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Border Olympics
Anderson Finishes Among Top 10; Men's Golf 12th at Border Olympics
2/23/2021 7:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Following a final round 302, Michigan finished 12th at Houston's Border Olympics with a 903 54-hole team total.
» Will Anderson led U-M with the first top-10 finish of his collegiate career with an even-par 216 tally (T-9th).
» Using 12 birdies and playing the par-5s at three-under, Anderson's 216 total was the lowest 54-hole total for a freshman since 2017 (Henry Spring; 214 at the Big Ten Championships).
» Patrick Sullivan recorded his second sub-par round total of the season with a final-round 71 (-1) as he carded 17 pars and a birdie. He finished with the second most pars with 40 in 54 holes.
Site: Laredo, Texas
Course: Laredo Country Club (Par 72, 7,375 yards)
Tournament: Border Olympics
U-M Team Standing: 12th Place of 18 Teams (30-299-302/903)
Top U-M Individual: Will Anderson, tie-9th (71-72-73/216, E)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 15-16 -- at Louisiana Classic (Lafayette, La.)
LAREDO, Texas -- Led by freshman Will Anderson's first career top-10 individual finish, the University of Michigan men's golf team tallied a 302 final-round total to finished 12th with a 903 total Tuesday (Feb. 23) at Houston's Border Olympics held at the Laredo Country Club.
After opening with a career-low 71 (-1) paced by five birdies, Anderson repeated his five birdies in the second round to card an even-par 72, positioning himself among the top six in the 95-player field. With two more birdies in today's final round, he closed with a 73 (+1) to help him to an even-par 216 event total. His tally is the lowest by a freshman since current senior Henry Spring posted a 214 (+4) tally at the 2017 Big Ten Championships (April 27-29) at the Baltimore Country Club.
Anderson recorded the third best total for birdies with 12 and used his length to finish three-under on par-5 scoring as he tallied five birdies, three pars and two bogeys in his 12 opportunities.
After a career-best event last week, junior Patrick Sullivan followed Anderson as he tied for 49th with a 228 total. Beginning with tallies of 78 and 79 to open his event, Sullivan rebounded with 17 pars and a birdie in the final round to post the Wolverines lowest final-round score with a 71 (-1), giving him a 228 total. In fact, with his 17 pars over his final 18 holes, he closed with 40 total in 54 holes, which ranked second at the event.
Making his season debut, graduate senior Brent Ito used a 230 total (78-73-79) to tie for 57th, while senior Charlie Pilon finished a shot behind at 231 (77-75-79) to tie for 63rd.
The Wolverines will have less than a month to prep for their next tournament when U-M heads to Lafayette, La., for the Louisiana Classics, Monday and Tuesday, March 15-16. The two-day, 54-hole event, hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette will be played at the Oakbourne Country Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Texas A&M 285-293-284 = 862 (-2) 2. Texas 291-290-289 = 870 3. Houston 294-291-288 = 873 4. Sam Houston 295-288-302 = 885 5. ULM 290-309-288 = 887 6. UTSA 298-296-294 = 888 7. Baylor 296-302-291 = 889 8. Illinois State 294-297-302 = 893 9. Kent State 296-301-300 = 897 10. New Mexico State 308-296-296 = 900 11. Abilene Christian 302-298-302 = 902 12. MICHIGAN 302-299-302 = 903 13. Louisiana 295-306-303 = 904 14. Rice 321-296-297 = 914 15. Lamar 307-308-310 = 925 Eastern Michigan 304-318-303 = 925 17. Bowling Green 316-309-310 = 935 18. Houston Baptist 314-312-313 = 939
Top Individuals
1. Dan Erickson, Texas A&M 71-70-71 = 212 (-4) 2. Hunter Ostrom, Texas 69-71-72 = 212 3. Christoffer Bring, Texas 71-74-68 = 213 4. Charlie Flynn, Louisiana 71-71-72 = 214 5. Sam Bennett, Texas A&M 69-70-76 = 215 Alexander Frances, Houston 70-75-70 = 215 William Holcomb, Sam Houston 71-71-73 = 215 Mason Nome, Texas 73-70-72 = 215 9. WILL ANDERSON, U-M 71-72-73 = 216 Ryan Grider, Baylor 73-73-70 = 216 Walker Lee, Texas A&M 69-75-72 = 216
Other Michigan Individuals
T49. Patrick Sullivan 78-79-71 = 228 T57. Brent Ito 78-73-79 = 230 T63. Charlie Pilon 77-75-79 = 231 T85. Jack O'Donnell 76-81-82 = 239
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