Michigan State's men's golf team finished in fifth place among 13 teams with a program-best score of 41-under par 823 in the 29th Puerto Rico Classic at the Grand Reserve Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The course is the site of the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open, which will be played in three weeks.
The Spartans posted the best 18-hole score in program history on Monday with a 19-under par 269 and followed that up with a 15-under par 273 in Tuesday's final round, tying the second-best round in program history.
Final Results
"This is a really good finish in a tremendous field of teams and I'm really pleased with the effort our guys put in," Head Coach Casey Lubahn said. "We put together some great rounds and to come out of a tournament with a couple of school records in hand makes it even better. It was an incredible week for August (Meekhof) and to play the last 36 holes of golf bogey-free was impressive."
Top-ranked Oklahoma came from behind to win the event, finishing in first at 59-under par 805. No. 12 Georgia finished in second place at 53-under par 811, with No. 8 Tennessee in third (47-under par 817) and No. 21 Purdue in fourth place at 46-under par 818. MSU, ranked No. 31 by Golfstat, rounded out the top-five teams at 41-under par 823.
For the full tournament recap, visit msuspartans.com
