Men's Golf Finishes 2nd at Fall Season Opener
9/11/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 11, 2001
Lincoln, Neb. - The University of Missouri men's golf team got its 2001 fall season off to an outstanding start as they finished 2nd at the Husker Invitational, which wrapped up with 18 holes of play Tuesday morning in Lincoln, Neb.
The Tigers finished just four strokes behind Lamar, which won the tournament with a three-round team score of 873. MU finished with a team score of 877, and just missed winning its first team title since claiming the Kansas Invitational in the fall of 1999.
Individually, sophomore Brandon Knaub finished in 2nd place, which represents a career best finish. Knaub shot rounds of 73-72-71 for a three-round total of 216, and missed out on claiming his first collegiate title by just one stroke. Shawn Stefani of Lamar won the tournament with a total of 215.
Junior Chris Happ shot rounds of 73-72-72 for a 217 total, and finished tied for 3rd place, just one stroke behind Knaub. It marked the second career top-10 finish for Happ, his first since the spring of 1999.
Two-time Missouri Amateur Champion Mark McBride shot rounds of 73-73-75 for a total of 221, which left him in 12th place. Other Tiger competitors included senior Neal Stafford and freshman Ben Scott. Stafford tied for 17th overall with a total of 223 (75-75-73), while Scott tied for 36th with a total of 231 (77-75-79).
Head Coach Tim Robyn's Tigers next play Sept. 17-18 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the PSI NET Intercollegiate.
Team Results 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Lamar 292 290 291 873 2 Missouri 294 292 291 877 3 Kansas State 303 291 294 888 4 Illinois State 302 294 293 889 5 SW Missouri St. 288 299 307 894 6 Nebraska 297 296 304 897 7 Iowa State 301 299 300 900 8 North Texas 293 299 309 901 9 Drake 319 297 315 931 10 Wyoming 303 309 324 936 11 Creighton 314 327 319 960Individual Results 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Shawn Stefani Lamar 72 72 71 215 2 Brandon Knaub Missouri 73 72 71 216 3 Chris Happ Missouri 73 72 72 217 Jeremy Lyons Iowa State 70 75 72 217 A.J. Elgert Kansas St. 76 68 73 217 Matt Larson Lamar 73 76 68 217 7 David Jenkins SW Mo. St. 73 73 72 218 *Mike Vanier Nebraska 72 72 74 218 9 Jim Troy Nebraska 77 70 72 219 10 Nic Baker Ill. St. 75 75 70 220 Chris Stroud Lamar 74 70 76 220
Other Missouri Competitors 12 Mark McBride 73 73 75 221 17 Neal Stafford 75 75 73 223 36 Ben Scott 77 75 79 231
