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Spring Season Starts at the Watersound Invitational for Men’s Golf
2/15/2026 1:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's golf team tees off the spring 2025 campaign this week, playing in the Watersound Invitational, hosted by Florida State at Sharks Tooth Golf Course in Lake Powell, Fla.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament starts on Monday, Feb. 16 and runs through Wednesday, Feb. 18.
The Spartans tee off on holes 6-11 starting at 11 a.m., playing alongside Kentucky and Clemson.
WATERSOUND INVITATIONAL
Dates: Monday, Feb. 17 – Sunday, Feb. 19
Course: The Third Golf Course at Watersound Club / Panama City, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,252
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Clippd
Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 16 – 18 holes – shotgun start, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 – 18 holes – split-tee start, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – 18 holes – 9 a.m.
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 2 – Caleb Bond
No. 3 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 4 – Julian Menser
No. 5 – Lucas Acevedo
IND – McCoy Biagioli
THE FIELD
The 12-team field includes nine ranked among the top-75 in the country in the latest NCAA Rankings: host Alabama (No. 11), Arkansas (No. 8), Florida State (No. 31), Kentucky (No. 51), Michigan State (No. 63), Mississippi (No. 9), Mississippi State (No. 56), Navy, TCU (No. 43), UCLA (No. 31) and UConn.
RESULTS
Live scoring for the event is available through Clippd.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is coming off of fall campaign that included one top-five finish and an appearance in the St. Andrews Links Collegiate … The Spartans had their best performance of the fall in the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, firing a 32-under par 273 (282-277-273) to finish in fourth place, with junior transfer McCoy Biagioli leading the team with a third-place finish at 15-under par 201 … MSU followed up with a seventh-place finish at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, shooting a 17-over par 869 and then finished in sixth place at the Golf Canada Collegiate at even-par 864 (287-287-290) and a tie for sixth at the Windon Memorial Classic with the second-best score of the season at 16-under par 848 (289-278-281). The team concluded the fall season at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, finishing in third-place in the stroke play portion before closing the event with a match play victory over the University of St Andrews … Senior Caleb Bond, who was the team's top finisher in three events, leads the team in scoring average at 70.17 and posted three top-20 finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the Folds of Honor (even-par 213) … Junior Lorenzo Pinili, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week after his performance at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, is second on the team with a 71.58 scoring average … Senior Ashton McCulloch carried a 71.67 scoring average and Biagioli is fourth on the team with a 71.78 scoring average.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament starts on Monday, Feb. 16 and runs through Wednesday, Feb. 18.
The Spartans tee off on holes 6-11 starting at 11 a.m., playing alongside Kentucky and Clemson.
WATERSOUND INVITATIONAL
Dates: Monday, Feb. 17 – Sunday, Feb. 19
Course: The Third Golf Course at Watersound Club / Panama City, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,252
Format: Stroke play, 54 holes / Play five, count four
Live Stats: Clippd
Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 16 – 18 holes – shotgun start, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 – 18 holes – split-tee start, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – 18 holes – 9 a.m.
MSU LINEUP
No. 1 – Lorenzo Pinili
No. 2 – Caleb Bond
No. 3 – Ashton McCulloch
No. 4 – Julian Menser
No. 5 – Lucas Acevedo
IND – McCoy Biagioli
THE FIELD
The 12-team field includes nine ranked among the top-75 in the country in the latest NCAA Rankings: host Alabama (No. 11), Arkansas (No. 8), Florida State (No. 31), Kentucky (No. 51), Michigan State (No. 63), Mississippi (No. 9), Mississippi State (No. 56), Navy, TCU (No. 43), UCLA (No. 31) and UConn.
RESULTS
Live scoring for the event is available through Clippd.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State is coming off of fall campaign that included one top-five finish and an appearance in the St. Andrews Links Collegiate … The Spartans had their best performance of the fall in the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate, firing a 32-under par 273 (282-277-273) to finish in fourth place, with junior transfer McCoy Biagioli leading the team with a third-place finish at 15-under par 201 … MSU followed up with a seventh-place finish at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, shooting a 17-over par 869 and then finished in sixth place at the Golf Canada Collegiate at even-par 864 (287-287-290) and a tie for sixth at the Windon Memorial Classic with the second-best score of the season at 16-under par 848 (289-278-281). The team concluded the fall season at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, finishing in third-place in the stroke play portion before closing the event with a match play victory over the University of St Andrews … Senior Caleb Bond, who was the team's top finisher in three events, leads the team in scoring average at 70.17 and posted three top-20 finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the Folds of Honor (even-par 213) … Junior Lorenzo Pinili, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week after his performance at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, is second on the team with a 71.58 scoring average … Senior Ashton McCulloch carried a 71.67 scoring average and Biagioli is fourth on the team with a 71.78 scoring average.
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