Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Wolverines Move Into Seventh After Steady Second Round at Big Tens
5/2/2026 9:42:00 PM | Men's Golf
» Shaving five strokes off its opening round, Michigan posted a 283 (+3) second-round tally to climb into seventh with a 571 36-hole total at the Big Ten Championships; U-M sits just one shot out of the top five.
» Nilay Naik fired a team-best 69 (-1) to move into the top 15, sitting tied for 14th with a 141 (+1; 72-69) total.
» RJ Arone added a 72 and is tied for 19th with a 142 (+2; 70-72), helping Michigan stay within striking distance heading into the final round.
Site: North Plains, Ore.
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 3)
Course: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course (par 70, 7,018 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 7th Place of 18 (288-283/571) after Day 2
Top U-M Individual: Nilay Naik, tie-14th (72-69/141, +1)
Next U-M Round: Sunday, May 3 -- at Big Ten Championships (North Plains, Ore.), 9:30 a.m. PT (tee times)
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. -- The University of Michigan men's golf team moved up one spot on the leaderboard Saturday (May 2), carding a 283 (+3) in the second round of the Big Ten Championships and sitting seventh after 36 holes with a 571 total (288-283) at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Michigan shaved five strokes off its opening-round score and positioned itself within striking distance of a strong finish. The Wolverines are just one shot out of the top five heading into Sunday's final round.
Sophomore Nilay Naik paced Michigan with a team-best 69 (-1). Recording four birdies through 17 holes, Naik reached four-under before running into trouble on No. 18, carding a triple bogey to finish with the Wolverines' first sub-par round of the championship. He is tied for 14th individually at 141 (72-69, +1).
Sophomore RJ Arone is just one shot back and tied for 19th at 142 (70-72), while Dean Muratore sits tied for 25th at 143 (73-70). Freshman Jordan Hwang continues to contribute in his Big Ten Championships debut, tied for 43rd at 145 (73-72).
UCLA leads the 18-team field at 550 (-10) after a second-round 269 (-11), with Washington (561) and Illinois (565) rounding out the top three. UCLA's Josh Kim holds the individual lead at 133 (-7; 67-66).
The Wolverines will look to carry their momentum into Sunday's (May 3) final round as they aim to continue their climb and secure a strong finish. Michigan will tee off at 9:30 a.m. PT paired with Rutgers and Minnesota at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course.
Team Standings (After Day 2 of 3)
 1. UCLA            281-269 = 550 (-10)  2. Washington      281-280 = 561  3. Illinois        279-286 = 565  4. Nebraska        284-286 = 570    Purdue          295-275 = 570    USC             293-277 = 570  7. MICHIGAN        288-283 = 571  8. Rutgers         287-285 = 572  9. Minnesota       285-288 = 573 10. Oregon          290-286 = 576    Penn State      293-283 = 576 12. Northwestern    285-292 = 577 13. Maryland        291-287 = 578 14. Michigan State  298-281 = 579 15. Iowa            293-288 = 581 16. Indiana         294-293 = 587 17. Wisconsin       296-293 = 589 18. Ohio State      297-293 = 590
Top Individuals
 1. Josh Kim, UCLA            67-66 = 133 (-7)  2. Jaden Dumdumaya, USC      69-66 = 135  3. Max Herendeen, Illinois   68-69 = 137    Tyler Loree, UCLA         71-66 = 137  5. Baylor Larrabee, UCLA     69-69 = 138    Jack Buchanan, USC        70-68 = 138  7. Randy Sautron, Nebraska   70-69 = 139    Finn Koelle, Washington   71-68 = 139    Jack Crousore, Minnesota  71-68 = 139    Kentaro Nanayama, Purdue  72-67 = 139
Michigan Individuals
T14. Nilay Naik     72-69 = 141 (+1) T19. RJ Arone       70-72 = 142 T25. Dean Muratore  73-70 = 143 T43. Jordan Hwang   73-72 = 145 T83. Jason Gordon   74-83 = 157
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