Spartans Back in Action This Weekend at the Windon Memorial

EAST LANSING -- The Michigan State men's golf team will play its second tournament of the fall when it travels to Lake Forest, Illinois, for the Windon Memorial Classic, Sept. 23-24. The teams will play 36 holes on Sunday and then play the final round on Monday at the par-72 Knollwood Club.

THE WINDON MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC
Dates: Sunday, Sept. 23 – Monday, Sept. 24
Course: Knollwood Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,202
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes
Schedule: Sunday – 36 holes beginning at 9:45 a.m. ET | Monday – 18 holes

TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Windon Memorial Golf Classic, hosted by Northwestern, has been held 21 times since the inaugural tournament in 1993. The tourney is named after the late Bernie Windon, former vice-president of Ameritech, who spearheaded the effort to bring major collegiate golf to the Chicagoland area. MSU is making its first appearance in the tournament.

THE COURSE
One of the premier country clubs in Illinois, the Knollwood Club was founded in 1924 and features the H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison designed par-72 golf course. The course will play at 7,202 yards for the Windon.

TOURNAMENT FIELD (final 2017-18 Golfstat ranking)
Army (207), Eastern Michigan (132), Indiana (97), Iowa State (44), Marquette (66), Memphis (117), Michigan (78), Michigan State (55), Northern Illinois (152), Northwestern (31), Purdue (40), South Florida (23), Southern Illinois (122), UC Davis (89), UCLA (24), and UNCG (94).

LIVE RESULTS
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THE LINEUP
No. 1 – James Piot (So., Canton, Mich.)
No. 2 – Donnie Trosper (Sr., Canton, Mich.)
No. 3 – Troy Taylor II (Fr., Westerville, Ohio)
No. 4 – Zach Rosendale (So., St. Johns, Mich.)
No. 5 – Andrew Walker (Jr., Battle Creek, Mich.)

EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS
Sunday – Sunny, high of 68, 10% chance of rain
Monday – Mostly sunny, high of 73, 20% chance of rain

THE LAST TIME OUT
The Spartans opened the season Sept. 9-10 at the Gopher Invitational where they took eighth place, finishing 16-over-par 868 – four shots out of the top five. Donnie Trosper tied for sixth place at 2-under-par 211, while James Piot was 11^th at 1-over-par 214. Troy Taylor II gave the Spartans' three in the top 20 as he took 18^th place at 3-over-par 216.

LUBAHN'S THOUGHTS
"This is an important week for us to get back to efficient play and cleaning up some mistakes from our first week. We had an intense week of qualifying since Minnesota and the guys should be sharp in their competitive mindset. As always, we need five guys leaning in and engaged in the game plan mentally and physically this week to be successful."

UP NEXT
The Spartans will travel to Wisconsin for the Erin Hills Intercollegiate, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2.

Spartans Back in Action This Weekend at the Windon Memorial

Players Mentioned

James Piot

Zach Rosendale

Troy Taylor II

Donnie Trosper

Andrew Walker

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