
Thomson, Hoagland Lead Day 1 Rally to Put U-M Third after 18 holes at Palmas del Mar
2/11/2024 4:24:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With a spring-opening 285 (-3), Michigan is tied for third after the first day of the Palmas del Mar Collegiate at the Flamboyan Course.
» Playing their final four holes at eight-under par, including all five starters birdieing the par-5 third hole, the Wolverines rallied in the opening 18 to put themselves among the top three.
» With a clean sheet -- four birdies, 14 pars -- Hunter Thomson is a shot back of the first-day leaders as he carded a spring-opening 68 (-4) -- his 10th sub-par tally in 16 rounds.
» With three birdies, Ben Hoagland opened his spring with a 71 (-1) and is tied for 14th.
Site: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Tournament: Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Day 1 of 3)
Course: Palmas del Mar-Flamboyan Course, Rees Jones (par 72, 7,122 yards)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-3rd of 16 Teams (285, -3)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-3rd (68, -4)
Next U-M Round: Mon. Feb. 12, -- at Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Humacao, Puerto Rico), 8:30 a.m. AST/7:30 a.m. EST
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Kennesaw State 280 (-8) 2. Arkansas 281 3. MICHIGAN 285 UNC Greensboro 285 5. Rutgers 286 Drexel 286 7. Mercer 287 Wofford College 287 9. Connecticut 288 Temple 288 11. Virginia Tech 290 12. Elon 291 High Point 291 14. Boston College 294 15. Samford 304 16. Bucknell 306
Top Individuals
1. Shaun Cook, Kennesaw State 67 (-5) Matt Doyle, Elon 67 3. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 68 Xavier Marcoux, Rutgers 68 Symon Balbin, UNCG 68 6. Tobias Jonsson, Mercer 69 Tommy Dallahan, UConn 69 John Driscoll, Arkansas 69
Other Michigan Individuals
T14. Ben Hoagland 71 (-2) T39. Will Anderson 73 (+1) T39. Yuqi Liu 73 (+1) T61. Jude Kim 75 T26. Jack O'Donnell* 72 (E) * playing as individuals













