2004-05 GFM at Big Ten Championships -- Notes & Quotes
5/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Q U O T E S
Michigan Coach Andrew Sapp
On the Wolverines' Big Ten Tournament ... "There were definitely some positives that came out of this tournament, but whenever you finish 10th out of 11 teams, whether it is Big Ten's or the NCAA's you're not going home with a whole lot of positive feelings. We did play well yesterday. We were really hoping to back that performance up and use that momentum in the final round. Unfortunately we were not able to take that momentum and play well. We just played poorly on our back nine, which was the front-nine after we began the day off the 10th tee. We just didn't finish the way we wanted to. When it is a tight race and a lot of teams are packed in together, if you don't play well the final round you are going to see yourself drop down the leaderboard."
On his early thoughts of the 2004-05 season ... "To have a bunch of young guys get this experience of playing in the conference championship was a good step for us. I think Michigan State finished ninth of 10th last year and the next year they win it, that is what we have to shoot for. We need to take this year and learn from it. We need to take the experience that these young players got, have them work super hard over the summer and come back next fall ready to compete for the Big Ten title."
Junior Christian Vozza
On his Big Ten Championship ... "I felt like I played a lot better than my score showed. The first round I had a few birdies, but I had a few double-bogeys and that brought me back a few strokes, which was more than I wanted. The second round, I really hit the ball great. I missed so many easy up and downs. It could have been really, really low. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. But I was encouraged by the way I hit the ball and I thought I could have brought that into the last day. I kind of had it going for a little bit, and had it one-under at one point, but I just kind of lost it near the end. Overall, I hit the ball well and I will definitely say this was positive weekend. I am excited about taking this into the summer and coming back next year as well."
N O T E S
Michigan's 883 54-hole total at the Big Ten Championships (May 6-8) is the second best tournament total of the season for the Wolverines. The Maize and Blue had a season-best 879 at the Landfall Tradition (Oct. 29-31).
For the first time this season, Michigan posted three straight team rounds under 300. The Wolverines tallied rounds of 298, 286 and 299 during the three days of the Big Ten Championships (May 6-8).
Michigan's two-under 286 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament (May 6-8) was the second-lowest round of the season. Michigan's best round of the season was a 285 carded at The Landfall Tradition (Oct. 29-31, 2004).
Brian Ottenweller and Tim Schaetzel competed in their first Big Ten Championships. Rob Tighe played in his third, while Christian Vozza and Kevin Dore each played their second league tournament.
Christian Vozza finished as the top Wolverine for the seventh time in 11 tournaments. His tie for 24th (75-70-74/219) at the 2005 Big Ten Championships (May 6-8) ties his career-best finish at the conference championship, after he tied for 24th (75-73-70/218) at the 2004 Big Ten Championship.
With his two-under 70 in the second round of the Big Ten Championships (May 6-8), Tim Schaetzel tied a career best. Just a week ago, he set his career-best mark with a two-under 70 in the first round of the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational (April 30-May 1, 2005).
With his 221 54-hole total at the Big Ten Championships (May 6-8), Tim Schaetzel set a career-best 54-hole tournament total by seven strokes. His prior best was 228 fired each of the last two tournaments -- the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational (April 30-May 1) and the Boilermaker Invitational (April 16-17).
For the second season, Christian Vozza led the Wolverines in scoring average. Vozza averaged a career-best 74.72 in 2004-05. Last season, he led the Wolverines with a 75.00 per round average.
Rob Tighe (75.09), Brandon Duff (75.67), Christian Vozza (74.72) and Matt McLaughlin (76.69) all finished the 2004-05 season recording career-best single season scoring averages.
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