April 30, 2001

East Lansing, Mich. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished 11th at the 2001 Bruce Fossum/TeamGearOnline.com Invitational, which wrapped up Sunday at Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. The Tigers recorded a three-round team total of 886 in the two-day event, and finished just nine strokes out of fifth place. The tournament serves as MU's final regular-season competition, and the team will have to wait until Tuesday, May 8th to learn if they will receive a regional bid for the NCAA Tournament.

Junior Mark McBride strengthened his bid for an individual regional bid should the team not advance, as he tied for seventh in the tournament with a three-round total of 215. After opening with rounds of 74 and 72, McBride closed Sunday with a two-under par 69 to notch his first top-10 finish of the spring. He now has three top-10 finishes on the season, and eight total top-25 finishes.

Freshman Brandon Knaub and senior Tom Vogt were next among Missouri competitors, as they tied for 27th place. Knaub shot rounds of 71-75-75 for a three-round total of 221, while Vogt started strong with consecutive even-par rounds of 71 on Saturday, but finished with an eight-over 79 to slip in the standings. Vogt's previous career-low single round was a 72 before Saturday.

Freshman Mike Radek finished in a three-way tie for 63rd place among individuals with a three-round total of 229, while junior Chris Happ tied for 71st with a 235 total.

TEAM STANDINGS
Pl	Team	 1st	2nd 	3rd	Total
 1	Northwestern	278	287	286	851
 2	Minnesota	293	281	287	861
 3	Michigan St.	284	288	291	863
 4	Wisconsin	284	295	294	873
 5	Ohio St.	298	284	295	877
 6	Iowa	 291	285	303	879
 7	Kent St.	297	290	294	881
 8	UNC-Greensboro	294	291	297	882
	E. Michigan	291	298	293	882
10	Michigan	294	298	292	884
11	MISSOURI	292	295	299	886
12	Illinois	298	298	294	890
13	Marshall	300	294	298	892
14	Xavier	 300	294	302	896
15	Indiana	 312	300	305	917


INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Pl	Player (School)	 1st	2nd	3rd	Tot
 1	Luke Donald (NW)	69	72	64	205
 2	Wil Schauman (Minn.)	68	69	70	207
 3	Chris Thayer (NW)	64	72	73	209
 4	Mike Austin (OSU)	73	70	71	214
 7	Mark McBride (MU)	74	72	69	215
27	Brandon Knaub (MU)	71	75	75	221
27	Tom Vogt (MU)	 71	71	79	221
63	Mike Radek (MU)	 76	77	76	229
71	Chris Happ (MU)	 78	77	80	235