Michigan
Palmas del Mar Collegiate
Behind Muratore, Hwang, Wolverines Finish Ninth at Palmas Del Mar Collegiate
2/10/2026 6:47:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Closing with a team round of 285 (-3), Michigan opened its spring season with an 868 (+4) 54-hole total to finish ninth at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate, contested on the Flamboyan Course at Palmas del Mar Golf Club.
» Dean Muratore led the Wolverines for the third time this season, tying for 16th at 213 (-3). He totaled 13 birdies and an eagle over the 54-hole event.
» Jordan Hwang followed with a tie for 29th at even-par 216, opening with a 70 (-2) before posting back-to-back 73s (+1). He recorded 10 birdies for the tournament.
Site: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Tournament: Palmas del Mar Collegiate
Course: Palmas del Mar Golf Club's Flamboyan Course (par 72, 7,122 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 14 (297-286-285/868, +4)
Top U-M Individual: Dean Muratore, tie-16th (74-67-72/213, -3)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 9-10 -- at Louisiana Classics (Lafayette, La.)
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico -- Powered by a three-under-par performance from sophomore Dean Muratore and an even-par finish by freshman Jordan Hwang, the University of Michigan men's golf team opened its spring season with an 868 (+4) 54-hole total, placing ninth at the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate on Tuesday (Feb. 10) at Palmas del Mar Golf Club's Flamboyan Course.
Led by Hwang's opening-round 70 (-2) on Sunday (Feb. 8), the Wolverines carded a 297-team total to sit ninth after 18 holes. Michigan returned on Tuesday with a strong second round, highlighted by Muratore's 67 (-5) and an even-par 72 from sophomore RJ Arone, trimming 11 strokes from its opening round with a 286 (-2). Despite the improvement, U-M slipped one spot into 10th with a 583 (+7) 36-hole total.
In the final round, Michigan posted the best team score of the tournament, firing a 285 (-3) behind a pair of 70s (-2) from Arone and sophomore Nilay Naik, along with an even-par 72 from Muratore. The closing push lifted the Wolverines back into ninth place to finish the event with an 868 (+4) 54-hole total.
Compiling a 213 (-3) tournament total, Muratore led the Wolverines for the third time this season, earning his third top-20 finish by tying for 16th. Hwang followed with an even-par 216 (70-73-73) to tie for 30th.
Closing with matching final-round 70s (-2), Naik rallied into the top 50, tying for 44th at 219 (75-74-70), while Arone finished just outside the top 50, tying for 51st at 221 (79-72-70).
The Wolverines return to Ann Arbor and will be idle from tournament play for the next month before heading back to the Louisiana Classics for the first time since 2024. The two-day, 54-hole event is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, March 9–10, at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette. In their 2024 appearance, Hunter Thomson's runner-up finish paced the Maize and Blue to a sixth-place team showing.
Final Team Standings
 1. Wake Forest        282-281-275 = 838 (-26)  2. TCU                290-273-281 = 844  3. Southern Illinois  284-288-277 = 849  4. UNC Greensboro     290-282-281 = 853  5. Rutgers            298-276-283 = 857  6. Rhode Island       292-279-288 = 859    Kennesaw State     292-283-284 = 859  8. Virginia Tech      289-288-287 = 864  9. MICHIGAN           297-286-285 = 868 10. Boston College     291-291-289 = 871 11. Austin Peay        303-281-288 = 872 12. Wofford            300-286-292 = 878    Eastern Kentucky   306-291-281 = 878    Delaware           305-294-279 = 878
Top Individuals
 1. Tom Haberer, Wake Forest         68-67-68 = 203 (-13)  2. Nicholas Prieto, Wake Forest     72-67-66 = 205  3. Jack Beauchamp, TCU              68-69-72 = 209    Argyle Downes, Rutgers           71-68-70 = 209    Jaeseung Na, Southern Illinois   70-70-69 = 209    Arsit Areephun, Delaware         75-66-68 = 209  7. Sam Udovich, TCU                 72-67-71 = 210    Kelvin Hernandez, UNCG           72-69-69 = 210    Patton Samuels, Austin Peay      73-70-67 = 210    Hunter Gilliard, Kennesaw State  71-72-67 = 210    Kevin Hernandez, UNCG            72-69-69 = 210
Michigan Individuals
T16. Dean Muratore  74-67-72 = 213 T29. Jordan Hwang   70-73-73 = 216 T44. Nilay Naik     75-74-70 = 219 T51. RJ Arone       79-72-70 = 221  82. Nicolas Simon  78-78-77 = 233 T70. Johnny Solis   75-76-75 = 226* * played as individual
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