March 26, 2002
Stevinson, Calif. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished 2nd at the 4th annual Stevinson Ranch Invitational, hosted by Colorado at the Stevinson Ranch Golf Club in Stevinson, Calif.
Missouri held a five-shot lead over Kansas heading into Tuesday's final round, but the Tigers couldn't hold on as KU rallied to shoot a field-best 291 as a team in the third round, while MU came in at 297 on the day. The 2nd-place finish marked the second straight tournament that the Tigers have been runners up. MU also placed 2nd in two tournaments this fall.
Tiger senior Mark McBride tied for 3rd place individually, with a three-round score of 213. McBride opened on Monday by tying a tournament record with a six-under 66. He followed with a one-under 71 in the 2nd round, and was co-leader entering the final round with Kansas' Casey Harbour, but a four-over 76 Tuesday slipped him to 3rd.
Sophomore Brandon Knaub continued his solid play by finishing in a tie for 5th place, just one stroke back of McBride at 214. Junior Chris Happ also recorded a top-20 finish, as he shot a three-round total of 219 to tie for 17th overall. Cory Ewert was the 4th Tiger to finish in the top-25 (T-23rd - 220) and freshman Ben Scott rounded out the Tiger competitors in a tie for 50th (227).
Next up for Head Coach Tim Robyn's squad is the ASU Indian Classic, to be held April 15-16 in Jonesboro, Ark.
TEAM STANDINGS Pl School 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Kansas 287 283 291 861 2 MISSOURI 281 284 297 862 3 Kansas State 286 290 296 872 4 Arkansas State 288 290 302 880 5 Cal. St.-Stan. 282 283 306 881 6 SW Missouri St. 293 288 301 882 7 Colorado 298 291 295 884 8 Drake 296 295 296 887 9 California 291 296 301 888 10 Illinois State 296 295 300 891 11 Northern Iowa 301 297 299 897 12 Pacific 300 289 312 901 13 Nebraska 301 300 304 905 14 Air Force 300 300 306 906 15 Iowa State 307 296 304 907 16 Weber State 305 300 306 911INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Ben Portie (Colo.) 70 72 66 208 2 Casey Harbour (KU) 69 68 74 211 3 Mark McBride (MU) 66 71 76 213 Chris Marshall (KU) 72 69 72 213 5 Brandon Knaub (MU) 73 68 73 214 Travis Hurst (KU) 70 72 72 214 17 Chris Happ (MU) 72 73 74 219 23 Cory Ewert (MU) 70 76 74 220 50 Ben Scott (MU) 75 72 80 227