Oct. 28, 2001
Stanford, Calif. - The University of Missouri men's golf team closed its 2001 fall season by finishing 11th at The Nelson, which wrapped up three days of play today at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif.
Missouri shot a final-round team score of 290 on Sunday to finish 11th with a three-day total of 867 in the 15-team field. MU was just eight shots behind 7th-place Purdue, who the Tigers defeated at the Purina Classic in St. Charles, Mo., earlier this month.
Individually, senior Mark McBride and sophomore Mike Radek tied for 12th place with identical three-round totals of 211 - just five shots off the pace set by winner Justin Walters of North Carolina State. McBride was one under par on Sunday, with a 70, while Radek fired a two-under 69.
Sophomore Brandon Knaub closed his fall season by finishing 56th with a three-round total of 223. He shot a three-over 74 on Sunday, after opening with rounds of 71 and 78. Junior Chris Happ was just one shot back, at 224 for the three day tournament, with rounds of 73, 74 and 77 to tie for 57th overall. Freshman Ben Scott shot a final-round 80 on Sunday to finish tied for 72nd place with a three-day total of 230.
TEAM STANDINGS
| Pl | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| 1 | Washington | 280 | 272 | 287 | 839 |
| 2 | Toledo | 283 | 277 | 284 | 844 |
| Stanford | 280 | 281 | 283 | 844 | |
| 4 | North Carolina St. | 284 | 286 | 281 | 851 |
| 5 | Florida Southern | 279 | 285 | 291 | 855 |
| Kansas | 292 | 284 | 279 | 855 | |
| 7 | Purdue | 280 | 288 | 291 | 859 |
| 8 | Colorado St. | 295 | 276 | 289 | 860 |
| 9 | Duke | 293 | 287 | 284 | 864 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 283 | 289 | 294 | 866 |
| 11 | MISSOURI | 285 | 292 | 290 | 867 |
| 12 | Colorado | 286 | 285 | 297 | 868 |
| 13 | Miami, Ohio | 292 | 286 | 298 | 876 |
| 14 | Hawaii-Hilo | 290 | 301 | 303 | 894 |
| 15 | Idaho | 297 | 306 | 295 | 898 |
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
| Pl | Player (School) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot |
| 1 | Justin Walters (NCSt.) | 70 | 68 | 68 | 206 |
| 2 | Brock Mackenzie (Wash.) | 69 | 68 | 71 | 208 |
| Tyler Hall (KU) | 70 | 71 | 67 | 208 | |
| 4 | Jason Moon (NCSt.) | 67 | 76 | 66 | 209 |
| David Schultz (CSU) | 75 | 66 | 68 | 209 | |
| Jim Seki (Stanford) | 70 | 69 | 70 | 209 | |
| 12 | Mark McBride (MU) | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 |
| Mike Radek (MU) | 70 | 72 | 69 | 211 | |
| 56 | Brandon Knaub (MU) | 71 | 78 | 74 | 223 |
| 57 | Chris Happ (MU) | 73 | 74 | 77 | 224 |
| 72 | Ben Scott (MU) | 74 | 76 | 80 | 230 |