2005-06 GFM at Memphis Intercollegiate -- Notes & Quotes
10/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Q U O T E S
Michigan coach Andrew Sapp
On today's final round ... "Today we were playing well throughout the entire round. We just didn't finish that well. We had a lot of bogeys on 17 and 18. I just tried to tell the guys to finish the last three or four holes strong. Tim (Schaetzel) did that. He birdied 16 and 17, but still it was one of those things that in this game a couple of shots can move you up in a hurry on the leaderboard. We need to finish off our rounds a little better. We played solid, but if we had finished better we would feel better about how we played."
On Tim Schaetzel's performance ... "He was able to backup a really good showing last week on a much different golf course than our course. This was a long golf course with a lot of water hazards. I would say it was much more challenging from tee to green than the University of Michigan Golf Course. To see him play this well in consecutive weeks is just great. He missed a lot of putts in the second round whereas in the first (round) he made everything. The first round he birdied all four of the par 5s and didn't birdie any in the second round, but came back in the third round and birdied all four of them again. So, he played the par 5s really well this week. I am sure he led the field in par 5 scoring just as he did last week. He was eight-under-par (on par 5s) this week and was seven-under last week and that is just phenomenal."
On if there was a letdown from last week's success ... "You know, maybe for one or two of the guys. Christian's (Vozza) 230 is probably one of his worst tournaments of his career. It was odd to see especially with the way he has played this entire fall. So, when your No. 1 guy struggles that much you are going to struggle as a team. Had he played even close to even par, and other guys shot a few other good rounds we would have been able to match better. But that is golf. It's one of those things you have to live with. Fortunately, Tim (Schaetzel) stepped up and played well and carried us to the finish."
On if there is pressure on Christian Vozza to perform ... "You never know. When you have one player playing extremely well, like he did at our tournament, people feed off of that. But I don't necessarily think his playing poorly affected anyone else. It's just a matter of addition and subtraction. When you have a player averaging under par, shooting four or five over par that is about 14 or 15 shots in a tournament above his average and that is going to add to your team total. Even so, he has gotten off to a good start. He had one bad tournament. Hopefully, he will be able to bounce back from it."
Sophomore Tim Schaetzel
On the tournament ... "We played solid golf. We just had a few mistakes down the stretch and that cost us in the end. Overall, though, there were a lot of improvements and positive things to take away. The team is starting to make some mental strides especially from last year. We are starting to think of ourselves as contenders, which is a big step. It would have been nice to have this tournament turn out better, but we are definitely coming away with some positives."
On if the successes from last week are a positive or a negative for the Wolverines ... "At this point, I think we are getting a little bit of both. Success always has positive effects. You've done something well and you feel you can do it again. It's really a good problem to have is what I am trying to say. Like with our first win you put more pressure on yourself to perform and do it again, rather than just going out there and playing your best. Because the way we won last week was by playing our own game, playing solid and getting into a good rhythm. We had a little trouble getting into a rhythm this week. When we didn't find that, it was hard to replicate what we did last week instead of just playing. Last week we controlled our own destiny because we played well. This week we controlled our own destiny because we didn't play well. We can compete with anyone. We just need to take advantage of our games and playing the way we know we can."
On his confidence level right now ... "I feel like I am slowly progressing. Knowing the way that I have played in the past, I know that is the best way for me to improve. I preferred measured improvement because I feel like I have put in my time and then I can consistently repeat when I play golf. So, having the 77 (in the second round) hurt, but I took a lot of positives away from it. Getting down to a 68 was nice after a good week last week and then coming back today (with a 71) really helped me get confident again. It made the 77 more of the aberration than the 68, which with more practice that 77 can become a 72. So, that is what I am shooting for right now."
N O T E S
With his tie for fifth at the Memphis Intercollegiate, Tim Schaetzel has posted back-to-back top five finishes in a tournament. Last week, he tied for fourth at the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) at the U-M Golf Course.
With his first round four-under 68 and his final round one-under 71, Tim Schaetzel has shot five of his last six rounds under par. Last week at the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25), he was one of two players to record all three rounds under par as he posted a career-best five-under 67 and back-to-back one-under 70s for a career-best 207 54-hole tournament total.
For the second straight tournament, Tim Schaetzel led all golfers on par 5 scoring. At the Memphis Intercollegiate he finished eight-under for a 4.33 par 5 average to lead all golfers. Last week at the Wolverine Intercollegiate, he was seven-under on par 5s for a tournament leading 4.22 average.
With his second round two-under 70, Brandon Duff has posted at least one round under par in each of the three tournaments this fall. He had a two-under 70 (first round) and one-under 71 (third round) at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Sept. 10-11) and a career-best two-under 69 (second round) at the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25).
For the third straight tournament, Michigan has had at least one player finish among the top 10 individually. Most recently, Tim Schaetzel led the way for the Wolverines with a tie for fifth at the Memphis Intercollegiate.
Michigan continues to add up the red numbers. Through three tournaments, the Wolverines have 21 rounds under par with 11 rounds under the 70 stroke barrier. During the entire of the 2004-05 season, Michigan recorded 15 rounds under par and five under the 70 strokes.
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