BY MATT JOHNSON
Daily Sports Writer
Published September 23, 2007
Even with a second-place finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, Michigan men's golf coach Andrew Sapp wanted more.
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The Wolverines played phenomenal golf during the first two rounds on Saturday, and led tournament host Indiana by four strokes. Senior Tim Schaetzel and freshmen Lion Kim and Alexander Sitompul all shot even par to lead Michigan.
But Penn State rallied on Sunday to win the tournament, making the weekend bittersweet for the Wolverines. Even though Michigan finished 15th out of 16 teams two weeks ago at the Inverness Intercollegiate, Sapp clearly expected the Wolverines to win at Wolf Run following their stellar performance Saturday.
The Wolverines had a hard time finishing down the stretch. Sapp said Michigan had an eight, a six and a couple of bogeys on the 18th hole.
"Penn State played great," Sapp said. "We didn't make it too difficult for them by playing poorly. I guess they wanted to get us back after what we did to them in football."
Junior Nick Pumford, playing as an individual for the Wolverines, finished in first place thanks to a four under par 67 on Sunday. It was his first career overall win, and the 67 tied for his lowest career score. Schaetzel ended up in fourth place, while Sitompul tied for seventh and Kim tied for 11th.
Even though Michigan couldn't finish with a win, it did beat Big Ten rivals Northwestern and Indiana in addition to SEC teams Arkansas and Kentucky.
Still, Sapp was clearly disappointed. The Wolverines won earlier this year at the Purdue Midwest Shootout, and a win at Wolf Run would have given them two tournament wins very early in the season.
"It doesn't feel very good right now," Sapp said. "But later on it will feel better. Right now I feel a little bitter for losing."


























