Michigan
Linger Longer Invitational
Mueller Places in Top 10 at Linger Longer Invitational
3/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
» Michigan finished in 13th place at the Linger Longer Invitational, U-M's fourth tournament of the spring.
» The Wolverines shot rounds of 280-298-302 for an 880 total.
» Kyle Mueller was Michigan's top finisher as his rounds of 66-71-74 put him tied for 10th place.
Site: Eatonton, Ga.
Course: Great Waters Golf Course (par 72, 7,073 yards)
Tournament: Linger Longer Invitational
U-M Team Standing: 13th Place of 15 Teams (280-298-302/880)
Top U-M Individual: Kyle Mueller, t-10th (66-71-74/211)
Next U-M Round: Sat-Sun. April 1-2 -- at Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas)
EATONTON, Ga. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team finished in 13th place at the Linger Longer Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday (March 21) at the par-72, 7,703-yard Great Waters Golf Course. Michigan played in its fourth tournament of the spring and now has a pair of tournaments remaining before the Big Ten Championships.
"After getting off to a pretty good start, we struggled to get in a rhythm these last two days," U-M head coach Chris Whitten said. "The course definitely played tougher in rounds two and three, but I thought we just took too many high numbers, and that canceled out some of the good things we did. The guys really fought and were constantly trying to right the ship."
Junior Kyle Mueller, playing in his home state, led Michigan with rounds of 66-71-74=221, tying for 10th place. Mueller had a share of the lead after 18 holes as his 66 was a season-low round.
"Kyle really started out the tournament great with a 66 and then scraped his way back in the final two rounds after poor starts in each," Whitten commented. "This was one of his better putting tournaments of the year, and that is something he has really worked hard on to improve at home.
Senior Reed Hrynewich tied for 56th opening with a pair of 73s. Classmate Tom Swanson finished in 59th place. He shot a four-under 68 in the first round and was tied for eighth after 18 holes of play. Sophomore Nick Carlson and junior Ian Kim finished 63rd and tied for 80th, respectively.
Baylor ran away from the field, winning the tournament by 15 strokes over Virginia. Georgia's Greyson Sigg won the individual crown with a three-round total of 200.
Michigan will travel to Bryan, Texas, to take part in the Aggie Invitational April 1-2 at the Traditions Club.
"I know we will use this as extra motivation to get ready for Texas A&M, which is a similar golf course," Whitten concluded. "We will expect to play some great golf there."
Final Team Standings
1. Baylor 274-276-281 = 831 (-33)
2. Virginia 283-284-279 = 846
3. Georgia 285-288-280 = 853
4. Troy 280-288-286 = 854
5. Alabama 287-279-290 = 857
6. UNC Greensboro 280-290-290 = 860
Ohio State 290-287-283 = 860
Augusta 283-300-277 = 860
9. Kennesaw State 283-292-286 = 861
10. Charlotte 297-287-288 = 872
11. Middle Tennessee State 293-290-291 = 874
12. Maryland 286-298-292 = 876
13. MICHIGAN 280-298-302 = 880
14. VCU 301-298-293 = 892
Mercer 295-307-290 = 892
Top Individuals
1. Greyson Sigg, Georgia 67-65-68 = 200 (-16)
2. Matthew Perrine, Baylor 67-69-69 = 205
3. Chris Guglielmo, Kennesaw State 66-69-71 = 206
Braden Bailey, Baylor 67-69-70 = 206
5. Bryce Hendrix, UNC Greensboro 67-69-72 = 208
Derek Bard, Virginia 68-71-69 = 208
7. Broc Everett, Augusta 71-71-67 = 209
8. Cooper Dossey, Baylor 69-69-72 = 210
Davis Riley, Alabama 68-70-72 = 210
10. Kyle Mueller, U-M 66-71-74 = 211
Luke Moser, Troy 66-70-75 = 211
Garrett May, Baylor 71-69-71 = 211
Marcus Byrd, Middle Tennessee State 70-71-70 = 211
Lee Hodges, Alabama 71-68-72 = 211
Michigan Individuals
T56. Reed Hrynewich 73-73-77 = 223 59. Tom Swanson 68-82-74 = 224 63. Nick Carlson 73-76-77 = 226 T80. Ian Kim 79-78-79 = 236
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