Weekly Release #3
10/2/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Sun-Mon., Oct. 7-8 -- at Windon Memorial Classic (Glencoe, Ill.)
Mon-Tue., Oct. 15-16 -- at The Prestige (Palm Springs, Calif.)
On the Tee: Battling for the Quintessence Trophy
After a successful finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23), the University of Michigan men's golf team will head back to the course for the 2007 Windon Memorial Classic Sunday and Monday (Oct. 7-8) at the Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. The 54-hole tournament, hosted by Northwestern, is held in honor of Bernie Windon who helped establish the tournament in 1992. The 13-team field will compete for the Quintessence Trophy, which honors Windon's "quintessential" spirit. The Lake Shore Country Club will be set up for a par 71 and 6,667 yards.
The Tournament Field
The Windon Memorial Classic field will include 13 teams: DePaul, Indiana, Kansas, Kent State, Marquette, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue and SMU.
The Tournament Schedule
The Windon Memorial Classic is a 54-hole tournament with the first 36 holes played on Sunday (Oct. 7). The first day of play will begin with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 starting at 7:45 a.m. CDT. The final 18-holes will be Monday (Oct. 8) with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 8 a.m. CDT.
| Date | Event | Time |
| Saturday, Oct. 6 | Practice Round | Tee times throughout the day |
| Sunday, Oct. 7 | First Round | 7:45 a.m. CDT (tee times off No. 1 and No. 10) |
| Second Round | Continuous play following completion of first round | |
| Monday, Oct. 8 | Final Round | 8a.m. CDT (tee times off No. 1 and No. 10) |
The Tournament Scoring Format
Scoring for the Windon Memorial Classic will be five players; count the low four scores each round. Selected schools could have the possibility of bringing an invited individual.
Follow the Tournament Live
Fans will be able to follow the Windon Memorial Classic live through the Golfstat website. [ Windon Memorial Classic ]
The Michigan Lineup
Michigan will continue its qualifying throughout the week leading up to Windon Memorial Classic. Competing for the five-man team will be: senior co-captain Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central), senior co-captain Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy), junior Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central), junior Nick Pumford (St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles), sophomore Billy McKay (Grand Blanc, Mich./David Leadbetter Golf Academy), sophomore Ross Millman (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day), sophomore Michael Slovitt (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), sophomore David Weisfeld (Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale HS), freshman Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep) and freshman Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep).
T E A M
N O T A B L E S
In three tournaments this season, Michigan has posted two top-two finishes. U-M won Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) and posted a runner-up finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23). The Maize and Blue have also produced three medalist honors. Tim Schaetzel and Bill Rankin shared the top spot at the Midwest Shootout with three other players, while Nick Pumford -- playing as an individual -- won his first career tournament at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23).
With the first round one-under 283 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Michigan was the only team to tally a sub-par team round. Following with a two-over 286 in the second round and a 299 final round, the Maize and Blue posted a runner-up finish with an season-best 868 54-hole team total. For the season, U-M is averaging 295.71 for team rounds.
The Wolverine starters produced five par-or-better rounds in the runner-up finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate. Including Nick Pumford's individual play, the Maize and Blue had seven total par-or-better rounds for the weekend. Through three tournaments, the Wolverines have posted nine rounds at par or better.
With the team title at Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) to open the season, Michigan won its first tournament title since 2005, when the Wolverines posted a 11-shot win at their own Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) on the U-M Golf Course. The title marks the second team title in the six-year career of head coach Andrew Sapp.
The team win at Purdue's Midwest Shootout marked 20 years since Michigan opened the season with a team victory. The last time the Wolverines posted a team win in the first tournament of the season was during the 1987-88 season, when the Maize and Blue won the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 1987).
Playing as an invited individual at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Nick Pumford claimed the first medalist honor of his Michigan career. He is the first U-M golfer to win a tournament since former Wolverine Christian Vozza (2004-07) won the 2005 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25).
Nick Pumford's final round four-under 67 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate tied his career best single round tournament total. He equaled the four-under 67 he posted in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 23-24, 2006). In addition, Pumford's three-under 210 54-hole tournament total at Wolf Run was just a stroke away from equaling his career best. He tallied a career-best of four-under 209 at the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate finishing as the medalist runner-up. Coincidentally, he competed as an invited individual at the Wolverine Intercollegiate.
Tim Schaetzel and Bill Rankin each won his first medalist honor at Michigan, sharing the top individual spot with three others at Purdue's Midwest Shootout. Schaetzel's previous best was a tie for third at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17, 2006) and the Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23, 2006). Rankin's previous best tournament finish was a runner-up effort at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 18-20, 2007).
Tim Schaetzel, Brian Ottenweller, Bill Rankin and Lion Kim have started all three tournaments this season for Michigan. The quad group of Wolverines have produced six of U-M's nine par or better round tallies.
P L A Y E R
N O T A B L E S
Senior Brian Ottenweller
Named co-captain, along with Tim Schaetzel.
Played in 32 career tournaments, with 29 starts.
Started his last 23 tournament appearances for the Wolverines.
Started all three tournaments this season and is averaging 76.29 strokes per round.
Averaging 76.15 strokes per round for career
Shot a career-best-competitive round total of five-under 66 in the first round of the 2005 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11). He has posted five career rounds under 70.
Senior Tim Schaetzel
Named co-captain, along with Brian Ottenweller.
Started 30 straight tournaments for the Wolverines.
Played in 33 career tournaments, with 32 starts.
Started all three tournaments this season and is averaging a career-best 73.14 strokes per round.
Posted a season-best one-under 70 in the second round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players, including teammate Bill Rankin.
Averaging 75.56 strokes per round for career.
Shot a career-best four-under 67 in the first round of the 2005 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25). He has posted five career rounds under 70.
Junior Nick Pumford
Played in nine career tournaments, with five starts.
Played in first event of season at Wolf Run Intercollegiate as individual; won medalist honors for the first time in career with a three-under 210 total.
Shot a career-best-tying four-under 67 in the third round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate; which tied the four-under 67 he had in the first round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17).
Averaging 76.00 strokes per round for career.
Junior Bill Rankin
Played in 21 career tournaments, with 18 starts.
Started 14 straight tournaments for the Wolverines.
Started all three tournaments this season and is averaging a career-best 74.29 strokes per round
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players including teammate Tim Schaetzel
Averaging 76.12 strokes per round for career.
Shot a career-best three-under 68 in the third round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17).
Sophomore Billy McKay
Played in 11 career tournaments, with nine starts.
Had started eight straight tournaments for the Wolverines before missing lineup at Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Started two tournaments this season and is averaging 78.00 strokes per round
Averaging 76.23 strokes per round for career.
Shot a career-best one-under 69 in the third round of the 2006 Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23)
Sophomore Michael Slovitt
Played as an individual in two tournaments as a freshman.
Made collegiate debut at 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17), tying for 63rd
Played as an individual at 2006 49er Collegiate Classic (Oct. 23-24), tying for 71st
Finished first season averaging 78.50 strokes per round
Shot a career-best even-par 71 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate
Sophomore Ross Millman
Played in one tournament, as an individual, during his freshman season
Made collegiate debut at 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17), finishing 80th
Finished first season averaging 81.33 strokes per round
Shot a career-best 78 in the third round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate
Sophomore David Weisfeld
Walked onto the Michigan program after taking freshman year off to concentrate on academics.
Former roommate of Billy McKay at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy.
Freshman Lion Kim
Started all three tournaments this season and is averaging 74.29 strokes per round
Shot a career-best even par 71 in the first and second rounds of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Posted a career-best 54-hole tournament total of four-over 217 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Made collegiate debut and first career start at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, tying for 10th
Comes to Michigan as the No. 2 rated departing senior by Golfweek.
Given name is Jun Min Kim, but goes by "Lion" which is a nickname given to him by his parents.
Freshman Alexander Sitompul
Played in two tournaments this season and is averaging 74.00 strokes per round
Shot a career-best one-under 70 in the first round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Posted a career-best 54-hole tournament total of three-over 216 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Made first collegiate start at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, tying for seventh
Made collegiate debut as an individual at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, tying for 63rd
Comes to Michigan as the No. 18 rated departing senior by Golfweek.
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