Sept. 25, 2000
Lawrence, Kan. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finds itself in second place after the first two rounds of play at the Kansas Invitational, which began today at Alvamar Golf Club, in Lawrence, Kan. Missouri, the defending tournament champion, shot team rounds of 303 and 294 and sits 21 strokes behind host Kansas, which had rounds of 296 and 280 for a two-round total of 576. Last fall, MU defeated the Jayhawks at the same tournament, when KU was ranked number one in the nation.
Freshman Michael Radek (Chicago, Ill.) led the way for Missouri, and stands tied for fifth place individually, with a two-round total of 146. He opened with a three-over par 75 in the morning, and fired a one-under par 71 in the afternoon - his best round of his young collegiate career.
Junior Mark McBride (Lebanon, Mo.) - the reigning Missouri State Amateur Champion - was one stroke back of his teammate, and stands in a tie for seventh place. McBride shot rounds of 74 and 73 for a 147 total, and is just five shots back of leader Gibby Martens of Texas-San Antonio. Martens fired a three-under par 69 and followed with a 73 for a two-round score of 142.
Tiger senior Tom Vogt (St. Charles, Mo.) shot rounds of 76 and 73 for a 149 total which puts him in a tie for 12th place individually. Vogt led the way in MU's last outing, when he finished eighth in Lincoln, Neb. on Sept. 11-12.
Freshman Brandon Knaub (Seven Valleys, Pa.) and sophomore Shawn Fleming (Village of Golf, Fla.) were next up in the Tiger lineup, as the duo is tied for 43rd and 52nd place, respectively. Knaub shot identical 78s for a 156 total, while Fleming opened with an 80, but shaved three strokes off in the afternoon round, with a 77.
Additionally, sophomore Chris Happ, who is competing unattached, is tied for 52nd place, after shooting rounds of 78 and 79 for a 159 total.
The final round of play gets underway tomorrow morning in Lawrence, Kan.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Kansas 296 280 576 2 MISSOURI 303 294 597 3 Kansas St. 305 297 602 4 Iowa St. 306 299 605 5 Oral Roberts 298 308 606 6 UT-San Antonio 299 308 607 7 Drake 310 300 610 8 Arkansas St. 305 308 613 9 Illinois St. 307 307 614 10 Northern Iowa 310 305 615 11 SW Missouri St. 311 307 618 12 UM-Kansas City 309 314 623 13 SE Missouri St. 326 317 643INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Gibby Martens (UTSA) 69 73 142 2 Conrad Roberts (KU) 73 70 143 3 Chris Marshall (KU) 72 72 144 4 Travis Hurst (KU) 76 69 145 5 Michael Radek (MU) 75 71 146 Andy Stewart (KU) 77 69 146 7 Mark McBride (MU) 74 73 147 Bryan Milberger (KSU) 73 74 147 Charleton Dechert (ORU) 72 75 147 12 Tom Vogt (MU) 76 73 149 43 Brandon Knaub (MU) 78 78 156 52 Shawn Fleming (MU) 80 77 157 *Chris Happ (MU) 78 79 159
*-Competed as an individual