Ten Big Ten Golf Teams get final tune-ups before Conference Tournament
» After weather delays extended the opening day of the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational, Michigan used a final-round 300 to post a 903 54-hole total and finish 10th to close the regular season.
» Freshman Jordan Hwang bookended rounds of 72 (+1) around a 73 (+2) to earn a career-best tie for sixth at 217. His finish marked Michigan’s top individual result of the spring season.
» Sophomore RJ Arone tied for 52nd at 229, while sophomore Dean Muratore bounced back from an opening-round 82 in rain-soaked conditions with rounds of 75 and 73 to tie for 55th at 230.
» The Wolverines also got an early look at the Big Ten Championship field, competing against nine conference opponents in Bloomington at Pfau Golf Course.
Site: Bloomington, Ind.
Tournament: Hoosier Collegiate Invitational
Course: Pfau Golf Course (par 71, 7,355 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 10th place of 15 (307-296-300/903)
Top U-M Individual: Jordan Hwang, tie-6th (72-73-72/217)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., May 1-3 — at the Big Ten Championships (North Plains, Ore.)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Paced by freshman Jordan Hwang‘s top-10 individual finish, the University of Michigan men’s golf team wrapped up its regular season Sunday (April 19), posting a 903 54-hole total and finishing 10th at Indiana’s Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at Pfau Golf Course.
After a nearly two-hour weather delay during Saturday’s opening 36 holes, the Wolverines opened with a 307 in rain-soaked conditions, paced by Hwang’s 72 (+1). The delay limited the 15-team field to 14 holes of the second round before darkness suspended play, with Michigan sitting in 11th place.
Michigan shaved 11 strokes off its opening-round score with a second-round 296 to move into a tie for 10th place. The Wolverines held that position in the final round as Hwang added a second 72 (+1) and sophomore Dean Muratore carded a 73 (+2), helping U-M close with a 300 and finish 10th overall at 903.
Hwang led the Wolverines with a tie for sixth place at 217 (+4), earning the first top-10 finish of his career. His showing marked Michigan’s best individual finish of the spring season and left him five shots behind medalist Freddie Turnell of Illinois, who finished at 212.
Behind Hwang, sophomore RJ Arone tied for 52nd at 229, while Muratore and individual competitor redshirt-junior Jason Gordon both tied for 55th at 230. Sophomore Nilay Naik tied for 64th at 232, and sophomore Johnny Solis placed 83rd at 243.
With the regular season complete, Michigan shifts its focus to the postseason, heading to North Plains, Ore., for the Big Ten Championships. The three-day, 54-hole conference tournament will be held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Kansas 290-287-295 = 872 2. Illinois 296-282-297 = 875 3. Purdue 293-288-299 = 880 4. Little Rock 302-289-298 = 889 5. Maryland 314-286-294 = 894 6. Minnesota 305-291-299 = 895 7. Northwestern 298-293-305 = 896 8. Ohio State 300-303-297 = 900 9. Rutgers 300-291-310 = 901 10. MICHIGAN 307-296-300 = 903 11. Toledo 311-297-296 = 904 12. Indiana 309-294-304 = 907 13. Wisconsin 300-293-316 = 909 14. Northern Illinois 306-303-313 = 922 15. Ball State 318-305-310 = 933
Top Individuals
1. Freddie Turnell, Illinois 72-70-70 = 212*
2. Emil Riegger, Maryland 77-66-71 = 214
Sam Easterbrook, Purdue 71-71-72 = 214
Luke Honner, Kansas 69-73-72 = 214
5. Dane Huddleston, Illinois 74-67-75 = 216
6. JORDAN HWANG, U-M 72-73-72 = 217
Arthur Carlier, Kansas 74-70-73 = 217
Jake Birdwell, Illinois 72-70-75 = 217
Bence Bertenyi, Illinois 72-70-75 = 217
Will Harvey, Purdue 73-68-76 = 217
Ryan Vools, Illinois 73-69-75 = 217
Michigan Individuals
T6. Jordan Hwang 72-73-72 = 217 T52. RJ Arone 78-74-77 = 229 T55. Dean Muratore 82-75-73 = 230 T64. Nilay Naik 77-77-78 = 232 T83. Johnny Solis 80-74-89 = 243 T55. Jason Gordon 77-78-75 = 230* * playing as individual
