Weekly Release #12
5/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Sat-Sun, May 8-9 -- host Big Ten Championships (U-M Golf Course)
Thu-Sat., May 20-22 -- at NCAA Central Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Tue-Sat., June 1-4 -- at NCAA Championships (Hot Spring, Va.)
Next on the Tee: Hosting the Big Ten Championships
The University of Michigan men's golf team will play host to the 2004 Big Ten Conference Men's Golf Championships Saturday and Sunday (May 8-9) at the U-M Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Maize and Blue will host the championships for the ninth time in the school's history. The last time the Wolverines hosted the championships was in 1994. With all 11 conference schools participating, the 2004 Big Ten Championships will be 54 holes of competition with 36 holes Saturday (May 8) and 18 holes Sunday (May 9). U-M Golf Course will be set up for a par of 71 and 6,704 yards.
Big Ten Championships Teams
The 2004 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships features all 11 teams from the conference: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin.
Big Ten Championships Format
The 2004 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships will be altered from its previous 72-hole championship play. The 2004 tournament will be a 54-hole championship with 36 holes Saturday (May 8) and a final 18 Sunday (May 9).
Big Ten Championships Scoring
Team scores shall be determined by adding the low four scores of each team for each round. A team shall consist of no more than five players per institution. Ties in a team or individual competition after 54 holes at the championship shall stand.
Big Ten Championships Schedule
The Big Ten Championships will be in a championship tournament format consisting of 54 holes, with 36 holes Saturday (May 8) and then a final 18 Sunday (May 9).
| Friday, May 7 | Practice Round | Tee times throughout the day |
| Saturday, May 8 | First Round | 8 a.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and No. 10 tee) |
| | Second Round | 1 p.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and No. 10 tee) |
| Sunday, May 9 | Final Round | 8 a.m. (tee times, off No. 1 and No. 10 tee) |
Big Ten Championships Seeding
Seeding for the 2004 Big Ten Men's Golf Championships will be based upon the final regular season GolfStat rankings. Championship seedings will be determined after the Bruce Fossum Invitational (May 1-2) in East Lansing, Mich.
Big Ten Championships Seeding, Golfstat rankings (May 3, 2004)
| Seed | School |
| No. 1 | Minnesota |
| No. 2 | Illinois |
| No. 3 | Purdue |
| No. 4 | Indiana |
| No. 5 | Ohio State |
| No. 6 | Northwestern |
| No. 7 | Penn State |
| No. 8 | Michigan State |
| No. 9 | Michigan |
| No. 10 | Wisconsin |
| No. 11 | Iowa |
Following the Big Ten Championships
Results for the 2004 Big Ten Championships will be available throughout several different tournament websites. Live scoring will be available for the championships through Golfstat Live.
Big Ten Conference website
Big Ten Conference Men's Golf record book (PDF)
Live Scoring on Golfstat Live
Golfweek/Sagarin - District Rankings
Golfweek/Sagarin - Team Rankings
Golfweek/Sagarin - Individual Rankings
The Michigan Lineup at the Big Ten Championships
The Wolverines will carry five players to Big Ten Championships. U-M coach Andrew Sapp will use the rest of the week's qualifiers to come up with the five-member team. All 11 roster Wolverines will have a chance to make the championship squad as sophomore Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS), freshman Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario/St. Mary's), senior/junior Rob Tighe (Traverse City, Mich./West HS), sophomore Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS), freshman Will Kendall (Gerrards Cross, Bucks, England/Oundle School), fifth-year senior Scott Carlton (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS), freshman Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook), senior Dave Nichols (Mesa, Ariz./Rochester Adams HS [Mich.]), junior/sophomore Mark McIntosh (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord HS), junior/sophomore Jimmy Wisinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) and junior/sophomore Dave Turner (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) will battle for a tournament spot.
Earlier This Year Hosting the Northern: Vozza Takes Third, U-M 13th as Hosts
Christian Vozza and Dave Nichols recorded sub-par final rounds to highlight the final day of action in the 2003 Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21) at the U-M Golf Course. Vozza, playing as an individual, carded a four-under-par 67 en route to a third-place finish (74-68-67/210), while Nichols fired a final-round 69 and tied for 12th (72-76-69/217) leading Michigan's five-person team to a 13th-place finish. The Wolverines shot 297 Sunday to finish at 895 (300-298-297) in the two-day event. Other Michigan scores included: Mark McIntosh, tied for 38th (76-73-76/225); Rob Tighe, tied for 47th (77-74-75/226); Kevin Dore, tied for 56th (76-75-77/228); and Scott Carlton, tied for 73rd (76-78-77/231). Other individual performances included: Brandon Duff, tied for 19th (72-72-76/220); Will Kendall, tied for 38th (73-73-79/225), Matt McLaughlin and Dave Turner (Troy, Mich./Troy HS), tied for 69th (83-74-73/230 and 75-76-79/230, respectively); and Jimmy Wisinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS), tied for 80th (80-74-80/234).
Recapping the 2003 Big Ten Championships U-M Eighth at Big Ten Championships
The Wolverines finished eighth at the 2003 Big Ten Conference Championships (May 2-4) at the IU Golf Course in Bloomington, Ind., with a 1,177 72-hole championship total after team rounds of 300, 285, 297 and 295. Mark McIntosh led the Maize and Blue all tournament long as he tied for 25th in his first career postseason event. After a four-over 75 in the first round, he came firing back in the second and third rounds with a career-best-tying 70 and an even-par 71, respectively. He carded a 78 in the final round but still finished as the top Wolverine with a 294 72-hole total. Other U-M finishes included: Rob Tighe, tied for 28th (78-72-71-74/295); Scott Carlton, tied for 32nd (73-76-77-71/297); Dave Nichols, tied for 37th (76-
72-78-73/299); and former Wolverine Bruce Svechota-Kingsbury, tied for 48th (76-71-80-77/304).
Youth Taking Over
The underclassmen have continued to make a solid impact for the Wolverines during the 2003-04 season. Christian Vozza has now led the Wolverines four times this season and has been the highest Maize and Blue finisher in three of the last four tournaments. In fact, a sophomore or freshman has led U-M in all 11 tournaments this season - Vozza (4), Kevin Dore (3), Brandon Duff (2) and Matt McLaughlin (2).
All Knotted Up
Four Wolverine players sit atop the Maize and Blue scoring lead separated by just over a stroke. Christian Vozza remains atop the Maize and Blue scoreboard with a 75.23 per round average and Kevin Dore is right on his heels averaging 75.77. Rob Tighe is third on the team with a 76.20 average followed by Brandon Duff's 76.24.
What a Pair!
Not only Christian Vozza and Kevin Dore finished as the top two Wolverines in the last four tournaments they are the only Maize and Bluers to have competed in all 11 events this season. Vozza has carded 13 straight rounds under 80 strokes and 16 of his last 17 under 80. Vozza has shot over 80 just three times this season as he has 28 of 31 below the mark. He leads the team with 75.23 stroke per round. Dore has fired 17 straight rounds under 80 strokes. For the season, he has just four total rounds above 80 as he has 27 of 31 rounds below the mark. He is second on the Wolverines shooting 75.77 per round.\
Vozza Cracks the 70-Barrier Yet Again
Christian Vozza's third-round, three-under 69 at the Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational (May 1-2) marked the third time in his career he has broken the 70-stroke barrier. Earlier this season he had a career-best four-under 67 in the third round of the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21). He also had his first career sub-70 round in the second round of the Northern with a two-under 69.
Make It Five Going Low
Christian Vozza's 69 in the final round of the Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational (May 1-2) marked the fifth sub-70 single-round total for a Wolverine all season long. Vozza has had three total this season, while Kevin Dore (69, second round - Hoosier Invitational) and Dave Nichols (69, third round - Northern Intercollegiate) each have recorded one.In addition, the Maize and Blue only recorded two rounds under the 70-stroke barrier all of the 2002-03 season.
Breaking Through
With the third place team finish at the Furman Intercollegiate (March 28-29), the Wolverines had their highest team finish in three years. It had been 31 straight tournaments since the Wolverines last cracked into a top three finish, which was at the 2001 Kepler Intercollegiate (April 14-15, 2001).
A Model of Consistency
Michigan has recorded four tournament totals under 900 strokes. In fact, the Maize and Blue are averaging just above 900 with a 906.00 per 54-hole tournament tally. In the first round of tournaments the Wolverines are shooting 302.60 strokes per round, lowering it in the second with a 300.90 per team round total. In final rounds the Wolverines are tallying a 302.10.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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