Michigan
Wolf Run Intercollegiate
U-M Opens Season with Ninth-Place Showing at Wolf Run Intercollegiate
9/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Zionsville, Ind.
Course: Wolf Run Country Club (par 72, 7,465 yards)
Tournament: Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Standing: 9th Place of 15 Teams (294-294-303/891)
Top U-M Individual: Alexander Sitompul, tie-15th (74-74-73/221)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Mon., Sept. 26-27 -- at Windon Memorial Classic (Glenview, Ill.)
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team kicked off the 2010-11 campaign with a ninth-place finish today (Sunday, Sept. 12) at the two-day Wolf Run Intercollegiate, held at the Wolf Run Country Club.
After the tournament opened to a rainy start yesterday (Saturday, Sept. 11), the Wolverines sat in a tie for fourth with a 588 36-hole total following back-to-back 294s. After a 303 final round today, the Maize and Blue slid into ninth at 891.
U-M senior Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Fla.]) led the Wolverines individually for the first since the 2009 NCAA Finals with a 221, 15th-place total following cards of 74, 74 and 73, while classmate Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School) closed two shots back at 223 (76-72-75) to tie for 23rd.
After a strong start that led U-M after 36 holes (72-75/147), junior Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS) found trouble in the final round, shooting an 82 to tie for 54th at 229. Sophomore Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay HS) also got off to a solid start with a 72 before shooting a round in the 80s for just the second time in his career with an 80 in the second round, which resulted in him tying for 58th at 230 (72-80-78).
In his first collegiate event and start, freshman Joey Garber (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey) got off to a shaky start with an opening 85 but recovered in the second round with a two-over 73. He then shot a 77 to finish tied for 72nd at 235 (85-73-77). Sophomore Rahul Bakshi (Chandigarh, India/St. John's HS) played as an individual and tied for 62nd at 231 (77-75-79).
The Wolverines continue their fall season with a trip to the Chicago area for Northwestern's Windon Memorial Classic (Sun-Mon., Sept. 26-27) at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Ill.
Final Team Standings
1. Illinois 290-288-281 = 859
2. Central Florida 294-291-293 = 878
Ball State 296-290-292 = 878
4. Tulsa 284-304-292 = 880
5. Northwestern 296-295-291 = 882
Indiana 290-306-286 = 882
7. Missouri 297-292-299 = 888
North Florida 298-292-298 = 888
9. MICHIGAN 294-294-303 = 891
10. IUPUI 294-300-299 = 893
11. Iowa State 291-303-303 = 897
12. Penn State 299-302-298 = 899
13. Kentucky 296-302-304 = 902
14. Louisville 296-310-298 = 904
15. Kansas State 305-300-312 = 917
Top Individuals
1. Connor Arendell, UCF 69-69-70 = 208 (-5)
2. Eric Steger, Ball State 74-69-69 = 212
3. Scott Langley, Illinois 73-71-69 = 213
Luke Guthrie, Illinois 71-73-69 = 213
5. Kevin Phelan, North Florida 72-72-71 = 215
6. Brad Schneider, UCF 76-68-73 = 217
Stuart Ballingall, Missouri 75-69-73 = 217
Michael Miller, Penn State 70-75-72 = 217
9. Brant Peaper, Indiana 72-78-68 = 218
Jacob Aaholm, Iowa State 73-74-71 = 218
Michigan Individual Scores
T15. Alexander Sitompul 74-74-73 = 221 T23. Lion Kim 76-72-75 = 223 T54. Matt Thompson 72-75-82 = 229 T58. Jack Schultz 72-80-78 = 230 T72. Joey Garber 85-73-77 = 235 T62. Rahul Bakshi 77-75-79 = 231* * playing as individual
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the opening tournament at Wolf Run ... "We had some struggles today and we put some big numbers up. We really just could not get the drivers going and when you cannot do that it can cost you -- especially on a tough course like this. Extra shots chipping out can add up quickly. We just had too many sixes, sevens and eights on the scorecard and that hurt us. We are a veteran team and we have to be able to handle adversity better. When you are clicking along and then boom you hit a big number, you cannot press. When you press the next thing you know you put up another big number and then the round can get out of control. However, we will come back and get back to work. We can learn from this and make sure we get ready for the next tournament in a few weeks. We just have to play better in the final round. You cannot keep going backwards."
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