Weekly Release #2
9/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Sat-Sun., Sept. 22-23 -- at Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Zionsville, Ind.)
Sun-Mon., Oct. 7-8 -- at Windon Memorial Classic (Glencoe, Ill.)
On the Tee: Wolverines Head to Indiana for Wolf Run Intercollegiate
After a two-week break, the University of Michigan men's golf team will head back to tournament competition. The Wolverines will head to Zionsville, Ind., Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 22-23) for the 2007 Wolf Run Intercollegiate, hosted by Indiana. The 54-hole tournament will feature 15 teams and be played at the Wolf Run Golf Club. The course will be set up for a par 71 and 7,195 yards.
The Tournament Field
The Wolf Run Intercollegiate field will include 15 teams: Arkansas, Ball State, Denver, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, IUPUI, Kent State, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Northwestern, Penn State, Toledo, UNC Greensboro and Virginia
The Tournament Schedules
The Wolf Run Intercollegiate will begin with 36 holes played on Saturday (Sept. 22), which kicks off with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The final 18-holes will be Sunday (Sept. 23) with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
The Tournament Scoring Format
Date Event Time Friday, Sept. 21 Practice Round Tee times throughout the day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept.22 First Round 9:00 a.m. (shotgun) Second Round Continuous play following completion of first round Sunday, Sept. 23 Final Round 8:30 a.m. (tee times off No. 1 and No. 10)
Scoring for the Wolf Run Intercollegiate will be five players, count the low four scores each round. Selected schools might have an invited individual.
The Michigan Lineup
Michigan will continue its qualifying throughout the week leading up to Wolf Run. 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).
TEAM NOTABLES
Michigan opened the 2007-08 season with two tournaments in a span of four days -- Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) and the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 10-11). The Wolverines claimed the team win at Purdue in the rain-shortened event and followed with a 15th place finish at Inverness.
With the team title at Purdue's Midwest Shootout 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) at 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).
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).
Bill Rankin has led Michigan in both tournaments this season. He tied for medalist honors, along with teammate Tim Schaetzel and three other golfers, at Purdue's Midwest Shootout before he tied for 36th overall at Inverness to lead U-M.
PLAYER NOTABLES
Senior Brian Ottenweller
Played in 21 career tournaments, with 28 starts.
Started his last 22 tournament appearances for the Wolverines.
Started two tournaments this season and is averaging 77.00 strokes per round.
Averaging 76.18 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.
Named co-captain, along with Tim Schaetzel.
Senior Tim Schaetzel
Started 29 straight tournaments for the Wolverines.
Played in 32 career tournaments, with 31 starts.
Started two tournaments this season and is averaging 74.50 strokes per round
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players.
Averaging 75.70 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.
Named co-captain, along with Brian Ottenweller.
Junior Nick Pumford
Played in eight career tournaments, with five starts.
After playing in one tournament as a freshman, played in seven events as a sophomore with five starts.
Averaging 76.78 strokes per round for career.
Shot a career-best four-under 67 in the first round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17). Played the event as an individual and finished as the individual runner-up with career-best four-under 209 54-hole total.
Junior Bill Rankin
Played in 20 career tournaments, with 17 starts.
One of three Wolverines to have started all 11 tournaments last season
Started 13 straight tournaments for the Wolverines.
Started two tournaments this season and leads the team averaging 74.00 strokes per round
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players.
Averaging 76.37 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.
Started eight straight tournaments for the Wolverines.
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
Made collegiate debut and first career start at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, tying for 10th
Started two tournaments this season and is averaging 75.75 strokes per round
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
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.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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