Two in the Top-10 as Men’s Golf Team Finishes in Sixth Place at the Watersound Invitational

Wednesday, February 18

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Watersound Invitational

Two in the Top-10 as Men’s Golf Team Finishes in Sixth Place at the Watersound Invitational

2/18/2026 6:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's golf team put two players in the top-10 and had the best team round of the day to finish in sixth place among 12 teams at the Watersound Invitational, played at the Third Golf Course at Watersound Club (par-72, 7,252 yards) in Panama City, Fla.

The Spartans were in ninth place after the first round and consistently moved up each day, firing a 6-under par 274 on Tuesday, tied for the low round of the day with No. 11 Alabama to finish in sixth place with a three-day, 54-hole score of 6-under par 840 (282-278-274). MSU's score of 274 is tied for the eighth-best 18-hole team score in program history.

Arkansas (No. 8 nationally) shot a 19-under par 840 (269-277-275) to win the tournament by one shot over No. 3 Vanderbilt, second at 18-under par 822 (273-267-282). TCU placed third at 10-under par 830, with Florida State in fourth place at 9-under par 831 and Ole Miss rounded out the top-five teams at 7-under par 833.

The Spartans were one shot out of the top-five teams in the 12-team field which featured nine ranked among the top-75 teams in the country.

Senior Ashton McCulloch, who was tied for 29th place after the first round finished in fifth place at 7-under par 213 (70-65-68). McCulloch 54-hole score of 203 was a career-best for the fifth-year senior and tied for the fourth-best score in Michigan State history. His second-round score of 5-under par 64 was the third-best 18-hole score of his career.

Classmate Caleb Bond had the best team round of the day at 4-under par 66 and tied for seventh place with a three-day score of 5-under par 205 (70-69-66). His score of 205 is the second-best 54-hole score of his career and tied for the 10th-best mark at Michigan State. Bond's final-round 4-under par 66 is tied for his lowest career round.

Junior Lorenzo Pinili closed out the tournament with a 1-under par 69, his second round under par during the three days, tying for 21st place at 1-under par 209 (69-71-69).

Sophomore Julian Menser tied for 56th place at 7-over par 217 (73-73-71) and junior Lucas Acevedo tied for 62nd place at 8-over par 218 (73-74-71).

Junior McCoy Biagioli, playing as an individual, tied for 68th place at 10-over par 220 (72-72-76).

Michigan State is back on the course on Sunday, March 1 and Monday, March 2, hosting the Colleton River Collegiate at the Dye Course in Bluffton, S.C.