Michigan
Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate
Thomson Posts Top-20 Finish, U-M Closes 11th at Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate
3/1/2023 8:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
» A closing 299 team tally helped Michigan to an 886 team total to finish 11th at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate held at Reflection Bay Golf Club.
» With a 217 (+1) total, Hunter Thomson led the Wolverines tying for 20th and giving him his fourth top-20 finish of the season. After an opening 64 (-8), Will Anderson battled the final two rounds to tie for 35th with a closing 220 tally.
» Playing as an individual, Jack O'Donnell had a career performance as the tied for 44th with a new career-low 224 tally -- 11 shots better than his prior best.
Site: Henderson, Nev.
Tournament: Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Day 3 of 3)
Course: Reflection Bay Golf Club (Par 72, 7,204 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 11th of 15 (279-308-299/886)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, t-20th (71-72-74/217, +1)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., March 4-5 -- host, Desert Mountain Collegiate (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Led by a fourth top-20 finish of the season by sophomore Hunter Thomson, the University of Michigan men's golf team posted a 299 final-round total on Wednesday (March 1) to finish with an 886 54-hole total and finish 11th at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate played at Reflection Bay Golf Club.
With the first of two events during the Wolverines' spring break, U-M came out of the gates strong posting an opening 279 (-9) in Monday's first round as junior Will Anderson used six birdies and an eagle to tie the second-lowest round at U-M with a 64 (-8). Three Wolverine starters closed with sub-par tallies -- Thomson (71 (-1) and sophomore Yuqi Liu 71 (-1) -- to help put the Wolverines in a tie for second.
Despite an even 72 from Thomson in Tuesday's second round, the Wolverines were unable to keep their momentum from the first day and posted a 308 tally to fall seven spots into a tie for ninth after 36 holes with a 587 total. With an even-par 72 from redshirt-junior Ben Hoagland and a closing 74 from Thomson, the Maize and Blue was able to bounce back from a slow start to the final round.
Putting together a 217 (+1) tally, Thomson led the Wolverines. After a red-hot start, Anderson closed with a 220 (64-79-77) to tie for 35th, while Hoagland rounded out the top three with his 225 (73-80-72) and a tie for 48th.
Redshirt-sophomore Jack O'Donnell closed as the top U-M individual with a career-low 224 total and tie for 44th. After a career-low 70 (-2) in the first round, he went on to top his prior U-M best by 11 shots (235, at 2021 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate). Junior Jude Kim tied for 55th with his 228 (71-80-77).
The Wolverines will waste no time getting back to action as they host their annual event, the Desert Mountain Collegiate, on Saturday and Sunday (March 4-5) at the Desert Mountain Resort's Outlaw Course. U-M looks to defend its team title from a season ago.
Final Team Standings
 1. Little Rock             279-292-273 = 844 (-20)  2. New Mexico State        283-290-278 = 851  3. Long Beach State        278-296-280 = 854  4. Arkansas State          291-291-288 = 870  5. Kansas City             291-290-290 = 871  6. Middle Tennessee State  293-294-285 = 872  7. UAB                     287-301-291 = 879  8. Stetson                 294-302-285 = 881  9. Kentucky                287-294-302 = 883    South Florida           290-295-298 = 883 11. MICHIGAN                279-308-299 = 886 12. Louisiana               287-295-312 = 894 13. Central Arkansas        299-294-302 = 895 14. Winthrop                316-302-304 = 922 15. Rocky Mountain College  310-315-310 = 935
Top Individuals
1. Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee State  69-69-67 = 205 (-11)  2. Jansen Smith, Little Rock             69-70-67 = 206  3. Javier Delgadillo, New Mexico State   70-69-68 = 207    Jack Cantlay, Long Beach State        68-74-65 = 207  5. Aidan Thomas, New Mexico State        66-71-71 = 208  6. Magnus Lomholt, Little Rock           71-72-68 = 211  7. Lucas Dutartre, Kansas City           69-70-73 = 212    Steven Deutsch, Long Beach State      70-73-69 = 212*  9. Palmer McSpadden, Central Arkansas    72-67-74 = 213    Garrison Smith, New Mexico State      74-74-65 = 213    Archie Smith, Little Rock             69-76-68 = 213    Matteo Cristoni, Little Rock          74-72-67 = 213*
Other Michigan Individuals
T20. Hunter Thomson         71-72-74 = 217 T35. Will Anderson          64-79-77 = 220 T48. Ben Hoagland           73-80-72 = 225 T51. Yuqi Liu               71-79-76 = 226 T55. Pier Francesco de Col  73-78-77 = 228 T44. Jack O'Donnell         70-80-74 = 224* T55. Jude Kim               71-80-77 = 228* T78. James Hill             77-84-77 = 238* T92. Bavake Sihota          79-90-79 = 248* * playing as individual
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