After posting a season-high score of 316 in the first round of the Indiana-hosted Pinehurst Intercollegiate on Sunday, the Michigan men's golf team sat in last place in the 17-team tournament.

So it had seemingly nowhere to go but up.

This was especially true of sophomore Tim Schaetzel - Michigan's second-best player this spring - whose opening-round 81 was a personal season-high.

But unlike the rest of his teammates, Schaetzel's second-round score was worse than his first-round score.

After what he felt was a strong practice after Monday's round, the Atlanta native said he was ready to step up in the third round.

But rain cancelled play on the final day, leaving Michigan's two-day total of 617 as its final total, good for 16th place.

"I had just two poor, poor rounds," Schaetzel said. "I couldn't seem to find anything to go right. ... Of all of us, I felt like I had the most incentive to go out and play well. It's disappointing to not go out and get that chance."

Led by sophomore Brian Otenweller who rebounded from an opening-round 81 with a second-round 72, the Wolverines were able to shave 15 strokes off of their first-round total and climb into 16th place. Their second-round 301 was equal to first-place Southern Methodist's total for that round.

"It's definitely a disappointment (for the team not to get to tee-off yesterday)," Schaetzel said. "We were all ready to play. We could've caught some teams."

Despite Schaetzel's sentiment, the early ending of the tournament may have been a blessing in disguise for the Wolverines. In both of their last two tournaments, they scored lower in the second-round than in the first-round, only to see their third-round score increase.

But unlike the rest of their tournaments, freshman Bill Rankin led Michigan. His two-round total of 152 made him the fifth player to lead the Wolverines this season.

The individual scoring reversal continued to the bottom of the Wolverines's leaderboard. Despite being the only two Michigan players to play in every tournament this season, Schaetzel finished last on the team and senior Brandon Duff - the best Wolverine golfer of the spring season - tied for third along with senior Christian Vozza, shooting a 156.

Since yesterday's round was cancelled, the Wolverines next chance to continue their improvement is delayed until the Apr. 8 Boilermaker Invitational.