Women’s Golf Opens Play in Clemson Invitational on Friday

Friday, March 27

The Reserve on Lake Keowee (Sunset, S.C.)

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Michigan State University

Clemson Invitational

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Women’s Golf Opens Play in Clemson Invitational on Friday

3/26/2026 10:58:00 AM | Women's Golf

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East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's women's golf team begins play in the Clemson Invitational on Friday, March 27 at the Reserve at Lake Keowee in John's Island, S.C.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played on the par-72, 6,386-yard course and teams will play 18 holes each day. Eleven of the teams the field are ranked among the top-50 teams in the country.

The Spartans tee off on Friday on the first hole at 10 a.m., playing alongside the College of Charleston, Florida and Ohio State.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29
Location: The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, S.C.
Course Par / Yardage: par 72, 6,386 yards
Format: 18 holes each day

THE LINEUP
2. Paula Balanzategui
1. Taylor Kehoe
3. Sarisa Pojanalai
5. Grace Vetter
4. Shannon Kennedy
IND – Lucia Valderrama

LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be available via Clippd.

THE FIELD
In addition to host Clemson (44), the 15-team field includes the Arkansas (8), College of Charleston, Florida (4), Kent State (27), Miami (Fla.), LSU (30), Maryland, Michigan State (43), Ole Miss (18), Ohio State (39), UNC Wilmington, Princeton, Tennessee (20), Vanderbilt (15) and Virginia Tech (38).

SPARTANS AT THE BRIAR'S CREEK INVITATIONAL
Michigan State is making its ninth appearance at the Clemson Invitational, including four times in the last five years … MSU finished in 11th place last year, shooting a 1-under par 863 … Paula Balanzategui shot a 3-under par 213 and tied for 29th place to lead the team … The Spartans finished in fifth place in 2024, led by Katie Lu, who tied for 10th place at 2-under par 214 (71-71-72) … MSU's best finish at Clemson was a runner-up showing in 2018.

LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State finished in third place among 15 teams at the Briars Creek Invitational in South Carolina on March 16-17 … After an opening round even-par 288, the Spartans shot a 1-under par 287 in the second round … The tournament was originally scheduled for three rounds but was shortened to two due to weather … MSU's overall finish of 1-under par 575 marked the third under-par finish of the season for the Spartans … Senior Paula Balanzategui led the Spartans, finishing in sixth place after shooting a 3-under par 141 (70-71) … The sixth-place finish marked Balanzategui's second consecutive finish within the top 6 and three of her last four finishes in the top 10 … Classmate Taylor Kehoe finished in 11th place after a 1-under par 143 (72-71) for the tournament … Kehoe posted the best combined scores on hole five out of anyone, with an eagle and a birdie on the 499-yard par-5 … Freshman Sarisa Pojanalai was the third Spartan to have an under-par round on Tuesday, firing a 1-under par 71 … Pojanalai's even-par 144 (73-71) marked her best finish as a Spartan (16th).