Hunter Thomson etching his name in Michigan golf history, advancing to NCAA Finals

Senior Michigan golfer Hunter Thomson punched his ticket to the NCAA Finals earlier this week by winning the Urbana Regional tournament. Thomson won by one stroke and finished with a 203 (-10), as Cincinnati’s Ryan Ford was on his heels. He is the first Wolverine to make the NCAA Finals since Kyle Mueller in 2018.

Hunter Thomson wins Urbana Regional to advance to NCAA Finals

After the first round, Thomson was tied for sixth place after posting a 69 (-2). He recorded two birdies and a bogey on both the front nine and back nine.

Thomson began his run to the top of the leaderboard the following day with a 67 (-4), tied for the best score of the round. The senior knocked in five birdies and sat in second place.

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As the final round began, it was apparent that Thomson was zoned in. He birdied two of the first three holes and finished with six for the round. Thomson had a two-shot lead heading into the final hole, and nerves may have set in, as he missed a putt and bogeyed.

Thomson ended with his third straight sub-70 round (67), and it was enough to take home the regional title. He is just the third Wolverine to ever capture a regional title (Lion Kim, 2011, Mueller, 2018).

With an average score of 69.89, Thomson could finish with the Michigan single-season record and first ever sub-70 average.

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The NCAA Finals take place in Carlsbad, Calif., from May 23-26, with 30 teams and six individuals participating. After 54 holes, only the top-15 teams and top-9 individuals (not on an advancing team) move on.

From there, the top-8 teams advance for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play national championship.

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