Michigan
Coastal Carolina Invitational
Final Round Drops Wolverines a Spot at Coastal Carolina
3/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- After carding back-to-back 308 in the first two rounds at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, the University of Michigan men's golf team found some struggles in the final round today (Tuesday, March 11), tallying a 326 team total to drop a position and finish 14th at the TPC of Myrtle Beach. The Wolverines finished with a 942 total for the two-day, 54-hole event.
| | Carlton's two-over 74 in the second round was the team's lowest score of the event. |
Redshirt freshman Jimmy Wisinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) got out the of gates strongly with back-to-back 78s but struggled in the final round with an 89 to finish with a 245 total which tied him for 77th. Freshman Blake Burman (Miami, Fla./Palmetto HS) played in his third collegiate tournament and finished 79th with a 248 total (82-80-86), while redshirt junior Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS) played as an individual and tied for 53rd (80-76-79/235).
After trailing by two strokes after the completion of the first day, Arkansas rallied to win the team title with a final round of six-under 282 to win by two strokes. The Razorbacks finished with a 873 total (295-296-282), Virginia Tech was second with an 875 total (297-294-284) and Central Florida was third at 880 (301-292-287).
Virginia Tech's Brendon De Jonge was the individual medalist after he closed with a five-under 67 to win by a single stroke over Arkansas' Andrew Dahl. De Jonge finished with a three-under 213 total (76-70-67) over Dahl's 214 (72-72-70). Central Florida's Barry Roof (70-75-70) and Stehan Wistorf (71-73-71) tied for third with 215 totals.
The Wolverines will only have a few days before hitting the road again, traveling to Citrus Springs, Fla., to participate in the El Diablo Intercollegiate, Saturday and Sunday (March 15-16) at the El Diablo Golf Club. The 54-hole tournament will feature 20 teams from around the Midwest.
Team Standings
1. Arkansas 295-296-282 = 873 2. Virginia Tech 297-294-284 = 875 3. Central Florida 301-292-287 = 880 4. UNC Wilmington 295-294-302 = 891 5. Virginia Commonwealth 295-310-302 = 907 6. Memphis 303-307-298 = 908 7. Washington State 302-302-307 = 911 8. Coastal Carolina 306-305-303 = 914 9. Louisville 304-306-305 = 915 10. East Carolina 301-306-311 = 918 11. Old Dominion 313-306-302 = 921 12. UNC Charlotte 315-296-314 = 925 13. Furman 307-308-318 = 933 14. MICHIGAN 308-308-326 = 942
Top Individuals
1. Brendan De Jonge, Virginia Tech 76-70-67 = 213 2. Andrew Dahl, Arkansas 72-72-70 = 214 3. Barry Roof, Central Florida 70-75-70 = 215 Stefan Wistorf, Central Florida 71-73-71 = 215 5. Ted Brown, VCU 71-72-75 = 218 6. Chris McKeel, Virginia Tech 73-72-74 = 219 7. Derek Brown, UNC Wilmington 70-74-76 = 220 Seth Murphy, Arkansas 73-73-74 = 220 9. Geoffrey Harris, Old Dominion 76-73-72 = 221 Alvero Velasco, Coastal Carolina 71-79-71 = 221
Michigan Scores
T41. Dave Nichols 75-78-78 = 231 T47. Scott Carlton 79-74-80 = 233 T58. Mark McIntosh 76-78-82 = 236 T77. Jimmy Wisinski 78-78-89 = 245 79. Blake Burman 82-80-86 = 248 T53. Rob Tighe* 80-76-79 = 235 * played as an individual
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the tournament finish ... "It was a long day today, but there really isn't anything I can point to or talk about what happened to us. Yesterday there were some positives, but today there really weren't any. When you have a chance to move up and are in striking distance of some other teams and things don't go right and you don't move up, there really isn't anything positive you can look at. But that is why we play the game. We have a chance to forget what has happened here, develop some amnesia and get right back at it and tee it up this weekend. We need to take this opportunity to learn from our mistakes here, correct them and move forward this weekend."
Junior Dave Nichols
On the invitational ... "To be honest I think I came into this tournament with a ton of confidence, but I can't really say what happened to me or to us. One thing, even though this really isn't an excuse, was during the practice round they had the course set up short, about 6,600 yards, and we got the feeling that was how it was going to play. Then they told us we were going to play from the tips, which is almost 7,000 yards, so my swing, and I think the rest of us had our swings off just a little. But again, we need to be able to adjust and even though this was a tough course with no real easy shots or bail-out areas, we just need to play better."
On the team's tournament and how they prepare for this weekend ... "I think everyone would agree with me that no one really played well and with such a real tough golf course, things just got magnified. Everyone is real disappointed right now. We know we can play good ... we have done it all year. We just need to do it at the right time. This upcoming weekend is definitely the right time because there are going to be a lot of district teams there. So, we need to work on our swings because this weekend the golf course is even harder and you have to hit it even straighter. Hopefully, we will find something to carry us through."
On where the team goes now ... "We just really need to get some breaks going. I don't mean to make excuses but it seems nothing has really gone well for us. I mean one guy will play really good and then others struggle. We need just need to put it all together."
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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