Anderson and Thomson lead Wolverines to ninth place in the Louisiana Classics
03/14/2023 18:15:00
// Tom Wywrot
» With a final 300, Michigan placed ninth with a team total of 907 at the Louisiana Classics, held at Oakbourne Country Club.
» For the second time this spring, Will Anderson took on the Wolverines and finished 25th (225) – his sixth top 25 individual finish in eight stroke play events. Hunter Thomson finished a shot back on 226 for a tied 28th place.
» Anderson and Thomson have finished as the top two Wolverines in six of the nine events this season.
Property: Lafayette, Louisiana
Competition: Louisiana Classics (Day 2 of 2)
Course: Oakbourne Country Club (par 71, 6,898 yards)
UM team status: 9th place out of 17 teams (295-312-300/907)
Top UM Individual: Will Anderson, t-25 (73-75-77/225)
Next UM event: Sun-Mon., 10.-11. April – at the Tiger Collegiate Invitational (Columbia, Mo.), Time TBA
LAFAYETTE, La. — With top 30 placements from Junior Will Anderson and second graders Hunter ThomsonThe University of Michigan men’s golf team, totaled 907 54-hole teams and finished ninth at the Louisiana Classics held at Oakbourne Country Club on Tuesday (March 14).
In Monday’s opening game, UM used a pair of Anderson and Redshirt-Junior 73s Ben Hoagland to carve a 295 on the board and put the Wolverines in the top three after the first 18 holes. Heading straight into Round 2, Anderson and Thomson led with rounds of 75 while the Wolverines followed with a tally of 312 to end the day in ninth place with a total of 607 teams.
In the final junior Jew Kim led UM to a 300 finish after firing his one-over-72 as a sophomore Yuqi Liu finished on a 75. Maize and Blue stayed in ninth place with 907 points.
For the sixth time in nine events, Anderson and Thomson finished the top two Wolverines. Anderson had his sixth top-25 finish of the season and finished 25th with 225 (73-75-77). Thomson was just a shot behind with his 226 (75-75-76) when he finished 28th. With his final round of 72, Kim rounded out the top three Wolverines to finish 35th with 228 (77-79-72).
Maize and Blue are out of competition for almost a month as they prepare for the end of the school year and the rest of UM’s spring schedule. Michigan next travels to Columbia, Mo., Sunday and Monday (April 10-11) for the Tiger Collegiate Invitational in Missouri. The two day, 54 hole event is to be played at the Club of Old Hawthorne.
Final team ranking
1st Texas A&M 287-292-287 = 866 (+14) 2nd Little Rock 296-291-290 = 877 3rd Sam Houston 296-288-297 = 881 4th LSU 295-296-299 = 890 5th Louisiana 299-294-301 = 894 6. State of Texas 299-299-304 = 902 7. UTSA 298-310-297 = 905 8. State of Illinois 304-298-304 = 906 9. MICHIGAN 295-312-300 = 907 10 New Orleans 295-313-300 = 908 11. SMU 307-304-299 = 910 12. State of New Mexico 309-302-301 = 912 13. Denver 304-296-317 = 917 14. Louisiana Tech 319-304-299 = 922
top individuals
1. Anton Albers, Little Rock 74-69-69 = 212 (-1) 2. Drew Doyle, LSU 73-72-71 = 216 Kyle Bennett, New Orleans 71-72-73 = 216 4. Jamie Montojo, Texas A&M 76-71-70 = 217 Vishnu Sadagopan, Texas A&M 72-74-71 = 217 6. Phichaksn Maichon, Texas A&M 74-70-74 = 218* 7. Malan Potgieter, Louisiana 72-74-73 = 219 Bret Gray, Sam Houston 72-73-74 = 219 9. Cohen Trolio, LSU 72-75-73 = 220 Jack Randle, Sam Houston 77-69-74 = 220 William Paysse, Texas A&M 70-74-76 = 220
Michigan Individuals
T25. Will Anderson 73-75-77 = 225 T28. Hunter Thomson 75-75-76 = 226 T35. Jude Kim 77-79-72 = 228 T59. Yuqi Liu 74-83-75 = 232 T68. Ben Hoagland 73-83-79 = 235 T72. Jack O’Donnell 79-78-81 = 238*
* Play as an individual
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