» Closing with a 293 in the final round, Michigan posted an 870 54-hole total to finish ninth at the Michael A. Marino Classic at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
» After opening with a 67 (-5), RJ Arone added rounds of 74 and an even-par 72 to lead the Wolverines, tying for 14th at 213 (-3). It marked his sixth sub-par finish in eight events this season.
» Nilay Naik carded an even-par 216 to tie for 22nd, giving U-M two players inside the top 25. Dean Muratore rounded out the top three with a 218 (+2), tying for 29th.
Site: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Tournament: Michael A. Marino Classic
Course: The Dunes Golf & Beach Club (par 72, 7,370 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 16 Teams (287-290-293/870)
Top U-M Individual: RJ Arone, tie-14th (67-74-72/213, -3)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., April 11-12 — at the Robert Kepler Collegiate (Columbus, Ohio)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Led by a pair of top-25 Wolverine individual finishes, the University of Michigan men’s golf team posted an 870 54-hole total Tuesday (March 17) to finish ninth at the Michael A. Marino Classic at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
With weather threatening the second round, the 16-team field opened the Marino Classic with 27 holes on Sunday (March 15). Michigan used a 287 (-1) — paced by a 67 (-5) from sophomore RJ Arone — to sit fourth after 18 holes; however, it slipped to ninth after completing the additional nine. Returning Monday morning, the Wolverines closed out the second round at 290, led by a 70 (-2) from sophomore Nilay Naik, and remained in ninth place with a 577 total.
With a pair of even-par 72s from Arone and redshirt-sophomore Jason Gordon in the final round, the Maize and Blue etched a 293 total to finish with an 870 total and a ninth-place finish.
With a 213 (-3) total, Arone led the Wolverines, tying for 14th and recording his sixth sub-par finish in eight events this season. Behind him, Naik’s even-par 216 tied for 22nd, giving U-M two players inside the top 25. Sophomore Dean Muratore was one-under through 36 holes, but a closing 75 dropped him to a tie for 29th at 218 (+2).
As the calendar turns to spring, the Wolverines will have nearly a month away from competition before returning for their final two tuneups in Big Ten country ahead of the postseason. First up, U-M travels to Columbus, Ohio, for the Robert Kepler Collegiate on Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12, at the famed Scarlet Course.
Final Team Standings
1. NC State 284-280-285 = 849 (-15) 2. Louisville 282-283-288 = 853 3. Charleston 289-276-296 = 861 Coastal Carolina 290-277-294 = 861 5. Liberty 284-280-299 = 863 6. Little Rock 291-282-294 = 867 Kansas State 298-282-287 = 867 8. Baylor 290-286-293 = 869 9. MICHIGAN 287-290-293 = 870 10. North Florida 296-289-288 = 873 11. Florida Gulf Coast 288-288-299 = 875 12. Missouri 296-289-298 = 883 Kent State 295-293-295 = 883 Louisiana 306-284-293 = 883 15. UNLV 301-294-294 = 889 16. Furman 300-288-304 = 892
Top Individuals
1. Cooper Claycomb Louisville 68-68-70 = 206 (-10) Max Bengtsson, Coastal Carolina 72-63-71 = 206 3. Brady Smith, Louisville 71-66-70 = 207 4. Malan Potgieter, Louisiana 73-63-72 = 208 Xander Goboy, NC State 70-67-71 = 208 6. Pearce Lewin, NC State 69-70-70 = 209 7. Drew Sykes, Coastal Carolina 73-70-67 = 210 8. Flonn Dobbin, Kansas State 71-69-71 = 211 Ike Joy, Liberty 71-66-74 = 211 Johan Bredenkamp, Charleston 69-70-72 = 211
Michigan Individuals
T11. RJ Arone 67-74-72 = 213 (-3) T22. Nilay Naik 72-70-74 = 216 (E) 29. Dean Muratore 71-72-75 = 218 T74. Jordan Hwang 77-74-76 = 227 T74. Jason Gordon 78-77-72 = 227
