Oct. 9, 2001
St. Charles, Mo. - Arkansas State shot a tournament-best team round of 280 today in windy conditions at the Purina Classic, and surged from 5th-place to claim the 2001 Classic title. The tournament wrapped up today with 18 holes of play at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles, Mo.
The Indians stood in 5th place after day one of competition, eight shots back of leader Illinois, but they were able to stage a comeback as the highest score ASU counted today was a one-over par 72 by Adam Rauth. Number five man Scott Crisco played a huge role for ASU as well, as he shot a two-under 69 Tuesday - which was a 13-stroke improvement from a 2nd-round 82 Monday.
The host Missouri Tigers, who came into the tournament ranked 3rd in the country according to the latest set of Sagarin rankings, played strong both days, and finished in 2nd place, just three strokes behind ASU. The team finish equaled MU's best-ever finish in the seven-year history of the tournament (MU finished 2nd in 2000).
MU's two-time defending Missouri State Amateur Champion Mark McBride (Lebanon, Mo.) tied for the individual title with Wixson Huffstetler of ASU. McBride shot an even-par 71 on Tuesday, after posting two 68s on Monday. Huffstetler was two shots behind McBride entering today's play, and forged the tie at the top with a two-under 69. Huffstetler was awarded the first-place trophy due to his lower round on the day. McBride's title marks the first time a Tiger has ever won or shared the honor at the Purina Classic.
Tiger junior Chris Happ (Winnetka, Ill.) turned in an outstanding tournament, as he shot a three-round 209 to finish 3rd overall. Happ played as an individual, and his score did not count toward the team total. Happ shot rounds of 72, 68 and 69 and notched his third career top-10 finish, including a pair of 3rd-place finishes this fall.
Sophomore Brandon Knaub (Seven Valleys, Pa.) tied for 14th overall, after rounds of 71, 73 and 72 left him at 216 for the tournament. He has three top-25 finishes in three starts this fall.
Freshman Ben Scott (Lancashire, United Kingdom) tied for 18th place with a three-round total of 217 based on the strength of a collegiate-best 2nd-round 69 on Monday.
Rounding out MU's lineup were sophomore Mike Radek (Chicago, Ill.) and senior Doug Albers (Leawood, Kan.), who both tied for 51st with identical totals of 224.
Also competing individually for the Tigers were freshman Justin Bliss (Chesterfield, Mo.), and juniors Cory Ewert (Joplin, Mo.) and Shawn Fleming (Village of Golf, Fla.). Bliss and Ewert tied for 28th overall, while Fleming tied for 79th.
Missouri has now finished 2nd in two of three tournaments this fall. Head Coach Tim Robyn's squad will wrap up the 2001 fall season at The Nelson, to be held Oct. 27-29 at Stanford, Calif.
FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic * Individual Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Arkansas State U. 290 287 280 857 2 Missouri, U. of 286 288 286 860 3 Purdue University 295 281 285 861 4 Baylor University 289 290 286 865 5 Kansas, U. of 291 282 293 866 6 Illinois, U. of 286 283 299 868 7 Tulsa, U. of 289 291 289 869 8 Michigan State U. 294 287 289 870 Kansas State Univ. 289 296 285 870 10 Illinois State U. 295 287 293 875 11 Nebraska, U. of 297 295 299 891 12 Rice University 308 293 292 893 13 Charlotte 299 293 304 896 14 Louisiana-LaFayette 309 307 294 910 15 Mississippi St. U. 309 300 305 914
Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores 1 Wixson Huffstetler Ark. St. 71 67 69 207 Mark McBride Missouri 68 68 71 207 3 *Chris Happ Missouri 72 68 69 209 4 Ryan Baca Baylor 72 71 68 211 Neil Trimm Tulsa 69 74 68 211 6 Peter Karmis Purdue 73 67 73 213 Aaron Watkins Kansas St. 70 75 68 213 8 Nic Baker Ill. St. 70 70 74 214 Jason Jackson Ark. St. 71 73 70 214 10 Chris Marshall Kansas 68 75 72 215 Adam Meyer Baylor 68 75 72 215 Garrett Chaussard Illinois 70 68 77 215 Tyler Hall Kansas 74 67 74 215 14 Lee Williamson Purdue 74 71 71 216 Eric Jorgensen Mich. St. 73 72 71 216 Matt Williams Kansas St. 72 73 71 216 Brandon Knaub Missouri 71 73 72 216 18 Travis Hurst Kansas 74 70 73 217 Chris Mayson Purdue 75 73 69 217 Ben Scott Missouri 75 69 73 217 Jamie McLeary Baylor 74 71 72 217
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. School Scores
1 Arkansas State U. 290 287 280 857 T 1 Wixson Huffstetler 71 67 69 207 T 8 Jason Jackson 71 73 70 214 T 34 Adam Rauth 75 74 72 221 T 58 Scott Crisco 75 82 69 226 T 58 Alan Clark 73 73 80 226
2 Missouri, U. of 286 288 286 860 T 1 Mark McBride 68 68 71 207 T 14 Brandon Knaub 71 73 72 216 T 18 Ben Scott 75 69 73 217 T 51 Michael Radek 75 79 70 224 T 51 Doug Albers 72 78 74 224
3 Purdue University 295 281 285 861 T 6 Peter Karmis 73 67 73 213 T 14 Lee Williamson 74 71 71 216 T 18 Chris Mayson 75 73 69 217 T 42 Dustin Cone 73 77 72 222 T 58 Shiv Kapur 80 70 76 226
4 Baylor University 289 290 286 865 T 4 Ryan Baca 72 71 68 211 T 10 Adam Meyer 68 75 72 215 T 18 Jamie McLeary 74 71 72 217 T 42 Derek Abel 75 73 74 222 73 Will Doughtie 75 78 78 231
5 Kansas, U. of 291 282 293 866 T 10 Chris Marshall 68 75 72 215 T 10 Tyler Hall 74 67 74 215 T 18 Travis Hurst 74 70 73 217 T 34 Andrew Price 76 71 74 221 T 47 Kevin Ward 75 74 74 223
6 Illinois, U. of 286 283 299 868 T 10 Garrett Chaussard 70 68 77 215 T 22 Geoff Lound 71 71 76 218 T 22 James Lepp 69 76 73 218 T 47 Ryan Tendall 76 71 76 223 T 51 Mike O'Neal 77 73 74 224
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. School Scores
7 Tulsa, U. of 289 291 289 869 T 4 Neil Trimm 69 74 68 211 T 22 Kevin Henry 73 71 74 218 T 42 Chris Noel 74 78 70 222 T 47 David Inglis 73 72 78 223 T 71 Billy Lowry 79 74 77 230
T 8 Michigan State U. 294 287 289 870 T 14 Eric Jorgensen 73 72 71 216 T 26 Nathan Clark 74 68 77 219 T 28 John Koskinen 74 73 73 220 T 34 J.J. Beckstrom 76 74 71 221 T 47 Andrew Ruthkoski 73 76 74 223
T 8 Kansas State Univ. 289 296 285 870 T 6 Aaron Watkins 70 75 68 213 T 14 Matt Williams 72 73 71 216 T 34 Bryan Milberger 74 74 73 221 T 51 A.J. Elgert 77 74 73 224 T 58 Mark Sprecker 73 77 76 226
10 Illinois State U. 295 287 293 875 T 8 Nic Baker 70 70 74 214 T 22 BJ Brown 73 70 75 218 T 42 Brian Anderson 77 74 71 222 T 51 Kyle Vasel 75 73 76 224 T 71 Adam Goldie 80 77 73 230
11 Nebraska, U. of 297 295 299 891 T 28 Jim Troy 71 75 74 220 T 34 JJ Sullivan 73 74 74 221 T 51 Justin Borzych 77 72 75 224 T 58 Blake Humbles 76 74 76 226 T 75 Andy McCabe 81 76 78 235
12 Rice University 308 293 292 893 T 28 Scott Philips 79 70 71 220 T 34 Matt Toohey 77 71 73 221 T 67 Lyall Rowan 78 74 76 228 T 69 Ryan Morgan 78 78 73 229 T 69 Frank Buttacavoli 75 79 75 229
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. School Scores
13 Charlotte 299 293 304 896 T 26 Sam McFall 71 69 79 219 T 34 John Samaha 74 74 73 221 T 58 Mike Shamp 76 73 77 226 74 Scott McNeil 79 77 76 232 T 75 Brandon Vincent 78 79 78 235
14 Louisiana-LaFayette 309 307 294 910 T 42 Shawn Stoute 74 77 71 222 T 58 Theo Sliman 76 76 74 226 T 75 Austin Williams 83 79 73 235 T 79 Orn Hjartarson 77 84 76 237 81 Marc Noel 82 75 82 239
15 Mississippi St. U. 309 300 305 914 T 28 Codie Mudd 71 73 76 220 T 58 Kellen Maurer 79 73 74 226 T 67 Joe Deraney 77 76 75 228 82 Carl Sutton 82 78 80 240 WD Christian Sohus WD WD WD
Fin. Individuals School Scores
3 Chris Happ Missouri 72 68 69 209 T 28 Justin Bliss Missouri 76 72 72 220 T 28 Cory Ewert Missouri 72 72 76 220 T 34 Casey Harbour Kansas 76 75 70 221 57 Evan Olson Illinois 77 70 78 225 66 Otto Sigurdsson LA-LaFayet 74 78 75 227 78 Aaron Bell Tulsa 76 78 82 236 T 79 Shawn Fleming Missouri 78 81 78 237 83 Dusty King Kansas St. 77 80 88 245
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic * Individual Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. Name School Scores 1 Wixson Huffstetler Ark. St. 71 67 69 207 -6 Mark McBride Missouri 68 68 71 207 -6
3 *Chris Happ Missouri 72 68 69 209 -4
4 Ryan Baca Baylor 72 71 68 211 -2 Neil Trimm Tulsa 69 74 68 211 -2
6 Peter Karmis Purdue 73 67 73 213 E Aaron Watkins Kansas St. 70 75 68 213 E
8 Nic Baker Ill. St. 70 70 74 214 +1 Jason Jackson Ark. St. 71 73 70 214 +1
10 Chris Marshall Kansas 68 75 72 215 +2 Adam Meyer Baylor 68 75 72 215 +2 Garrett Chaussard Illinois 70 68 77 215 +2 Tyler Hall Kansas 74 67 74 215 +2
14 Lee Williamson Purdue 74 71 71 216 +3 Eric Jorgensen Mich. St. 73 72 71 216 +3 Matt Williams Kansas St. 72 73 71 216 +3 Brandon Knaub Missouri 71 73 72 216 +3
18 Travis Hurst Kansas 74 70 73 217 +4 Chris Mayson Purdue 75 73 69 217 +4 Ben Scott Missouri 75 69 73 217 +4 Jamie McLeary Baylor 74 71 72 217 +4
22 Kevin Henry Tulsa 73 71 74 218 +5 Geoff Lound Illinois 71 71 76 218 +5 James Lepp Illinois 69 76 73 218 +5 BJ Brown Ill. St. 73 70 75 218 +5
26 Sam McFall Charlotte 71 69 79 219 +6 Nathan Clark Mich. St. 74 68 77 219 +6
28 Scott Philips Rice 79 70 71 220 +7 John Koskinen Mich. St. 74 73 73 220 +7 Jim Troy Nebraska 71 75 74 220 +7 Codie Mudd Miss. St. 71 73 76 220 +7 *Justin Bliss Missouri 76 72 72 220 +7 *Cory Ewert Missouri 72 72 76 220 +7
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic * Individual Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. Name School Scores 34 Adam Rauth Ark. St. 75 74 72 221 +8 JJ Sullivan Nebraska 73 74 74 221 +8 Andrew Price Kansas 76 71 74 221 +8 J.J. Beckstrom Mich. St. 76 74 71 221 +8 Matt Toohey Rice 77 71 73 221 +8 John Samaha Charlotte 74 74 73 221 +8 Bryan Milberger Kansas St. 74 74 73 221 +8 *Casey Harbour Kansas 76 75 70 221 +8
42 Brian Anderson Ill. St. 77 74 71 222 +9 Chris Noel Tulsa 74 78 70 222 +9 Shawn Stoute LA-LaFayet 74 77 71 222 +9 Dustin Cone Purdue 73 77 72 222 +9 Derek Abel Baylor 75 73 74 222 +9
47 David Inglis Tulsa 73 72 78 223 +10 Ryan Tendall Illinois 76 71 76 223 +10 Kevin Ward Kansas 75 74 74 223 +10 Andrew Ruthkoski Mich. St. 73 76 74 223 +10
51 Michael Radek Missouri 75 79 70 224 +11 A.J. Elgert Kansas St. 77 74 73 224 +11 Kyle Vasel Ill. St. 75 73 76 224 +11 Mike O'Neal Illinois 77 73 74 224 +11 Doug Albers Missouri 72 78 74 224 +11 Justin Borzych Nebraska 77 72 75 224 +11
57 *Evan Olson Illinois 77 70 78 225 +12
58 Mike Shamp Charlotte 76 73 77 226 +13 Kellen Maurer Miss. St. 79 73 74 226 +13 Theo Sliman LA-LaFayet 76 76 74 226 +13 Mark Sprecker Kansas St. 73 77 76 226 +13 Scott Crisco Ark. St. 75 82 69 226 +13 Shiv Kapur Purdue 80 70 76 226 +13 Blake Humbles Nebraska 76 74 76 226 +13 Alan Clark Ark. St. 73 73 80 226 +13
66 *Otto Sigurdsson LA-LaFayet 74 78 75 227 +14
67 Lyall Rowan Rice 78 74 76 228 +15 Joe Deraney Miss. St. 77 76 75 228 +15
69 Ryan Morgan Rice 78 78 73 229 +16
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FINAL RESULTS Purina Classic * Individual Missouri Bluff G.C. St. Charles, MO Dates: 10/08 - 10/09 (Today:10-09-2001) Par: 71 Yardage: 7047
Fin. Name School Scores 69 Frank Buttacavoli Rice 75 79 75 229 +16
71 Adam Goldie Ill. St. 80 77 73 230 +17 Billy Lowry Tulsa 79 74 77 230 +17
73 Will Doughtie Baylor 75 78 78 231 +18
74 Scott McNeil Charlotte 79 77 76 232 +19
75 Austin Williams LA-LaFayet 83 79 73 235 +22 Andy McCabe Nebraska 81 76 78 235 +22 Brandon Vincent Charlotte 78 79 78 235 +22
78 *Aaron Bell Tulsa 76 78 82 236 +23
79 Orn Hjartarson LA-LaFayet 77 84 76 237 +24 *Shawn Fleming Missouri 78 81 78 237 +24
81 Marc Noel LA-LaFayet 82 75 82 239 +26
82 Carl Sutton Miss. St. 82 78 80 240 +27
83 *Dusty King Kansas St. 77 80 88 245 +32
WD Christian Sohus Miss. St. WD WD WD
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