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Thomson's Second-Round 71 Vaults Him 52 Spots at NCAA Finals
5/24/2025 10:43:00 PM | Men's Golf
» After an opening 79 in Friday's opening round, Hunter Thomson rallied with a second round 71 (-1) to vault himself 52 spots, tied for 89th (150, +7) after 36 holes of the NCAA Finals at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa's North Course in Carlsbad, Calif.
» Thomson used four birdies and 12 pars to card his 71 (-1) -- his 24th sub-par round of the season.
» With 156 golfers in the field, Thomson is one of six individuals to advance to the NCAA Finals.
Site: Carlsbad, Calif.
Tournament: NCAA Championships (Day 2 of 4)
Course: Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, North Course (par 72, 7,548 yards)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Score
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-89th(79-71/150, +7)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, May 25 -- at NCAA Championships (Carlsbad, Calif.), 2:02 p.m. PT (tee times)
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- With a second round 71 (-1) on Saturday (May 24), senior Hunter Thomson of the University of Michigan men's golf team vaulted himself 52 spots and is tied for 89th with a 150 (+7) 36-hole total at the NCAA Championships at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa's North Course.
Starting off the 10th tee, Thomson opened with a birdie the par-5, 596-yard 10th hole to jump start his second round. He rolled through the back nine, rattling off eight straight pars before carding a second birdie on the par-5, 557-yard 18th hole.
Making the turn two-under, he three-putted the first hole to draw him even with eight holes remaining. With a third birdie on the North Course's four par 5s, Thomson was back in the red, but a bogey on the third drew him back to even. Rattling off five more pars, he reached his final hole of the round at even par. With a birdie on the par-4, 426-yard ninth hole, he etched a 71 (-1) -- his 24th sub-par tally of the season.
With one round left before the 54-hole cut, the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals among non-qualifying teams advance to Monday's (May 26) final round. Thomson will start the third round on Sunday (May 25) at 2:02 p.m. PT.
Top Individuals
 1. Connor Williams, Arizona State   68-67 = 135 (-9)    Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss       68-67 = 135  3. Phichaksn Maichon, Texas A&M     66-73 = 139    Brendan Valdes, Auburn           69-70 = 139  5. Clark Van Gaalen, Oklahoma       68-72 = 140    Luke Poulter, Florida            70-70 = 140    Josele Ballester, Arizona State  70-70 = 140  8. Carson Brewer, Florida State     69-72 = 141    Drew Goodman, Oklahoma           70-71 = 141    Preston Stout, Oklahoma State    71-70 = 141    Jackson Koivun, Auburn           71-70 = 141
Michigan Individual
T89. Hunter Thomson  79-71 = 150
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