East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team fired a 15-under par 273 in the final round and junior transfer McCoy Biagioli tied for third place at 15-under par 201 as the Spartans finished in fourth place among 12 teams at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, played at Sage Run Golf Course in Bark River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
MSU finished the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a score of 32-under par 832 (282-277-273).
West Virginia won the team title at 55-under par 809 (266-270-273), with Purdue in second place at 61-under par 815 (277-264-274) and Michigan finished in third place.
The Spartans’ team score of 832 (282-277-273) is the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in program history and the 15-under par 273 in the final round is tied for the fifth-lowest 18-hole team score at MSU.
Michigan State was led by Biagioli, a transfer from Ferris State, who tied for third place at 15-under par 201 (67-69-65). Biagioli’s score of 201 is tied for the second-lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history and one shot short of tying the school record, set by Drew Hackett in 2022.
The Spartans had a pair of golfers finish among the top-20, with senior Caleb Bond tying for 18th place at 7-under par 209 (71-69-69).
Freshman Connor Cox tied for 28th place at 5-under par 211 (73-69-69). After an opening round 1-over par 73 on Sunday, Fox posted consecutive rounds of 3-under par 69 to close out his first collegiate event.
Junior Lorenzo Pinili tied for 40th place at 2-under par 214 (74-70-70) and sophomore Julian Menser tied for 53rd place at 1-over par 217 (71-72-74).
The Spartans have three playing as individuals, with graduate Ashton McCulloch tying for 18th place at 7-under par 209 (70-70-69), junior Lucas Acevedo tying for 31st place at 4-under par 212 (68-72-72) and sophomore Juan Velasquez tying for 58th place at 2-over par 218 (74-66-78).
Michigan State is back on the course next week, playing in the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. The three-day, 54-hole tournament runs from Monday, Sept. 8 through Wednesday, Sept. 10.
