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Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
Michigan Finishes Eighth at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
3/8/2020 8:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan finished in eighth place (293-310-297/900) in a 12-team field as the host of its annual Desert Mountain Intercollegiate.
» Sunday's final round was preceded by the completion of the second round as Saturday's play was suspended due to darkness.
» Pier Francesco De Col finished tied for 15th with a five-over-par 221 tally (72-73-76/221).
Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tournament: Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Day 2 of 2)
Course: Desert Mountain Outlaw Course (Par 72, 7,052 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 8th Place of 12 Teams (293-310-297/900)
Top U-M Individual: Pier Francesco De Col, tie-15th (72-73-76/221)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 16-17 -- at Louisiana Classic (Lafayette, La.)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Freshman Pier Francesco De Col of the University of Michigan men's golf team earned a top-15 finish Sunday (March 8) in his first start at the Wolverines' Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, played at the Outlaw Course. U-M logged an eighth-place team finish (293-310-297/900) in the annual event.
Amidst blustery conditions on a notoriously difficult course, Michigan was one of just three teams to finish the first two rounds on Saturday as the second round was suspended due to darkness. Michigan checked in with its best scoring line of the tournament with a 293 in the opening round. When the second round concluded Sunday, U-M's score of 310 put the Wolverines in a tie for seventh place heading into the final round. The team recovered nicely on Sunday with a 297 to close out the event.
De Col was steady throughout the tournament as the native of Torino, Italy, ranked among the tournament's top 10 in birdies with 11.
Brent Ito (71-81-74/226) came out hot and led U-M with a first-round 71 before falling back to the field in a 32nd-place finish. He was consistent on the par 4s, ranking 11th in the field in scoring with a 4.03 average, matching De Col.
Patrick Sullivan (74-76-75/225) edged Ito for second place among Wolverine golfers while placing 27th overall. He ranked ninth in the field on the long par-5 holes with a 4.75 average.
On the par 3s, it was Charlie Pilon leading the way for U-M with a 3.17 scoring average, good for 17th best among the field.
Team Standings (Final)
1. Vanderbilt 268-290-284 = 842 (-22) 2. Mississippi State 278-293-295 = 866 3. Northwestern 284-289-302 = 875 4. Missouri 280-310-288 = 878 5. Lipscomb 296-307-285 = 888 Purdue 287-300-301 = 888 7. Miami University 292-303-297 = 892 8. Michigan 293-310-297 = 900 9. Nebraska 296-315-292 = 903 10. Southern Illinois 299-307-299 = 905 11. Little Rock 298-317-294 = 909 Ball State 295-314-300 = 909
Top Individuals
1. John Augenstein, Vanderbilt 63-70-68 = 201 (-15) 2. Garrett Johnson, Mississippi State 68-70-69 = 207 3. Tyler Green, Ball State* 68-72-69 = 209 4. Rory Frannssen, Missouri 68-75-68 = 211 David Nyfjall, Northwestern 70-67-74 = 211 Paul Swindell, Lipscomb 72-71-68 = 211 7. Jack Herceg, Miami University 71-70-71 = 212 Harrison Ott, Vanderbilt 68-71-73 = 212 9. Joe Weiler, Purdue 68-74-72 = 214 10. James Imai, Northwestern 70-71-74 = 215
Michigan Individuals
T15. Pier Francesco De Col 72-73-76 = 221 T27. Patrick Sullivan 74-76-75 = 225 T32. Brent Ito 71-81-74 = 226 T41. Charlie Pilon 76-80-72 = 228 71. Henry Spring 86-96-82 = 264 T45. Ben Dunne* 74-83-73 = 230 T55. Taisei Negishi* 76-80-77 = 233 68. Alex Zhuo* 84-82-79 = 245
* played as individual
