Michigan
Memphis Intercollegiate
Schaetzel Leads Wolverines at Memphis Intercollegiate
10/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
CORDOVA, Tenn. -- As sophomore Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) posted his second straight top five individual finish, the University of Michigan men's golf team closed out with a ninth place finish today (Tuesday, Oct. 4) at the 2005 Memphis Intercollegiate at the Colonial Country Club South Course. As just seven shots separated second place from ninth, the Wolverines tallied an 888 54-hole total after rounds of 297, 300 on Monday's first day of play while closing with a final round 291.
For the second straight tournament, Schaetzel was a driving force for the Wolverines as he recorded his second straight top five finish as he tied exactly for fifth with an even-par 216 54-hole total. After he opened with a four-under 68, as he birdied all four par 5s, he found putting miscues in the second round he posted a five-over 77. He rallied in the final round again, as he birdied all four par 5s to close out with a one-under 71. With that final round tally, he has now shot under par in five of his last six rounds.
Sophomore Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS) and senior Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) both tied for the 33rd spot with 224 tournament totals. Ottenweller recorded three descending rounds after opening with a five-over 77, lowering it to a three-over 75 and closing out with an even-par 72. Meanwhile, Duff opened with a 79, only to come back and recover with a two-under 70 in the second. He closed out the tournament with a three-over 75.
Other Wolverine finishes include: junior Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS), was 51st with a 229 total (78-78-73); senior Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS), tied for 52nd with a 230 total (74-80-76) and freshman Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), who competed as an individual, tied for 41st with a 226 total (75-78-73).
Memphis (291-288-297) used its home course to its advantage as the Tigers won their own tournament by five strokes with an 876 54-hole total. With only seven strokes separating second to seventh, Southern Mississippi (287-301-293) slid into the runner-up spot with an 881 total, while Wisconsin (302-295-286) was third at 883. The host Tigers also took advantage of medalist honors as Keven Fortin-Simard won with an eight-under 208 total (69-67-72), while Southern Mississippi's Justin Elliott (67-71-74) was the medalist runner-up at 212.
Michigan wastes no time getting back on the golf course as the Maize and Blue will head out at the end of this week to Fairfax, Calif., for the 2005 Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 10-11), hosted by the Pac-10s California. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Meadow Club.
Team Standings
1. Memphis 291-288-297 = 876 (+12) 2. Southern Mississippi 287-301-293 = 881 3. Wisconsin 302-295-286 = 883 4. Iowa 298-300-286 = 884 Penn State 294-302-288 = 884 Kansas State 294-294-296 = 884 7. Tulane 302-293-290 = 885 8. Mississippi State 296-303-287 = 886 9. MICHIGAN 297-300-291 = 888 10. South Florida 300-298-292 = 890 11. Nebraska 300-301-296 = 897 12. South Alabama 306-290-306 = 902 13. Marshall 298-310-298 = 906 14. Iowa State 303-312-304 = 919 15. Arkansas-Little Rock 310-308-305 = 923
Top Individuals
1. Keven Fortin-Simard, Memphis 69-67-72 = 208 (-8) 2. Justin Elliott, Southern Mississippi 67-71-74 = 212 3. Shawn Warren, Marshall 73-70-71 = 214 Kyle Ritchie, Tulane 72-72-70 = 214 5. TIM SCHAETZEL, U-M 68-77-71 = 216 Robert Rohanna, Penn State 72-74-70 = 216 7. Logan Young, Mississippi State 74-74-69 = 217 8. Tyler Cummins, Kansas State 72-73-73 = 218 Ian Rochester, Memphis 72-72-74 = 218 Greg Huxman, Mississippi State* 69-73-76 = 218 11. Michael Thompson, Tulane 72-76-71 = 219 Cole Peevler, Iowa 70-77-72 = 219 Kevin Tilbury, South Florida 74-71-74 = 219 14. Garrett Jones, Wisconsin 74-73-73 = 220 Jeff Kaiser, Wisconsin 77-74-69 = 220 * playing as individual
Other Michigan Individuals
T33. Brian Ottenweller 77-75-72 = 224 T33. Brandon Duff 79-70-75 = 224 51. Matt McLaughlin 78-78-73 = 229 T52. Christian Vozza 74-80-76 = 230 T41. Bill Rankin* 75-78-73 = 226 * playing as individual
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