Grogan Cards 72 on Final Day for 11th-Place Wolverines in TennesseeWritten By:
ssmiley@gam.orgSite: Knoxville, Tenn.
Course: Cherokee Country Club (par 71, 5,870 yards)
Tournament: Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships
U-M Team Standing: 11th Place of 16 Teams (311-299-303/913)
Top U-M Individual: Lauren Grogan, tie-37th (80-75-72/227)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Tue., Oct. 26-28 -- at Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Boulder City, Nev.)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An even-par 72 from senior Lauren Grogan (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson HS) highlighted final-round play for the University of Michigan women's golf team as the Wolverines finished 11th today (Sunday, Oct. 19) with a 913 total at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships held at the Cherokee Country Club.
The Wolverines opened the three-day event posting a 311 in Friday's (Oct. 17) first round and found themselves in the 12th position as sophomore Julia Montgomery (Utica, Mich./Utica HS) had the day's top round with a two-over 74. U-M used a two-over 74 from freshman Kathy Lim (Langley, British Columbia/R.E Mountain Secondary) and three 75s to post its tournament-best 299 team total on the second day (Saturday, Oct. 18). However, Michigan remained in 12th with a 610 two-day tally.
Grogan tied a season best today with an even-par 72 in the final round, and Montgomery shot her second two-over 74 of the weekend, as the Wolverines closed with a 303 final-round team total to improve one position on the team leaderboard.
After a slow start, Grogan closed as the top-finishing Wolverines with a season-best 227 total (80-75-72), putting her in a tie for 37th. Lim (78-74-77) and Montgomery (71-81-74) each tied for 45th as they each had a season-best 229 totals. Making her first career start, freshman Megan Kim (Redondo Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) tied for 64th at 234 (79-75-80), while freshman Emily White (Saline, Mich./Saline HS) rounded out U-M's starting five, tying for 71st at 237 (81-75-71).
The Wolverines will waste little time before getting back to competition as they travel to Boulder City, Nev., Sunday through Tuesday, Oct. 26-28, for UNLV's Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. The 54-hole event will serve as U-M's fall finale and will be held at the Boulder Creek Golf Club.
Final Team Standings
1. South Carolina 295-289-281 = 865
2. Tennessee 301-290-288 = 879
3. Kent State 289-294-297 = 880
4. Louisville 293-287-304 = 884
5. Central Florida 294-295-298 = 887
6. Missouri 297-290-310 = 897
7. Wisconsin 304-293-303 = 900
8. Denver 297-300-308 = 905
9. Furman 299-300-307 = 906
10. Notre Dame 300-303-308 = 911
11. MICHIGAN 311-299-303 = 913
12. College of Charleston 306-302-311 = 919
13. Chattanooga 317-298-308 = 923
14. Penn State 317-301-306 = 924
15. East Tennessee State 317-306-302 = 925
16. Eastern Kentucky 324-313-320 = 957
Top Individuals
1. Nanna Madsen, South Carolina 72-69-71 = 212 (-1)
2. Hannah Pietila, Tennessee 74-69-72 = 215
Mary Fran Hillow, South Carolina 76-74-65 = 215
4. Justine Dreher, South Carolina 73-71-73 = 217
5. Monifa Sealy, UCF 72-76-70 = 218
Emily Haas, Louisville 73-72-73 = 218
7. Wad Phaewchimplee, Kent State 71-74-74 = 219
8. Laura Restrepo, Louisville 71-75-74 = 220
Jennifer Ha, Kent State 72-72-76 = 220
Michigan Individuals
T37. Lauren Grogan 80-75-72 = 227
T45. Kathy Lim 78-74-77 = 229
T45. Julia Montgomery 74-81-74 = 229
T64. Megan Kim 79-75-80 = 234
T71. Emily White 81-75-81 = 237