BATON ROUGE, La., April 3 - Using a season-best sixth-place finish from senior Alexander Sitompul (Jakarta, Indonesia/Bradenton Prep Academy [Fla.]), the University of Michigan men's golf team closed fourth with an 898 total today (Sunday, April 3) at the LSU Invitational at the University Club. U-M closed with team tallies of 296, 291 and 311 during the two-day event.
Sitompul opened yesterday's (Saturday, April 2) play with a three-under 141 (70-71) to sit second individually, while freshman Joey Garber (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey) posted a second-round two-under 70 to help U-M take the tournament lead with a 587 36-hole total. A 45-minute fog delay and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour hindered the Wolverines, who were unable to maintain their lead in today's final round as U-M closed with a 311.
Despite the conditions in the final round, Sitompul posted a 219. After his three-under 141 (70-71) first-day total, he closed with a 78 to post his first top-10 finish of the season. Garber found his way into the top 15 as the tied for 12th at 225 (78-70-77), while sophomore Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay HS) gave U-M three in the top 25 as he closed tied for 21st at 228 (74-76-79).
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