Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Thomson, Wolverines Earn Top-10 Finish at Big Ten Championships
4/28/2024 5:09:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With the aid of a final-round 298 team tally, Michigan jumped two spots to tie for 10th with a 907 54-hole at the Big Ten Championships at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
» With his 21st sub-par tally of the season, Hunter Thomson's closing 69 (-1) vaulted him 19 positions for a tie for eighth with a 219 (76-74-69) championships total. Overall, it was his ninth top-10 finish in 12 tournaments.
» Ben Hoagland (229) and Will Anderson (231) helped U-M place three among the top 50 individually, as they tied for 39th and 49th, respectively.
» U-M will wait until Wednesday (May 1) to see if it earns a team or individual bid to an NCAA Regional.
Site: Columbus, Ohio
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 3 of 3)
Course: Scioto Country Club (par 701, 7,240 yards)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-10th of 14 Teams (305-304-298/907)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-8th (76-74-69/219)
Next U-M Event: Monday, May 1 -- NCAA Selection Show, 2 p.m. (TV: Golf Channel)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Aided by junior Hunter Thomson's top-10 individual finish, the University of Michigan men's golf team tallied a 907 54-hole team total to tie for 10th at the Big Ten Championships at the Scioto Country Club. The Wolverines, who jumped two positions, shared the 10th spot with Penn State.
Thomson ended his championship campaign on a high note with his 21st sub-par round of the season, firing a 69 (-1) -- the second-lowest tally of the final round. Despite a slow start to the start of the postseason, he climbed 19 spots on the final day to secure his second consecutive top-10 finish. With a total score of 219 (76-76-69), he posted his best-ever postseason finish, tying for eighth. Thomson has been the top-performing Wolverine in nine out of 12 events.
As redshirt junior Ben Hoagland posted a 229 total and senior Will Anderson carded a 231 total, the duo helped give the Wolverines three among the top 50 individually as they tied for 39th and 49th, respectively. Junior Yuqi Liu and senior Jude Kim rounded out the Wolverine starting five. Liu tied for 55th (233), while Kim tied for 57th (234).
Leading from start to finish and paced by Big Ten medalist Daniel Svard (211, +1), Northwestern won the Big Ten title with an 863 total. Illinois was the runner-up at 878, while Purdue was third at 886.
The Wolverines shift their focus to either a team or individual bid for an upcoming NCAA Regional selection. The 81-team field and individuals (45) will be announced on Wednesday (May 1) during the live selection show on the Golf Channel at 2 p.m.
Regional play will take place Monday through Wednesday, May 13-15 at six different regional sites. The top five teams (a total of 30 teams) and the top individual not on an advancing team (six total) will advance to play in the NCAA Finals at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Final Team Standings
 1. Northwestern    280-294-289 = 863 (+23)  2. Illinois        290-296-292 = 878  3. Purdue          288-301-297 = 886  4. Michigan State  286-291-312 = 889  5. Ohio State      291-297-302 = 890  6. Indiana         290-309-303 = 902  7. Wisconsin       290-303-311 = 904    Rutgers         292-305-307 = 904    Nebraska        300-298-306 = 904 10. MICHIGAN        305-304-298 = 907    Penn State      294-306-307 = 907 12. Iowa            294-310-305 = 909 13. Minnesota       293-316-304 = 913 14. Maryland        307-316-311 = 934
Top Individuals
 1. Daniel Svard, Northwestern        68-75-68 = 211 (+1)  2. Jackson Buchanan, Illinois        71-71-70 = 212  3. Ashton McCulloch, Michigan State  71-69-75 = 215    James Imai, Northwestern          68-74-73 = 215  5. Neal Shipley, Ohio State          74-69-74 = 217    Herman Sekne, Purdue              73-72-72 = 217    August Meekhof, Michigan State    67-74-76 = 217  8. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M               76-74-69 = 219    Ethan Tseng, Northwestern         71-74-74 = 219 10. Cameron Adam, Northwestern        73-71-76 = 220
Michigan Individuals
 T8. Hunter Thomson  76-74-69 = 219 T39. Ben Hoagland    75-78-76 = 229 T49. Will Anderson   79-76-76 = 231 T55. Yuqi Liu        79-77-77 = 233 T57. Jude Kim        75-77-82 = 234
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