
Thomson, Hoagland Lead Day 1 Rally to Put U-M Third after 18 holes at Palmas del Mar
2/11/2024 4:24:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With a spring-opening 285 (-3), Michigan is tied for third after the first day of the Palmas del Mar Collegiate at the Flamboyan Course.
» Playing their final four holes at eight-under par, including all five starters birdieing the par-5 third hole, the Wolverines rallied in the opening 18 to put themselves among the top three.
» With a clean sheet -- four birdies, 14 pars -- Hunter Thomson is a shot back of the first-day leaders as he carded a spring-opening 68 (-4) -- his 10th sub-par tally in 16 rounds.
» With three birdies, Ben Hoagland opened his spring with a 71 (-1) and is tied for 14th.
Site: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Tournament: Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Day 1 of 3)
Course: Palmas del Mar-Flamboyan Course, Rees Jones (par 72, 7,122 yards)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-3rd of 16 Teams (285, -3)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-3rd (68, -4)
Next U-M Round: Mon. Feb. 12, -- at Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Humacao, Puerto Rico), 8:30 a.m. AST/7:30 a.m. EST
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
 1. Kennesaw State   280 (-8)  2. Arkansas         281  3. MICHIGAN         285    UNC Greensboro   285  5. Rutgers          286    Drexel           286  7. Mercer           287    Wofford College  287  9. Connecticut      288    Temple           288 11. Virginia Tech    290 12. Elon             291    High Point       291 14. Boston College   294 15. Samford          304 16. Bucknell         306
Top Individuals
 1. Shaun Cook, Kennesaw State  67 (-5)    Matt Doyle, Elon            67  3. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M         68    Xavier Marcoux, Rutgers     68    Symon Balbin, UNCG          68  6. Tobias Jonsson, Mercer      69    Tommy Dallahan, UConn       69    John Driscoll, Arkansas     69
Other Michigan Individuals
T14. Ben Hoagland     71 (-2) T39. Will Anderson    73 (+1) T39. Yuqi Liu         73 (+1) T61. Jude Kim         75 T26. Jack O'Donnell*  72 (E) * playing as individuals













