March 27, 2001
Stevenson, Calif. - The University of Missouri men's golf team shot a final round 318 Tuesday, and finished 10th at the Stevenson Ranch Invitational, held in Stevenson, Calif.
The Tigers' three-round team score of 944 left them just five shots out of seventh place, and 45 behind champion Kansas, which won with a team score of 899.
Junior Mark McBride led the way for Missouri individually, as he finished in 20th place with a three-round score of 230. He shot a final-round 77 Tuesday, and notched his first top-20 finish of the spring, and the fourth of the 2000-01 season.
A pair of Tigers tied for 39th place with identical totals of 239. Sophomore Shawn Fleming and freshman Brandon Knaub were among a group of five golfers tied for 39th with their total. Knaub shot 79 Tuesday to reach his total, while Fleming toured the links in 83 strokes.
Freshman Michael Radek (T-52nd - 242) and junior Chris Happ (69th - 247) rounded out the Tiger lineup.
Next up for Missouri is The Cat Fight, a head-to-head competition which features both stroke play and match play, April 8th in Manhattan, Kan., against Kansas State.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Kansas 301 296 302 899 2 Colorado 298 301 305 904 3 California 306 299 301 906 4 Tulsa 303 294 313 910 Pacific 307 294 309 910 6 Nebraska 307 310 314 931 7 SW Missouri St. 306 311 322 939 Illinois St. 314 312 313 939 9 Kansas St. 311 310 319 940 10 MISSOURI 313 313 318 944 11 Iowa St. 321 305 326 952 12 Drake 318 320 318 956 13 Northern Iowa 318 322 320 960 14 Air Force 332 328 320 980INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Travis Hurst (KU) 72 70 71 213 2 Kane Webber (Colorado) 74 72 68 214 3 Jason Higton (Pacific) 71 70 76 217 4 A.J. Elgert (KSU) 78 73 73 224 Jim Troy (Neb.) 73 75 76 224 Logan Goettsch (Tulsa) 71 73 80 224 20 Mark McBride (MU) 77 76 77 230 39 Shawn Fleming (MU) 75 81 83 239 39 Brandon Knaub (MU) 83 77 79 239 52 Michael Radek (MU) 78 79 85 242 69 Chris Happ (MU) 84 84 79 247