» Paced by four sub-par rounds, Michigan opened the Canadian Collegiate Invitational with a 279 (-9) to sit second after day one at Oviinbyrd Golf Club. The 279 marked the Wolverines’ fourth straight sub-par team total to start the season.
» Nicolas Simon led the way with a season-low-tying 68 (-4), highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 18th. After reaching the green with a five-iron from 217 yards, he rolled in a 36-foot putt to close his round.
» Along with Simon, Dean Muratore and Jordan Hwang each posted 70s (-2), while RJ Arone added a 71 (-1) to round out U-M’s scoring.
Site: Foot’s Bay, Ontario
Tournament: Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Day 1 of 3)
Course: Oviinbyrd Golf Club (par 72, 7,094 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd Place of 12 (279, -9) after day 1
Top U-M Individual: Nicolas Simon, tie-5th (68, -4)
Next U-M Round: Mon-Tue., Sept. 15-16 — at Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Foot’s Bay, Ontario), 9 a.m. (tee times)
Team Standings (After Day 1 of 3)
1. Notre Dame 276 (-12) 2. MICHIGAN 279 3. UNC Wilmington 280 4. Missouri 281 5. Michigan State 287 6. Miami (Ohio) 288 7. Rutgers 289 8. George Mason 292 9. Kent State 299 10. Penn State 300 11.- British Columbia 321
Top Individuals
1. Isaiah Ibit, Kent State 64 (-8)
2. Lucas Politano, Rutgers 66
Gray Mitchum, UNC Wilmington 66
3. Nate Stevens, Notre Dame 67
Veikka Viskari, Missouri 67
6. NICOLAS SIMON, U-M 68
Calen Sanderson, Notre Dame 68
Caleb Bond, Michigan State 68
Tyler Anderson, Miami (Ohio) 68
Alex Creamean, Penn State 68
Michigan Individuals
T6. Nicolas Simon 68 (-4) T12. Dean Muratore 70 (-2) T12. Jordan Hwang 70 (-2) T16. RJ Arone 71 (-1) T33. Nilay Naik 74 T51. Caden Pinckes 79*
