Weekly Release #5 (at Mission Inn)
10/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Upcoming Schedule
Mon-Tue., Nov. 5-6 -- Host Wolverine at Mission Inn (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.)
Saturday, Feb. 16 -- Host Alumni Match (Phoenix, Ariz.)
On the Tee: Maize and Blue to Close Fall Hosting Florida Event
The University of Michigan men's golf team will head south to Howey in the Hills, Fla., to host the 2007 Wolverine at Mission Inn Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 5-6, on the El Campeon Course at Mission Inn. The Maize and Blue normally hosts its fall tournament in Ann Arbor, but this season U-M will take the 54-hole tournament to Florida to close the season. There will be 10 teams among the field and each day's play will begin with 8 a.m. shotgun starts. The El Campeon Course will be set up for a par 72 and 6,923 yards.
The Tournament Field
The Wolverine at Mission Inn field will include 10 team including: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Penn State and Xavier
The Tournament Schedules
The Wolverine at Mission Inn will be a 54-hole tournament with the first 36 holes played on Monday (Nov. 5). The first day of play will begin with a shotgun start beginning at 8 a.m.. The final 18-holes will be Tuesday (Nov. 6) with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
| Date | Event | Time |
| Sunday, Nov. 4 | Practice Round | Tee times throughout the day |
| Monday, Nov. 5 | First Round | 8 a.m. (shotgun) |
| Second Round | continuous play after completion of first round | |
| Tuesday, Nov. 6 | Final Round | 8 a.m. (shotgun) |
Tournament First Day Pairings
Group 1: Michigan, Penn State, Illinois
Group 2: Miami (Ohio), Xavier, Colorado
Group 3: Iowa State, Iowa, Missouri
Group 4: Northern Illinois, UM Individuals, Invited Individuals
The Tournament Scoring Format
Scoring for the Wolverine at Mission Inn will be five players; count the low four scores each round. Selected teams will have invited individuals
The Michigan Lineup
Michigan will continue its qualifying throughout the week leading up to the Wolverine at Mission Inn. All 10 Wolverines will travel and play at the tournament either as starters or play as individuals. Competing for the five-man team will be: Senior co-captain Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central), senior co-captain Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy), junior Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central), junior Nick Pumford (St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles), sophomore Billy McKay (Grand Blanc, Mich./David Leadbetter Golf Academy), sophomore Ross Millman (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day), sophomore Michael Slovitt (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), sophomore David Weisfeld (Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale), freshman Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep) and freshman Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep).
TEAM NOTABLES
In four fall tournaments this season, Michigan has posted three top-five finishes, winning Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8), posting a runner-up finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23), and tying for fifth at the Windon Memorial Classic (Oct. 7-8). The Maize and Blue has also produced three medalist honors. Tim Schaetzel and Bill Rankin shared the top spot at the Midwest Shootout with three other players, while Nick Pumford, playing as an individual, earned his first career tournament victory at the Wolf Run.
With the team title at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, Michigan won its first tournament title since 2005, when the Wolverines posted an 11-shot win at their own Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) at the U-M Golf Course. The title marks the second team title in the six-year career of head coach Andrew Sapp.
The team win at Purdue's Midwest Shootout marked 20 years since Michigan opened the season with a team victory. The last time the Wolverines posted a team win in the first tournament of the season was during the 1987-88 season, when the Maize and Blue won the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 1987).
Playing as an individual at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Nick Pumford claimed the first medalist honor of his Michigan career. After he opened with a one-under 70, Pumford followed with a two-over 73 to sit one-over after 36 holes. Using a career-best-tying four-under 67 in the final round, Pumford went on to win with a three-under 210 event total.
Tim Schaetzel and Bill Rankin each won his first medalist honor at Michigan, sharing the top individual spot with three others at Purdue's Midwest Shootout. Schaetzel's previous best was a tie for third at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17, 2006) and the Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23, 2006). Rankin's previous best tournament finish was a runner-up effort at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 18-20, 2007).
Tim Schaetzel, Bill Rankin and Lion Kim have started all five tournaments this season for Michigan. The quad group of Wolverines has produced 10 of U-M's 18 single-round tallies of par or better.
Michigan has posted team totals of 299 or below in its last nine straight team rounds. For the season, the Wolverines are averaging 293.46 per team round with just two of the 13 rounds to date over 300. The Maize and Blue have a season best of one-under 283 in the first round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
Michigan's second round three-under 285 team total at the Prestige (Oct. 15-16) was U-M's third best output of the season. However, with the tournament being set at a par 72, the round was the lowest sub-par team round of the season at three-under. It was the Wolverines second team round of the season under par.
Both Nick Pumford and Alexander Sitompul have recorded the Wolverines' best single-round tally with a four-under 67. Pumford had his in the third round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, while Sitompul had his in the first round of the Windon Memorial Classic. The duo added their names to the list of the seventh best all-time single-round tally by a Wolverine in a tournament. It also marked the 23rd and 24th times in U-M history a player has recorded a 67.
PLAYER NOTABLES
Senior Brian Ottenweller
Has played in four tournaments this season, with three starts
Averaging 75.00 strokes per round this season, sixth on the Wolverines
Shot a season-best round of 72, three times
Posted a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 216 at Windon Memorial Classic
Named co-captain, along with Tim Schaetzel
Played in 33 career tournaments, with 29 starts
Averaging 76.02 strokes per round for career
Shot a career-best five-under 66 in the first round of the 2005 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 10-11)
Senior Tim Schaetzel
Has started 32 straight tournaments for the Wolverines
Started all five tournaments this season, one of just three Wolverines to do so
Averaging a career-best 73.31strokes per round, which is 1.5 strokes better than prior best (74.81)
Shot a season-best four-under 68 in the first round of The Prestige
Posted a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 214 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players, including teammate Bill Rankin
Named co-captain, along with Brian Ottenweller
Played in 35 career tournaments, with 34 starts
Averaging 75.44 strokes per round for career
Shot a career-best four-under 67 in the first round of the 2005 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25)
Junior Nick Pumford
Has played in three tournaments this season, with two starts
Averaging a career-best 72.56 strokes per round, which is just over two strokes better than prior best (74.67)
In first event of season, at Wolf Run Intercollegiate, played as individual; won medalist honors for the first time in career with a season-best three-under 210 total
Shot a career-best-tying four-under 67 in the third round of the Wolf Run; tying the four-under 67 he had in the first round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17)
Posted a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 210 at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate
Played in 11 career tournaments, with seven starts
Averaging 75.59 strokes per round for career
Junior Bill Rankin
Has started 16 straight tournaments for the Wolverines
Started all five tournaments this season, one of just three Wolverines to do so
Averaging a career-best 74.69 strokes per round, which is nearly two strokes better than prior best (76.20)
Shot a season-best two-under 69 in the second round of the Windon Memorial Classic
Posted a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 219 at Windon Memorial Classic
Won first career tournament at 2007 Purdue's Midwest Shootout, sharing with four other players including teammate Tim Schaetzel
Played in 23 career tournaments, with 20 starts
Averaging 76.03 strokes per round for career
Shot a career-best three-under 68 in the third round of the 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17)
Sophomore Billy McKay
Has started two tournaments this season: Purdue's Midwest Shootout and Inverness Intercollegiate
Averaging 78.00 strokes per round
Shot a season-best 77 in the first round of Purdue's Midwest Shootout
Posted a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 235 at Inverness Intercollegiate
Played in 11 career tournaments, with nine starts
Averaging 76.23 strokes per round for career
Shot a career-best one-under 69 in the third round of the 2006 Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23)
Sophomore Michael Slovitt
Has not played in an event to date, expected to play at Wolverine at Mission Inn
Played as an individual in two tournaments as a freshman
Made collegiate debut at 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17), tying for 63rd
Played as an individual at 2006 49er Collegiate Classic (Oct. 23-24), tying for 71st
Finished first season averaging 78.50 strokes per round
Shot a career-best even-par 71 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate
Sophomore Ross Millman
Has not played in an event to date, expected to play at Wolverine at Mission Inn
Played in one tournament, as an individual, during his freshman season
Made collegiate debut at 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17), finishing 80th
Finished first season averaging 81.33 strokes per round
Shot a career-best 78 in the third round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate
Sophomore David Weisfeld
Has not played in an event to date, expected to play at Wolverine at Mission Inn
Walked onto the Michigan program after taking freshman year off to concentrate on academics
Former roommate of Billy McKay at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy
Freshman Lion Kim
Has started all five tournaments this season, one of three Wolverines to do so
Averaging 74.85 strokes per round, fifth on Wolverines
Shot a career-best one-under 70 in the first round of the Windon Memorial Classic
Posted a career-best 54-hole tournament total of three-over 216 at the Windon Memorial Classic
Made collegiate debut and first career start at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, tying for 10th
Given name is Jun Min Kim, but goes by "Lion" which is a nickname given to him by his parents
Freshman Alexander Sitompul
Has played in four tournaments this season, with three starts
Finished as the top Wolverine in last two tournaments
Averaging 72.40 strokes per round, to lead the Wolverines
Leads U-M with a 214.67 tournament scoring average, three strokes better than any other Wolverine
Posted four rounds under par with a career-best four-under 67 in the first round of the Windon Memorial Classic
Posted a career-best 54-hole tournament total of three-over 212 at The Prestige
Made first collegiate start at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, tying for seventh
Made collegiate debut as an individual at Purdue's Midwest Shootout, tying for 63rd
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