Michigan
Boilermaker Invitational
Thomson Closes Regular-Season Career with Purdue Invitational Title
4/20/2025 4:42:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Using a final-round 288, Michigan posted an 844 (-8) 54-hole total and closed its regular season seventh at the Purdue Invitational played at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
» With a clean sheet closing 67 (-4; 14 pars, 4 birdies), Hunter Thomson captured his second medalist honor and sixth top-five finish of the season after posting a 203 (-10) total -- his fifth straight sub-par 54-hole tally.
» Yuqi Liu used his 211 (-2) total to tie for 13th, giving two Wolverines among the top 15. Liu highlighted his weekend posting a career-low 65 (-6) in the second round.
» In Purdue's individual event at the Kampen Course, Jack O'Donnell tied for 10th with a 226 (74-75-77) total.
Site: West Lafayette, Indiana
Tournament: Boilermaker Invitational
Course: Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (par 71, 7,275 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 7th of 18 Teams (282-273-288/844, -8)
Top U-M Individual: Hunter Thomson, 1st (70-66-67/203, -10)
Next U-M Event: Fri.-Sun., April 25-27 -- at the Big Ten Championships (Baltimore, Md.)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Posting a fifth straight sub-par 54-hole total, senior Hunter Thomson (203, -10) finished his regular-season career by capturing medalist honors at the Purdue Invitational today (Sunday, April 20). With his performance, he helped guide the University of Michigan men's golf team to a seventh-place finish with an 844 (-8) team total at the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
The reigning Big Ten Golfer of the Week was masterful in his regular-season finale. After carding three bogeys and two birdies in his first 12 holes, he closed the opening round with two additional birdies to post a 70 (-1). Including his final six holes from round one, Thomson strung together back-to-back clean-sheet rounds and played 42 consecutive holes of bogey-free golf to earn his third career title.
Following his 70 (-1) opener, Thomson recorded rounds of 66 (-5) and 67 (-4) with nine birdies and 27 pars. His 203 (-10) total marked his second individual title of the season and sixth top-five finish. This spring, Thomson has carded 14 of 15 rounds at par or better, including 11 sub-par scores.
Fellow senior Yuqi Liu tied for 13th (211, -2) in his regular-season finale to help the Wolverines tally their 844 (-8) total and secure seventh place in the Boilermakers' spring event. Freshmen RJ Arone (215) and Dean Muratore (218) added top-50 finishes, tying for 37th and 47th, respectively.
In Purdue's individual tournament at the Kampen Course, fifth-year senior Jack O'Donnell paced three Michigan participants with a tie for 10th (226), while freshman Johnny Solis tied for 18th (229).
With the regular season now complete, the Wolverines shift their focus to the postseason. First up is the Big Ten Championships, Friday through Sunday (April 25-27). The three-day, 54-hole event returns to Baltimore Country Club for the third time -- and first since 2017 and 2018 -- marking the 14th straight year the championships will be held at a neutral site.
Final Team Standings
1. Marquette 278-275-283 = 836 (-16)
2. Purdue 281-268-289 = 838
3. Illinois 282-281-279 = 842
Michigan State 280-277-285 = 842
5. Notre Dame 285-272-286 = 843
Indiana 285-273-285 = 843
7. MICHIGAN 282-274-288 = 844
8. Ball State 285-280-284 = 849
9. Toledo 288-277-289 = 854
10. Miami (Ohio) 280-287-290 = 857
11. Northern Illinois 287-287-287 = 861
12. Iowa 284-284-295 = 863
13. South Dakota 296-284-288 = 868
14. Butler 286-288-296 = 870
15. Georgetown 293-289-293 = 875
16. South Dakota State 299-286-291 = 876
17. DePaul 303-295-283 = 881
18. Bowling Green 306-292-300 = 898
Top Individuals
1. HUNTER THOMSON, U-M 70-66-67 = 203 (-10)
2. Caleb Bond, Michigan State 67-68-69 = 204
3. Patrick Adler, Marquette 67-68-70 = 205
Jackson Buchanan, Illinois 71-66-68 = 205
5. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue 69-66-73 = 208
Cole Starnes, Indiana 72-64-72 = 208
7. Ben Sluzas, Northern Illinois 75-67-67 = 209
Joe Rohlwing, South Dakota 69-71-69 = 209
9. CJ van Wyk, Toledo 71-67-72 = 210
Gage Messingham, Iowa 72-67-71 = 210
Max Lyons, Marquette 74-66-70 = 210
Johan Widal, Marquette 67-71-72 = 210
Michigan Individuals
1. Hunter Thomson 70-66-67 = 203 (-10) T13. Yuqi Liu 73-65-73 = 211 (-2) T37. RJ Arone 70-71-74 = 215 T47. Dean Muratore 69-73-75 = 217 T66. Ben Hoagland 76-72-74 = 222
Michigan in Individual Tournament
T10. Jack O'Donnell 74-75-77 = 226 T18. Johnny Solis 77-75-77 = 229 37. Nicolas Simon 78-80-83 = 241
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