Michigan
Wolverine Intercollegiate (Day 1)
Pumford, U-M Hold First-Day Leads at Home Tournament
9/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Course: U-M Golf Course (par 71, 6,704 yards)
Tournament: Wolverine Intercollegiate (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Standing: 1st Place of 16 Teams (282-275/557) After Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Nick Pumford, 1st (66-70/136)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Sept. 21 -- host Wolverine Intercollegiate (U-M Golf Course), 8:30 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With all five starting players among the top 25 individually, the University of Michigan men's golf team posted back-to-back sub-par team totals to take a two-stroke lead with an 11-under 557 total after day one of the 2008 Wolverine Intercollegiate today (Saturday, Sept. 20) at the U-M Golf Course. The Wolverine hold a two-shot lead over UC Davis, which closed at 559 (285-274).
The Maize and Blue jumped out to an early first-round lead after posting a two-under 282 first-round team total behind senior co-captain Nick Pumford's (St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles HS) career-best, five-under 66. After posting bogeys on Nos. 1 and 4 to start his round, Pumford posted five birdies on the rest of the front side to make the turn at three under. He added birdies on Nos. 10 and 14 and parred the remaining seven holes. Sophomore Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy) aided the Wolverines' sub-par first-round tally with a one-under 70.
With the hole locations moved for the second round, the Wolverines took advantage of ideal weather and scoring conditions as they tied a U-M record with a nine-under 275 as every starter broke par. Sitompul led with a three-under 68, while senior co-captain Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), junior Ross Millman (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School) and sophomore Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School) all carded two-under 69s.
Pumford's one-under 70 in the second round gives him a six-under 136 first-day total and a one-shot lead over UC Davis' Ramie Sprinkling (69-69/137). They will be paired together in the final round. Sitompul is tied for third individually with a 138 total (70-68), while Rankin is tied for 14th at 141 (72-69). Kim (74-69) and Millman (74-69) are tied for 24th at 143.
Five Wolverines are playing as individuals. Freshman Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS) made his collegiate debut and sits tied for ninth at 140 (68-72). Other individual scores include: junior Michael Slovitt (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier High School), tied for 31st at 144 (75-69); freshman Alex Frankel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett School), tied for 58th at 149 (75-74); junior David Weisfeld (Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale HS), tied for 71st at 151 (74-77); and junior Billy McKay (Grand Blanc, Mich./David Leadbetter Golf Academy), tied for 83rd at 154 (80-74).
The Wolverine Intercollegiate will conclude Sunday (Sept. 21). The final 18 holes will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. MICHIGAN 282-275 = 557 (-11)
2. UC Davis 285-274 = 559
3. Colorado State 286-282 = 568
4. California 290-279 = 569
Michigan State 286-283 = 569
6. Wisconsin 286-286 = 572
Virginia Tech 288-284 = 572
8. Eastern Michigan 297-278 = 575
Toledo 280-295 = 575
Iowa State 290-285 = 575
11. Missouri 294-283 = 577
12. Gardner-Webb 294-289 = 583
13. San Diego 296-289 = 585
14. Xavier 300-287 = 587
15. Oakland 300-300 = 600
16. Columbia 298-306 = 604
Top Individuals
1. NICK PUMFORD, U-M 66-70 = 136 (-6)
2. Ramie Sprinkling, UC Davis 69-68 = 137
3. ALEXANDER SITOMPUL, U-M 70-68 = 138
Peter Malnati, Missouri 69-69 = 138
5. Ben Herrera, Iowa State 70-69 = 139
John Murphy, California 68-71 = 139
Drew Weaver, Virginia Tech 73-66 = 139
Danny Zimmerman, Wisconsin 67-72 = 139
9. MATT THOMPSON, U-M 68-72 = 140*
Riley Arp, Colorado State 70-70 = 140
Dan Woltman, Wisconsin 72-68 = 140
Eric Mina, California 72-68 = 140
Brandon Lemons, EMU 72-68 = 140
Other Michigan Individuals
T14. Bill Rankin 72-69 = 141 T24. Lion Kim 74-69 = 143 T24. Ross Millman 74-69 = 143 T31. Michael Slovitt 75-69 = 144* T58. Alex Frankel 75-74 = 149* T71. David Weisfeld 74-77 = 151* T83. Billy McKay 80-74 = 154*
* playing as individual
NOTES
• Michigan's second-round team total of nine-under 275 tied the U-M single-round record. The Wolverines have shot 275 on two other occasions -- the first round of the 2005 Alister MacKenzie Invitational and the second round of the 2005 Wolverine Intercollegiate.
• Michigan posted nine of 20 individual rounds under par during the first day of the Wolverine Intercollegiate, including seven of 10 by the starting five.
• Nick Pumford's five-under 66 in the first round is a new career best. He topped his previous best of four-under 67 which he had in the first round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate and in the third round of the 2007 Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
• Ross Millman posted a new career-best single round with his two-under 69 in the second round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate. He topped the 72 he posted last weekend in the first round at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
• Michael Slovitt's career-best, two-under 69 in the second round included an eagle on the par-4 sixth hole. His previous best round of 71 came in his first collegiate round, at the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate.
• With his start at the Wolverine Intercollegiate, Bill Rankin has started 26 straight tournaments and has not missed a start in the last three seasons.
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