Feb. 13, 2001
Katy, Texas - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished in 8th place at the Rice Invitational, which wrapped up today at Meadowbrook Farms Golf Course in Katy, Texas. The Tigers shot a team round of 309 today, after opening yesterday with rounds of 297 and 299. Their 905 team total left them 44 shots behind champion Kansas. The tournament is the first of the spring season for Tim Robyn's squad.
Junior Mark McBride leads the way individually for Missouri, as he tied for 23rd place overall with a three round score of 224. He shot a six-over par 78 today, after opening with rounds of 71 and 75 yesterday.
Freshman Brandon Knaub tied for 29th place with a three-round total of 227. He shot a five-over 77 today to go with earlier scores of 76 and 74. Junior Chris Happ was next up for MU, with a 36th-place finish at 229 for three rounds (75-80-74).
Rounding out the Tiger lineup were freshman Michael Radek (T-44th - 75-76-80=231), junior Neal Stafford (54th - 83-74-82=239) and freshman Ben Douglas (55th - 78-79-83=240).
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Kansas 282 289 290 861 2 Mississippi St. 283 292 298 873 3 Baylor 297 288 292 877 4 Lamar 290 300 292 882 5 Rice 293 293 297 883 6 Nebraska 299 300 297 896 7 Texas Tech 288 305 305 898 8 MISSOURI 297 299 309 905 9 SW Texas St. 299 304 304 907 10 Kansas St. 310 301 301 912INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Codie Mudd (MSU) 66 72 74 212 2 Ryan Morgan (Rice) 69 70 75 214 3 Andy Stewart (KU) 68 70 77 215 Casey Harbour (KU) 74 70 71 215 Chris Marshall (KU) 68 74 73 215 23 Mark McBride (MU) 71 75 78 224 29 Brandon Knaub (MU) 76 74 77 227 44 Michael Radek (MU) 75 76 80 231 36 Chris Happ (MU) 75 80 74 229 54 Neal Stafford (MU) 83 74 82 239 55 Ben Douglas (MU) 78 79 83 240