
Thomson, Sihota Pace Wolverines on Day One of Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
4/23/2022 8:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With team totals of 287 (-1) and 297, Michigan is ninth after 36 holes of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.
» After an opening 76, freshman Hunter Thomson rallied with a 69 (-3) and is tied for 26th at 145 (+1).
» Freshman Bavake Sihota shot a career-low 68 (-4) in the first round -- his first career sub-70 round.
» In a preview of next week's Big Ten Championships, eight conference teams are playing Columbus.
Site: Columbus, Ohio
Course: Columbus Country Club (Par 72, 7,077 yards)
Tournament: Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 13 Teams (287-297/584) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-26th (76-69/145, +1)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, April 24 -- at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (Columbus, Ohio), 7:30 a.m. (tee times)
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)
1. Illinois 278-275 = 553 (-23) 2. Ohio State 275-285 = 560 3. Penn State 280-286 = 566 4. Northwestern 283-284 = 567 5. Kent State 287-281 = 568 6. Indiana 285-284 = 569 7. Michigan State 291-289 = 580 8. Rutgers 286-295 = 581 9. MICHIGAN 287-297 = 584 10. Toledo 289-297 = 586 11. Northern Illinois 296-291 = 587 12. Ball State 296-293 = 589 13. Miami (Ohio) 296-297 = 593
Top Individuals
1. Louis Olsakovsky, Penn State 66-69 = 135 (-9) 2. Jackson Buchanan, Illinois 69-68 = 137 Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois 70-67 = 137 Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State 68-69 = 137 5. Varun Chopra, Northwestern 69-70 = 139 Tommy Kuhl, Illinois 69-70 = 139 Josh Gilkison, Kent State 71-68 = 139 Jordan Gilkison, Kent State 70-69 = 139 Rhett Sellers, Rutgers 67-72 = 139 10. Jerry Ji, Illinois 70-70 = 140 Jimmy Meyers, Penn State 71-69 = 140
Michigan Individual Scores
T26. Hunter Thomson 76-69 = 145 (+1) T35. Bavake Sihota 68-78 = 146 T35. Will Anderson 70-76 = 146 T61. Brendan O'Reilly 74-76 = 150 T66. Yuqi Liu 75-76 = 151 T54. Jude Kim 71-78 = 149*
* playing as individual