East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s golf team plays its third event of the season starting on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, being played at Öviinbyrd Golf Club in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada and hosted by Kent State University and Penn State.
The teams will play 18 holes on Sunday, followed by 18 holes on Monday, Sept. 15 and the final round on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
CANADIAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
Dates: Sunday, Sept. 14 – Tuesday, September 16
Course: Öviinbyrd Golf Club in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,118 yards
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes, play five, count four
Live Scoring: Golf Genius
Schedule:
Sunday, Sept. 14 – Round 1 (10 a.m., shotgun start)
Monday, Sept. 15 – Round 2 (10 a.m., shotgun start)
Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Round 3 (10 a.m., shotgun start)
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Caleb Bond
No. 2 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 3 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 4 – McCoy Biagioli
No. 5 – Connor Fox
IND – Juan Velasquez
ÖVIINBYRD GOLF CLUB
Öviinbyrd Golf Club is one of Canada’s premier golf courses, designed by Thomas McBroom and opened in 2004 in Muskoka, Ont. The 7,118-yard layout is set amongst the forests and exposed granite of the Canadian shield in Ontario’s famous cottage country and will create a challenging and memorable experience for the players. Öviinbyrd’s recently renovated practice facility features world class training conditions and state-of-the-art technology and will benefit players participating in both the NCAA event and the Team Canada – NextGen selection camp.
MICHIGAN STATE CANADIAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
This is the second time the Canadian Collegiate Invitational will be held. Last year’s event marked the first NCAA golf event ever held in Canada.
The Spartans finished in fifth place among 10 teams, shooting a 6-under par 858 (289-287-282). IT was a homecoming for Ashton McCulloch, a native of Ontario, Canada, who fired an 11-under par 205 (69-68-68) and finished in third place. Notre Dame won the team title.
THE FIELD
The tournament field features NCAA Division I men’s golf teams with prominent Canadian ties in Kent State (co-host), Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Penn State (co-host), Rutgers, George Mason, and UNC Wilmington along with the University of British Columbia.
RESULTS
Live scoring for the event is available through Clippd
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, held at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. last week. The Spartans shot a 17-over par 869 (290-299-286) and senior Caleb Bond was the top finisher for the team, finishing in sixth place at even-par 213 (71-70-72).
The Spartans opened the year with a fourth-place finish at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, firing a 32-under par 832 (282-277-273), 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. Junior McCoy Biagioli was the top finisher for the Spartans, tying for third place at 15-under par 201 (69-69-65). 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.
Bond leads the team with a 70.33 scoring average, with Biagioli second at 71.17 and junior Lorenzo Pinili third at 71.50.
LUBAHN’S THOUGHTS
“I talk constantly about memory-makers and we had one last week playing in the Folds of Honor and we get one again this week, especially for Ashton. We did not expect to have him back again this year but I think it’s great that we get a chance to bring him home to play in front of a lot of family and friends. On the golf side, we weren’t happy with our finish last week and this is a chance for us to kind of show we’re made of and rise to the expectations we have for this team.”
