Michigan
NCAA Regional
Thompson, Schultz Tied for Lead, U-M Tied for Second at Central Regional
5/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Site: Zionsville, Ind.
Course: Wolf Run Golf Course (par 71, 7,025 yards)
Tournament: NCAA Central Regional (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Standing: Tie-2nd Place of 14 Teams (278, -6) After Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Matt Thompson and Jack Schultz, tie-1st (68, -3)
Next Round: Fri-Sat., May 20-21 -- at NCAA Central Regional (Zionsville, Ind.), 9:10 a.m. (1st tee)
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ZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- Junior Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview) and sophomore Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay) are tied with five others for the individual lead following matching three-under 68s, as the University of Michigan men's golf team closed the first day of the NCAA Central Regional tied for second after posting a six-under 278 today (Thursday, May 19) at the Wolf Run Golf Course.
In total, U-M closed the first 18 holes with two sub-par and two even-par rounds, and posted the eighth sub-par team round of the season and the lowest round by Michigan all-time at an NCAA Regional.
With even-par 71s, senior Lion Kim (Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary Prep School) and freshman Joey Garber (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey) are tied for 18th, while sophomore Rahul Bakshi (Chandigarh, India/St. John's) opened with a 79 and is 65th.
In all, the Maize and Blue etched 20 total birdies, as Thompson, Schultz and Kim each had five, while Garber had three and Bakshi had two. The Wolverines continue their NCAA regional on Friday (May 20) at 9:10 a.m. off the front nine paired with first-day leaders Illinois (277) and Alabama (278). The central regional concludes Saturday (May 21).
The top five teams and low individual not on a qualifying team from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, to be held Wednesday through Sunday, May 31-June 5, at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Illinois 277 (-7)
2. MICHIGAN 278
Alabama 278
4. Stanford 284
5. Iowa 285
6. Tennessee 287
7. Florida State 291
8. Memphis 292
9. Indiana 293
10. Charlotte 295
11. Wichita State 301
Wake Forest 301
13. UMKC 312
14. Sacred Heart 319
Top Individuals
1. Matt Thompson, U-M 68 (-3) Jack Schultz, U-M 68 Jack Belote, Memphis 68 Chris Brant, Iowa 68 Bud Cauley, Alabama 68 Hunter Hamrick, Alabama 68 Scott Langley, Illinois 68 8. Graham Brockington, Stanford 69 David Chung, Stanford 69 Luke Guthrie, Illinois 69 Danny Keddie, Tennessee 69 Brooks Koepka, Florida State 69 Trey Mullinax, Alabama 69
Other Michigan Individuals
T18. Lion Kim 71 (E) T18. Joey Garber 71 (E) 65. Rahul Bakshi 79
N O T E S
• Michigan is making its fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance and sixth overall since the NCAA went to the regional format.
• U-M's six-under 278 is the lowest team round at a regional in U-M history. It topped the 281 tallied in the second round of last year's NCAA Central Regional at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind.
• Michigan's six-under 278 team tally is the second-lowest round of the season and is the eighth total sub-par team round.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Andrew Sapp
On the first day of the NCAA Regional ... "Today is the kind of start you want to get off to at a regional. Matt (Thompson), Jack (Schultz), Lion (Kim) and Joey (Garber) all really played well and put up a lot of birdies for us. However, there are three rounds and we cannot get ahead of ourselves, so we will have our work cut out for us the rest of the way. The key to playing this course is not to make too many mistakes and manage your game. If you put up bogeys or doubles (bogeys) it will cost you. As long as we continue to play our game we will be fine. Tomorrow is scheduled to be the nicest weather of the event, so scores could improve even more."
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