Michigan
Desert Mountain Collegiate
Wolverines Rally to Win Desert Mountain Collegiate with Three Top-20 Finishers
3/6/2022 9:15:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Michigan used a final round 284 (-4) to rally and make a three-way tie for the team title at the Desert Mountain Collegiate with an 877 total.
» Freshman Hunter Thomson had a career-best-tying runner-up finish with his 215 (-1) total.
» Graduate student Brendan O'Reilly (t-11th; 218) and sophomore Will Anderson (t-20th; 222) helped U-M have three finishers among the top 20.
» U-M, who hosted the Desert Mountain Collegiate for the seventh time, won its team title in the event and its first since 2017.
Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Course: Outlaw Course at Desert Mountain (Par 72, 7,107 yards)
Tournament: Desert Mountain Collegiate (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Team Standing:Â Tie-1st Place of 16 Teams (289-304-284/877, +13)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-2nd (72-73-70/215, -1)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 14-15 -- at Louisiana Classics (Lafayette, La.)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With three Wolverines finishing among the top 20, the University of Michigan men's golf team rallied on Sunday (March 6) to post a 284 (-4) final-round total that gave the Wolverines an 877 tally and a three-way tie for the team title at the Desert Mountain Collegiate played on the Outlaw Course. U-M shared the top spot with UAB and Little Rock.
Freshman Hunter Thomson paced the Maize and Blue, tying his career best with his runner-up finish. He finished with a 215 (-1) total -- his fourth sub-par 54-hole total in seven events. His closing 70 (-2), along with senior Patrick Sullivan's 69 (-3), helped the Wolverines produce the second-lowest team tally of the event with a 284 (-4) and climb from seventh place after 36 holes to a share of the team title.
The Desert Mountain Collegiate title is the second for the Wolverines after they claimed the crown in 2017. U-M adds three runner-up title (2015, '16, '18) in the seven times it has hosted the annual spring break event.
After Thomson's runner-up finish, graduate student Brendan O'Reilly capped off the spring break trip with his tie for 11th at 218 (71-75-72), while sophomore Will Anderson tied for 20th at 222 (69-76-77).Â
With two five-Wolverine squads competing in the event, freshman Bavake Sihota led the 'B' team, tying for 46th with his 228 (70-81-77). Junior Pier Francesco De Col played in his third event this season and tied for 68th (76-79-77).
The Wolverines will not take long to return to competition as they head to Lafayette, La., in just over a week (March 14-15) for the Louisiana Classics. The two-day, 54-hole event will be played at Oakbourne Country Club. Last year, U-M posted a 12th-place finish at Louisiana Lafayette's home event.
Final Team Standings
1. MICHIGAN 289-304-284 = 877 (+13)
UAB 292-299-286 = 877
Little Rock 286-297-294 = 877
4. Nebraska 287-294-298 = 879
5. Mississippi State 276-301-303 = 880
6. Texas El Paso 294-300-291 = 885
Southern Illinois 289-300-296 = 885
8. Arkansas State 280-311-295 = 886
9. ULM 291-306-290 = 887
10. Coastal Carolina 291-305-300 = 896
11. South Dakota State 293-318-290 = 901
Santa Clara 295-315-291 = 901
13. Lipscomb 291-315-300 = 906
14. Northern Illinois 298-311-298 = 907
15. Grand Canyon 294-307-307 = 908
16. MICHIGAN (B) 297-331-308 = 936
Top Individuals
1. Matthis Besard, Southern Illinois 66-75-73 = 214 (-2)
2. Hunter Thomson, U-M 72-73-70 = 215
Otto Van Buynder, ULM 74-73-68 = 215
Marcus Khaw, Texas El Paso 71-75-69 = 215
Luka Naglic, Arkansas State 69-73-73 = 215
Magnus Lomholt, Little Rock 72-73-70 = 215
7. Hunter Logan, Mississippi State 70-72-74 = 216
8. Seth Taylor, Coastal Carolina 70-72-75 = 217
Khavish Varadan, UAB 71-73-73 = 217
Anton Albers, Little Rock 68-74-75 = 217
Other Michigan Individuals
T11. Brendan O'Reilly 71-75-72 = 218 T20. Will Anderson 69-76-77 = 222 T57. Charlie Pilon 77-80-73 = 230 T46. Bavake Sihota 70-81-77 = 228* T68. Pier Francesco De Col 76-79-77 = 232* T77. Jude Kim 74-80-82 = 236* 84. Ben Hoagland 77-91-78 = 246* -- Patrick Sullivan 80-DQ-69 = DNF -- Yuqi Liu 78-DQ-76 = DNF*
* playing as individual
DQ - for signing incorrect scorecard
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