Michigan
NCAA Purdue Regional
Thomson Even Par, Among Top 25 After NCAA West Lafayette Regional Second Round
5/14/2024 5:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With 12 pars, four birdies, a bogey and double bogey, Michigan's Hunter Thomson posted a second-round 71 (-1) at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional to sit 144 (E) and in a tie for 22nd in the 75-golfer field.
» Thomson is making his first NCAA postseason appearance. He is the fourth Wolverine to be given an invitation to an NCAA Regional and the first in six years.
» For a second straight day, Thomson will be paired with Tennessee Tech's Haden Maxwell and Valpo's Caleb VanArragon for the final round starting at 10:23 a.m. off the No. 1 tee.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind.
Tournament: NCAA West Lafayette Regional (Day 2 of 3)
Course: Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course (Par 72, 7,461 yards)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Score
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-22nd (73-71/144, E)
Next U-M Round: Wednesday, May 15 -- at NCAA West Lafayette Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.), 10:23 a.m.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- University of Michigan junior men's golfer Hunter Thomson carded a second-round 71 (-1) Monday (May 13) and is tied for 22nd with an even-par 144 36-hole total at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional at Purdue's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course.
Following his opening-round 73 (+1), Thomson got off to a red-hot start birdieing four of his first eight holes to make an early jump into the top 10. A closing front-side bogey put him three under heading to the back-nine. Despite a double-bogey on the 12th hole, Thomson posted eight pars to etch a 71 (-1). With a 144 tally, he drew himself to even par and remained among the top 25 as he is in a tie for 22nd with five other golfers.
For the second day in a row, Thomson -- one of 10 invited individuals -- will be paired with Tennessee Tech's Haden Maxwell and Valparaiso's Caleb VanArragon for the final round starting at 10:23 a.m. off the No. 1 tee.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
1. Vanderbilt 277-283 = 560 (-16) 2. Purdue 284-277 = 561 3. Arizona 283-284 = 567 4. New Mexico 290-283 = 573 5. Florida 289-285 = 574 6. Mississippi State 297-281 = 578 7. Indiana 298-281 = 579 8. Colorado State 297-287 = 584 9. Southern Illinois 298-289 = 587 San Diego State 298-289 = 587 11. Stetson 304-286 = 590 12. College of Charleston 304-291 = 595 13. Tennessee Tech 311-290 = 601
Top Individuals
1. Kent Hsiao, Purdue 71-65 = 136 (-8 2. William Moll, Vanderbilt 70-69 = 139 Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt 67-72 = 139 Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State 74-65 = 139 5. Sam Sommerhauser, Arizona 71-69 = 140 Nels Surtani, Purdue 71-69 = 140 Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt 69-71 = 140 Parker Bell, Florida 70-70 = 140 Cameron Huss, Wisconsin 66-74 = 140* 10. Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue 71-70 = 141 Hunter Logan, Mississippi State 74-67 = 141 Dain Richie, Southern Illinois 72-69 = 141
Michigan Individual
T22. Hunter Thomson 73-71 = 144* (E)
Invited Individuals
T5. Cameron Huss, Wisconsin 66-74 = 140 (-4) T13. Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee State 75-68 = 143 (-1) T22. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 73-71 = 144 (E) T28. Caleb VanArragon, Valparaiso 74-71 = 145 T44. Ty Gingerich, Cincinnati 76-72 = 148 T53. Alex McCulla, Illinois State 76-74 = 150 T57. Barend Botha, Toledo 72-79 = 151 T60. Valentin Peugnet, Illinois State 76-77 = 153 65. Luke Fuller, Western Kentucky 78-76 = 154 T69. Ben Ortwein, Rider 85-75 = 160 * playing as individual
