March 14, 2000
Lafayette, La. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished in 12th place at the Louisiana Classic, which wrapped up today at the Oakbourne Country Club, in Lafayette, La. Missouri tied with Rice for 12th in the 15-team tournament, as the two schools shot indentical three-round totals of 924. Arizona claimed the team title with a score of 869.
Individually, Missouri was paced by senior David Suggs, who tied for 33rd place overall with a three-round total of 226. Suggs was tied for 16th after opening rounds of 74 and 73, but a final-round 79 dropped him to 33rd.
Sophomore Neal Stafford recovered from an opening-round 81 to finish in a tie for 56th place individually, with a three-round total of 231. Stafford posted closing rounds of 74 and 76 for the tournament.
Sophomores Mark McBride and Cory Ewert were next up for the Tigers, as they finished one stroke apart, in 64th and 65th place, respectively. McBride had a three-round total of 234, while Ewert posted a 235.
Freshman Shawn Fleming finished in a tie for 73rd place overall, with a total of 240, while junior Blayne Rosely tied for 61st place, with a score of 233. Rosely participated as an individual.
Next up for Head Coach Tim Robyn's Tigers is the Stevinson Ranch Invitational, to be held March 27-28 in Turlock, Calif.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Arizona 290 296 283 869 2 Kansas 288 295 293 876 3 Texas A&M 290 291 299 880 4 Baylor 289 290 303 882 5 Colorado 284 301 299 884 6 La.-Lafayette 303 288 300 891 7 Tulsa 299 295 298 892 8 SMU 308 294 297 899 9 Oklahoma 299 291 310 900 10 Sam Houston St. 305 291 310 906 11 SW Texas St. 299 303 313 915 12 MISSOURI 313 304 307 924 Rice 308 301 315 924 14 Arkansas 310 300 315 925 15 Nebraska 313 303 315 931INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Ricky Barnes (Ariz.) 73 72 68 213 2 Matthew Zions (CU) 67 70 79 216 Jimmy Walker (BU) 71 74 71 216 4 Dwayne Morley (A&M) 73 71 73 217 5 Craig Lile (Ark.) 71 72 75 218 6 Derek Gillespie (Ariz.) 74 74 71 219 Aaron Pellegrom (BU) 72 69 78 219 Ryan Vermeer (KU) 72 73 74 219 Andy Stewart (KU) 69 78 72 219 Todd Eaker (Tulsa) 73 73 73 219 33 David Suggs (MU) 74 73 79 226 56 Neal Stafford (MU) 81 74 76 231 61 Blayne Rosely (MU) 79 74 80 233 64 Mark McBride (MU) 78 79 77 234 65 Cory Ewert (MU) 82 78 75 235 73 Shawn Fleming (MU) 80 79 81 240