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Tar Heel Intercollegiate
Michigan Closes 12th at UNC's Tar Heel Intercollegiate
3/24/2019 5:04:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan rallied in the final round, posting a 285 (-3) to move up two positions and finish 12th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate at UNC's Finley Golf Course.
» Closing with a career-best-tying 69 (-3), Henry Spring led U-M with his third career top-20 individual finish, tying for 16th at 218 (+2).
» Nick Carlson produced his seventh sub-par round of this season at 70 (-2) in the final round, helping him to tie for 31st at 223 (75-78-70).
» U-M will next play at the Aggie Invitational, April 6-7.
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Tournament: Tar Heel Intercollegiate
Course: Finley Golf Course (Par 72, 7,242 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 12th Place of 14 Teams (304-309-285/898)
Top U-M Individual: Henry Spring, tie-17th (74-75-69/218, +2)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., April 6-7 -- The Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Using a career-best-tying 69 (-3) by sophomore Henry Spring and a 70 (-2) from senior Nick Carlson, the University of Michigan men's golf team rallied in Sunday's (March 24) final round and posted the day's lowest round at 285 (-3) to move up two spots and finish 12th with an 898 54-hole total at UNC's Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
Opening with team tallies of 304 and 309, the Wolverines got off to a slow start in Saturday's first day of play and found themselves 14th with a 613 36-hole total. After posting 19 total birdies during its first 36 holes, the Maize and Blue equaled that tally with 19 alone in the final 18 holes, which helped lead to U-M's third sub-par team total of the season.
"Obviously we were not happy with where we finished for the tournament," said U-M head coach Chris Whitten. "We challenged ourselves after yesterday's poor play to come out and get things right in the final round. The guys played confidently and moved in the right direction with the lowest round of the day. We have played a lot of great final rounds this year and need to get off to a better start in the next event."
After pacing the Wolverines on the opening day, Spring continued that trend as he posted a career-best-tying 69 (-3) total in the final round, helping him close with his third career top-20 finish as he tied for 16th with a 218 (+2) total. Using his team-leading seventh sub-par round of the season of 70 (-2) in the final round, Carlson tied for 31st at 223 (75-78-70).
"Henry had a very solid week as low man for the team again, and Nick gave us a great final round today too," said Whitten. "We'll look for them to continue that."
In addition to Spring and Carlson, sophomore Charlie Pilon tied for 50th at 227 (76-78-73) and freshman Ben Dunne tied for 64th at 231 (80-78-73). Freshman Patrick Sullivan rounded out U-M's starting five, tying for 72nd at 233. Junior Brent Ito played as an individual and tied for 59th at 229 (76-73-80).
The Maize and Blue will spend a few weeks in Ann Arbor before heading back out for Texas A&M's Aggie Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7, at the Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas. It will be the sixth straight year the Maize and Blue will play in A&M's event. Last year, U-M finished ninth (900) as former Wolverine Kyle Mueller led U-M by finishing fifth individually.
Final Team Standings
1. North Carolina 287-288-288 = 863 (-1)
2. Illinois 286-288-295 = 869
3. Kansas State 288-298-290 = 876
4. North Florida 296-286-295 = 877
5. Notre Dame 302-284-292 = 878
6. UNC Greensboro 300-297-287 = 884
Michigan State 295-288-301 = 884
8. Georgia Southern 294-302-292 = 888
Elon 295-304-289 = 888
10. Mississippi State 294-302-293 = 889
11. James Madison 295-304-295 = 894
12. MICHIGAN 304-309-285 = 898
13. UNC Wilmington 300-298-310 = 908
14. Gardner-Webb 309-302-302 = 913
Top Individuals
1. Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois 69-68-70 = 207 (-9)
2. Miguel Delgado, Notre Dame 75-67-71 = 213
Phillip Knowles, North Florida 68-72-73 = 213
Austin Hitt, North Carolina 70-72-71 = 213
5. Jacob Eklund, Kansas State 73-73-68 = 214
6. Josh Martin, North Carolina 72-71-72 = 215
Dougie Ergood, North Carolina 72-70-73 = 215
Michael Feagles, Illinois 69-72-74 = 215
Travis Trace, North Florida 74-69-72 = 215
Giovanni Tadiotto, Illinois 69-73-73 = 215*
Michigan Individuals
T17. Henry Spring 74-75-69 = 218 T31. Nick Carlson 75-78-70 = 223 T50. Charlie Pilon 76-78-73 = 227 T64. Ben Dunne 80-78-73 = 231 T72. Patrick Sullivan 79-79-75 = 233 T59. Brent Ito 76-73-80 = 229*
* playing as individual
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