Michigan
Boilermaker Invitational
Three Wolverines in Top 20, U-M Sits Third after 36 Holes of Purdue Invitational
4/19/2025 9:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Playing its final nine holes at five-under par, Michigan jumped two spots after a second-round 274 (-10) and is positioned third (556, -12) after 36 holes of the Boilermaker Invitational at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
» Hunter Thomson leads the Wolverines after 36 holes as his 136 (-6, 70-66) has him tied for fourth.
» After an opening 73, Yuqi Liu posted six birdies on the front nine of his second round to fire a career-low 65 (-7) -- tying the third-lowest round in program history. With his 138 (-4) total, he is tied for eighth.
» Using his 6-iron from 225 yards, Dean Muratore recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th hole. With his 142 (69-73) total, he is tied for 31st.
» In Purdue's Individual event, Jack O'Donnell leads a trio of Wolverines in the field as he is tied for 10th (74-75/149).
Site: West Lafayette, Ind.
Tournament: Boilermaker Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
Course: Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (par 71, 7,275 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd of 18 Teams (282-273/555, -13) after day 1
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-4th (70-66/136, -6)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, April 20 -- at the Boilermaker Spring Invitational (West Lafayette, Ind.), 9 a.m. (shotgun)
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)
1. Purdue 281-268 = 549 (-19) 2. Marquette 278-275 = 553 3. MICHIGAN 282-274 = 556 4. Michigan State 280-277 = 557 Notre Dame 285-272 = 557 6. Indiana 285-273 = 558 7. Illinois 282-281 = 563 8. Toledo 288-277 = 565 Ball State 285-280 = 565 10. Miami (Ohio) 280-287 = 567 11. Iowa 284-284 = 568 12. Northern Illinois 287-287 = 574 Butler 286-288 = 574 14. South Dakota 296-284 = 580 15. Georgetown 293-289 = 582 16. South Dakota State 299-286 = 585 17. DePaul 303-295 = 598 Bowling Green 306-292 = 598
Top Individuals
1. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue 69-66 = 135 (-7) Patrick Adler, Marquette 67-68 = 135 Caleb Bond, Michigan State 67-68 = 135 4. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 70-66 = 136 Cole Starnes, Indiana 72-64 = 136 Rocco Salvitti, Notre Dame 67-69 = 136 7. Nels Surtani, Purdue 68-69 = 137 Jackson Buchanan, Illinois 71-66 = 137 9. YUQI LIU, U-M 73-65 = 138 Kentaro Nanayama, Purdue 71-67 = 138 CJ van Wyk Toledo 71-67 = 138 Johan Widal, Marquette 67-71 = 138 Mike Qiu, Notre Dame 72-66 = 138
Michigan Individuals
T4. Hunter Thomson 70-66 = 136 (-6) T8. Yuqi Liu 73-65 = 138 (-4) T20. RJ Arone 70-71 = 141 (-1) T31. Dean Muratore 69-73 = 142 (E) T64. Ben Hoagland 76-71 = 147
Michigan in Individual Tournament
T10. Jack O'Donnell 74-75 = 149 T22. Johnny Solis 77-75 = 152 34. Nicolas Simon 78-80 = 158
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