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Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
This Week in Michigan Men's Golf: Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
10/7/2017 8:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
THIS WEEK
Mon-Tue., Oct. 9-10 -- Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Vestavia Hills, Ala.)
Live Scoring | Old Overton Club
Next on the Tee: Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Playing in its third event of the season, the University of Michigan men's golf team will travel to Vestavia Hills, Alabama, for Alabama's Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 9-10). The 12-team field, featuring five top-30 teams, will play 54 holes over the two-day event held at Old Overton Club. The field will open with 36 holes on Monday and a final 18 on Tuesday with the course set up for a par 70 and 7,204 yards.
Weather Alert for Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Tournament officials will be monitoring the track of Hurricane Nate, with its expected track and northern track. With rains expected over the next three to four days, stay tuned for tournament updates. Earlier this year, the season-opening Inverness Intercollegiate's final round was cancelled due to weather.
The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Field
There will be 12 teams in the field at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, including No. 3 Alabama, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 12 Auburn, No. 15 Baylor, No. 27 Brigham Young, Charlotte, Michigan, Mississippi State, Samford, South Alabama, UAB and UNLV.
The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Lineup
Michigan will bring a five-member starting squad for the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, including junior Nick Carlson, senior Kyle Mueller, senior Ian Kim, freshman Henry Spring and sophomore Brent Ito.
The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 8 -- Practice Round, noon (tee times)
Monday, Oct. 9 -- First Round (18), 7:30 a.m. (tee times off No. 10)
Monday, Oct. 9 -- Second Round (18), continuous play after round one
Tuesday, Oct. 10 -- Final Round (18), 7:45 a.m. (tee times off Nos. 1 and 10)
Note: Michigan will play with UAB and BYU on first day
Last Year at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
Michigan stumbled in the final round, closing with a 291 to finish eighth at the 2016 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with an 863 total (290-282-291). Nick Carlson (t-9th) and Kyle Mueller (t-13th) paced the Wolverines, finishing among the top 15 for third straight tournament. Brent Ito made his first collegiate start and tied for 53rd with a 227 total. [ Recap ]
WOLVERINE BITES
• Michigan has opened the season with a pair of top-five finishes. U-M opened the season with a tie for third in the rain-shortened Inverness Intercollegiate and came back to get a fifth-place finish at the Northern Intercollegiate. As a team, the Wolverines are averaging 285.80 with three sub-par team totals, including a season-best 280 (-4) in the second round at Inverness.
• With four of his first five rounds below par this season, Kyle Mueller finds himself leading U-M again in scoring average with a 69.40 per-round mark. In fact, three of his four sub-par rounds are below 70 with a season-best 67 (-5) in the final round of the Northern Intercollegiate and a 67 (-4) in the second round of the Inverness Intercollegiate. Over his last three seasons, Mueller has recorded 45 sub-par rounds in 104 attempts (43.3 percent). As a sophomore, he set the U-M record with a 71.72 per round average, only to break that with his 71.36 mark last season.
• Like a familiar scene, Michigan has been led by Kyle Mueller and Nick Carlson in the first two events. Mueller nearly won the season-opening, rain-shortened Inverness Intercollegiate, tying for third (135, -7), while Carlson tied for eighth (138, -4). In the Northern Intercollegiate, Mueller tied for eighth (212, -4), while Carlson tied for 23rd (217, +1). In three seasons together, the Wolverines duo has finished as Michigan's top two in 10 of 26 events.
• With his expected start at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, Mueller will have started 40 straight tournaments -- not missing an event his entire career. He played in 13 events as a freshman, 11 as a sophomore and 13 as a junior. In addition, Carlson has yet to miss a tournament in three seasons, starting 26 consecutive events.
• All three Wolverine newcomers have played in both U-M opening events. Connor Prassas has started both tournaments, while Henry Spring and Charlie Pilon have started one and played as an individual in another. This week, Spring is expected to start, while Prassas and Pilon will miss the event in Alabama.
INSIDE THE MAIZE AND BLUE
• Michigan made its third straight NCAA regional appearance as a team in 2016-17, finishing 10th at the Washington Regional. Mueller led the Wolverines, tying for eighth individually and missing advancing to his second NCAA Finals by a single shot.
• Mueller earned his third straight All-Big Ten selection and second first-team accolade in 2016-17. He became the second Wolverine in program history to earn three All-Big Ten honors, joining Michael Harris, who was a three-time first teamer (1998-2000). Mueller has second-team honors as a freshman (2015) and back-to-back years of first-team selections (2016 & 2017).
• In addition to his Big Ten honor, Mueller garnered PING All-America honorable mention by the Golf Coaches Association of America, becoming the 10th Wolverine to earn an All-America accolade and the first in six years (2011).
• Mueller and Carlson both competed at the 2017 U.S. Amateur in California. Mueller made his third straight appearance and advanced to match play for the second time, reaching the round of 32. Carlson made his second straight trip after his remarkable run to the Final Four in 2016.
UP NEXT
• Mon-Tue., Oct. 23-24 -- Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (Dallas, Texas)
• Fri-Sat., Feb. 9-10 -- Big Ten Match Play Championships (Palm Coast, Fla.)
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