ROSEMONT, Ill. – Michigan State’s โMcCoy Biagioli and Purdue’s Andre Zhu earned Big Tenโ Co-Golfer of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday, following standout performances at the Island Resort Intercollegiate. Both players finished tied for third place at the season-openingโ tournament, signaling strong starts to their respective campaigns.The weekly award recognizes remarkable individual performances within the Big Ten men’sโ golf landscape. Biagioli and Zhu’s achievements highlight the early โฃtalent emerging this season and set a high bar for competition as theโ fallโ tournament schedule progresses. โThis recognition not only โelevates their individual โprofiles but also reflects positively onโ the growing strength โฃof Big Ten golf programs.Biagioli, a junior from White Lake, Michigan, carded a 15-under par 201 (67-69-65) at the Island Resort Intercollegiate. His 54-hole total isโ tied for the second-lowest in Michigan State program history, just one stroke shy of Drew Hackett’s school record set in 2022. Biagioli recorded 17 birdies and played 52 of 54 holes at or below par, with bogey-free rounds in the first and final rounds of the tournament.โฃ The โขlast Spartan to receive the honor was Lorenzo Pinili โon โMarch 6, 2025.
zhu, a freshman fromโ Richmond Hill, Ontario, also finished with a 15-under par 201 (68-65-68) in โฃhis collegiate debut. His score ranksโ asโฃ the โthird-lowest 54-hole total in Purdue history, and he became only the fourth player in program history to record three โrounds of โค68 or better in โthe same tournament. Zhu totaled 17 birdies, 35 pars,โ and just two bogeys throughout the event. Jenson Forrester was the last Boilermaker to โbe โคnamed Big Ten Men’s golfer of the Week on March 27, 2025.2025-26 Big Tenโ Men’s Golfers of the Week
Sept. 4 – McCoy biagioli, โMichiganโ State | โAndre Zhu, Purdue
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