April 14, 1999
Columbia, Mo. - University of Missouri Men's Golf Coach TIM ROBYN announced today the signing of two high school standouts to national letters of intent. Joining the Tigers next fall will be SHAWN FLEMING of Boca Raton, Fla., and STOWE KIDDER of New London, N.H.
Fleming is a native of Boca Raton, Fla., and attends Pope John Paul II High School there. He brings an impressive resume with him, including numerous top-5 finishes on several national tours and events, including the National PGA Junior Series and the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT). He's also won numerous high school and local junior tournaments, and qualified for match play at the Western Junior. A National Honor Society student, he was named the school's Student-of-the-Month in Feb. of '99.
"Shawn has an excellent short game," said Robyn. "With his skills in putting, chipping, sand play and wedge play, he has a chance to be one of the very best in college from 50 yards in. He's a very mature young man who has his priorities in the right spot. His accomplishments speak for themselves, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity of coaching him," said Robyn.
Kidder hails from New London, N.H., and attends Kearsarge Regional High School in nearby North Sutton, N.H. He's notched several top-5 finishes on the FCWT tour, and is an all-American on both the FCWT and IJGT tours. He was the medallist in the Tommy Hilfiger/Disney Challenge, was runner-up in the New Hampshire Junior Tournament, and placed fourth in the Leadbetter Classic in 1998. Not only can he stop a ball on the green, he knows how to stop a fire, as he's a volunteer firefighter in his community, and knows how to operate the Jaws of Life.
"Stowe is a well-rounded young man of many talents," said Robyn. "He's a fine all-around athlete and student, as well as his other activities. He gives us another individual who has had a lot of success in amateur play, someone who has won in national events. Given his limited ability to play and practice regularly, due to the weather in his homestate, I believe he'll really blossom in this environment," said Robyn.