Michigan
The Clerico
Anderson, Thomson Guide U-M to Runner-up Finish at the Clerico
10/24/2023 4:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Battling light rain throughout the final round, Michigan closed with a 292 and posted a final 853 total to finish as the runner-up at the Clerico played at the Cedar Ridge Country Club.
» Overall, U-M had four finish among the top 20 and were led by Will Anderson (71-71-71) and Hunter Thomson (71-68-74), who both tied for seventh at 213 (+3).
» Ben Hoagland used his 214 (72-69-73) total to tie for 11th -- his fourth top-20 finish of the fall.
» Starting his second straight event, Jude Kim was 20th after tallying a 216 (70-71-75), tying his season low.
Site: Broken Arrow, Okla.
Tournament: The Clerico
Course: Cedar Ridge Country Club, Founders Course (par 70, 7,088 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd of 12 Teams (282-279-292/853, +13)
Top U-M Individual: Will Anderson (71-71-71), Hunter Thomson (71-68-74), tie-7th (213, +3)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Tue., Feb. 11-13 -- at Palmas De Mar Collegiate (Humacao, Puerto Rico)
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Capitalizing on three Wolverines finishin among the top 12 individually, the University of Michigan men's golf team closed its fall season tallying an 853 54-hole total in the rainy final round to earn a runner-up finish Tuesday (Oct. 24) at Oral Roberts' the Clerico played at the Cedar Ridge Country Club. U-M closes the fall with two wins, a runner-up and four top five finishes in five total events.
Heading to Broken Arrow for the fall finale, the Wolverines used a pair of even-par 70s from senior Jude Kim and junior Yuqi Liu to etch a 282 first-round total and position U-M second -- seven shots back of Little Rock's opening 275 (-5).
However, heading back out for the day's second 18, a 68 (-2) from junior Hunter Thomson and a 69 (-1) from redshirt-junior Ben Hoagland, the Maize and Blue tallied its 11th sub-par team total of the fall with a 279 (-1) to cut six shots off Little Rock's lead and the Wolverines (561) trailed by just a shot after 36-holes.
As a slow and steady light rain fell in the final round, Little Rock stumbled out of the gates giving the Wolverines the lead for most of the final round. Despite a third straight 71 (+1) from senior Will Anderson, U-M equaled the Trojans' closing 292 to finish a stroke behind and close as the runner-up with an 853 54-hole total.
With those three straight 71s (+1), Anderson finished his fall with a 213 tally to post a season-best tie for seventh individual finish. Thomson (71-68-74) mirrored Anderson's 213 as he produced his fourth top-10 finish in five fall events also tying for seventh.
Hoagland's 214 total tied him for 11th, giving him four top-20 finishes in the opening half of the season, while Kim posted a second straight 216 54-hole total to give him a 20th-place finish. Rounding out U-M's starting five was Liu, who tied for 32nd with a 219 total.
With the fall season completed, the Wolverines shift their focus to a three-month training break. U-M heads back out to tournament action on Feb. 11 when the Wolverines play in UNC Greensboro's Palmas De Mar Collegiate in Puerto Rico (Feb. 11-13). The three-day, 54-hole (18-18-18) spring opener will be played at the Palmas De Mar's Flamboyan Course.
Final Team Standings
1. Little Rock 275-285-292 = 852 (+12) 2. MICIHGAN 282-279-292 = 853 3. Texas El Paso 286-283-289 = 858 4. UTSA 285-292-282 = 859 5. Oral Roberts 290-286-288 = 864 6. Kansas City 291-284-292 = 867 7. Troy 296-288-288 = 872 8. Texas State 293-285-301 = 879 9. South Alabama 290-299-291 = 880 10. Missouri State 285-304-293 = 882 11. Samford 290-295-302 = 887 12. New Mexico State 298-298-294 = 890
Top Individuals
1. Hunter Bott, UTSA 68-68-66 = 202 (-8) Ben Lorenz, Oklahoma 68-69-65 = 202* 3. Preston Stout, Oklahoma State 65-68-70 = 203* 4. Archie Smith, Little Rock 65-73-70 = 208 5. Hugo Thyr, South Alabama 68-69-72 = 209 6. Jackson Drake, Oral Roberts 69-71-71 = 211 7. WILL ANDERSON, U-M 71-71-71 = 213 HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 71-68-74 = 213 Rhett South, Little Rock 70-71-72 = 213 Hampus Wijkstrom, Missouri State 67-74-72 = 213
Other Michigan Individuals
T11. Ben Hoagland 72-69-73 = 214 20. Jude Kim 70-71-75 = 216 T32. Yuqi Liu 70-75-74 = 219
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