Michigan
Franklin Street Partners Invitational
McLaughlin Sets Career Bests at Tourney in Home State
10/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Freshman Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS) set three new career bests and the University of Michigan men's golf team finished seventh with a 915 team total at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational, held Friday through Sunday (Oct 3-5) at North Carolina's Finley Golf Course. The Wolverines opened with a 307 in Friday's first round and followed with their tournament best 303 Saturday before closing with a 305 today.
| | McLaughlin was even on the par-3 holes for the week with two birdies and two bogeys. |
As for the Maize and Blue, McLaughlin led the Wolverine play from start to finish as he set career bests with a 15th-place finish and 226 54-hole tournament total. After matching his career low of 74 in each of the first two rounds, he closed out with a 78 to give him his first top 15 tournament performance.
Freshman Will Kendall (Gerrards Cross, England/Oundle School) gave to Wolverines two players in the top 20 as he tied for 20th with a 230 54-hole total. After opening with a 78, he rebounded with his 75 in the second round. He closed the tournament by firing a 77.
Senior Dave Nichols (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams HS, Mich.) tied for 23rd with a 231 total. After opening with rounds of 77 and 81, he posted a one-over 73 in the final round. Sophomore Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist) tied for 30th (78-78-77/233), and freshman Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's) was 43rd (85-76-82/243).
The Wolverines will head to the West Coast for their final tournament of the fall season when they play in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 13-14) at the Meadow Club in Fairfax, Calif. Following the tournament, the Maize and Blue will remain in California for an extra day to play an alumni match Wednesday (Oct. 15) at the Olympic Club in Daly City, Calf.
Final Standings
1. North Carolina 288-298-289 = 875 2. Georgia Southern 288-299-292 = 879 3. Kentucky 292-299-303 = 894 4. Alabama 291-306-300 = 897 5. Georgia State 294-305-302 = 901 6. UNC-Wilmington 297-307-301 = 905 7. MICHIGAN 307-303-305 = 915 8. East Carolina 302-313-302 = 917 9. Virginia 307-310-312 = 929
Top Individuals
1. Dustin Bray, North Carolina 70-74-69 = 213 Lars Brovold, Alabama 71-70-72 = 213 3. Toshi Hirata, Georgia Southern 65-72-77 = 214 Ted Smith, North Carolina 66-75-73 = 214 5. John Holmes, Kentucky 68-74-74 = 216 6. Will Dottley, North Carolina 72-73-73 = 218 Jason Harris, East Carolina 73-73-72 = 218 8. Kasper Jorgenson, Georgia State 72-73-74 = 219 Aaron Price, Georgia Southern 73-79-67 = 219 10. Matt Kohn, Kentucky 76-71-74 = 221
Michigan Individual Scores
15. Matt McLaughlin 74-74-78 = 226 T20. Will Kendall 78-75-77 = 230 T23. Dave Nichols 77-81-73 = 231 T30. Christian Vozza 78-78-77 = 233 43. Kevin Dore 85-76-82 = 243
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the Franklin Street Partners Invitational ... "We got some play out of the guys sporadically. We had good performances, but we just could not get two or three good rounds together at the same time. Sometimes you are going to get some inconsistencies from a young team as we had this weekend. Those can cost your team score in the end. But we played against some really good teams on a very good golf course. So we can take these experiences and use them to continue to grow and improve."
N O T E S
For the second straight week, a freshman led the Wolverines. Matt McLaughlin finished 15th with a 226 Franklin Street Partners Invitational total. Last week Kevin Dore led the Wolverines as he tied for seventh at the Hoosier Invitational.
For the third and fourth times this season, Matt McLaughlin tied a career-best single-round performance, carding rounds of 74 in the first and second round of the Franklin Street Partners Invitational. He also hit the career-best round in the second round of the Northern Intercollegiate and the third round of the Hoosier Invitational
Matt McLaughlin lowered his career-best 54-hole tournament total for the third consecutive tournament. His 226 total lowered his best by two strokes after tallying a 228 last week at the Hoosier Invitational. In addition, his 15th-place finish is a new career best, topping the tie for 52nd he had at the Hoosier.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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