Michigan
Northern Intercollegiate (Day 1)
Michigan 13th After First Day of Northern Intercollegiate
9/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Course: University of Michigan Golf Course (par 71, 6,704 yards)
Tournament: Northern Intercollegiate
U-M Standing: 13th Place of 15 Teams (300-298/598) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Dave Nichols, tie-29th (72-76/148)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Sept. 21 -- host Northern Intercollegiate (U-M Golf Course)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team opened its 2003-04 season by hosting the Northern Intercollegiate Saturday (Sept. 20) at the U-M Golf Course, and the Wolverines sit in 13th place after rounds of 300 and 298 for a 36-hole total of 598. Playing as individuals, sophomore Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist), in 10th place (74-69/143), and sophomore Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic), tied for 11th (72-72/144), are the top Wolverines players after the first day of play.
Indiana and Xavier sit tied atop the leaderboard as they both tallied 573 36-hole totals. The Hoosiers opened the tournament with a one-under-par 283 and followed with a 290 in the second. The Musketeers opened with a four-over 288 and followed with a one-over 285 in the second.
Indiana's Jeff Overton sits four strokes ahead of the field with a six-under 136 total after opening with a four-under 67 and following with a two-under 69. Tied for second at 140 are Indiana's Heath Peters (68-72) and Ball State's Patrick Wilkes-Keier (72-68).
Highlighting the Wolverines' first day were a pair of individuals as Vozza and Duff lead the Wolverine charge for medalist honors.
After starting on No. 17 in the shotgun format, Vozza opened the first round by parring his first hole before double-bogeying his second to sit at two-over. After four straight pars, he hit another bogey on No. 5 before striking back with a birdie on No. 6. Bogeys on 8 and 12 were cut by one with his second birdie of the round on No. 11, helping him finish with a three-over 74. In the second round, he parred his first five holes before striking for back-to-back birdies on Nos. 4 and 5 to sit at two-under. Seven pars and another birdie on No. 13 put him at three-under with three holes to play. A bogey on 14 would blemish the round as he finished with a career-best two-under 69.
Starting on No. 18 in both rounds, Duff started off round two with bogeys on the first three holes before finding a rhythm, playing one-under through the next seven holes thanks to a birdie on No. 6. Back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 11 and 12 were countered with birdies on 13 and 15 as he closed the round at one-over 72. The second round started off like the first with a pair of bogeys in the first three holes before he hit his stride again, playing two-under, with birdies on 4 and 11, through the next 12 holes. A double-bogey on No. 15 ended his run, but he finished the round with a birdie on No. 17 to give him his second round of one-over 72. Both rounds were career-best performances for Duff.
Other Wolverine scores include: senior Dave Nichols (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams HS, Mich.), tied for 29th (72-76/148); junior/sophomore Mark McIntosh (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord HS), tied for 35th (76-73/149); freshman Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's) and senior/junior Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS), tied for 48th (76-75/151 and 77-74/151, respectively); and fifth-year senior Scott Carlton (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS), tied for 73rd (76-78/154).
Other Wolverine individual scores include: freshman Will Kendall (Gerrards Cross, England/Oundle School), tied for 29th (73-73/146); junior Dave Turner (Troy, Mich./Troy HS), tied for 48th (75-76/151); junior/sophomore Jimmy Wisinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS), tied for 73rd (80-74/154); and freshman Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS), tied for 84th (83-74/157).
The Northern Intercollegiate final round will be Sunday (Sept. 21) with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. off of No. 1 and No. 10. The Maize and Blue will be paired with Iowa and Marshall going off No. 10 tee starting at 8:45 a.m.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Indiana 283-290 = 573
Xavier 288-285 = 573
3. Ohio State 294-286 = 580
4. Akron 293-293 = 586
5. Ball State 295-292 = 587
6. Miami (Ohio) 289-300 = 589
7. Bowling Green 302-288 = 590
8. Northern Illinois 297-294 = 591
9. Purdue 294-298 = 592
Eastern Michigan 291-301 = 592
Wisconsin 302-290 = 592
12. Penn State 300-293 = 593
13. MICHIGAN 300-298 = 598
14. Iowa 298-301 = 599
15. Marshall 303-298 = 601
Top Individuals
1. Jeff Overton, Indiana 67-69 = 136
2. Heath Peters, Indiana 68-72 = 140
Patrick Wilkes-Keier, Ball State 72-68 = 140
4. Scott Anderson*, Ohio State 70-71 = 141
Adam Balls, Bowling Green 74-67 = 141
Brian Brodell, Wisconsin 73-68 = 141
7. Neal Grusczynski, Xavier 68-74 = 142
Miles Maillet, Xavier 73-69 = 142
C.D. Hockersmith, Ball State 70-72 = 142
10. CHRISTIAN VOZZA*, U-M 74-69 = 143
11. BRANDON DUFF*, U-M 72-72 = 144
Blake Sattler, Akron 72-72 = 144
John Streibich, Xavier 74-70 = 144
Other Michigan Scores
T29. Dave Nichols 72-76 = 148 T35. Mark McIntosh 76-73 = 149 T48. Kevin Dore 76-75 = 151 T48. Rob Tighe 77-74 = 151 T73. Scott Carlton 76-78 = 154 T19. Will Kendall* 73-73 = 146 T48. Dave Turner* 75-76 = 151 T73. Jimmy Wisinski* 80-74 = 154 T84. Matt McLaughlin* 83-74 = 157
* competing as individuals
NOTES
• During the Northern Intercollegiate practice round, Xavier's Matt Makinson and Miles Maillet both recorded holes-in-one. Makinson, a senior from Vancouver, B.C., hit his ace on the fly on hole No. 8 -- 159 yards with an 8-iron -- while Maillet, a senior from Bishop, Calif., dropped in his on hole No. 5 -- 186 yards with a 7-iron. It was both players' first career ace.
• Michigan's Christian Vozza's second round two-under 69 is a career-best tally. His previous best was a 72 fired in the first round of the 2002 Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29), which was also his first collegiate round.
• Michigan's Brandon Duff's back-to-back one-over 72s are both career-best performances. Both rounds topped the 74 he tallied in the second round of the 2002 Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 5-6).
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