Julian Menser

Winslow Robinson

/ Men's Golf

Julian Menser during the first round of the 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate.

Photo by: Rey Del Rio

Photo by: Andy Mead

Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
South Lyon, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Catholic Central

2025-26 – Sophomore
An Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Named to the All-America Scholar Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America ... Appeared in nine tournaments and was tied for fourth on the team in rounds played (25) ... Finished the year fifth on the team with a 73.24 scoring average, including a 73.86 average in the spring ... Played as part of the team’s scoring lineup in five events and had 61.4 percent of his rounds (8.6-of-14) count toward the team total ... Posted one top-5 finish, one top-10 and three among the top-20 ... Captured the individual title at the Put Me in Coach Invitational (10/6-7), shooting an 8-under par 203 (67-67-68) in the individual-only event ... Tied for 20th place in the stroke play portion of the St. Andrews Links Collegiate (10/13-15) at 6-over par 146 (75-71) ... Shot a 3-over par 147 (75-72) and tied for 18th place at the Muirfield Shootout (4/20).

2024-25 – Freshman
Appeared in 11 tournaments and was second on the team in rounds played (32) ... Finished the year sixth on the team with a 74.44 scoring average, including a 74.25 average in the spring ... Had one-top 20 finish and 68.3 percent of his rounds counted toward the team total (20.5-of-30) ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (9/9-11) as part of the team’s scoring five, tying for 37th place at 10-over par 223 (73-77-73) ... Best finish was a tie for 18th place at the Boilermaker Invitational (4/19-20), shooting a 1-under par 212 (70-71-71) to help the Spartans tie for third place in the 18-team field ... His first round 1-under par 70 (4/19) was his lowest 18-hole score of the the year and his 1-under par 212 was a personal best 54-hole score ... Tied for 46th place at the Big Ten Championships (4/25-27) at 10-over par 220 (73-71-76) ... Tied for 39th place at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (5/12-14) at 5-over par 221 (74-76-71).

Prior to MSU
Selected to the Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Boys Super Team in 2023 … Nominated for the 2023 Golfer of the Year at the Detroit High School Sports Awards … First team all-league three times (2021-23) … Nominated for Scholar Athlete of the Year 2023-24 … Helped lead Detroit Catholic Central to Division I Regional Championship in 2022 and 2023 … Part of the 2022 Division I State Championship team and two-time Division I Catholic League Champions (2022 and 2023) … 2023 Medalist in the Catholic League Championship and Regional Championship … Tied for first place (lost in playoff) at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Coca-Cola Jr. Championship, shooting an 8-under par (73-68-67) … Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS) Class Rank of 115 and No. 3 in the state and AJGA Rolex Ranking of 109 … Coached by Mike Anderson at Detroit Catholic Central and swing coach Brian Cairns … His father, Scott, played basketball at Luther College (1994-95) and Adrian College (1995-96) in Michigan.

Personal
Julian Menser ... Born on April 17, 2006 in Novi, Mich. ... The son of Scott and Amber Menser ... Has an older sister, Bella, and a younger sister, Lola ... His father, Scott, played basketball at Adrian College in Michigan ... His cousin, Grace Menser, played women’s soccer at DePaul ... Favorite TV show is Ted Lasso ... Favorite movies are The Godfather I and The Godfather II ... Favorite musical artists are Drake and the Beach Boys ... Favorite sports teams are the Detroit Tigers and the New York Knicks ... Favorite athlete is pro golfer Keith Mitchell ... Finance major.