Michigan
49er Collegiate Classic
Ottenweller Leads U-M at Cold and Windy 49er Classic
10/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
CONCORD, N.C. -- With the 50 degree weather and 15-20 mph constant winds creating havoc for a second consecutive day, the University of Michigan men's golf team battled the elements throughout the final 18 holes to finish sixth at the 49er Collegiate Classic today (Tuesday, Oct. 25) at the Cabarrus Country Club with a 913 54-hole tournament total.
As the weather built throughout the tournament, the Maize and Blue battled the cold and windy conditions as the Wolverines opened with a the first round team total of 300 on Monday and followed with a 301 in the second round giving them a 601 first day total putting them in a tie for second place. As conditions worsened the Wolverines found troubles throughout the final round posting a 312 final round score dropping them four spots to finish sixth as just nine strokes separated second through sixth place.
For the second straight tournament sophomore Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS) led the Maize and Blue charge as he tied for 12th with a 226 54-hole tournament total. After firing an even-par 72 to open the tournament, the weather got the best of him in the second round as he posted a 78. He recovered slightly in the final round as he carded a four-over 76 to help give him his third top 20 finish of the season.
Junior Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's) followed as he tied for 17th with a 228 total. After opening with a three-over 75 in the first round, he rallied in the winds in the second round to fire an even-par 72 to put him in a tie for third with a 147 total. Weather conditions got the best of him in the final round as he posted an 81, but still managed to earn his second top 20 of the fall.
Other Michigan finishes included: senior Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS), tied for 35th with a 232 total (75-76-81); sophomore Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy), tied for 42nd with a 233 total (78-75-80) and freshman Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), tied for 52nd with a 236 total (80-81-75).
Host Charlotte (290-299-295) led from start to finish as the 49ers won by 20 strokes with an 884 54-hole total. Davidson College (302-304-298) was second at 904 and Ball State (311-293-302) was third at 906. Charlotte's Ray Sheedy (68-73-71) gave the 49ers the double win as he posted a four-under 212 tournament total to win by nine strokes, as Jacksonville State's Daniel Willett (69-80-72) and Charlotte's David Rawluk (74-75-72), who played as an individual, were the runner-up at five-over 221.
The Wolverines have now completed their fall season. The Maize and Blue will not hit the links again until the spring season begins with a trip to Orlando, Fla., Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 13-14) for the Central Florida/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate at the Rio Pinar Country Club.
Team Standings
1. Charlotte 290-299-295 = 884 (+20) 2. Davidson College 302-304-298 = 904 3. Ball State 311-293-302 = 906 4. Long Beach State 308-293-306 = 907 5. Jacksonville State 295-307-307 = 909 6. MICHIGAN 300-301-312 = 913 7. Ohio 310-314-298 = 922 8. Marquette 309-308-308 = 925 9. Tennessee-Chattanooga 313-308-309 = 930 10. Campbell 308-313-312 = 933 11. Furman 317-308-312 = 937 12. Liberty 309-315-314 = 938 Belmont Abbey College 316-315-307 = 938 14. St. Louis 306-320-313 = 939 15. Elon 297-321-324 = 942 16. Rutgers 307-316-325 = 948
Top Individuals
1. Ray Sheedy, Charlotte 68-73-71 = 212 (-4) 2. Daniel Willett, Jacksonville State 69-80-72 = 221 David Rawluk, Charlotte 74-75-72 = 221* 4. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte 71-74-78 = 223* 5. Ryan Panichpakdee, Long Beach State 74-73-77 = 224 Steve Mayo, Davidson 74-77-73 = 224 Alex Knoll, Davidson 78-74-72 = 224 8. Patrico Cozzoli, Jacksonville State 74-76-75 = 225 Brandon Boomsma, Ball State 76-75-74 = 225 Julian Colmenares, Jacksonville State 76-71-78 = 225 Jonas EnanderHedin, Charlotte 73-77-75 = 225 12. BRIAN OTTENWELLER, U-M 72-78-76 = 226 Trevor Murphy, Charlotte 72-75-79 = 226 Jon Johasky, Ohio 78-74-74 = 226 Nathan Colson, Marquette 75-74-77 = 226 * playing as individual
Other Michigan Individuals
T17. Kevin Dore 75-72-81 = 228 T35. Brandon Duff 75-76-81 = 232 T42. Tim Schaetzel 78-75-80 = 233 T52. Bill Rankin 80-81-75 = 236
Q U O T E S
Michigan coach Andrew Sapp
On the final fall tournament ... "Obviously going into today (final round) we were sitting pretty well, tied for second, but unfortunately the tough weather conditions and the winds really got the better of us. We played poorly today. It's a bad way to finish the fall because the fall was so good. It kind of leaves a bitter taste in our mouth since we played so well these last two months."
On the fall season ... "I was very pleased. We had some record shooting scores, we won our own tournament, we had an individual, Christian Vozza, win a tournament and we had a lot of other guys finish in the top 10 and top five. It was definitely a successful fall. We have to look beyond finishing poorly in the last round of the fall and evaluate everything we did and realize that we made some great strides this fall. We are going to go into the winter and really work hard to get ready for our spring season. We need to come out and play as well as we have this fall. That is the key, is not to dwell on one bad round that happened today, but look at all the positives. We made a lot of great things happen this fall, hopefully we can build on that in the spring season."
N O T E S
Michigan has now completed its fall season, The Wolverines finished among the top 10 in all five tournaments this fall, including winning the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) at the U-M Golf Course.
For the second straight tournament Brian Ottenweller has finished as the top Wolverine. In the last tournament, he had a career-best tie for third at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational. He closed out the fall averaging 72.08 per round.
Brandon Duff and Tim Schaetzel were the only Wolverines to start all five tournaments during the fall season. Duff closed out the fall season averaging 73.93 strokes per round, while Schaetzel averaged 73.67 per round.
Christian Vozza, who did not play at the 49er Collegiate Classic due to injury, finished the fall atop the Wolverine scoreboard with a 71.27 per round average. He had seven of his 11 rounds under par and five under 70 during the fall.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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