Michigan Continues Run of Upsets to Clinch B1G Match Play Title

Michigan Continues Run of Upsets to Clinch B1G Match Play Title

» With match victories over No. 3 seed Indiana (3-2) and No. 1 seed Northwestern (3-2), Michigan knocked off the top three seeds to win its second Big Ten Match Play Championship title.

» U-M (8th seed) tied its own record as the lowest seed to win the conference’s spring opening event. In 2014, the Wolverines won their first title as the eighth seed.

» Hunter Thomson (4-0) became the third U-M golfer to go undefeated, joining former Wolverines Patrick Sullivan (2020; 4-0) and Kyle Mueller (2015; 4-0) on the exclusive list.

» U-M is now 25-19-2 all-time at the Big Ten Match Play competition.

Site: Palm Coast, Fla.

Tournament: Big Ten Match Play Championship (Day2 of 2)

Course: Hammock Beach, Ocean Course (Par 72, 6,981 yards)

Results: Semifinal: #8 Michigan defeated #3 Indiana, 3-2; Final: #8 Michigan defeated #1 Northwestern, 3-2

Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Feb. 10-11 — at Border Olympics (Laredo, Texas), Time TBA

PALM COAST, Fla. — With a 1-up match sealing victory from Hunter Thomson, the University of Michigan men’s golf team defeated top-seeded Northwestern, 3-2, to win the Big Ten Match Play Championship title on Saturday (Feb. 4) at the Hammock Beach Ocean Course.

The Wolverines defeated the top three seeded teams during their two-day run to win the program’s second Big Ten Match Play event title in program history. As the eight-seed, the Maize and Blue tied its own record as the lowest seeded team to win the conference’s match play event; U-M matched the run in 2014 as the eight-seed, winning the competition 4-0.

With a 4-0 record, Thomson led the Wolverines over the two days with clutch putt after clutch putt. With his tally, he is the third Wolverines to go undefeated the Big Ten’s match play event joining Patrick Sullivan (2020; 4-0) and Kyle Mueller (2015; 4-0) on the list.

“This was a total team effort,” said U-M head coach Zach Barlow. “Hunter (Thomson) leading the way, going 4-0, was just tremendous. I cannot say enough about the work these guys have put in this offseason. They’re starting to reap the rewards of that. Matt (Hoffman) and I couldn’t be more proud. A great start to the spring season that we will build on and get ready for a quick…