Michigan in Ninth After Day One of Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Saturday, March 9

Scottsdale, Ariz.

8:00 AM MT

Michigan

Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Ben Dunne

Michigan in Ninth After Day One of Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

3/9/2019 10:24:00 PM | Men's Golf

By: Tom Wywrot

» Michigan got off to a slow start Saturday but worked its way up from 11th to ninth place.
» Ben Dunne led U-M with identical rounds of 73.
» Playing as an individual, Henry Spring sits in a tie for 25th (72-75/147).

Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tournament: Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Day 1 of 2)
Course: Desert Mountain Outlaw Course (Par 72, 7,107 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 12 Teams (296-300/596) after Day 1
Top U-M Individual: Ben Dunne, tie-19th (73-73/146)
Final Round: Sunday, March 10 -- host Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 8 a.m. MST

• Complete Results (PDF)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team sits in ninth place following two rounds as the host of the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate. Saturday (March 9) saw the teams start in a shotgun format. Ben Dunne is tied for 19th place with identical rounds of 73.

Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)

  1.  Mississippi State      280-279 = 559
  2.  Northwestern           283-287 = 570
  3.  Eastern Michigan       283-291 = 574
  4.  Kansas                 280-295 = 575
  5.  Marquette              293-289 = 582
  6.  Miami (Ohio)           296-291 = 587
  7.  Michigan State         285-304 = 589
  8.  Rutgers                292-299 = 591
  9.  Michigan               296-300 = 596
 10.  Lipscomb               296-302 = 598
 11.  Ball State             294-308 = 602
 12.  Harvard                306-316 = 622

Top Individuals

 1. Ford Clegg, Mississippi State        68-67 = 135 (-9)
 2. Garrett Johnson, Mississippi State   66-72 = 138
    Oliver Farrell, Marquette            67-71 = 138
 4. Everton Hawkins, Northwestern        68-72 = 140
    Charlie Hillier, Kansas              68-72 = 140
 6. Harry Hillier, Kansas                71-70 = 141
    Peng Pichaikool, Mississippi State   73-68 = 141
    Beau Breault, Eastern Michigan       69-72 = 141
 9. Hunter Eichhorn, Marquette           71-71 = 142
10. James Piot, Michigan State           70-73 = 143
    David Nyfjall, Northwestern          73-70 = 143
    Cougar Collins, Eastern Michigan	 70-73 = 143
    Jack Ebner, Miami                    71-72 = 143

Michigan Individuals

T19. Ben Dunne          73-73 = 146
T32. Charlie Pilon      73-76 = 149
T37. Nick Carlson       78-73 = 151
T52. Brent Ito          73-80 = 153
T57. Patrick Sullivan   77-78 = 155
T25. Henry Spring*      72-75 = 147
T43. Ian Martin*        77-75 = 152
T43. Taisei Negishi*    76-76 = 152

* playing as individual