Michigan Ties for Seventh at Inverness Intercollegiate

Tuesday, September 27

Toledo, Ohio

9:00 AM

Michigan

Inverness Intercollegiate

Michigan Ties for Seventh at Inverness Intercollegiate

9/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Sept. 27, 2011

Site: Toledo, Ohio
Course: Inverness Club (par 71, 7,255 yards)
Tournament: Inverness Intercollegiate
U-M Standing: Tie-7th of 11 Teams (301)
Top Individual: Matt Thompson and Matt Alessi, tie-17 (74)
Next Event: Sat-Sun., Oct. 1-2 -- at Rod Myers Invitational (Durham, N.C.)

TOLEDO, Ohio -- After rain washed away the first 36 holes of the Inverness Intercollegiate, the University of Michigan men's golf team tallied a 301 in the tournament's only round today (Tuesday, Sept. 27) to tie for seventh in the 11-team field played at the Inverness Club.

Returning to the course of the 2009 NCAA Finals, heavy rains on Monday (Sept. 26) reduced the event to 18 holes. With a one-round shootout scheduled for today's final round, the Wolverines were led by senior Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS) and junior Matt Alessi (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Birmingham Brother Rice) as they each shot 74 to tie for 17th.

Junior Miguel Echavarria (Medellin, Colombia/The Columbus School) tied for 32nd with a 76, while junior Rahul Bakshi (Chandigarh, India/St. John's HS) and junior Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay HS) each tied for 39th with tallies of 77. Playing as an individual, freshman Andrew Wong (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Pompano Beach HS) also tied for 39th with his score of 77.

The Wolverines have one day back in Ann Arbor before taking off to Durham, N.C., to compete in Duke's Rod Myers Invitational, Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 1-2). The 54-hole event will be played at the Duke Golf Club on campus.

Final Team Standings

 1. Kent State             287 2. Liberty                291 3. Toledo                 292 4. Kentucky               294 5. Michigan State         295 6. Penn State             300 7. MICHIGAN               301    Florida                301 9. South Alabama          304    East Tennessee State   30411. Ohio State             305

Top Individuals

 1. Dugan Murphy, Toledo                66 (-5) 2. Taylor Pendrith, Kent State         70    T.J. Vogel, Florida                 70 4. Dan Ellis, Michigan State           71    Robert Karlsson, Liberty            71    Cody Martin, Kentucky               71 7. McCormick Clouser, Michigan State   72    Anthony DeGol, Penn State           72    Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State        72    Kyle Kmiecik, Kent State            72    Mads Kristensen, Kentucky           72    Chase Marinell, Liberty             72

Michigan Individuals

T17. Matt Thompson       74T17. Matt Alessi         74T32. Miguel Echavarria   76T39. Jack Schultz        77T39. Rahul Bakshi        77T39. Andrew Wong         77* * played as individual

N O T E S

• Michigan played in an 18-hole tournament for the first time since 1993, when the Fripp Island Intercollegiate (March 11-12, 1993) was reduced to an 18-hole event due to weather.

• Michigan returned to the Inverness Club for the first time since the program's semifinal finish at the 2009 NCAA Finals.

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach Chris Whitten
On the Inverness Intercollegiate ... "We tried to go into it with the same mindset as we normal would. We tried to stress to the guys that every shot is important and the value of every shot is the same. So whether it is an 18-hole event, 36- or 54-, we should approach everything the same way and I thought that we did. I did not really feel it was an advantage or disadvantage for us with it being only 18 holes. Statistically, teams fair better the longer you play, but we can control only the things we can control. The course was a little wet, soft and slow, but it played the same for everybody. We were really just a little below average across the board and I do not think it is anything to overreact to. There are definitely things for us to clean up. We have a short turnaround, so it will feel good to get right back in competition and be able to work on some things that we noted from today."

On the early play of Matt Alessi ... "I knew he was definitely capable of this, and even more than this. I am never quite sure how a new player is going to adjust to college golf, a team setting and courses, but Matt is doing everything we are asking him to do right now. I have been really impressed with the way he prepares for tournaments and how comfortable he is in the tournament. His game looks really nice, so he is going to keep going for us. He is just turning into a really solid player for us so far."

Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423