Michigan
Wolverine Invitational
Michigan in 11th after First Day of Wolverine Invitational
10/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site:Â Ann Arbor, Mich.
Course:Â U-M Golf Course (par 71, 6,687 yards)
Tournament:Â Wolverine Invitational (Day 1)
U-M Standing:Â 11th place of 17 Teams (297-292/589) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual:Â Dave Nichols, tie-13th (69-74/143)
Next U-M Event:Â Sunday, Oct. 6 -- host Wolverine Invitational (U-M Golf Course), 8 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team sits in 11th place after the first day of its own Wolverine Invitational on Saturday (Oct. 5) at the U-M Golf Course. Junior Dave Nichols' (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams HS, Mich.) career-best, two-under-par 69 in the first round helped the Wolverines tally a 297 total, while a pair of career-best, one-under 70s by redshirt freshman Mark McIntosh (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord HS) and junior/sophomore Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS) in the second round helped the Wolverines shoot 292 for a 36-hole total of 589.
David Nichols
Michigan State sits atop the leaderboard by a single stroke after dropping 11 shots from the first round to the second with tallies of 290 and a six-under 278 for a 569 total. Xavier (282-288/570) sits a shot back and Miami (Ohio) is third at 573 (294-274). Xavier's Mile Malliet is the top individual with a four-under 138 total for 36 holes after back-to-back rounds of 69. St. John's Andrew Svoboda (73-66/139) and Michigan State's John Koskinen (71-68/139) are tied for the second position.
In his first round Nichols, who is tied for 13th with a 143 total, finished the first nine holes two under par with birdies on Nos. 2 and 7. He bogeyed No. 12 but followed with a birdie on No. 13 and parred out for an even-par back nine to finish with a two-under 69. In the second round he carded a three-over 74 after a couple of errant shots caused havoc on the round.
McIntosh, who is tied for 16th, opened with a three-over 74, but came roaring back with a one-under 70 in the second for a 144 total. Tighe carded a 76 in the first round but also came back with his one-under 70 for a 146 total, which is good for a tie for 22nd.
Freshman Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS) is tied for 74th after back-to-back rounds of 78 for a 156 total, and senior/junior Scott Carlton (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) is tied for 78th (79-78/157).
Senior/junior Chris Kellogg (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS) leads the Michigan individuals as he is tied for 34th after opening with a 77 but coming back strong with an even-par 71 in the second round for a 148 total.
In their first collegiate tournaments, freshmen Blake Burman (Miami, Fla./Palmetto HS) and Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic HS) got off with shaky starts but responded in the second round as they are both tied for 69th. Burman carding an 82 in his first round as his putter let him down, but he fired a one-over 72 in the second round to tally a 154 two-round total. Duff opened his tournament with an 80 and came back with a 74 to also sit at 154.
Redshirt freshman Jimmy Wisinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) and freshman Bruce Svechota-Kingsbury (Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills School) are both tied for 85th at 159. Wisinski carded rounds of 81 and 78, while Svechota-Kingsbury opened with a three-over 74 but shot 85 in the second round.
The final round of the Wolverine Invitational will be Sunday (Oct. 6) with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. off the No. 1 and No. 10 tees. The Maize and Blue will be paired with William & Mary and IUPUI off No. 10 from 9:20 a.m. to 9:52 a.m. Michigan's individuals will go off No. 10 from 8 a.m. to 8:32 a.m.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Michigan State 290-279 = 569 (+1)
2. Xavier 282-288 = 570
3. Miami (Ohio) 294-279 = 573
4. Eastern Michigan 297-283 = 580
5. St. John's 294-289 = 583
Indiana 296-287 = 583
7. Wisconsin 294-292 = 586
8. Iowa 297-290 = 587
9. Ball State 293-295 = 588
William & Mary 299-289 = 588
11. MICHIGAN 297-292 = 589
12. IUPUI 289-302 = 591
13. Ohio Wesleyan 304-294 = 598
14. UNC-Greensboro 297-303 = 600
15. Eastern Kentucky 308-295 = 603
16. Seton Hall 298-308 = 606
17. Ohio 305-310 = 615
Top Individuals
1. Miles Maillet, Xavier 69-69 = 138 (-4)
2. Andrew Svoboda, St John's 73-66 = 139
John Koskinen, Michigan State 71-68 = 139
4. Aaron Krueger, Iowa 73-67 = 140
Ryan Swelin, Miami (Ohio) 72-68 = 140
6. Kenny Cook, Ball State 68-73 = 141
Gary Barton, William & Mary 70-71 = 141
8. Casey Lubahn, Michigan State 74-68 = 142
Eric Phipps, Miami (Ohio) 73-69 = 142
Jeff Overton, Indiana 72-70 = 142
Brad Pemberton, Eastern Michigan 74-68 = 142
Andrew Ruthkoski, Michigan State 72-70 = 142
Michigan Individual Scores
T13. Dave Nichols 69-74 = 143 T16. Mark McIntosh 74-70 = 144 T22. Rob Tighe 76-70 = 146 T74. Christian Vozza 78-78 = 156 T78. Scott Carlton 79-78 = 157 T34. Chris Kellogg* 77-71 = 148 T69. Blake Burman* 82-72 = 154 T69. Brandon Duff* 80-74 = 154 T85. Jimmy Wisinski* 81-78 = 159 T85. Bruce Svechota-Kingsbury* 74-85 = 159
* playing as individuals
QUOTES
Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the first day of the tournament ... "I would still like to see consistency from our team. We seemed to have left a lot of shots out on the course today. We also made too many mental errors and really just bad shots on our home course, but there were some pleasant surprises. Dave's (Nichols) first round of 69 was pretty darn good. It is the second week in a row he has set a career best. Mark (McIntosh) and Rob (Tighe) played well in the second round ... so did some of our individuals. Again, we just need to get all the right scores to happen at the same time."
NOTES
• Junior Dave Nichols' first-round, two-under 69 is his career-best single-round score. His previous best tally was 70 fired last week in the first round at the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) and in the first round of the Kepler Intercollegiate (April 14-15, 2001).
• Junior/sophomore Rob Tighe's second-round score of one-under 70 set a new career best. It topped the 72 he fired in the final round of the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) a week ago.
• Redshirt freshman Mark McIntosh's second-round score of one-under 70 tied a career best. His score tied the final-round 70 he had at the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) a week ago.
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