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Crooked Stick Invitational
Pilon Helps Wolverines to 10th at Crooked Stick Invitational
10/15/2019 5:40:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Battling near-25-mph winds throughout the day, Michigan tallied a 302 final round to post a 901 54-hole total and finish 10th at the Crooked Stick Invitational.
» Charlie Pilon, who closed with a 223 (75-71-73), led the Wolverines tying for 21st, posting the first top-25 finish of the season and his third top-30 finish of the fall.
» After an opening 83, senior Brent Ito rallied with rounds of 72 (E) and 73 (+1) to tie for 48th at 228.
» The Wolverines used the same lineup for the second straight event.
Site: Carmel, Ind.
Course: Crooked Stick Golf Club (Par 72, 7,516 yards)
Tournament: Crooked Stick Invitational
U-M Team Standing: 10th Place of 14 Teams (306-293-302/901)
Top U-M Individual: Charlie Pilon, tie-21st (75-71-77/223)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 21-22 -- at Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (Dallas, Texas)
CARMEL, Ind. -- Led by junior Charlie Pilon's top-25 finish, the University of Michigan men's golf team carded a final-round 302 Tuesday (Oct. 15) and posted a 901 54-hole total to finish 10th at the Crooked Stick Invitational played at the Crooked Stick Golf Club.
In Indiana for a second straight week, the Wolverines got off to a slow start as U-M put up an opening 306 on the leaderboard. A 71 (-1) from Pilon and an ever-par 72 from senior Brent Ito helped the Wolverines drop 13 shots in the second round to post a 293 total and positioned themselves tied for 12th after 36 holes.
On Tuesday the field was delayed an hour to allow for overnight frost to dissipate. After teeing off, the 14-team field battled 25-mph winds and cloudy skies throughout the final round. With a 73 (+1) from Ito and a 75 from junior Henry Spring, Michigan tallied a 302 final to move up two spots and finish 10th.
Paced by his second-round score, Pilon guided the Wolverines for the first time this season and third time in his career as he tied for 21st with a 223 (75-71-77) total. After an opening 83, Ito rallied with his 72 (E) and 73 (+1) to crack the top 50 and tie for 48th, along with Spring (79-74-75). Sophomore Ben Dunne tied for 51st at 229 (76-76-77), while freshman Pier Francesco De Col tied for 59th at 231 (76-77-78)
The Wolverines will close their fall season when they head to Dallas, Texas, for Baylor's Royal Oaks Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 21-22. The Maize and Blue will make its sixth straight visit to the two-day, 54-hole event played at the Royal Oaks Country Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Georgia 283-289-295 = 867 (+3) 2. Vanderbilt 283-291-294 = 868 3. Northwestern 293-293-293 = 879 Marquette 291-286-302 = 879 5. Ohio State 287-299-295 = 881 6. Purdue 298-294-295 = 887 7. Illinois 293-293-302 = 888 8. Indiana 299-296-302 = 897 9. College of Charleston 298-295-305 = 898 10. MICHIGAN 306-293-302 = 901 11. Kentucky 299-299-306 = 904 12. Ball State 299-293-319 = 911 13. UNC Greensboro 307-300-311 = 918 14. Cincinnati 305-308-311 = 924
Top Individuals
1. Tyler Leach, Marquette 68-68-74 = 210 (-6) 2. Calum Masters, Georgia 70-73-68 = 211 3. John Augenstein, Vanderbilt 67-73-72 = 212 4. Davis Thompson, Georgia 68-71-74 = 213 5. David Nyfjall, Northwestern 70-72-72 = 214 6. Hunter Eichhorn, Marquette 69-71-75 = 215 7. Reid Davenport, Vanderbilt 68-72-76 = 216 8. Spencer Ralston, Georgia 70-70-77 = 217 9. Felix Kvarnstrom, Ohio State 71-73-74 = 218
Other Michigan Individuals
T21. Charlie Pilon 75-71-77 = 223 T48. Brent Ito 83-72-73 = 228 T48. Henry Spring 79-74-75 = 228 T51. Ben Dunne 76-76-77 = 229 T59. Pier Francesco de Col 76-77-78 = 231
