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Wolverines Finish 13th at Big Ten Championships After Rain Cancels Final Round
4/30/2023 5:37:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Heavy rain forced the cancelation of the final round as Michigan finished 13th at the Big Ten Championships which was held at the Galloway National Golf Club.
» Hunter Thomson led the Wolverines tying for ninth with an even-par 142 (75-67).
» Jack O'Donnell gave U-M two Wolverines among the top 50 as he tied for 46th at 154 (83-71).
Site: Galloway, N.J.
Course: Galloway National Golf Club (Par 71, 7,111 yards)
Tournament: Big Ten Championships
U-M Team Standing: 13th Place of 14 Teams (324-288/612)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, t-9th (75-67/142, E)
Next U-M Event: Wednesday, May 3 -- NCAA Selection Show, 1 p.m. (TV: Golf Channel)
GALLOWAY, N.J. -- With heavy rain forcing the cancelation of the final round, the University of Michigan men's golf team finished 13th Sunday (April 30) with a 612 total at the 2023 Big Ten Championships played at the Galloway National Golf Club. Sophomore Hunter Thomson led the Maize and Blue tying for ninth playing even-par at 142 (75-67).
For the second time in three days, heavy rain wreaked havoc on the 70-golfer field at the Galloway National, but this time the weather was too much as the coaches met and elected to cancel the final round after anywhere from eight to 10 holes were played in Sunday's final round.
For the first time since the 2005 conference championships, the tournament had a round canceled due to weather. The last time the Big Ten Tournament finished as a 36-hole event was 97 years ago (1926).
With four golfers among the top five, No. 3 Illinois won its eighth straight conference title with a 560 (-8) 36-hole total. The Illini were 17 shots ahead of Northwestern (298-279/577) and 23 ahead of Wisconsin (299-284/583). Iowa's Mac McClear (73-66) and Northwestern's Daniel Svard (71-68) shared medalist honors at 139 (-3).
For the Wolverines, Thomson paced U-M for the eighth time in his second season. After battling rainy and windy conditions in Friday's (April 28) first round, he opened with a 75 (+4) to position himself among the top 15. As the skies cleared for Saturday's (April 29) second round, Thomson took advantage, racking up five birdies and 12 pars as he posted a season-low-tying 67 (-4) to move into the top 10.
Redshirt-junior Jack O'Donnell helped the Wolverines put two among the top 50 individually as he tied for 46th at 154 (83-71). Junior Will Anderson followed tying for 53rd at 157 (86-71).
The Wolverines will now wait to see if they will move on to NCAA Regional play on the NCAA Selection Show on Wednesday (May 3) at 1 p.m. on the Golf Channel.
Final Team Standing
1. Illinois 292-268 = 560 (-8) 2. Northwestern 298-279 = 577 3. Wisconsin 299-284 = 583 4. Indiana 308-278 = 586 5. Ohio State 300-289 = 589 Iowa 306-283 = 589 7. Purdue 316-280 = 596 Minnesota 314-282 = 596 9. Michigan State 310-288 = 598 10. Rutgers 311-290 = 601 11. Penn State 314-288 = 602 12. Nebraska 315-294 = 609 13. MICHIGAN 324-288 = 612 14. Maryland 333-290 = 623
Top Individuals
1. Mac McClear, Iowa 73-66 = 139 (-3) Daniel Svard, Northwestern 71-68 = 139 (-3) 3. Tommy Kuhl, Illinois 75-65 = 140 Matthis Besard, Illinois 70-70 = 140 5. Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State 73-68 = 141 Jackson Buchanan, Illinois 75-66 = 141 Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Illinois 72-69 = 141 Ben Warian, Minnesota 73-68 = 141 9. David Nyfjall, Northwestern 73-69 = 142 Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue 80-62 = 142 HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 75-67 = 142
Other Michigan Individuals
T46. Jack O'Donnell 83-71 = 154 T53. Will Anderson 86-71 = 157 T59. Jude Kim 80-80 = 160 65. Yuqi Liu 86-79 = 165
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