
Arone Guides Wolverines to 14th-Place Finish at Inverness
9/15/2026 7:30:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Closing with its tournament-best 291, Michigan posted an 888 total to finish 14th at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
» For a second straight event, RJ Arone led the Wolverines, tying for 26th at 220 after sandwiching rounds of 73 around a second-round 74. Junior Nilay Naik tied for 45th at 222.
» Mackey Beckett climbed 11 spots with a final-round 72 (+1), tying for 67th at 226. Spencer Shropshire fired Michigan's low round of the day with an even-par 71, tying for 71st at 227.
Site: Toledo, Ohio
Tournament: Inverness Intercollegiate
Course: Inverness Club (par 71, 7,554 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 14th Place of 18 (295-302-291/888)
Top U-M Individual: RJ Arone, t-26th of 90 (73-74-73/220)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Sept. 28-29 -- at the Bryan Bros Collegiate (Solina, S.C.)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Closing with its tournament-best round of 291 (+7), the University of Michigan men's golf team posted an 888 total Tuesday (Sept. 15) to finish 14th at the Inverness Intercollegiate at Inverness Club.
Playing in its third straight weekend event, Michigan opened with a 295 behind junior Nilay Naik's 69 (-2). With Inverness set up with challenging pins, the Wolverines posted a 302 in the second round and sat 14th with a 597 two-day total. Led by freshman Spencer Shropshire's even-par 71 and classmate Mackey Beckett's 72 (+1), U-M closed with a 291 to remain 14th with its 888 54-hole total.
For a second straight event, junior RJ Arone paced the Wolverines, sandwiching rounds of 73 (+2) around a second-round 74 (+3) to tie for 26th at 220. Naik followed, tying for 45th with a 222 total.
Beckett made a strong move in the final round, climbing 11 spots on the leaderboard with his 72. He tied for 67th at 226 (79-75-72). Shropshire closed with an even-par 71 and tied for 71st at 227 (76-80-71). Junior Dean Muratore rounded out the Wolverine lineup, tying for 78th at 229 (77-75-77).
After three straight fall weekends of competition, the Wolverines will take a week off before returning to action at the Bryan Bros Collegiate in Solina, S.C. The two-day, 54-hole event will be held Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 28-29, at Solina Country Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Auburn 294-279-290 = 863 (+11) 2. Toledo 291-296-277 = 864 East Tennessee State 295-283-286 = 864 4. Texas Tech 295-279-292 = 866 5. Ohio State 291-292-287 = 870 6. Vanderbilt 298-286-288 = 872 Tennessee 291-295-286 = 872 Iowa 283-289-300 = 872 9. Loyola Marymount 296-287-290 = 873 10. Oklahoma 300-279-297 = 876 Purdue 293-299-284 = 876 12. LSU 305-290-287 = 882 13. Clemson 299-294-291 = 884 14. MICHIGAN 295-302-291 = 888 15. Wake Forest 299-300-297 = 896 16. Virginia 302-298-300 = 900 17. Ole Miss 299-307-295 = 901 18. Austin Peay 317-296-301 = 914
Top Individuals
1. Bence Bertenyi, Toledo 70-71-69 = 210 (-3) 2. Oscar Holm-Bredkjaer, Clemson 73-72-66 = 211 Ben Gregg, Texas Tech 73-66-72 = 211 4. Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma 73-67-73 = 213 5. Erik Tjarnberg, ETSU 74-70-70 = 214 6. Tyler Sabo, Ohio State 70-74-71 = 215 Jack Vojtko, Ohio State 75-69-71 = 215 Rudy Sautron, Tennessee 72-76-67 = 215 Will Hartman, Vanderbilt 72-71-72 = 215 Logan Reilly, Auburn 80-69-66 = 215 Alex Holder, Auburn 72-71-72 = 215
Michigan Individuals
T26. RJ Arone 73-74-73 = 220 T45. Nilay Naik 69-78-75 = 222 T67. Mackey Beckett 79-75-72 = 226 T71. Spencer Shropshire 76-80-71 = 227 T78. Dean Muratore 77-75-77 = 229











