March 6, 2002
Gulf Breeze, Fla. - The University of Missouri men's golf team moved up two spots in the team standings on day two of the Emerald Coast Collegiate Challenge to finish 6th in the 11-team event. Mizzou's 36-hole team total of 618 put them in 6th, 27 shots back of champion and host team West Florida, who won with a 593 total.
Tim Robyn's squad had the most improvement of any team in the tournament on day two, as the Tigers clipped 18 shots off their team score of Monday (318), to shoot an even 300 on Tuesday.
A trio of Tigers led the MU charge on day two, as senior Mark McBride, junior Chris Happ and Brandon Knaub had identical two-round totals of 153 and finished tied for 16th place individually. McBride improved from a 78 on Monday to a 75 on Tuesday, while Happ and Knaub each improved their Monday scores by five strokes, shooting a pair of 74s on Tuesday.
Junior Cory Ewert shot a second straight 79 on Tuesday, and finished tied for 28th place with his total of 156. Ewert was entered as an individual, meaning his score wasn't counted toward MU's team score.
Rounding out the Tiger lineup were freshman Ben Scott and sophomore Mike Radek, who finished tied for 30th and 41st, respectively. Scott improved by five strokes on Tuesday, with a 2nd-round 77, while Radek clipped three shots off his Monday score for an 80 on Tuesday.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd Total 1 West Florida 301 292 593 2 Illinois 306 298 604 3 Drake 302 303 605 4 Austin Peay 311 301 612 5 Louisville 312 304 616 6 MISSOURI 318 300 618 7 Indiana 314 305 619 8 East. Michigan 317 305 622 9 Cincinnati 327 319 646 10 Fla. Atlantic 332 321 653 11 Florida A&M 331 330 661INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd Tot 1 David Buckley (Drake) 72 73 145 Kevin Warrick (W. Fla.) 73 72 145 Ty Harris (W. Fla.) 73 72 145 4 James Lepp (Ill.) 74 73 147 16 Mark McBride 78 75 153 16 Brandon Knaub 79 74 153 16 Chris Happ 79 74 153 28 *Cory Ewert 79 79 158 30 Ben Scott 82 77 159 41 Mike Radek 83 80 163 *-Playing individually