Tag Archives: MSU
Spartans Finish Runner-up at Folds of Honor Collegiate
Just after Labor Day, Michigan State University Men’s Golf Team opened their 2023-24 golf season by hosting the Folds of Honor (FOH) Collegiate at American Dunes in Grand Haven. Notre Dame took the title with the Spartans finishing a mere shot back to claim runner-up honors. The field for the second edition of the Folds […]
MSU’s Valery Plata Earns LPGA Tour Card
From MSU Women’s Golf Last month in the LPGA Tour’s Qualifying Series, former Michigan State women’s golfer Valery Plata finished tied for third to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2023. Only the top 20 golfers and ties earn exemptions to the LPGA Tour, after grueling eight rounds of competition. “I’m still kind of in […]
MSU Senior Andrew Walker Qualifies for the Mackenzie Tour
By Jeff Barnes While Andrew Walker isn’t quite done with his Spartan career, he’s got more golf to look forward to. Walker finished in the top-5 of the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada Qualifying Tournament in late February. The finish ensured he will be a part of the Mackenzie Tour for at least part […]
MSU Golf Pioneer Mary Fossum Passes Away
The first head coach of the Michigan State women’s golf program, Mary Fossum, has passed away. She was 93. Mary McMillin Fossum was the first and only head coach in the history of Spartan women’s golf from 1973 until her retirement in 1997. Her coaching skills grew out of her own golfing history. As a […]
Michigan State To Host Men’s Golf NCAA Regional Championship in 2023
The NCAA has awarded Michigan State a 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional. The event will be held at Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath. Michigan State was scheduled to host the 2020 NCAA East Regional Championship at Eagle Eye May 18-20, but the event, like all NCAA spring sports, was canceled due to Covid-19. “We […]
Canton’s James Piot Shined on National Stage
Was No. 2 seed at Bandon Dunes in the U.S. Amateur Michigan State golfer and Canton resident James Piot has had a very productive summer. And while competitive golf is not over in 2020, he has had an incredible and successful run during this Covid-condensed season. The senior–to–be Spartan – who should have at least two years of eligibility […]
MSU’s Valery Plata Named B1G Golfer of the Year
Record Four Women Spartans Earn All-Conference Honors Four members of the Michigan State women’s golf team earned All-Big Ten, including sophomore Valery Plata named Big Ten Golfer of the Year. Plata – who also won the Sportsmanship award – was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by senior Allyson Geer-Park and junior Yurika Tanida. Senior Paz Marfa Sans was selected to the second team. […]
USGA Research Grants for MSU
Michigan State University received $16,600 in two grants from the USGA as part of the national golf organization’s $1.9 million in golf course sustainability research. The USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program (TERP), which is one of several continuous efforts led by the Green Section aimed at enhancing golf course sustainability, develops and supports research that produces a healthier environment and improved playing conditions. USGA research has contributed to the reduction of an estimated 86,000 tons of annual fertilizer use on golf courses since 2007 and has defined application strategies that limit the transport of nutrients to surface water and groundwater.
Women’s Player of the Year: Yurika Tanida
Yurika Tanida is from Kanagawa, Japan, but a summer of golf in Michigan and playing for Michigan State University’s women’s golf team has her feeling thankful. “I didn’t grow up in Michigan, but everyone has welcomed me and Michigan has become a second home to me,” the MSU junior said. “It means so much.” Qualifying […]
MSU Senior Ally Geer-Park Qualifies for Her 2nd Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Brighton native and MSU golfer Allison Geer-Park received and accepted an invitation from the ANWA Championship committee to play in her second Augusta National Women’s Amateur, April 1-4. She qualified based on ‘the top 30 players from the U.S. who are not otherwise qualified, based on the 2019 Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.’ Geer-Park played the inaugural event last […]