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This Week in Michigan Men's Golf: Louisiana Classics
3/13/2021 12:14:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan heads back out for tournament play at the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club.
» Video of the final round will be made available via ESPN+.
» Freshman Will Anderson will start in the No. 1 position for the first time in his career.
» Charlie Pilon will make his 28th straight start for the Wolverines.
THIS WEEK
Mon-Tue., March 15-16 -- at Louisiana Classics (Lafayette, La.)
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Next on the Tee: Louisiana Classics
After a few weeks of training and prep, the University of Michigan men's golf team will head back out on the road to Lafayette, La., to play in the 36th annual Louisiana Classics, Monday and Tuesday (March 15-16). The two-day, 54-hole competition hosted by Louisana will be played at Oakbourne Country Club. Scoring will be five players, count the four lowest scores. The course is scheduled to be set up as a par 72 at 6,866 yards.
Live video of the final round will be available starting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. CDT via ESPN+.
The Louisiana Classics Field
There will be 19 teams competing at the Louisiana Classics: Illinois State, UMKC, ULM, McNeese State, Michigan, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Rice, Sam Houston, Southern Illinois, Texas State, Texas El Paso and UTSA.
The Louisiana Classics Schedule
Saturday, March 13 -- Travel Day
Sunday, March 14 -- Practice Round
Monday, March 15 -- First Round (18), 8 a.m. CDT (shotgun start)
Monday, March 15 -- Second Round (18), continuous play after completion of first round
Tuesday, March 16 -- Final Round (18), 7:30 a.m. CDT (tee times off Nos. 1 and 10)
The Louisiana Classics Lineup
Michigan will travel a five-member starting group to the Louisiana Classics. Freshman Will Anderson will start in the No. 1 position, followed by junior Patrick Sullivan, graduate student Brent Ito, senior Charlie Pilon and freshman Jack O'Donnell. Junior Ben Dunne will travel and play as an individual.
Wolverine Bites
• Freshman Will Anderson posted his first career top-10 individual finish at Houston's Border Olympics. After rounds of 71 (-1), 72 and 73, he finished at even-par 216 to tie for ninth. His tally is the lowest by a freshman since current senior Henry Spring posted a 214 (+4) tally at the 2017 Big Ten Championships (April 27-29) at Baltimore Country Club. Overall, Anderson recorded 12 birdies and used his length to finish three-under on par-5 scoring as he posted five birdies, three pars and two bogeys in his 12 opportunities.
• After leading the Wolverines at the Border Olympics, Will Anderson will start in the No. 1 position for the first time in his young career. It will also mark his third consecutive start. Classmate Jack O'Donnell is expected to make his third straight start in Louisiana as well.
• In his first career start in the No. 1 position at the season-opening Mobile Bay Invitational, Patrick Sullivan led the Wolverines, posting his first career top-25 individual finish with a tie for 21st and a career-low 215 (-1). After opening with rounds of 75 and 73, he found himself tied for 47th. In the final round, Sullivan posted four birdies and an eagle to card a career-low 67 (-5) -- his first career sub-70 round -- to jump 26 spots to his career-best finish.
• Brent Ito returns for a fifth and graduate year after the NCAA allowed an extra year of eligibility following the cancellation of the remainder of last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a senior, Ito was having a career year as he led U-M with a 72.67 scoring average -- which was nearly two strokes fewer than any other season in Ann Arbor. He earned All-Big Ten second team honors -- the first conference accolade of his career, the 21st in program history and the first for a Wolverine since 2018 (Kyle Mueller).
• Charlie Pilon has played in 29 career events and has started the last 27 straight, spanning more than three seasons. He led the Wolverines in two events last season, highlighted by winning the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate with a career-low 205 (-8) total. Pilon had six sub-par rounds, including a team season-low 67 (-4) in the first round at the Royal Oaks.
Up Next
Sat-Sun., April 3-4 -- at Indiana Collegiate (Bloomington, Ind.)
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