Michigan
Furman Intercollegiate
Vozza Leads Michigan to Third at Furman Intercollegiate
3/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- In its final tournament before the Big Ten season, the University of Michigan men's golf team took a third-place finish with an 894 54-hole total at the Furman Intercollegiate, held Friday through Sunday (March 26-28) at the Furman University Golf Course. The Wolverines stayed consistent throughout the weekend, carding rounds of 295, 299 and 300 to hold onto the third spot in the standings for all three days.
Just as U-M held its place in the standings for the duration, the first and second place positions remained the same for all 54 holes as well. Furman led from start to finish on its home course, shooting an 883 (286-292-305) tournament total, while Virginia Tech held second throughout, coming away with an 885 (293-289-303) team total to finish just two strokes behind the Paladins. In addtition to hosting and the team title the Furman duo of Matt Davidson (71-73-73) and Rob Langley (72-72-73) both earned medalist honors with one-over-par 217 performances.
As for the Wolverines, sophomore Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS) led the team overall for the first time this spring with a total of 220, tying for sixth for his second top-10 tournament finish of the season. Vozza was the model of consistency, opening with an even-par 72 and following with back-to-back 74s.
Senior/junior Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS) and freshman Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's HS) rounded out the top-20 finishers for the Maize and Blue, both tying for 18th with 54-hole totals of 224. Tighe began the final round tied for 35th after carding rounds of 75 and 76 but moved up in the standings after coming in strong with a one-over 73 to tie for the best score of the day for the Wolverines. Dore led off the tournament with a team-best one-under 71 before falling slightly in the second round, carding a 77. The freshman was able hang on the final day, finishing with a 76 to maintain his tie for 18th in the standings.
Other Wolverine finishes included: sophomore Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS), tied for 40th at 228 (77-72-79); and freshman Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS), tied for 82nd at 234 (80-77-77). Playing as individuals, senior Dave Nichols (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams HS [Mich.]) tied for 62nd (79-75-77/231) and junior/sophomore Mark McIntosh (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord HS) tied for 75th (82-78-73/233).
The Maize and Blue will head to Big Ten country when the Wolverines travel to West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday and Sunday (April 10-11) for Purdue's Boilermaker Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will be played at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Team Standings
1. Furman 286-292-305 = 883 2. Virginia Tech 293-289-303 = 885 3. MICHIGAN 295-299-300 = 894 4. Coastal Carolina 305-298-292 = 895 5. Wofford 309-301-288 = 898 6. Northwestern 299-306-294 = 899 7. UNC-Wilmington 297-307-297 = 901 8. UNC-Charlotte 300-301-302 = 903 9. Charleston Southern 298-304-303 = 905 10. Elon 295-307-306 = 908 UNC-Greensboro 298-302-308 = 908 12. Tennessee-Chattanooga 310-304-296 = 910 Marshall 306-301-303 = 910 14. Davidson 303-306-304 = 913 15. Rhode Island 304-303-307 = 914 16. Winthrop 309-312-303 = 924 17. East Carolina 307-307-314 = 928 18. Western Carolina 308-306-316 = 930 19. Furman B 314-308-309 = 931 20. Appalachian State 309-316-317 = 942
Top Individuals
1. Matt Davidson, Furman 71-73-73 = 217 (+1) Rob Langley, Furman 72-72-73 = 217 3. Adam Dox, Wofford 74-74-70 = 218 4. Alvaro Velasco, Coastal Carolina 73-71-75 = 219 Scott Wise, Virginia Tech 72-75-73 = 219 6. CHRISTIAN VOZZA, U-M 72-74-74 = 220 Ryan Stinnett, Virginia Tech 72-75-73 = 220 8. Andy Bare, UNC-Greensboro 73-72-76 = 221 Joel Kraner, Virginia Tech 72-70-79 = 221 David Spitz, Rhode Island 74-73-74 = 221 Dillon Dougherty, Northwestern 74-77-70 = 221 Marc-Andre Roy, UNC-Wilmington 76-74-71 = 221
Other Michigan Scores
T18. Kevin Dore 71-77-76 = 224 T18. Rob Tighe 75-76-73 = 224 T40. Brandon Duff 77-72-79 = 228 T82. Matt McLaughlin 80-77-77 = 234 T62. Dave Nichols* 76-75-77 = 231 T75. Mark McIntosh* 82-78-73 = 233 * played as individuals
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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