Oct. 26, 2002
Stanford, Calif.. - The University of Missouri men's golf squad competed in Round 2 of The Nelson Invitational in Stanford, Calif., on Saturday. The Tigers are now in 14th after shooting a 296 in the second round of the tournament and carries a two-round total of 588. Georgia Tech leads the tourney with a total of 565 heading into the final day.
Senior Chris Happ is currently the top Tiger individually in 29th place. After firing his best round of the season yesterday (69), Happ carded a 76 for a two-day total of 145, just 10 strokes off the lead and six out of the top five.
Junior David Jenkins had a solid round in Day 2 firing a 73 and is in 50th while senior Cory Ewert had sort of a rough time of it shooting a 79 after pouring in a 71 in the first round and is tied for 59th. Junior Mike Radek is also tied for 59th after shooting consistent rounds of 76 and 74 while junior Brandon Knaub sits in 66th with a two round total of 151.
The Tiger's wrap up The Nelson with shotgun tee times set for 8 a.m. on Sunday morning. For a wrap up of the final round, log onto www.mutigers.com tomorrow evening.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Georgia Tech 283 282 565 Duke 278 287 565 3 Colorado State 281 290 571 4 North Carolina St 293 271 572 5 Kansas 288 287 575 6 Washington 274 303 577 7 Toledo 291 287 578 Stanford 285 293 578 9 Miami (OH) 292 288 580 10 Notre Dame 285 296 581 11 Northwestern 289 293 582 12 Oregon State 292 292 584 13 Colorado 294 291 585 14 Missouri 292 296 592 15 Texas Tech 296 296 592 16 Florida Southern 296 298 594 17 Idaho 304 297 601 18 Hawaii-Hilo 308 299 607
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Nicholas Thompson (GT) 66 69 135 2 Justin Walters (NCSU) 70 66 136 Leif Olson (DU) 70 66 136 4 Brock Mackenzie (UW) 67 70 137 5 Chris Marshall (KU) 69 70 139 Ron Won (STAN) 68 71 139 Tyler Hall (KU) 69 70 139 Mark Baldwin (ND) 67 72 139 29 Chris Happ (MU) 69 76 145 50 David Jenkins (MU) 76 73 149 59 Cory Ewert (MU) 71 79 150 Mike Radek (MU) 76 74 150 66 Brandon Knaub (MU) 78 73 151