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Inverness Intercollegiate
Ito, Spring Lead Michigan to Ninth at Inverness Intercollegiate
9/24/2019 5:44:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan used a final-round 288 to post an 883 54-hole total and finished ninth at Toledo's Inverness Intercollegiate at the Inverness Club.
» Senior Brent Ito led U-M for the second straight event as he posted his second straight top-12 individual finish, tied for 11th with a 216 (+4) tally.
» Junior Henry Spring used a career-best-tying 69 (-2) in the final round to tie for 27th with a 220 (76-75-69) total.
» So far this fall, Ito has carded four of his first six rounds at par or better.
Site: Toledo, Ohio
Course: Inverness Club (Par 71, 7,172 yards)
Tournament: Inverness Intercollegiate
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 15 Teams (298-297-228/883)
Top U-M Individual: Brent Ito, tie-11th (74-71-71/216, +3)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 7-8 -- at Fighting Irish Classic (South Bend, Ind.)
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- The University of Michigan men's golf team finished ninth at Toledo's Inverness Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Sept. 24) after it tallied a two-day, 54-hole total of 883 at Inverness Club. The Wolverines were paced by a second straight top-12 individual finish from senior Brent Ito and a final-round, career-low-tying 69 (-2) from junior Henry Spring.
After opening team tallies of 298 and 297 on Monday, the Wolverines rallied in the final round and dropped nine shots from the second round to post a 288 (+4) final-round total. With Ito and Spring birdieing three of their final six holes, the duo guided the Wolverines to the second lowest team total of the fall posting rounds of 71 (E) and 69 (-2), respectively. With an 883 54-hole total, U-M closed with a ninth place finish.
"We had some positives to build on from this week, but our mental mistakes cost us again," said U-M head coach Zach Barlow. "In order be successful we cannot have big numbers hurt us like they have been. We have to clean up how we approach each shot and each situation. That will come.
"I liked the way we finished the round today. Our four counting scorers played the final six holes three under par which was our emphasis coming to this event. We need to make sure we close out rounds. Now, we just have to adjust and to try and start with a little more sense of urgency. A ninth-place finish is not what we strive for, but we will get back to work and make sure that doesn't become a pattern."
For the second straight event, Ito led U-M with his second straight top-12 individual finish. After he started the season with a career-best tie for ninth (Windon Memorial), he tied for 11th this week with a 216 tally. He opened with a 74, and followed with back-to-back 71s which helped him post four of his first six fall rounds at or below par.
Tallying rounds of 76 and 75 to start the event, Spring rallied in the final round to tie his career low with a 69 (-2). With birdies on two of his first three holes, he got off to a strong start before three bogeys drew him even after he made the turn on the 10th. With three additional birdies over the final six holes, Spring came back to post his first sub-par fall score and equal his career best for the third time.
Sophomore Ben Dunne tied his career low with a 72 in the opening round to round out U-M's top three finishers as he tied for 35th at 222 (72-74-76). Junior Charlie Pilon tied for 46th at 224 (76-77-72) and sophomore Patrick Sullivan tied for 79th at 236 (77-81-78). Freshman Kevin Healy competed as an individual for a second straight event and tied for 71st (233).
The Wolverines will hit the midway point of their fall season when they travel to South Bend, Indiana, to play in Notre Dame's Fighting Irish Classic, Oct. 7-8, at the Warren Golf Course.
Last year, U-M posted an eighth place finish with an 845 (-7) team tally, highlighted by Ito's tie for 15th (207, -6) as he fired his career-low 64 (-7) -- tying the second lowest round in program history -- in the final round.
Final Team Standings
 1. Texas Tech           296-288-272 = 856 (+4)  2. Tennessee            293-282-289 = 864  3. Notre Dame           294-285-286 = 865  4. LSU                  288-300-284 = 872    Michigan State       289-304-279 = 872  6. Ohio State           298-294-284 = 876  7. Auburn               289-293-295 = 877  8. Kent State           297-292-291 = 880  9. MICHIGAN             298-297-288 = 883 10. St. Mary's (Calif.)  305-298-286 = 889    Missouri             296-301-292 = 889 12. Toledo               305-301-292 = 898 13. UNC-Wilmington       308-311-291 = 910 14. Northern Illinois    302-315-299 = 916 15. Kennesaw State       311-308-304 = 923
Top Individuals
 1. James Piot, Michigan State    69-73-69 = 211 (-2)    Andy Lopez, Texas Tech        73-68-70 = 211*  3. Kyle Hogan, Texas Tech        72-70-71 = 213  4. Felix Kvarnstrom, Ohio State  74-72-68 = 214    Garrett Barber, LSU           73-72-69 = 214    Trey Winstead, LSU            71-74-69 = 214    Garrett Martin, Texas Tech    74-70-70 = 214    Philip Barbaree, LSU          68-74-72 = 214    Davis Lamb, Notre Dame        75-70-69 = 214 10. Hunter Ostrom, Notre Dame     74-70-71 = 215
Other Michigan Individuals
T11. Brent Ito         74-71-71 = 216 T27. Henry Spring      76-75-69 = 220 T35. Ben Dunne         72-74-76 = 222 T46. Charlie Pilon     76-77-72 = 225 T79. Patrick Sullivan  77-81-78 = 236 T71. Kevin Healy       83-74-76 = 233** playing as individual
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