Spartans Head South for the Quail Valley Intercollegiate

The Michigan State men's golf team will be in action for the fourth consecutive week as the Spartans travel to Vero Beach, Florida, this weekend for the 2018 Quail Valley Intercollegiate. The sixth-annual tournament, hosted by McNeese State, will be played Sunday – Tuesday at the Quail Valley Golf Club.

THE QUAIL VALLEY INTERCOLLEGIATE
Dates: Sunday, Oct. 14 – Tuesday, Oct. 16
Course: Quail Valley Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,350
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes; play five, count four
Schedule:
Sunday – First round begins at 8:30 a.m. off holes No. 1 and 10
Monday – Second round begins at 8:30 am. off holes No. 1 and 10
Tuesday – Final round begins at 8:30 a.m. off holes No. 1 and 10

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Spartans have won two Quail Valley titles – 2015 and 2016 – in the five-year history of the tournament. MSU placed second last season, jumping four spots on the final day, and finishing behind only South Florida. Kaleb Johnson tied for third place for the second straight season as well in 2017 at 12-under-par 204.

THE COURSE
Designed by Tommy Fazio and Nick Price, Quail Valley was voted as one of the Top 10 Premier Clubs by LINKS Magazine in 2010.

THE FIELD
The field includes three teams in the most recent Golfweek top 50:
Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas State (18), Jacksonville , Lipscomb, Louisiana-Monroe, Maryland, McNeese, Memphis, Michigan State, Nebraska, North Florida (37), Notre Dame, Sam Houston State, South Florida (27), Texas State, Western Carolina

RESULTS
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THE LINEUP
No. 1 – James Piot (So., Canton, Mich.)
No. 2 – Donnie Trosper (Sr., Canton, Mich.)
No. 3 – Andrew Walker (Jr., Battle Creek, Mich.)
No. 4 – Troy Taylor II (Fr., Westerville, Ohio)
No. 5 – Kaleb Johnson (Jr., Naples, Fla.)

THE LAST TIME OUT
The Spartans took ninth place at the Fighting Irish Classic earlier this week at the University of Notre Dame at 2-under-par 850 (280-287-283). Freshman Troy Taylor II was the top-placing Spartan as he took 21^st place at 2-under-par 210 (68-73-69).

LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
"This tournament has been a staple of our schedule for a little while now. It's a great course and we have great hosts down there. We've had a lot of success here and now we really need to lean in and produce. It's an important week for us to get back on track.

"It's a solid field with some teams that are familiar with the course, so it should be a good place to get comfortable quickly."

EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS
Sunday – Scattered thunderstorms, high 86, 50% chance of rain
Monday – Mostly sunny, high of 88, 20% chance of rain
Tuesday – Scattered thunderstorms, high of 88, 50% chance of rain

UP NEXT
The Spartans will play their final tournament of the fall, Oct. 27-28, in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the UNCG /Grandover Collegiate.

Players Mentioned

Kaleb Johnson

James Piot

Troy Taylor II

Donnie Trosper

Andrew Walker

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