Men's Golf Finishes 2nd at Fall Season Opener
9/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Nonetheless, it was a fine showing for Head Coach Tim Robyn and his squad, which went to battle with one senior, two juniors and two freshmen. "This was a great start to the season," said Robyn, who is in his third year as MU's head coach. "The guys really wanted to win, but they know what it's going to take to hold on to a lead. To be in position to win a tournament is all you can ask for," he said.
A trio of Tigers notched top-10 individual finishes, with senior Tom Vogt, freshman Brandon Knaub and sophomore Shawn Fleming all tied for eighth place with identical three-round totals of 221. Vogt shot a four-over par 75 in today's final round, after opening yesterday with rounds of 72 and 74. Knaub shot a similar 75 today, after posting an even-par 71 and a 75 yesterday in his first collegiate action. Fleming was one over on the day, finishing with a 72 on Tuesday, after shooting rounds of 75 and 74 on Monday. Fleming competed as an individual, meaning his scores did not count toward MU's team efforts. Had he been in the lineup, Mizzou would have cut 11 strokes from its team score, which would have been enough for the team title.
Junior Mark McBride, the reigning Missouri State Amateur Champion, shot a one-under par 70 on Tuesday, and finished with a three-round total of 224, which put him in 14th place overall.
Junior Neal Stafford was next for MU, as he finished tied for 35th place with a 231 total. Stafford shot a two-over 73 on Tuesday, his best effort of the tournament.
Rounding out the Tiger contingent was freshman Michael Radek, who shot an 80 today, after opening on Monday with rounds of 72 and 83. His three-round total of 235 left him tied for 48th place.
The Tiger men are off until playing in the Kansas Invitational, Sept. 25-26 at Alvamar Golf Club in Lawrence, Kan. Missouri is the defending tournament champion.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Sam Houston St. 296 305 281 882 2 MISSOURI 294 302 293 889 3 UNC-Charlotte 294 306 292 892 4 Nebraska 298 307 295 900 5 Kansas St. 310 296 299 905 6 Michigan St. 303 300 307 910 Lamar 302 307 301 910 8 Illinois St. 301 312 302 915 9 SW Missouri St. 302 313 305 920 10 La.-Lafayette 298 312 314 924 11 Drake 318 312 297 927 12 Iowa St. 315 310 305 930INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Bryan Milberger (KSU) 74 69 71 214 2 Jon Antunes (SHSU) 73 75 67 215 8 Tom Vogt (MU) 72 74 75 221 Brandon Knaub (MU) 71 75 75 221 *Shawn Fleming (MU) 75 74 72 221 14 Mark McBride (MU) 79 75 70 224 35 Neal Stafford (MU) 80 78 73 231 48 Michael Radek (MU) 72 83 80 235
*-Competed as an individual
