Michigan
Windon Memorial Classic
Pumford, Rankin Lead U-M to Seventh at Windon Memorial
10/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Glenview, Ill.
Course: North Shore Country Club (par 71, 7,067 yards)
Tournament: Windon Memorial Classic
U-M Standing: 7th Place of 15 Teams (294-291-292/877)
Top U-M Individual: Nick Pumford, tie-25th (75-70-73/218)
Next Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 13-14 -- at the Prestige (Palm Springs, Calif.)
GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Paced by top-30 finishes from senior co-captains Nick Pumford (St. Charles, Mich./St. Charles HS) and Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), the University of Michigan men's golf team finished seventh today (Oct. 6) with an 877 54-hole total at the Windon Memorial Classic at North Shore Country Club. After completing day one in a tie for seventh on Sunday (Oct. 5) with a first-round total of 294 and a second-round total of 291, U-M posted a 292 in the final round today, snapping the Wolverines' two-tournament win streak.
Nick Pumford
After opening with a four-over 75 in the first round, Pumford found a groove in the second round, closing with a one-under 70 that included 16 pars and an eagle on the par-five No. 12. He closed with a two-over 73 in the final round to place in a tie for 25th, giving him a 218 total and his third straight top-25 finish of the season. A shot back, Rankin, who finished in a tie for 28th, closed at 219 after rounds of two-over 73 and one-over 72 on the first day of play and a three-over 74 in today's final round.
Other Wolverine finishes at the Windon Memorial included sophomore Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy) tying for 32nd with a 220 total (72-75-73), sophomore Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School) tying for 36th at 221 (74-75-72) and junior Ross Millman (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School) tying for 49th with a 225 (76-74-75).
Playing as an individual for the second straight tournament, freshman Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS) posted a team-best 216 total to close 18th individually. After an even-par 71 in the opening round, he fell back to 29th with his four-over 75 in the second round. He stormed back with a one-under 70 in the final round to post his second straight top-20 finish.
Overall, Illinois (276-283-284/843) established an early lead and was able to hold off a charge from Indiana (286-281-281/848) to post a team win by five strokes. Tulsa (292-289-284) was third at 865. Individually, IU's Jorge Campillo used a nine-birdie final round to post an eight-under 63 to go from ninth to medalist honor, posting an eight-under 205 (72-70-63). Kent State's John Hahn (68-70-69) was the runner-up two shots back at 207, while Illinois' Chris DeForest (74-70-74) was third at 208.
The Wolverines will have a short week of practice before heading to Palm Springs, Calif.,next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 13-14) for the Prestige at the PGA West, Norman Course. It marks the second straight year U-M will play at the event hosted by Stanford and UC-Davis. Last year, the Wolverines tied for seventh in the 16-team field.
Team Standings
1. Illinois 276-283-284 = 843 2. Indiana 286-281-281 = 848 3. Tulsa 292-289-284 = 865 4. Kent State 287-290-290 = 867 5. Northwestern 289-289-292 = 870 6. Purdue 295-295-284 = 874 7. MICHIGAN 294-291-292 = 877 8. Missouri 291-287-301 = 879 9. Marquette 285-301-295 = 881 10. Coastal Carolina 296-294-292 = 882 11. Colorado 298-289-301 = 888 12. New Mexico 292-299-298 = 889 13. San Jose State 291-298-301 = 890 14. Liberty 298-301-294 = 893 15. Santa Clara 303-300-301 = 904
Top Individuals
1. Jorge Campillo, Indiana 72-70-63 = 205 (-8)
2. John Hahn, Kent State 68-70-69 = 207
3. Chris DeForest, Illinois 74-70-64 = 208
4. Ryan Brooks, Tulsa 74-66-70 = 210
5. Seth Brandon, Indiana 71-69-71 = 211
6. Nicolas Geyger, Tulsa 75-71-66 = 212
7. Matt Hoffman, Illinois 65-70-78 = 213
Mark Hubbard, San Jose State 68-75-70 = 213
Peter Malnati, Missouri 69-71-73 = 213
Mike Van Sickle, Marquette 69-72-72 = 213
Other Michigan Individuals
18. Matt Thompson 71-75-70 = 216* T25. Nick Pumford 75-70-73 = 218 T28. Bill Rankin 73-72-74 = 219 T32. Alexander Sitompul 72-75-73 = 220 T36. Lion Kim 74-75-72 = 221 T49. Ross Millman 76-74-75 = 225
* playing as individual
QUOTES
Michigan Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the tournament weekend ... "We never really got anything going. We just did not play to our potential. Out of all of our rounds only one was under par and that was a 70 from Nick (Pumford). Today, we just were not able to catch fire and get going. It was that way most of the weekend. We did not have a score worse than 75, but that just goes to show you we did not play terrible, but we did not play to the level that we are capable of. We could not get any putts to drop. We hit some bad shots off the tee and made some double bogeys from those and that hurt us if we were going to have any chance of moving up the leaderboard. We thought we had a shot to move up to fourth or fifth if we had a good round, but unfortunately that did not happen. But we have a short week ahead to get some things worked out before our trip to California where we will play in some hot weather. Hopefully there our games will get a little hotter than they were this week."
U-M Senior Nick Pumford
On the team's play at the Windon Memorial ... "We just didn't get it done this weekend. We had three mediocre rounds and that cost us in the standings. The way it has been going this year, this weekend was a bit surprising. We know our capabilities and we just did not reach them this weekend. We had some good play, but we know we can play better. We know what we need to work on and the course was a really good test for us. You had to drive it straight and when you did not it cost you. I know driving is something I will be working on this week. We will have qualifying and get back out there and move on from here and get ready for the trip to California."
NOTES
• With his start at the Windon Memorial Classic, Ross Millman has started all three tournaments this season. In fact, Michigan has had the same starting five in all three events this season.
• With his start at the Windon Memorial Classic, Bill Rankin has now started 27 straight tournaments and has not missed a start in the last three seasons.
• Matt Thompson played as an individual in his second straight event. He led U-M with his second top 20 finish of his career. Last weekend, he posted a career-best tie for 14th at the Wolverine Intercollegiate. So far, he has posted three of his six collegiate rounds at par-or-below.
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