Thomson, Wolverines Atop Leaderboards After 36 Holes at Buckeye Classic

Friday, April 11

Columbus, Ohio

8:00 AM

Michigan

Buckeye Classic

Hunter Thomson (Michigan Photography)

Thomson, Wolverines Atop Leaderboards After 36 Holes at Buckeye Classic

4/11/2025 8:44:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Tom Wywrot

» Posting back-to-back sub-par team tallies of 283 (-5) and 278 (-10), Michigan is atop the 12-team Buckeye Classic leaderboard with a 561 (-15) 36-hole total at the Columbus Country Club.
» After an opening 67 (-5; four birdies, eagle), Hunter Thomson followed with a 68 (-4; six birdies) and holds a two-shot lead (135, -9) after 36 holes. Kent State's Jordan Gilkison is second (-7, 70-67/137).
» U-M has three among the top 12 as Yuqi Liu's 141 (-3, 70-71) and Dean Muratore's 142 (-2, 72-70) are 10th and tied for 11th, respectively.

Site: Columbus, Ohio
Tournament: Buckeye Classic
Course: Columbus Country Club (par 72, 7,077 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 1st of 12 Teams (283-278/561, -15)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, 1st (67-68/135, -9)
Next U-M Round: Saturday, April 12 -- at Buckeye Classic (Columbus, Ohio), 8 a.m.

Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)

 1. MICHIGAN            283-278 = 561 (-15)
 2. Ohio State          287-277 = 564
 3. Miami (Ohio)        286-279 = 565
 4. Kent State          292-282 = 574
 5. Eastern Kentucky    287-289 = 576
 6. Ohio                292-291 = 583
 7. Abilene Christian   292-297 = 589
    Robert Morris       292-297 = 589
 9. Dayton              298-296 = 594
    Bowling Green       299-295 = 594
10. Le Moyne            302-295 = 597
12. Purdue Fort Wayne   295-304 = 599
    Colgate             302-297 = 599

Top Individuals

 1. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M                67-68 = 135 (-9)
 2. Jordan Gilkison, Kent State        70-67 = 137
 3. Vaughn Harber, Ohio State          70-68 = 138
    Morgan Blythe, Miami (Ohio)        71-67 = 138
 5. Michael Weber, Miami (Ohio)        72-67 = 139
 6. Timotej Formanek, Ohio State       71-69 = 140
    Jack Vojtko, Ohio State            71-69 = 140
    Zach Watterson, Eastern Kentucky   72-68 = 140
    Owen Corby, Le Moyne               73-67 = 140
10. YUQI LIU, U-M                      70-71 = 141
11. DEAN MURATORE, U-M                 72-70 = 142
    Darcy Hogg, Kent State             72-70 = 142*

Michigan Individuals

  1. Hunter Thomson   67-68 = 135 (-9)
 10. Yuqi Liu         70-71 = 141 (-3)
T11. Dean Muratore    72-70 = 142 (-2)
T26. RJ Arone         77-69 = 146
T37. Ben Hoagland     74-74 = 148
T65. Jack O'Donnell   75-79 = 154*

* playing as individual