HOST TOURNAMENTS
• Mary Fossum Invitational
• Central District Invitational
MARY FOSSUM INVITATIONAL
The Mary Fossum Invitational, which began in 1978, is held annually at Michigan State's Forest Akers West Golf Course in September. Named after Michigan State's longtime head coach from 1973-97, the Fossum Invitational features the top teams in the Midwest and is played on one of the premier collegiate golf courses in the country. Michigan State has won the event nine times, including six of the last seven.
| Year | Champion (Score) | Medalist, School (Score) | MSU Finish | Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) |
| 1978 | Alabama (626) | Peggy Kirsch, Alabama (152)* | 3rd (653) | Sue Ertl (16/t-6th) |
| 1979 | Ohio State (921) | Rose Jones, Ohio State (226) | 4th (980) | Nina Spatafora (239/12th) |
| 1980 | Ohio State (616) | Julie Zemnrodt, Kentucky (145) | 8th (653) | Syd Wells (158/11th) |
| 1981 | Michigan State (910) | Tamie Green, Marshall (218) | 1st (910) | Syd Wells (223/2nd) |
| 1982 | Penn State (909) | Syd Wells, Michigan State (221) | 2nd (913) | Syd Wells (221/1st) |
| 1983 | Ohio State (926) | Nancy Harris, Minnesota (223) | 4th (950) | Kathy Teichert (227/3rd) |
| 1984 | Indiana (901) | Sarah DeKraay, Indiana (224) | 2nd (911) | Kathy Teichert (226/2nd) |
| 1985 | Michigan State (921) | Lisa Marino, Michigan State (225) | 1st (921) | Lisa Marino (225/1st) |
| 1988 | Ohio State (903) | Debbie Silverberg, Ohio State (223) | 6th (963) | Becky Iverson (226/5th) |
| 1989 | Nebraska (933) | Joanne Brooks, Nebraska (222) | 2nd (963) | Jenny Hecht (238/5th) |
| 1990 | Penn State (947) | Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (231) | 5th (960) | Jenny Hecht (236/5th) |
| 1991 | Northern Illinois (902) | Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (223)* | 8th (944) | Jennifer Mieras (233/17th) |
| 1992 | Ohio State (633) | Tami Dougan, Ohio State (152) | 3rd (640) | Carolyn Nodus (155/2nd) |
| 1993 | Indiana (614) | Erika Wicoff, Indiana (145) | 7th (646) | Amy Loviscek (159/t-14th) |
| 1995 | Wisconsin (950) | Heather Hoffmann, Northwestern (224) | 3rd (958) | Jenn Kangas (237/9th) |
| 1997 | Indiana (909) | Kasey Gant, Michigan State (216) | 2nd (934) | Kasey Gant (216/1st) |
| 1998 | Michigan State (895) | Kasey Gant, Michigan State (224) | 1st (895) | Kasey Gant (224/1st) |
| 1999 | Indiana (901) | Julee Sovesky, Ohio (222) | 4th (934) | Emily Bastel (230/t-10th) |
| 2000 | Minnesota (296) | Kim Benedict, Michigan (70) | 4th (302) | Stacy Snider (74/t-10th) |
| 2001 | Cancelled Due to 9/11 tragedy |
| 2002 | Kent State (907) | Sarah Sassey, Nebraska (221)* | 3rd (916) | Allison Fouch (221/t-1st) |
| 2003 | Michigan State (901) | Allison Fouch, Michigan State (222)* | 1st (901) | Allison Fouch (222/1st) |
| 2004 | Michigan (919) | Brianna Broderick, Michigan (219) | 2nd (925) | Kristen Polanski (230/6th) |
| 2005 | Michigan State (889) | Becky Wood, Kent State (220)* | 1st (889) | Burleigh/Rose (221/t-3rd) |
| 2006** | Michigan State (889) | Tara Delaney, Kent State (215) | 1st (889) | Laura Kueny (220/4th) | |
| 2007 | Michigan State (896) | Laura Kueny, Michigan State (214) | 1st (896) | Laura Kueny (214/1st) |
| 2008 | Michigan State (891) ^ | Kirby Dreher, Kent State (217) | 1st (891) | Kueny/Solberg (218/2nd) |
| 2009 | Michigan State (875) # | Nicole Sakamato, James Madison (214) | 1st (875) | Shannon Warner (216/3rd) |
| 2010 | Notre Dame (890) | Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame (207) # | 3rd (896) | Caroline Powers (220/3rd) |
| 2011 | Michigan State (892) | Caroline Powers, Michigan State (217) | 1st (892) | Caroline Powers (217/1st) |
* - won in a playoff
# - tournament record
** - Lady Northern Invitational played instead of Mary Fossum as a preview to Big Ten Championships.
^ - won on a tiebreaker
CENTRAL DISTRICT INVITATIONAL
In addition to the Mary Fossum Invitational, Michigan State hosts the Central District Invitational every February at the River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish, Fla. MSU hosted the inaugural Central District Invitational in October of 2000. Since 2002, the Spartans have hosted the tournament in February. The Spartans have won the CDI twice (2002, 2008).
| Year | Champion (Score) | Medalist, School (Score) | MSU Finish | Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) |
| Oct. 23-24, 2000 | Northwestern (916) | Ashley Lowery, Ohio State (225) | 5th (947) | Emily Bastel (234/T-14th) | |
| Feb. 25-26, 2002 | Michigan State (296) | Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) | 1st (296) | Stacy Snider (216) |
| Feb. 24-25, 2003 | Ohio State (909) | Kristen White, Ohio State (218) | 10th (938) | Sarah Martin (233/23rd) |
| Feb. 23-24, 2004 | Louisiana State (903) | Christa Spedding, Texas A&M (220) | 2nd (906) | Allison Fouch (224/5th) |
| Feb. 21-22, 2005 | Missouri (879) | Amy Schmucker, Michigan (216) | 8th (918) | McConnell/Rose (229/T-30th) |
| Feb. 20-21, 2006 | Baylor (896) | Lacey Jones, Southern Methodist (215) | 8th (923) | Dayna Burleigh (227/T-16th) |
| Feb. 19-20, 2007 | Texas A&M (874) | Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M (209) | 2nd (887) | Sara Brown (215/2nd) |
| Feb, 18-19, 2008 | Michigan State (892) | Sara Brown, Michigan State (212) | 1st (892) | Sara Brown (212/1st) |
| Feb. 16-17, 2009 | Auburn (882) | Megan McChrystal, LSU (213) | 5th (903) | Laura Kueny (220/7th) |
| Feb. 22-23, 2010 | Florida (857) | Isabelle Lendl, Florida/Marika Lendl, Florida (213) | 4th (895) | Caroline Powers/Aimee Neff (221/9th) |
| Feb. 21-22, 2011 | Iowa State (868) | Austin Ernst, LSU (213) | 5th (888) | Christine Meier (219/T-10th) |
| Feb. 20-21, 2012 | TCU (882) | Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Oklahoma (212) | 5th (887) | Christine Meier (218/T-6th) |
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