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Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
Michigan Finishes Eighth at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
3/8/2020 8:13:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan finished in eighth place (293-310-297/900) in a 12-team field as the host of its annual Desert Mountain Intercollegiate.
» Sunday's final round was preceded by the completion of the second round as Saturday's play was suspended due to darkness.
» Pier Francesco De Col finished tied for 15th with a five-over-par 221 tally (72-73-76/221).
Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tournament: Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Day 2 of 2)
Course: Desert Mountain Outlaw Course (Par 72, 7,052 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 8th Place of 12 Teams (293-310-297/900)
Top U-M Individual: Pier Francesco De Col, tie-15th (72-73-76/221)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 16-17 -- at Louisiana Classic (Lafayette, La.)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Freshman Pier Francesco De Col of the University of Michigan men's golf team earned a top-15 finish Sunday (March 8) in his first start at the Wolverines' Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, played at the Outlaw Course. U-M logged an eighth-place team finish (293-310-297/900) in the annual event.
Amidst blustery conditions on a notoriously difficult course, Michigan was one of just three teams to finish the first two rounds on Saturday as the second round was suspended due to darkness. Michigan checked in with its best scoring line of the tournament with a 293 in the opening round. When the second round concluded Sunday, U-M's score of 310 put the Wolverines in a tie for seventh place heading into the final round. The team recovered nicely on Sunday with a 297 to close out the event.
De Col was steady throughout the tournament as the native of Torino, Italy, ranked among the tournament's top 10 in birdies with 11.
Brent Ito (71-81-74/226) came out hot and led U-M with a first-round 71 before falling back to the field in a 32nd-place finish. He was consistent on the par 4s, ranking 11th in the field in scoring with a 4.03 average, matching De Col.
Patrick Sullivan (74-76-75/225) edged Ito for second place among Wolverine golfers while placing 27th overall. He ranked ninth in the field on the long par-5 holes with a 4.75 average.
On the par 3s, it was Charlie Pilon leading the way for U-M with a 3.17 scoring average, good for 17th best among the field.
Team Standings (Final)
1. Vanderbilt      268-290-284 = 842 (-22) 2. Mississippi State   278-293-295 = 866 3. Northwestern      284-289-302 = 875 4. Missouri      280-310-288 = 878 5. Lipscomb      296-307-285 = 888   Purdue      287-300-301 = 888 7. Miami University 292-303-297 = 892 8. Michigan     293-310-297 = 900 9. Nebraska      296-315-292 = 903 10. Southern Illinois   299-307-299 = 905 11. Little Rock      298-317-294 = 909   Ball State      295-314-300 = 909
Top Individuals
1. John Augenstein, Vanderbilt    63-70-68 = 201 (-15) 2. Garrett Johnson, Mississippi State   68-70-69 = 207 3. Tyler Green, Ball State*    68-72-69 = 209 4. Rory Frannssen, Missouri    68-75-68 = 211   David Nyfjall, Northwestern    70-67-74 = 211   Paul Swindell, Lipscomb    72-71-68 = 211 7. Jack Herceg, Miami University  71-70-71 = 212   Harrison Ott, Vanderbilt    68-71-73 = 212 9. Joe Weiler, Purdue    68-74-72 = 214 10. James Imai, Northwestern   70-71-74 = 215
Michigan Individuals
T15. Pier Francesco De Col   72-73-76 = 221 T27. Patrick Sullivan   74-76-75 = 225 T32. Brent Ito    71-81-74 = 226 T41. Charlie Pilon  76-80-72 = 228 71. Henry Spring    86-96-82 = 264 T45. Ben Dunne*    74-83-73 = 230 T55. Taisei Negishi*   76-80-77 = 233 68. Alex Zhuo* 84-82-79 = 245
* played as individual
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