
Wolverines Atop Leaderboard Before Darkness Suspends Play at Everett Buick GMC Classic
10/16/2023 8:55:00 PM | Men's Golf
» After opening with a 286 (-2) first-round team total, Michigan was at seven-under through 17 holes of the second round and atop the leaderboard at the Everett Buick GMC Classic before darkness suspended play.
» The 15-team field will return Tuesday morning to finish anywhere from 2-3 holes to complete its second round before immediately heading into the final round.
» Completing his second round, Hunter Thomson had an even 72, followed with a clean sheet 66 (-6) helping him extend his streak to 11 straight rounds at par or better this fall. He is tied for third, two shots back of the individual lead.
» So far U-M has posted eight sub-par team totals in 10 fall rounds, including the last four straight.
Site: Little Rock, Ark.
Tournament: Everett Buick GMC Classic (Day 1 of 2)
Course: Chenal Country Club, Founders Course (par 72, 7,115 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 5th of 15 Teams (286, -2) after day 1
Top U-M Individual: Ben Hoagland & Jude Kim, tie-9th (70, -2)
Next U-M Round: Tuesday, Oct. 17 -- at Everett Buick GMC Classic, 8:30 a.m. CT (shotgun)
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 2)
1. LSU 277 (-11)
2. Central Arkansas 281
3. Little Rock 283
4. Louisiana 284
5. MICHIGAN 286
6. Ball State 287
7. Troy 288
8. Nebraska 290
Texas El Paso 290
10. Boston College 291
11. ULM 294
12. Lamar 295
13. Oral Roberts 298
14. UT Arlington 305
15. Northern Colorado 306
Top Individuals (First Round)
1. Zach Little, Central Arkansas 65 (-7)
2. Eli Ortego, Louisiana 66
3. Lance Yates, LSU 67
4. Greg Holmes, UTEP 68
5. Benjamin Hong, Boston College 69
Connor Gaunt, LSU 69
Jake Marler, Louisiana 69
Hayes Hamilton, ULM 69*
9. BEN HOAGLAND, U-M 70
JUDE KIM, U-M 70
Matteo Cristoni, Little Rock 70
Pablo Gracia, Troy 70
Harrison Arnold, Central Arkansas 70
Rhett South, Little Rock 70
Jay Mendell, LSU 70
Jacob Lindh, Lamar 70
Kash Bellar, Ball State 70
Nick Fowlkes, Troy 70
Other Michigan Individuals
T25. Hunter Thomson 72 T39. Will Anderson 74 T50. Yuqi Liu 75 T83. Jack O'Donnell 81* * playing as individual













