Hunter Thomson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Calgary, Alberta
High School:
West Island College

Michigan Honors
• GCAA/PING All-America, honorable mention (2025)
• Golfweek All-America, honorable mention (2025)
• (2x) All-Big Ten, first team (2024, '25)
• (2x) PING All-Midwest Regional (2024, '25)
• (2x) GCAA All-America Scholar (2023, '24)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
• (2x) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, '25)
• (3x) Academic All-Big Ten (2023, '24, '25)
• (3x) U-M Academic Athletic Achievement (2022, '23, & '24)
• (3x) Preseason Big Ten Golfer to Watch
• (8x) Big Ten Golfer of the Week (U-M record)

Michigan Career
• Started 50 consecutive tournaments
• Has not missed an event or start in his entire career
• Fourth Wolverine to play in 50+ career events
• Finished as the top Wolverines in 36 of 50 events (72%)
• Medalist: 4 | Runner-up: 8
• Top 5 finishes: 15 | Top 10 finishes: 25
• Led U-M in scoring average for four straight seasons
• Second Wolverine to lead in scoring for four years (Kyle Mueller, 2015 to 2018)
• Carried a U-M record 71.54 scoring average
• Recorded 91 of his 145 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded 66 sub-par rounds, with 40 sub-70 rounds
• Shot a career-low 64 (-8) in the third round of the Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 11-13)
• Second-lowest single round in U-M history; one of eight Wolverines to fire a 64
• Carried a 214.74 average per 54-hole event
• Recorded five of U-M's top 10 lowest 54-hole totals in program history
• Recorded 24 career sub-par 54-hole total events
• Tallied a career-low 201, -15 (69-69-64) at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate
• Second-lowest 54-hole total in program history
• Tallied a 4-0 match play record
• Helped U-M to Big Ten Match Play title, going 4-0 becoming the third Wolverine to go undefeated
• Joined Kyle Mueller (2015; 4-0) and Patrick Sullivan (2020; 4-0) on undefeated listing

NCAA Postseason
• (2x) NCAA Regional participant as an invited individual (2024, '25)
• Played in the 2024 West Lafayette regional hosted by Purdue at the Kampen Course
• Did not advance after tying for 27th (73-71-74/218, +2)
• Played in the 2025 Urbana regional hosted by Illinois at the Atkins Golf Club
• Advanced to NCAA Finals after winning the regional (69-67-67/203, -10)
• Third Wolverine to win an NCAA regional title
• 13th Wolverine to advance to the NCAA Finals
• Played in the 2025 NCAA Championships at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, North Course
• Did not advance to the final round, tying for 77th (79-71-74/224, +8)
• Recorded 11 birdies, with eight on the 12 par 5s

Big Ten Postseason
• Started four straight Big Ten Championships (2022, '23, '24, '25)
• 2022: Tied for 27th (77-76-73/226); U-M to 13th (919) at the French Lick Resort
• 2023: Tied for ninth (75-67/142, E); U-M was 13th (612) at Galloway National Golf Club
• Shortened to 36-hole championship due to weather
• 2024: Tied for 27th (76-74-69/219); U-M tied for 10th (907) at the Scotio Country Club
• 2025: Tied for 32nd (70-72-76/218); U-M was 15th (879) at the Baltimore Country Club

Team Titles (5x)
• 2022 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 5-6); runner-up (215, -1)
• 2023 Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 3-4); had 4-0 record
• As the No. 8 seed, U-M defeated the top three seeds to win the championship
• First Round: No. 7 Penn State (3-2)
• Quarterfinal: No. 2 Michigan State (3.5-1.5)
• Semifinal: No. 3 Indiana (3-2)
• Championship: No. 1 Northwestern (3-2)• 2023 Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4); runner-up (202, -14)
• 2023 Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-26); tied for fourth (208, -8)
• 2024 Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29); tied for fourth (139, -5)
• Shortened to a 36-hole tournament due to weather

Medalist (4x)
• 2025 NCAA Urbana Regional (May 12-14); medalist (203, -10)
• Third Wolverine to win a regional title; advanced to NCAA Finals
• 2025 Boilermaker Invitational (April 19-20); medalist (203, -10)
• 2024 Canadian Collegiate (Sep 16-17); medalist (202, -14)
• Earned Golf Canada exemption to play in the 2025 RBC Canadian Open (June 3-5) at the TPC of Toronto
• 2024 Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 11-13); medalist (201, -15)
• Recorded second-lowest 54-hole total in program history (69-69-64/201, -15)
• Used career-low 64 (-8) to win first career event; second lowest in U-M history

• Medalist Runner-up (8x)
• 2021 Macdonald Cup (Sept. 25-26); runner-up (207, -3)
• 2022 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 5-6); runner-up (215, -1)
• 2023 Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4); runner-up (202, -14)
• 2023 Everett Buick GMC Classic (Oct. 16-17); runner-up (207, -9)
• 2024 Qubein Cup (Oct. 14-15); runner-up (210, E)
• 2024 Louisiana Classics (March 11-12); runner-up (206, -10)
• 2025 Border Olympics (Feb. 17-18); runner-up (209, -4)
• 2025 Buckeye Classic (April 11-12); runner-up (207, -9)

Season: 2024-25
• Lone Wolverine to play in 14 events; one of two to start the 12 regular-season events (RJ Arone)
• Played in two additional NCAA postseason events
• Individual at the NCAA Urbana Regional (May 12-14), advancing to the NCAA Finals (May 23-26)
• Helped U-M to seven top-five finishes in 12 events, with four top-three finishes
• Guided U-M in its repeat as team champions at the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29)
• Led U-M in 13 of the 14 events; posted nine top-10 and seven top-five finishes
• Led the Wolverines in nine straight events, including the entire spring season and postseason
• Led U-M, setting a single-season record with career-low 70.24 scoring average
• Recorded 30 of 41 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded 24 sub-par rounds, with 17 sub-70 tallies
• Shot a season-low 66, 3x: Canadian Collegiate (first, second; -6), Boilermaker Invitational (second; -5)
• Posted eight sub-par 54-hole totals, averaging 210.84 per event
• Tallied a season-low 202, -14 (66-66-70) at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational
• Tallied a career-low 36-hole total of 139 (-5) at Virtues Intercollegiate

Season: 2023-24
• Lone Wolverine to play in 13 events; one of four to start the 12 regular-season events
• Played an additional NCAA postseason event
• Individual at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional (May 13-15)
• Helped U-M post eight top-five finishes in 12 events, with four top-three finishes
• Guided U-M to the team title at the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4)
• Guided U-M to the team title at the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-26)
• U-M's 830 (-34) total was the second-lowest team 54-hole total in program history
• Four of the five starters finished among the top 10, including medalists (Ben Hoagland, Yuqi Liu)
• Led U-M in 10 of 13 events; posted nine top-10 and six top-five finishes
• Led U-M with a 70.56 scoring average
• Recorded 30 of 39 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded 22 sub-par rounds, with 16 sub-70 rounds
• Shot a career-low 64 (-8) in the third round of the Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 11-13)
• Second-lowest single round in U-M history; one of six Wolverines to fire a 64
• Posted seven sub-par 54-hole totals, averaging 211.69 per event
• Tallied a career-low 201, -15 (69-69-64) at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate
• Second-lowest 54-hole total in U-M history

Season: 2022-23
• One of two Wolverines to start all 12 events (Will Anderson)
• Helped U-M to six top-five team finishes, with three top-three finishes
• Guided U-M to the Big Ten Match Play Championship
• Third Wolverine to go undefeated (4-0), joining Kyle Mueller (2015) and Patrick Sullivan (2020)
• No. 8-seed U-M defeated the top three seeds to win the second title in program history
• Led U-M in a team-best eight events, with four top-10 finishes
• Led U-M with a 72.81 scoring average
• Recorded 14 of 32 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded nine sub-par rounds, with four sub-70 rounds
• Shot a season-low 67, (2x): Tiger Collegiate Invitational (second, -5) and Big Ten Championships (second, -4)
• Posted four sub-par 54-hole totals: averaging 218.80 per event
• Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 209, -1 (71-70-68) at the Macdonald Cup
• Tallied a season-low 36-hole total of 142, E (75-67) at the Big Ten Championships

Season: 2021-22
• Lone Wolverine to start all 11 events
• Made collegiate debut, and first start, at the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 5-6); tied for 39th (228)
• Led U-M in a team-best five events; with three top-10 and two top-five finishes
• Led U-M with a 73.09 scoring average: the second lowest by a freshman in program history
• Recorded 14 of 33 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded 11 sub-par rounds, with four sub-70 rounds
• Shot a season-low 66 (-4) in the second round at the Macdonald Cup
• Posted five sub-par 54-hole totals: averaging 219.27 per event
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 207, -3 (71-66-70) at the Macdonald Cup

• Top Wolverine (36x in 50 events)
• White Sands Bahamas Invitation (Oct. 29-31, 2021); tied for 15th (214, -2)
• Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 5-6, 2022); runner-up (215, -1)
• Louisiana Classics (March 14-15, 2022); tied for 53rd (222)
• Mossy Oak Collegiate (April 11-12, 2022); seventh (211, -5)
• Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24, 2022); tied for 34th (219, +3)
• Island Resort Invitational (Sept. 4-5, 2022); tied for ninth (213, -3)
• Macdonald Cup (Sept. 24-25, 2022); tied for eighth (209, -1)
• Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 17-18, 2022); tied for sixth (215, -1)
• Big Ten Match Play Championships (Feb. 3-4, 2023); 4-0 record
• Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Feb. 27-March, 2023); tied for 20th (217, +1)
• Tiger Collegiate Invitational (April 9-10, 2023); tied for 29th (212, -4)
• Fighting Illini Collegiate (April 22-23, 2023); tied for 34th (229)
• Big Ten Championships (April 28-30, 2023); tied for ninth (142, E)
• Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4, 2023); runner-up (202, -14)
• Highlands Invitational (Sept. 18-19, 2023); tied for 18th (213, -3)
• Everett Buick GMC Classic (Oct. 16-17, 2023); runner-up (207, -9)
• The Clerico (Oct. 24-25, 2023); tied for seventh (213, +3)
• Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 11-13, 2024); medalist (201, -15) -- first of career
• The Invitational at the Ford (Feb. 26-27, 2024); tied for eighth (210, -6)
• Louisiana Classics (March 11-12, 2024); runner-up (206, -10)
• Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21, 2024); tied for third (214, +1)
• Big Ten Championships (April 26-28, 2024); tied for eighth (219)
• NCAA West Lafayette Regional (May 13-15, 2024); tied for 27th (218, +2)
• Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 1-2, 2024; tied for sixth (212, -4)
• Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10, 2024); tied for 43rd (215)
• Canadian Collegiate (Sept. 16-17, 2024); medalist (202, -14)
• OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-22, 2024); tied for 32nd (214)
• Qubein Cup (Oct. 14-15, 2024); runner-up (210, E)
• Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 9-11, 2025); tied for seventh (212, -4)
• Border Olympics (Feb. 17-18, 2025); runner-up (209, -4)
• Desert Mountain Collegiate (March 8-9, 2025); sixth (212, -4)
• Buckeye Classic (April 11-12, 2025); runner-up (207, -9)
• Boilermaker Invitational (April 19-20, 2025); medalist (203, -10)
• Big Ten Championships (April 25-27, 2025); tied for 32nd (218)
• NCAA Urbana Regional (May 12-14, 2025); medalist (203, -10)
• NCAA Finals (May 23-26, 2025); tied for 77th (224)

Prep & Junior Career
• Ranked the No. 1 junior in Canada and No. 9 overall for the Class of 2021 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Played in a 2021 USGA Summer Double - U.S. Junior Amateur, tied for 17th (73-72/145) in qualifying, advancing to match play, defeated No. 30 Jackson Roman (2-up) in first round, lost to eventual junior champion No. 3 Nicholas Dunlap (2-and-1) in second round; missed the cut for U.S. Amateur match play (73-77/150)
• Added sixth-place finish at the Alberta Amateur (71-71-70/212), 44th (75-72-74-79/300) finish at Western Amateur, and competed in the Trans-Mississippi Amateur (75-78/153)
• In 2020, posted four top-three finishes in five events, including wins at the Alberta Junior Boys (66-66-69/201) and at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) Ford Series PGA of Alberta Junior (74-67-65/206)
• Added a runner-up at the Alberta Amateur (71-69-69/209) and advanced to the semifinal of the Alberta Match Play Championship, while adding a third-place finish at the MJT Junior Series at Paradise Canyon (76 70/146)
• In 2019, posted five top-10 finishes in seven events, highlighted with a runner-up trophy at the AJGA Junior at Knollwood (73-68-70/211), a third-place showing at The First Tee of Greater Baltimore Junior Championship (72-72-72/216) and an eighth-place finish at the AJGA Lake Las Vegas Junior (72-76-66/214)

Personal
• Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
• Prep Schooling: West Island College
• Graduate from U-M's School of Kinesiology
• Undergraduate Degree: Sport Management (May, 2025)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Average	18	36	54	72	T5	T10	T20	Sub	Par	MP
2021-22	11	11	33	2412	73.09	66 (-4)	-	207 (-3)	-	2	3	5	11	2	0-0-0
2022-23	12	12	32	2330	72.81	67 (-5)	142 (E)	209 (-1)	-	0	4	5	9	4	4-0-0
2023-24	13	13	39	2752	70.56	64 (-8)	-	201 (-15)	-	6	9	10	22	5	0-0-0
2024-25	14	14	41	2880	70.24	66 (-6)	139 (-5)	202 (-14)	-	6	9	9	24	6	0-0-0
Career	50	50	144	10374	71.54	64 (-8)	139 (-5)	201 (-15)	-	14	25	29	66	17	4-0-0