HOST TOURNAMENTS
MARY FOSSUM INVITATIONAL
The Mary Fossum Invitational, which began in 1978, is held annually at Michigan State's Forest Akers West Golf Course in September. Named after Michigan State's longtime head coach from 1973-97, the Fossum Invitational features the top teams in the Midwest and is played on one of the premier collegiate golf courses in the country. Michigan State has won the event 13 times, most recently in 2019.
| Year | Champion (Score) | Medalist, School (Score) | MSU Finish | Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) | |
| 1978 | Alabama (626) | Peggy Kirsch, Alabama (152)* | 3rd (653) | Sue Ertl (16/t-6th) | |
| 1979 | Ohio State (921) | Rose Jones, Ohio State (226) | 4th (980) | Nina Spatafora (239/12th) | |
| 1980 | Ohio State (616) | Julie Zemnrodt, Kentucky (145) | 8th (653) | Syd Wells (158/11th) | |
| 1981 | Michigan State (910) | Tamie Green, Marshall (218) | 1st (910) | Syd Wells (223/2nd) | |
| 1982 | Penn State (909) | Syd Wells, Michigan State (221) | 2nd (913) | Syd Wells (221/1st) | |
| 1983 | Ohio State (926) | Nancy Harris, Minnesota (223) | 4th (950) | Kathy Teichert (227/3rd) | |
| 1984 | Indiana (901) | Sarah DeKraay, Indiana (224) | 2nd (911) | Kathy Teichert (226/2nd) | |
| 1985 | Michigan State (921) | Lisa Marino, Michigan State (225) | 1st (921) | Lisa Marino (225/1st) | |
| 1988 | Ohio State (903) | Debbie Silverberg, Ohio State (223) | 6th (963) | Becky Iverson (226/5th) | |
| 1989 | Nebraska (933) | Joanne Brooks, Nebraska (222) | 2nd (963) | Jenny Hecht (238/5th) | |
| 1990 | Penn State (947) | Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (231) | 5th (960) | Jenny Hecht (236/5th) | |
| 1991 | Northern Illinois (902) | Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (223)* | 8th (944) | Jennifer Mieras (233/17th) | |
| 1992 | Ohio State (633) | Tami Dougan, Ohio State (152) | 3rd (640) | Carolyn Nodus (155/2nd) | |
| 1993 | Indiana (614) | Erika Wicoff, Indiana (145) | 7th (646) | Amy Loviscek (159/t-14th) | |
| 1995 | Wisconsin (950) | Heather Hoffmann, Northwestern (224) | 3rd (958) | Jenn Kangas (237/9th) | |
| 1997 | Indiana (909) | Kasey Gant, Michigan State (216) | 2nd (934) | Kasey Gant (216/1st) | |
| 1998 | Michigan State (895) | Kasey Gant, Michigan State (224) | 1st (895) | Kasey Gant (224/1st) | |
| 1999 | Indiana (901) | Julee Sovesky, Ohio (222) | 4th (934) | Emily Bastel (230/t-10th) | |
| 2000 | Minnesota (296) | Kim Benedict, Michigan (70) | 4th (302) | Stacy Snider (74/t-10th) | |
| 2001 | Cancelled Due to 9/11 tragedy | ||||
| 2002 | Kent State (907) | Sarah Sassey, Nebraska (221)* | 3rd (916) | Allison Fouch (221/t-1st) | |
| 2003 | Michigan State (901) | Allison Fouch, Michigan State (222)* | 1st (901) | Allison Fouch (222/1st) | |
| 2004 | Michigan (919) | Brianna Broderick, Michigan (219) | 2nd (925) | Kristen Polanski (230/6th) | |
| 2005 | Michigan State (889) | Becky Wood, Kent State (220)* | 1st (889) | Burleigh/Rose (221/t-3rd) | |
| 2006** | Michigan State (889) | Tara Delaney, Kent State (215) | 1st (889) | Laura Kueny (220/4th) | |
| 2007 | Michigan State (896) | Laura Kueny, Michigan State (214) | 1st (896) | Laura Kueny (214/1st) | |
| 2008 | Michigan State (891) ^ | Kirby Dreher, Kent State (217) | 1st (891) | Kueny/Solberg (218/2nd) | |
| 2009 | Michigan State (875) | Nicole Sakamato, James Madison (214) | 1st (875) | Shannon Warner (216/3rd) | |
| 2010 | Notre Dame (890) | Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame (207) # | 3rd (896) | Caroline Powers (220/3rd) | |
| 2011 | Michigan State (892) | Caroline Powers, Michigan State (217) | 1st (892) | Caroline Powers (217/1st) | |
| 2012 | Purdue (875) | Krista Puisite, Texas State (215) | 2nd (882) | Caroline Powers (217/2nd) | |
| 2013 | Michigan State (892) | Liz Nagel, Michigan State (217) | 1st (892) | Liz Nagel (217/1st) | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame (913) | Meghan MacLaren, Florida International (221) | 2nd (917) | Sarah Burnham (226/t-6th) | |
| 2015 | Notre Dame (887) | Sathika Ruenreong, Toledo (216) | 2nd (917) | Sarah Burnham (219/t-3rd) | |
| 2016 | Miami (860) | Dewi Weber, Miami (212) | 4th (905) | Sarah Burnham (213/2nd) | |
| 2017 | Michigan State (859)Â | Sarah Burnham, Michigan State (210) | 1st (859) | Sarah Burnham (210/1st) | |
| 2018 | Virginia (857) # | Allyson Geer-Park, Michigan State / Anna Redding, Virginia (207) # | 2nd (859) | Allyson Geer-Park (207/t-1st) | |
| 2019 | Michigan State (884) | Paz Marfa Sans, Michigan State (218) | 1st (884) | Paz Marfa Sans (218/1st) | |
| 2023 | Purdue (858) | Katie Lu, Michigan State (213) | 2nd (868) | Katie Lu (213/1st) | |
| 2024Â | Ole Miss (847) | Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss (204) | 2nd (862) | Brooke Biermann (205/2nd) | |
* - won in a playoff
# - tournament record
** - Lady Northern Invitational played instead of Mary Fossum as a preview to Big Ten Championships.
^ - won on a tiebreaker
CENTRAL DISTRICT INVITATIONAL
Michigan State hosted the Central District Invitational from 2000-14 in Florida, and after a two-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2017. From 2000-2013, the Spartans hosted the CDI at the River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish, Fla. The tournament moved to Lakewood Ranch Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., in 2014 and then to the St. Lucie Trail Golf Club in Port St. Lucie in 2017. MSU hosted the inaugural Central District Invitational in October of 2000. Since 2002, the Spartans have hosted the tournament in February. The Spartans won the CDI twice (2002, 2008).
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| Year | Champion (Score) | Medalist, School (Score) | MSU Finish | Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) | |
| Oct. 23-24, 2000 | Northwestern (916) | Ashley Lowery, Ohio State (225) | 5th (947) | Emily Bastel (234/T-14th) | |
| Feb. 25-26, 2002 | Michigan State (296) | Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) | 1st (296) | Stacy Snider (216) | |
| Feb. 24-25, 2003 | Ohio State (909) | Kristen White, Ohio State (218) | 10th (938) | Sarah Martin (233/23rd) | |
| Feb. 23-24, 2004 | Louisiana State (903) | Christa Spedding, Texas A&M (220) | 2nd (906) | Allison Fouch (224/5th) | |
| Feb. 21-22, 2005 | Missouri (879) | Amy Schmucker, Michigan (216) | 8th (918) | McConnell/Rose (229/T-30th) | |
| Feb. 20-21, 2006 | Baylor (896) | Lacey Jones, Southern Methodist (215) | 8th (923) | Dayna Burleigh (227/T-16th) | |
| Feb. 19-20, 2007 | Texas A&M (874) | Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M (209) | 2nd (887) | Sara Brown (215/2nd) | |
| Feb, 18-19, 2008 | Michigan State (892) | Sara Brown, Michigan State (212) | 1st (892) | Sara Brown (212/1st) | |
| Feb. 16-17, 2009 | Auburn (882) | Megan McChrystal, LSU (213) | 5th (903) | Laura Kueny (220/7th) | |
| Feb. 22-23, 2010 | Florida (857) | Isabelle Lendl, Florida/Marika Lendl, Florida (213) | 4th (895) | Caroline Powers/Aimee Neff (221/9th) | |
| Feb. 21-22, 2011 | Iowa State (868) | Austin Ernst, LSU (213) | 5th (888) | Christine Meier (219/T-10th) | |
| Feb. 20-21, 2012 | TCU (882) | Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma (212) | 5th (887) | Christine Meier (218/T-6th) | |
| Feb. 18-19, 2013 | SMU (888) | Natalie Wille, Augusta State (215)* | 3rd (895) | Caroline Powers (212/T-1st) | |
| Feb. 17-18, 2014 | Vanderbilt (844) | Simin Feng, Vanderbilt (207)* | 3rd (849) | Allyssa Ferrell (207/T-1st)^ | |
| Feb. 20-21, 2017 | Furman (864) | Alice Chen, Furman (215) | T-6th (909) | Sarah Burnham, Ally Geer (225/T-20th) |