Casey Lubahn Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Third year

Casey Lubahn enters his third season as an assistant coach with the Michigan State men's golf program.

A three-year member (2002-04) of the Spartan golf program, Lubahn is involved in all aspects of the golf program. He closed his playing days at MSU with the fifth-lowest career stroke average in school history at 75.00.

As a senior in 2003-04, Lubahn appeared in five events for the Green and White, including making an appearance at the Big Ten Championships where he finished tied for 41st place. His best outing of the season came at the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational, where he finished tied for 27th.

In 2002-03, Lubahn was one of only three Spartans to appear in all 12 events. His 73.53 stroke average was second-lowest on the squad. He concluded the season with seven top-20 finishes, with his best outing coming at the Northern Intercollegiate, where he finished tied for fifth with a 5-under-par total of 205 (70-70-68).

Lubahn owns the fifth-lowest career stroke average in the program's history (75.00).

As well as hitting the links for the Spartans in tournament play, Lubahn has appeared at the U.S. Amateur Public Links twice and the Michigan Open Championship and the Michigan Amateur Championship four times. He was quarterfinalist at the 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links, losing to eventual champion Ryan Moore. He also was a two-time semifinalist in the Michigan Amateur.

Prior to his arrival at MSU, Lubahn was a four-year letterwinner and captain at Cedar Springs High School, where he earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors. Lubahn also captained the tennis team for two years.

The Sand Lake, Mich., native received his bachelor's degree in IDS-Law and Society in May of 2004.