» Returning to Lexington Country Club, Michigan completed its darkness-delayed second round with a 288-team total, giving the Wolverines a 580 36-hole tally and a tie for 12th at the rain-shortened Cullen Brown Collegiate.
» With rain falling, the 15-team field was able to complete the second round after play was suspended Monday due to darkness. As heavy rain and storms moved into the area, the final round was canceled, making the event officially 36 holes.
» Carding consecutive 70s (-1), RJ Arone paced the Maize and Blue and tied for 12th with a 140 (-2) total. He has now recorded 10 of his 11 fall rounds under par and leads the Wolverines with a 69.18 scoring average. Nicolas Simon rebounded from an opening 74 (+3) with a 70 (-1) in the second round, tying for 44th at 144.
» The Wolverines’ starting lineup consisted entirely of sophomores.
Site: Lexington, Ky.
Tournament: Cullen Brown Collegiate
Course: Lexington Country Club (par 71, 7,255 yards)
U-M Team Standing: t-12th Place of 15 (292-288/580)
Top U-M Individual: RJ Arone, tie-12th (70-70/140, -2)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 13-14 — at the Moraine Intercollegiate (Kettering, Ohio)
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Returning to Lexington Country Club to complete its darkness-delayed second round, the University of Michigan men’s golf team and the rest of the 15-team field had the final round canceled Tuesday (Oct. 7), as heavy rain and storms hit the Cullen Brown Collegiate. U-M tallied a 288 in the second round to post a 580 36-hole total and tied for 12th in the rain-shortened event.
With back-to-back 70s (-1), sophomore RJ Arone led the Maize and Blue, tying for 12th with a 140 (-2) total. With his two sub-par rounds, he has now posted 10 of 11 fall rounds under par and continues to lead U-M with a 69.18 scoring average.
After opening with a 74 (+3), sophomore Nicolas Simon bounced back with a 70 (-1) in the second round to tie for 44th with a 144 total. Making his first start of the season, sophomore Johnny Solis rounded out U-M’s top three with rounds of 75 and 73, finishing tied for 63rd with a 148 total.
After four events in the books, the fall season concludes with a trip to Kettering, Ohio, and the Moraine Country Club as the Wolverines play in the Moraine Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 13-14) hosted by Miami (Ohio).
Final Team Standings
1. Mississippi State 275-282 = 557 (-11) 2. Kentucky 276-282 = 558 3. NC State 278-285 = 563 4. Cincinnati 278-287 = 565 5. Kennesaw State 277-291 = 568 6. North Alabama 284-285 = 569 7. Memphis 280-290 = 570 8. Virginia Tech 283-290 = 573 Penn State 284-289 = 573 10. Western Kentucky 289-285 = 574 11. West Virginia 291-284 = 575 12. MICHIGAN 292-288 = 580 Lipscomb 291-289 = 580 14. Eastern Kentucky 287-295 = 582 15. Toledo 299-288 = 587
Top Individuals
1. Cole Stockard, Kentucky 66-70 = 136 (-6) 2. Ugo Malcor, Mississippi State 67-70 = 137 Andrew Ferworn, North Alabama 68-69 = 137 4. Yixiang Wang, Memphis 65-73 = 138 Evan Woosley-Reed, NC State 67-71 = 138 Dain Richie, Mississippi State 67-71 = 138 Ryan Ford, Cincinnati 64-74 = 138 John Broderick, Vanderbilt 70-68 = 138* Christian Pardue, Tennessee 68-70 = 138*
Michigan Individuals
T12. RJ Arone 70-70 = 140 (-2) T44. Nicolas Simon 74-70 = 144 T63. Johnny Solis 75-73 = 148 T76. Nilay Naik 73-79 = 152 T80. Dean Muratore 78-75 = 153 T72. Jordan Hwang 77-74 = 151* * played as individual
