Sept. 26, 2000
Lawrence, Kan. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished in second place at the Kansas Invitational, which wrapped up today at Alvamar Golf Club, in Lawrence, Kan. Missouri, the defending tournament champion, shot a team round of 295 in today's final round of play, and finished with a three-round team score of 892. Host Kansas won going away, with a team score of 861 over three rounds. Last fall, MU defeated the Jayhawks at the same tournament, when KU was ranked number one in the nation.
Freshman Michael Radek (Chicago, Ill.) made quite an impression in just his second collegiate outing, as he finished in a tie for second place individually. Radek fired a three-under par 69 on Tuesday, and ended with a three-round total of 215, just five strokes off medallist Gibby Martens of Texas-San Antonio (1st - 210). Radek opened with a 75 on Monday, then improved to a 71 Monday afternoon, followed by his 69 today.
Junior Mark McBride (Lebanon, Mo.) - the reigning Missouri State Amateur Champion - was MU's other top-20 finisher, as he had a 225 total which left him tied for 17th place overall. McBride shot rounds of 74 and 73 on Monday, and had a 78 in Tuesday's final round. Tiger senior Tom Vogt (St. Charles, Mo.) finished in a tie for 25th place, after a final-round of 79 left him with a 228 total. 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. Knaub tied for 30th place, and shot a 73 in Tuesday's final round, a five-shot improvement over a pair of 78s on Monday. Fleming shot a 75 today - his best round of the tournament - and finished tied for 43rd place with a 232 total.
Additionally, sophomore Chris Happ, who competed unattached, tied for 43rd place, after shooting rounds of 78, 79 and 75 for a 232 total.
Next up for MU is the Kansas State Invitational, to be held Oct. 2-3 in Manhattan, Kan. Just around the corner is the Purina Classic, which is one of the nation's premier fall events hosted by Missouri. Dates for that competition are set for Oct. 9-10 at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles, Mo.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Kansas 296 280 285 861 2 MISSOURI 303 294 295 892 3 Kansas St. 305 297 297 899 4 UT-San Antonio 299 308 295 902 5 Drake 310 300 298 908 Arkansas St. 305 308 295 908 7 Iowa St. 306 299 306 911 8 Oral Roberts 298 308 307 913 Illinois St. 307 307 299 913 10 Northern Iowa 310 305 310 925 11 UM-Kansas City 309 314 305 928 12 SW Missouri St. 311 307 312 930 13 SE Missouri St. 326 317 318 961INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Gibby Martens (UTSA) 69 73 68 210 2 Michael Radek (MU) 75 71 69 215 Chris Marshall (KU) 72 72 71 215 4 Matt Willmott (UMKC) 76 73 68 217 Andy Stewart (KU) 77 69 71 217 17 Mark McBride (MU) 74 73 78 225 25 Tom Vogt (MU) 76 73 79 228 30 Brandon Knaub (MU) 78 78 73 229 43 Shawn Fleming (MU) 80 77 75 232 43 *Chris Happ (MU) 78 79 75 232
*-Competed as an individual