Nick Pumford

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Charles, Mich.
High School:
St. Charles
Swing:
Right

Senior (2008-09) ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, U-M recipient ... Team co-captain ... Started all 14 tournaments, one of three Wolverines to do so ... Played in all five fall and all nine spring events ... Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Match Play (May 29-30) after a sixth place finish for U-M as a team ... Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Final Four following win over USC ... Lost in semifinal to eventual national champion Texas A&M ... Helped U-M reach the NCAA Finals (May 26-28) for the first time 12 years after a fifth-place team finish at NCAA Southwest Regional (May 14-16) ... Helped U-M to second straight NCAA Regional appearance ... Helped U-M to two team titles -- Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-14) and Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21) ... Helped U-M to a runner-up finish at the inaugural Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 13-14) ... Finished 1-1 in NCAA Match Play ... Competed in NCAA Finals stroke play, tying for 153rd with a 237 total (81-75-81) ... Competed in NCAA Southwest Regional, tying for 50th with a 231 total (77-81-73) ... Competed in second Big Ten Championships (May 1-3), finishing 45th with a 305 total (77-77-77-74) ... Finished 1-2 at Big Ten Match Play Championship ... Ended final season averaging a career-best 74.92 strokes per round ... Averaged 224.27 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot 32-of-37 rounds below 80, with 22 at or below 75 ... Shot nine total rounds at-or-below par ... Shot one sub-70 round with a career-best five-under 66 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Led U-M in three events ... Posted three top-20 finishes, including two top-10 finishes ... Posted a season-best tie for sixth at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a career-best-tying 54-hole tournament total of four-under 209 (66-70-73) at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a career-best 72-hole tournament total of 305 (77-77-77-74) at Big Ten Championships.

Junior (2007-08) ... Played in 11 tournaments, with 10 starts ... Played in four fall and all seven spring events ... Helped U-M to first NCAA Central Regional in eight years (2000) ... Helped U-M to fifth at Big Ten Tournament (April 25-27), its best finish in 10 years ... Helped U-M to two team titles -- Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) and the Wolverine at Mission Inn (Nov. 5-6) ... Helped U-M to runner-up finishes at Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23) and The Maxwell (May 10-11) ... Won first collegiate event with a season-best three-under 210 total (70-73-67) at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, playing as an individual ... Competed in NCAA Central Regional (May 15-17), tying for 52nd with a 226 total (78-74-74) ... Competed in first Big Ten Championship (April 25-26), tying for 38th with a 308 total (77-77-78-76) ... Ended third season averaging 75.03 strokes per round ... Averaged 224.30 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot 29-of-34 rounds below 80, with 17 at-or-below 75 ... Shot eight total rounds at-or-below par ... Posted one sub-70 round with a season-best four-under 67 in the third round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate ... Led U-M in one event ... Posted two top-20 finishes, including one top-10 and one top-five ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of three-under 210 (70-73-67) at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-best 72-hole tournament total of 308 (77-77-78-76) at the Big Ten Championships.

Sophomore (2006-07) ... Played in seven tournaments, with five starts ... Played in three fall and four spring events ... Ended second season averaging 77.10 strokes per round ... Averaged 232.16 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot 12-of-20 rounds below 80, with seven at-or-below 75 ... Shot four total rounds at-or-below par ... Posted one sub-70 round with a season-best four-under 67 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17) ... Posted two top-20 finishes, including two top-10 and one top-five ... Playing as an individual, posted a season-best runner-up individual finish at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a career-best 36-hole tournament total of 149 (75-74) at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 7-8) ... Tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total of four-under 209 (67-71-71) at the Wolverines Intercollegiate.

Freshman (2005-06) ... Played in one tournament ... Played in one fall tournament ... Made collegiate debut at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Ended first season averaging a career-best 74.67 strokes per round ... Averaged 224.00 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot three-of-three rounds below 80, with two at-or-below 75 ... Shot a season-best 73 in the second round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) ... Playing as individual, tied for 63rd at Wolverine Intercollegiate with a total of 224 (74-73-77).

Prep ... St. Charles High School (2005) ... 2004 State of Michigan Mr. Golf candidate ... 2004 Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Golf (MIGCA) Super Team ... Three-time Division III All-State (2002, ‘03, ‘04) ... Four-year varsity golf letterwinner (2001-04) ... Three-time team MVP (2002, ‘03, ‘04) ... As a senior (2004): averaged 73.20 (High School) and 74.60 (summer) ... Five-time medalist and two-time medalist runner-up ... Medalist runner-up at Division III regional ... Medalist runner-up at Michigan Division III state finals ... Nine top-five finishes in nine tournaments ... Competed on the American Junior Golf Association Tour ... Michigan Amateur Championship, advance to match-play ... As a junior (2003): averaged, 72.40 (High School) and 74.22 (summer) ... Five-time medalist with one medalist runner-up finish ... Eight top-five finishes in eight tournaments ... Competed on the PowerBilt Junior Tour ... Medalist runner-up at Michigan Junior Amateur qualifier, 16th at Finals ... As a sophomore (2002): averaged, 75.50 (High School) and 74.00 (summer) ... Seven top-10 finishes in seven tournaments ... Medalist at Tri-Valley Conference Match ... Fourth at Michigan Division III state finals ... Competed on the PowerBilt Tour ... Five top-5 finishes in five tournaments ... As a freshman (2001): averaged 81.00 (High School) and 80.78 (summer) ... Four top-10 finishes in six tournaments ... Competed on the PowerBilt Junior Tour ... Three top-10 finishes in three tournaments ... 2001 medalist at the Michigan Junior Open ... National Honor Society ... Four-year Honor Roll Student ... St. Charles Community H.S. High Honors ... Optimist Club Honors ... Volunteer at Adult Foster Care Home and Dr. Seuss Reading Program.

Personal ... Given name: Nick John Pumford ... Son of Sharon and Alan Pumford ... Born: February 5, 1987 ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts ... General Studies major.