EAST LANSING – In more than a dozen trips to St. Andrews Links, Casey Lubahn still goes back to the first.
The Michigan State golf coach was 6-under-par heading into the 18th hole at the Old Course. In his first opportunity to close out a round at the home of golf, Lubahn sprayed his tee shot right into the hotel.
“The caddy, who had said three words to me all day, he used an expletive to describe how bad my shot was into the hotel,” Lubahn recalled with a laugh. “It’s something I’ll always remember.”
That’s the point and more lifelong memories will be made this week in Scotland with Michigan State men’s and women’s golf teams both playing in the St. Andrews Collegiate. Only four schools were invited and the third year of the tournament features Michigan State, California, Princeton and