With a final-round 66 (-4), Dean Muratore set a career low and a U-M record with a 196 (-14) total to win the inaugural Jim DeLapa Collegiate Invitational, earning his first career medalist honor at Point O’Woods Country Club.
» Behind a final-round 279 (-1), Michigan posted an 835 (-5) total to place fourth — the Wolverines’ third straight sub-par performance and top-five finish.
» Muratore’s 196 (66-64-66) set a new U-M 54-hole record, surpassing former Wolverine great Kyle Mueller’s 198 at the 2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational. They remain the only two Wolverines in program history to break 200 in a 54-hole event.
» With his third consecutive sub-par total (208, -2), sophomore RJ Arone recorded his third straight top-10 finish, tying for 10th in the 75-player field.
Site: Benton Harbor, Mich.
Tournament: Jim DeLapa Collegiate Invitational
Course: Point O’Woods Country Club (par 70, 7,005 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 4th Place of 13 Teams (284-272-279/835, -5)
Top U-M Individual: Dean Muratore, 1st (66-64-66/196, -14)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 6-7 — at Cullan Brown Collegiate (Lexington, Ky.)
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Sophomore Dean Muratore became just the second University of Michigan men’s golfer to break the 200-stroke mark in a 54-hole event, capturing his first career medalist honor with a U-M record 196 (-14, 66-64-66) at the inaugural Jim DeLapa Collegiate Invitational on Monday (Sept. 29) at Point O’Woods Country Club.
Muratore’s blazing play powered Michigan to its third consecutive sub-par 54-hole total (835, -5) and third straight top-five finish, as the Wolverines placed fourth. Individually, he capped his record-breaking performance with 34 pars, 17 birdies and just three bogeys. He opened and closed with 66s (-4), surrounding a career-low 64 (-6) in the second round — a score that tied the second-lowest single round in U-M history.
Overall, Muratore’s total set a new U-M 54-hole record, surpassing former Wolverine great Kyle Mueller’s 198 (69-65-65) at the 2015 Alister MacKenzie Invitational. They remain the only Wolverines in program history to break 200 in a 54-hole event.
Behind Muratore, sophomore RJ Arone continued his strong start to the season with a third straight sub-par 54-hole total (208, -2; 69-67-72), tying for 10th and earning his third consecutive top-10 finish. Rounding out U-M’s starting five, sophomores Nilay Naik and Nicolas Simon carded totals of 215 (T-41st; 73-72-70) and 216 (T-47th; 76-69-71), respectively.
Competing as an individual for the second time this fall, sophomore Johnny Solis recorded his second straight top-25 finish, tying for 24th with a 211 (+1; 68-71-72).
With two fall tournaments remaining, the Wolverines start October heading to Lexington, Ky., on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 6-7, for Kentucky’s Cullen Brown Collegiate. The two-day, 54-hole event is scheduled to be held at the Lexington Country Club. The last time U-M played an event in Lexington was 22 years ago at the 2003 Johnny Owens Invitational at the University Club.
Final Team Standings
1. San Jose State 271-285-269 = 825 (-15) 2. Princeton 274-281-275 = 830 3. St. Mary's 271-285-275 = 831 4. MICHIGAN 284-272-279 = 835 5. Cincinnati 283-270-283 = 836 6. Grand Canyon 274-285-281 = 840 7. Florida Gulf Coast 283-279-280 = 842 8. Pacific 281-277-285 = 843 9. San Francisco 276-287-283 = 846 10. Eastern Michigan 281-287-280 = 848 11. Northern Illinois 280-283-286 = 849 12. Central Michigan 296-292-291 = 879 13. Chicago State 325-310-309 = 944
Top Individuals
1. DEAN MURATORE, U-M 66-64-66 = 196 (-14) 2. Keshav Mungaul, San Jose State 64-68-65 = 197 3. Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton 67-68-65 = 200 4. Ryan Ford, Cincinnati 68-65-71 = 204 Ivan Barahona, San Jose State 67-67-70 = 204 6. Deitrek Gill, Pacific 70-66-69 = 205 7. Daniel Nilsson, Grand Canyon 64-72-70 = 206 Charlie Box, Eastern Michigan 69-70-67 = 206 9. Sacha Ruiz, Florida Gulf Coast 72-69-66 = 207 10. RJ ARONE, U-M 69-67-72 = 208 Mitchell Hoey, St. Mary's 68-69-71 = 208 Reed Greyserman, Princeton 69-68-71 = 208 Samuel Baumuller, St. Mary's 72-70-66 = 208
Michigan Individuals
1. Dean Muratore 66-64-66 = 196 (-14) T10. RJ Arone 69-67-72 = 208 (-2) T41. Nilay Naik 73-72-70 = 215 T47. Nicolas Simon 76-69-71 = 216 66. Jordan Hwang 77-77-73 = 227 T24. Johnny Solis 68-71-72 = 211* (+1) * played as individual
