Michigan State’s men’s golf team shot a 4-over par 292 in Monday’s opening round and is in ninth place among 14 teams after the first day at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament at the Seminole Legacy Golf Course in Tallahassee, Florida, continues through May 14.
Host Florida State fired a 14-under par 274 and leads the field by seven shots. Notre Dame is in second place at 7-under 281, with Ole Miss in third at 6-under 282 and New Mexico and Augusta University tied for fourth place at 3-under 285.
MSU is two shots behind Northwestern and Furman, tied for seventh place at 2-over 290, six behind sixth-place Georgia. The top five teams and the low individual not on an advancing team will move on to the NCAA Championships May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Junior Caleb Bond fired a 2-under par 70 and is in a tie for 11th place to lead the Spartans. He finished his round with three birdies and 14 pars.
A trio of golfers – sophomore Lorenzo Pinili and freshmen Julian Menser and Drew Miller– are tied for 40th place with scores of 2-over par 74.
Starting on the 10th hole, Pinili struggled on the back nine at 3-over par 36 before finishing the front with a pair of birdies at 1-under par. Menser finished his round with three birdies and 11 pars, while Miller closed with three birdies and 10 pars.
Sophomore Lucas Acevedo is tied for 58th place at 4-over par 76.
The Spartans are making their fourth straight appearance in an NCAA regional and the eighth in the last nine years. Michigan State is seeded No. 10 in the 14-team field.
— MSU Athletic Communications
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