March 27, 2001
Stevenson, Calif. - The University of Missouri men's golf team shot two rounds of 313 as a team, and stands tied for 9th place after two rounds of play at the Stevenson Ranch Invitational, held in Stevenson, Calif.
The Tigers' team score of 626 through two rounds left them tied with Illinois State and Iowa State for 9th place in the 14 team field. The trio is five shots back of 8th-place Kansas State, and nine back of Nebraska and Southwest Missouri State, who are tied for 6th. Kansas leads all teams with a two-round score of 597. The final round will be played Tuesday.
Individually, junior Mark McBride shot rounds of 77 and 76 Monday to lead Mizzou competitors with a two-round score of 153, which puts him in a tie for 22nd place overall. He's just three shots out of the top ten, and trails leader Jason Higton of Pacific (1st - 141) by 12 strokes.
Three shots back of McBride is sophomore Shawn Fleming, who is tied for 30th. Fleming opened play with a 75 in the morning round, but slipped a bit with an afternoon 81 for his 156 total.
Freshman Michael Radek shot rounds of 78 and 79 for a 157 total which left him tied for 36th place after Monday's play, while fellow freshman Brandon Knaub posted scores of 83 and 77 for a 160 which tied him for 47th. Junior Chris Happ rounded out the Tiger lineup, as he shot identical rounds of 84, and is in 70th place heading into Tuesday's final round.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Kansas 301 296 597 Tulsa 303 294 597 3 Colorado 298 301 599 4 Pacific 307 294 601 5 California 306 299 605 6 Nebraska 307 310 617 SW Missouri St. 306 311 617 8 Kansas St. 311 310 621 9 MISSOURI 313 313 626 Illinois St. 314 312 626 Iowa St. 321 305 626 12 Drake 318 320 638 13 Northern Iowa 318 322 640 14 Air Force 332 328 660INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Jason Higton (Pacific) 71 70 141 2 Travis Hurst (KU) 72 70 142 3 Logan Goettsch (Tulsa) 71 73 144 4 Kane Webber (Colorado) 74 72 146 5 Jim Troy (Nebraska) 73 75 148 Chris Noel (Tulsa) 76 72 148 22 Mark McBride (MU) 77 76 153 30 Shawn Fleming (MU) 75 81 156 36 Michael Radek (MU) 78 79 157 47 Brandon Knaub (MU) 83 77 160 70 Chris Happ (MU) 84 84 168