Michigan
The Prestige
U-M Closes The Prestige in 12th Place
10/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: La Quinta, Calif.
Course: Greg Norman Course at PGA West (par 72, 7,156 yards)
Tournament: The Prestige
U-M Standing: 12th Place of 16 Teams (310-292-306/908)
Top U-M Individual: Lion Kim, tie-25th (73-76-76/225)
Next Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 27-28 -- at Bridgestone Intercollegiate (Greensboro, N.C.)
LA QUINTA, Calif.--The University of Michigan men's golf team tallied a 306 final-round team score to drop six spots and close with a 908 54-hole total and a 12th-place showing today (Oct. 14) at The Prestige played at the Greg Norman Course on PGA WEST.
After finding difficult scoring conditions with a first-round 310, U-M rebounded in the second round to post a 292 after two sub-par numbers -- a two-under 70 from freshman Matt Thompson(Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS) and a one-under 71 from senior co-captain Bill Rankin(Traverse City, Mich./Central HS) -- to finish the first day in sixth place with a 602. Struggles found the Wolverines in the final round as they closed with a 306 to drop six spots in the standings at the challenging event.
Sophomore Lion Kim(Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School) led U-M individually, finishing tied for 25th with a 225. After opening with a one-over 73 in the first round, he carded back-to-back 76s to tally his third top-25 finish of the season. After a slow start, senior co-captain Nick Pumford(St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles HS) rallied in the final round with a one-under 71 to give him a 227 event total and a tie for 30th individually. He opened with rounds of 79 and 77.
In his first career start, Thompson got off to a rocky start, posting an 80 in the first round, but rebounded with a two-under 70 in the second round. He closed with a 79 for a 231 total, putting him in a tie for 54th. In his fourth start of the season, junior Ross Millman(St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School) tied for 63rd at 232 (77-75-80), and Rankin closed out the Maize and Blue scoring, tying for 67th at 233 (81-71-81).
Overall, TCU (294-289-278) led from start to finish and closed with a 10-shot victory after tallying an 861 event total. Hosts UC Davis (306-280-285) and Stanford (297-292-290) placed runner-up and third at 871 and 879, respectively. TCU's John de Beer (72-70-68) and UC Davis' Nate Pistacchio (68-71-71) tied for medalist honors at 210, while UCF's David Johnson was third at 211 (76-67-68).
The Wolverines will get just under two weeks off before they close out the fall season with a trip to Greensboro, N.C., Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28, for the 2008 Bridgestone Intercollegiate. The 54-hole tournament -- hosted by UNC Greensboro -- will be played at the Forest Oaks Country Club.
Team Standings
1. TCU 294-289-278 = 861 2. UC Davis 306-280-285 = 871 3. Stanford 297-292-290 = 879 4. UCF 303-295-284 = 882 5. Washington 310-303-276 = 889 6. Pepperdine 300-298-298 = 896 7. California 312-293-292 = 897 8. Northwestern 308-298-294 = 900 Michigan State 327-290-283 = 900 10. Notre Dame 307-301-293 = 901 11. Colorado 306-303-296 = 905 12. MICHIGAN 310-292-306 = 908 13. Kentucky 309-310-291 = 910 14. Florida Southern 302-315-295 = 912 15. Pacific 317-305-299 = 921 16. Rice 322-302-302 = 926
Top Individuals
1. Johan de Beer, TCU 72-70-68 = 210 Nate Pistacchio, UC Davis 68-71-71 = 210 3. David Johnson, UCF 76-67-68 = 211 4. Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine 68-77-70 = 215 5. Austin Graha, UC Davis 86-63-68 = 217 James Sacheck, TCU 75-72-70 = 217 Travis Woolf, TCU 75-72-70 = 217 8. Sihwan Kim, Stanford 74-72-72 = 218 David Lipsky, Northwestern 74-75-69 = 218 10. Richard Lee. Washington 76-72-71 = 219
Michigan Individuals
T25. Lion Kim 73-76-76 = 225 T30. Nick Pumford 79-77-71 = 227 T54. Matt Thompson 82-70-79 = 231 T63. Ross Millman 77-75-80 = 232 T67. Bill Rankin 81-71-81 = 233
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Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On The Prestige... "The tournament was a tale of three rounds, two terrible ones and one solid one in the middle. Unfortunately, if you look at the scorecards, we had a lot of doubles and triples in this tournament, a lot of balls hit in the water and out of bounds. It was the worst golf we played all year, but fortunately it was not our last event. We've got to get our games back in shape, get prepared for the Greensboro tournament and move on. I definitely thought we would play better than we did this week, but unfortunately we weren't able to do so."
N O T E S
With his start at The Prestige, Bill Rankin has now started 28 straight tournaments and has not missed a start in the last three seasons.
Matt Thompson made his first collegiate start, tying for 54th at The Prestige. Prior to the California event, he played in two events as an individual.
With his one-under 71 in the final round, Nick Pumford posted his team-best fifth round of par or better this season. With a second-round two-under 70, Matt Thompson posted his fourth par-or-better round this season as did Bill Rankin, who had a one-under 71 in the second round.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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