Isaac Lee
9 a.m. - Ashton McCulloch/Lorenzo Pinili vs. Rowan Sullivan/Ethan Tseng
Afternoon Matches – Four-Ball
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
1:30 p.m. - Ashton McCulloch/Lorenzo Pinili vs. Archie Finnie/Monty Holcombe
1:40 p.m. - Juan Velasquez/Lucas Acevedo vs. Ethan Tseng/Isaac Lee
1:50 p.m. - Julian Menser/Connor Fox vs. Rowan Sullivan/Jeremy Chen
2 p.m. - Caleb Bond/McCoy Biagioli vs. Daniel Svard/Mark Gazi
ABOUT MOUNTAIN LAKE CC
Mountain Lake is one of the nation's finest golf courses. Designed by Seth Raynor in 1917, this quiet community is home to one of Raynor's signature designs. Upon entering Mountain Lake, you are immersed in one of Florida's best kept secrets, a world as timeless as it is peerless. And it is all by design. In 1916, among Florida's loveliest hills, lakes, forests and groves, legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. artfully laid out the grounds of Mountain Lake. Today, his grand vision remains a sight to behold, as the community also stands as an Audubon International leader in community sustainability. Justly listed on the National Historic Register, the Mountain Lake Historic District comprises a living history. As lush and vibrant as ever, its glory days remain alive and well, and the best of times are right here, right now.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is coming off of fall campaign that included one top-five finish and an appearance in the St. Andrews Links Collegiate.
The Spartans had their best performance of the fall in the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, firing a 32-under par 273 (282-277-273) to finish in fourth place, with junior transfer McCoy Biagioli leading the team with a third-place finish at 15-under par 201.
MSU followed up with a seventh-place finish at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, shooting a 17-over par 869 and then finished in sixth place at the Golf Canada Collegiate at even-par 864 (287-287-290) and a tie for sixth at the Windon Memorial Classic with the second-best score of the season at 16-under par 848 (289-278-281). The team concluded the fall season at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, finishing in third-place in the stroke play portion before closing the event with a match play victory over the University of St Andrews.
Senior Caleb Bond, who was the team's top finisher in three events, leads the team in scoring average at 70.17 and posted three top-20 finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the Folds of Honor (even-par 213). Junior Lorenzo Pinili, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week after his performance at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, is second on the team with a 71.58 scoring average. Senior Ashton McCulloch carried a 71.67 scoring average and Biagioli is fourth on the team with a 71.78 scoring average.
LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
"We're really excited to get going for the spring season. Getting the opportunity to play at a great course at Mountain Lake in Florida is a great experience for our team. More than anything, it's a great opportunity to play in the third Gantner Cup and to honor one of our great supporters, Ron Gantner, for all that he and his family have done, not only for our program, but Michigan State and MSU Athletics."
The Gantner Cup is the first five regular season events before the postseason begins with the Big Ten Championships, being held this year at Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains Ore.
The Gantner Cup is a head-to-head matchup between Michigan State and Northwestern.
THE GANTNER CUP
Dates: Saturday, January 31
Course: Mountain Lake Country Club, Lake Wales, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,375 yards
Format: Scrimmage, team format
Schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Round 1 (8:30 a.m., foursomes, alternate shot, matches)
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Round 2 (1:30 p.m., four ball , alternate shot, matches)
Morning Matches – Foursomes
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
8:30 a.m. - Caleb Bond/McCoy Biagioli vs. Akshay Anand/Mark Gazi
8:40 a.m. - Julian Menser/Connor Fox vs. Jeremy Chen/Monty Holcombe
8:50 a.m. - Juan Velasquez/Lucas Acevedo vs. Daniel Svard/Isaac Lee
9 a.m. - Ashton McCulloch/Lorenzo Pinili vs. Rowan Sullivan/Ethan Tseng
Afternoon Matches – Four-Ball
Michigan State vs. Northwestern
1:30 p.m. - Ashton McCulloch/Lorenzo Pinili vs. Archie Finnie/Monty Holcombe
1:40 p.m. - Juan Velasquez/Lucas Acevedo vs. Ethan Tseng/Isaac Lee
1:50 p.m. - Julian Menser/Connor Fox vs. Rowan Sullivan/Jeremy Chen
2 p.m. - Caleb Bond/McCoy Biagioli vs. Daniel Svard/Mark Gazi
ABOUT MOUNTAIN LAKE CC
Mountain Lake is one of the nation's finest golf courses. Designed by Seth Raynor in 1917, this quiet community is home to one of Raynor's signature designs. Upon entering Mountain Lake, you are immersed in one of Florida's best kept secrets, a world as timeless as it is peerless. And it is all by design. In 1916, among Florida's loveliest hills, lakes, forests and groves, legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. artfully laid out the grounds of Mountain Lake. Today, his grand vision remains a sight to behold, as the community also stands as an Audubon International leader in community sustainability. Justly listed on the National Historic Register, the Mountain Lake Historic District comprises a living history. As lush and vibrant as ever, its glory days remain alive and well, and the best of times are right here, right now.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is coming off of fall campaign that included one top-five finish and an appearance in the St. Andrews Links Collegiate.
The Spartans had their best performance of the fall in the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, firing a 32-under par 273 (282-277-273) to finish in fourth place, with junior transfer McCoy Biagioli leading the team with a third-place finish at 15-under par 201.
MSU followed up with a seventh-place finish at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, shooting a 17-over par 869 and then finished in sixth place at the Golf Canada Collegiate at even-par 864 (287-287-290) and a tie for sixth at the Windon Memorial Classic with the second-best score of the season at 16-under par 848 (289-278-281). The team concluded the fall season at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, finishing in third-place in the stroke play portion before closing the event with a match play victory over the University of St Andrews.
Senior Caleb Bond, who was the team's top finisher in three events, leads the team in scoring average at 70.17 and posted three top-20 finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the Folds of Honor (even-par 213). Junior Lorenzo Pinili, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week after his performance at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, is second on the team with a 71.58 scoring average. Senior Ashton McCulloch carried a 71.67 scoring average and Biagioli is fourth on the team with a 71.78 scoring average.
LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
"We're really excited to get going for the spring season. Getting the opportunity to play at a great course at Mountain Lake in Florida is a great experience for our team. More than anything, it's a great opportunity to play in the third Gantner Cup and to honor one of our great supporters, Ron Gantner, for all that he and his family have done, not only for our program, but Michigan State and MSU Athletics."
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