Michigan State University Athletics
Saturday, April 4
Finley Golf Club (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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Carolina Challenge Cup
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Women’s Golf Plays in the NC Challenge Cup on Saturday
4/3/2026 11:07:00 AM | Women's Golf
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's women's golf team traveled to North Carolina this weekend and will play in the Carolina Challenge Cup on Saturday. The Carolina Challenge Cup is a one-day, 36-hole tournament on Saturday at the UNC Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill.
The Spartans tee off on the first hole at 8:45 a.m., playing alongside North Carolina, UNC Wilmington and Wingate University.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Saturday, April 4
Location: Finley Golf Club, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Course Par / Yardage: par 72, 6,386 yards
Format: 36 holes, continuous play
SPARTAN LINEUP
1. Taylor Kehoe
2. Paula Balanzategui
3. Sarisa Pojanalai
4. Grace Vetter
5. Lucia Valderrama
IND – Shannon Kennedy
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be available via Clippd.
THE FIELD
In addition to host North Carolina (12), the field includes UAB, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Michigan State, NC Central, UNCG, UNCW, Presbyterian, Queens, USC Upstate, William & Mary and Wingate.
LAST TIME OUT
Led by a pair of under-par rounds individually, MSU fired a 6-under par 282 in the final round and finished in sixth place among 16 teams at the Clemson Invitational on March 29 … The Spartans, who were in 15th place after round one and 13th after two rounds, shot a 6-under par 282 on Sunday, tied for the second-lowest team round of the day and the fifth lowest of the entire tournament to move up seven places … Michigan State finished the three-day, 54-hole tournament at 10-over par 874 (296-296-282) … Senior Taylor Kehoe led the Spartans, tying for seventh place at 3-under par 213 (72-72-69) … She fired a 3-under par 69 in the final round, tied for the fourth-lowest round of her career … Kehoe's tie for seventh place was the second top-10 performance of the year and her sixth among the top-20 … Paula Balanzategui posted the team's best round in Sunday's final round, firing a 4-under par 68 … She finished in a tie for 21st place at 2-over par 218 (78-72-68) … Her score of 68 in the final round is tied for the third-lowest 18-hole score of her career … Freshman Sarisa Pojanalai tied for 33rd place at 4-over par 220 (72-75-74) … Sophomore Grace Vetter had the third-best score of the day at even-par 72 and tied for 62nd place at 11-over par 227 (78-77-72) and senior Shannon Kennedy tied for 72nd place at 13-over par 229 (74-79-76) … Freshman Lucia Valderrama playing as an individual, tied for 67th place at 12-over par 228 (75-74-79).
The Spartans tee off on the first hole at 8:45 a.m., playing alongside North Carolina, UNC Wilmington and Wingate University.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Saturday, April 4
Location: Finley Golf Club, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Course Par / Yardage: par 72, 6,386 yards
Format: 36 holes, continuous play
SPARTAN LINEUP
1. Taylor Kehoe
2. Paula Balanzategui
3. Sarisa Pojanalai
4. Grace Vetter
5. Lucia Valderrama
IND – Shannon Kennedy
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be available via Clippd.
THE FIELD
In addition to host North Carolina (12), the field includes UAB, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Michigan State, NC Central, UNCG, UNCW, Presbyterian, Queens, USC Upstate, William & Mary and Wingate.
LAST TIME OUT
Led by a pair of under-par rounds individually, MSU fired a 6-under par 282 in the final round and finished in sixth place among 16 teams at the Clemson Invitational on March 29 … The Spartans, who were in 15th place after round one and 13th after two rounds, shot a 6-under par 282 on Sunday, tied for the second-lowest team round of the day and the fifth lowest of the entire tournament to move up seven places … Michigan State finished the three-day, 54-hole tournament at 10-over par 874 (296-296-282) … Senior Taylor Kehoe led the Spartans, tying for seventh place at 3-under par 213 (72-72-69) … She fired a 3-under par 69 in the final round, tied for the fourth-lowest round of her career … Kehoe's tie for seventh place was the second top-10 performance of the year and her sixth among the top-20 … Paula Balanzategui posted the team's best round in Sunday's final round, firing a 4-under par 68 … She finished in a tie for 21st place at 2-over par 218 (78-72-68) … Her score of 68 in the final round is tied for the third-lowest 18-hole score of her career … Freshman Sarisa Pojanalai tied for 33rd place at 4-over par 220 (72-75-74) … Sophomore Grace Vetter had the third-best score of the day at even-par 72 and tied for 62nd place at 11-over par 227 (78-77-72) and senior Shannon Kennedy tied for 72nd place at 13-over par 229 (74-79-76) … Freshman Lucia Valderrama playing as an individual, tied for 67th place at 12-over par 228 (75-74-79).
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