Weekly Release #1

Upcoming Schedule
Sat-Sun., Sept. 9-10 -- at Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate (Sugar Grove, Ill.)
Sat-Sun., Sept. 16-17 -- host Wolverine Intercollegiate (U-M Golf Course)

On the Tee: Time to Head Back to the Links
With the fall season coming to Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan men's golf team will not only head to its first class of the year, but open ups its fall season with a trip to Sugar Grove, Ill., Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 9-10) for the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course, which is slated to be the site for the 2007 NCAA Central Regional. The 54-hole tournament will feature 36 holes on Saturday (Sept. 9), followed by a final 18 holes Sunday (Sept. 10). Rich Harvest will be set up for a par 72 and 7,325 yards.

The Tournament Field
The Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate features 12 teams in the field and will include: Akron, Ball State, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Marquette, Michigan, Missouri, Northern Illinois and SMU.

The Tournament Schedule
The Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate will consist of 54 holes, 36 of which will be played on Saturday (Sept. 9) followed by 18 on Sunday (Sept. 10). Each day will begin with tee times at 7:45 p.m. CDT.

Date	Round	Times
Friday, Sept. 8	Practice Round	Tee times throughout the day
Saturday, Sept. 9	First Round	7:45 a.m. CDT (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, twosomes)
	Second Round	12:45 a.m. CDT (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, threesomes)
Sunday, Sept. 10	Final Round	7:45 a.m. CDT (tee times, off No. 1 and 10, threesomes)

The Tournament Scoring Format
Scoring for the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate will be five players, count the low four scores each round. Selected teams could have invited individuals.

Follow the Tournament Live
Fans can follow the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate live through the Golfstat website.

The Michigan Lineup at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate
The Wolverines will carry five players for the Michigan squad at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate. With the first tournament qualifying continuing right up until the Maize and Blue head out to Sugar Grove, all 12 Wolverines will have a chance to crack the lineup. Looking to get into the first tournament's lineup could be: fifth-year senior Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic); senior Kevin Dore (Dundas, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary's); senior Will Kendall (Gerrards Cross, England/Oundle School); senior Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS); senior Brian Schielke (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS); junior Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS); junior Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy); sophomore Nick Pumford (St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles HS); sophomore Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS); freshman Billy McKay, Jr. (Grand Blanc, Mich./David Leadbetter Golf Academy [Bradenton, Fla.]); freshman Ross Millman (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day) and freshman Michael Slovitt (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS).

Fall Schedule Offers Early Challenges
With six tournaments slated for the fall season, the Wolverines will be challenged early. After opening with the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10), site of the 2007 NCAA Central Regional, the Michigan hosts the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17) at the U-M Golf Course. U-M will head to Zionsville, Ind., for the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Oct. 7-8) and follow it with the Oak Tree Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17) in Edmond, Okla. The Wolverines close out October making a return trip to Concord, N.C., for the Charlotte's 49er Collegiate Classic (Oct. 23-24) at the Cabarrus Country Club. The fall season concludes with a trip to Hawaii over Thanksgiving and Purdue's Aloha Purdue Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23).

Returning for the Fifth Season
After being granted a medical hardship from a shoulder injury as a junior, Brandon Duff has returned for a fifth season with the Wolverines. Duff was one of just two Wolverines to play in all 12 tournaments a year ago and averaged a career-best 74.97 per round scoring average. He set career-bests in every statistical category, including shooting a three-under 68 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10, 2005). For his career, he has played in 25 tournaments and is shooting 76.38 per round.

The Graduate
In addition to Brandon Duff returning to the lineup, Will Kendall has returned for a final year after graduating in just three years with an economics degree. Kendall has enrolled in U-M's prestigious Stephen M. Ross School of Business and will be pursuing a masters of accounting degree. Kendall has played in 12 career tournaments and has a career average of 77.00 per round. He shot a career best two-under 69 in the third round of last year's Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 25, 2005).

Schaetzel Makes Trip to U.S. Amateur
Tim Schaetzel highlighted his summer with a trip to the 106th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. (Aug. 21-27). Schaetzel used a four-under-par total of 140 (71-69) to tie for second at his sectional qualifier at the Standard Club in Duluth, Ga. In stroke play of the U.S. Am, Schaetzel opened with a 75 and followed with an 82 to finish tied for 244th and failed to qualify for match-play.

Core In Place For Push for May
With the start of the fall season, the Wolverines return nine of 12 players from a year ago. Kevin Dore leads a group of returnees who averaged below 75.00 per round after he averaged 74.00 (three events) to lead the Maize and Blue. Other scoring average leaders include: Will Kendall (74.44, three events), Nick Pumford (74.67, one event) and Brandon Duff (74.97, 12 events). Other returning scoring averages from a year ago include: Brian Ottenweller (75.24, 11 events), Tim Schaetzel (76.06, 12 events), Bill Rankin (76.20 (seven events), Matt McLaughlin (76.50, seven events) and Brian Schielke (77.67, one event). For all of 2006-07, Michigan averaged 298.69 as a team.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling in Red Numbers
Michigan added up the red numbers on the scorecards all throughout the 2005-06 season. Through 12 regular season tournaments, the Wolverines tallied 42 total rounds of par or better, 31 rounds under par with 17 total rounds under the 70-stroke mark. That was a dramatic increase from two years ago, when the Wolverines recorded just 15 total rounds under par and five under the 70 strokes.

New Face Join the Maize and Blue
There will be a few changes to the Wolverines this season, as Chris Whitten joined the program as an assistant coach. Before joining the Wolverines staff in May 2006, Whitten was the assistant golf professional at the prestigious Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Prior to his work at Inverness, Whitten served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Notre Dame for two years (2003-05).

Three Newcomers Join Wolverines Fold
In addition to Chris Whitten joining the coaching staff, the Maize and Blue welcome three newcomers to the team: Billy McKay Jr., Ross Millman and Michael Slovitt.

McKay, who graduated from the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Fla., made his mark in Michigan as a junior after playing three years at Grand Blanc High School. In 2004, he won the Michigan State High School Championship and the Big Nine Conference Championship titles while helping Grand Blanc to both team titles as well. In 2005, he was youngest player ever to qualify for the PGA Buick Open at Warwick Hills Country Club in his hometown. He followed that by receiving a sponsor's exemption to play in the 2006 Buick Open.

Millman, who graduated from Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day in St. Louis, Mo., won individual medalist honors (2005) as well as back-to-back team titles (2004 and 2005) at the Missouri High School State Championships. The three-time All-ABC League first team selection was the medalist at both the district finals and ABC League Championships as a senior.

Slovitt, who was the No. 1-ranked junior in Illinois, won the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship (2005) and held the lowest scoring average in the Illinois Junior Golf Association with a 71.67 per round score. Playing at New Trier High School, Slovitt won a conference individual championship (2003) and was a three-time all-conference and all-area selection (2003, '04, '05). He was a two-time team captain (2004, '05) and was an all-area honorary captain (2005).

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423