Michigan
NCAA Purdue Regional
Thomson Even Par, Among Top 25 After NCAA West Lafayette Regional Second Round
5/14/2024 5:02:00 PM | Men's Golf
» With 12 pars, four birdies, a bogey and double bogey, Michigan's Hunter Thomson posted a second-round 71 (-1) at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional to sit 144 (E) and in a tie for 22nd in the 75-golfer field.
» Thomson is making his first NCAA postseason appearance. He is the fourth Wolverine to be given an invitation to an NCAA Regional and the first in six years.
» For a second straight day, Thomson will be paired with Tennessee Tech's Haden Maxwell and Valpo's Caleb VanArragon for the final round starting at 10:23 a.m. off the No. 1 tee.
Site: West Lafayette, Ind.
Tournament: NCAA West Lafayette Regional (Day 2 of 3)
Course: Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course (Par 72, 7,461 yards)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Score
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, tie-22nd (73-71/144, E)
Next U-M Round: Wednesday, May 15 -- at NCAA West Lafayette Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.), 10:23 a.m.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- University of Michigan junior men's golfer Hunter Thomson carded a second-round 71 (-1) Monday (May 13) and is tied for 22nd with an even-par 144 36-hole total at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional at Purdue's Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course.
Following his opening-round 73 (+1), Thomson got off to a red-hot start birdieing four of his first eight holes to make an early jump into the top 10. A closing front-side bogey put him three under heading to the back-nine. Despite a double-bogey on the 12th hole, Thomson posted eight pars to etch a 71 (-1). With a 144 tally, he drew himself to even par and remained among the top 25 as he is in a tie for 22nd with five other golfers.
For the second day in a row, Thomson -- one of 10 invited individuals -- will be paired with Tennessee Tech's Haden Maxwell and Valparaiso's Caleb VanArragon for the final round starting at 10:23 a.m. off the No. 1 tee.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
 1. Vanderbilt             277-283 = 560 (-16)  2. Purdue                 284-277 = 561  3. Arizona                283-284 = 567  4. New Mexico             290-283 = 573  5. Florida                289-285 = 574  6. Mississippi State      297-281 = 578  7. Indiana                298-281 = 579  8. Colorado State         297-287 = 584  9. Southern Illinois      298-289 = 587    San Diego State        298-289 = 587 11. Stetson                304-286 = 590 12. College of Charleston  304-291 = 595 13. Tennessee Tech         311-290 = 601
Top Individuals
 1. Kent Hsiao, Purdue                   71-65 = 136 (-8  2. William Moll, Vanderbilt             70-69 = 139    Gordon Sargent, Vanderbilt           67-72 = 139    Garrett Endicott, Mississippi State  74-65 = 139  5. Sam Sommerhauser, Arizona            71-69 = 140    Nels Surtani, Purdue                 71-69 = 140    Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt            69-71 = 140    Parker Bell, Florida                 70-70 = 140    Cameron Huss, Wisconsin              66-74 = 140* 10. Herman Wibe Sekne, Purdue            71-70 = 141    Hunter Logan, Mississippi State      74-67 = 141    Dain Richie, Southern Illinois       72-69 = 141
Michigan Individual
T22. Hunter Thomson  73-71 = 144* (E)
Invited Individuals
 T5. Cameron Huss, Wisconsin               66-74 = 140 (-4) T13. Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee State  75-68 = 143 (-1) T22. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M                   73-71 = 144 (E) T28. Caleb VanArragon, Valparaiso          74-71 = 145 T44. Ty Gingerich, Cincinnati              76-72 = 148 T53. Alex McCulla, Illinois State          76-74 = 150 T57. Barend Botha, Toledo                  72-79 = 151 T60. Valentin Peugnet, Illinois State      76-77 = 153  65. Luke Fuller, Western Kentucky         78-76 = 154 T69. Ben Ortwein, Rider                    85-75 = 160 * playing as individual
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