Feb. 18, 2003
Lakeland, Fla.. - The University of Missouri men's golf team finished play in the Matlock Collegiate Invitational in Lakeland, Fla., on Tuesday. Mizzou finished in the 10th spot with a three-round total of 880, just one stroke behind the ninth place team, Old Dominion, and only four strokes out of the top five. Mizzou was in ninth heading into the day.
Junior Brandon Knaub had the best round of his young season, firing a five-under par 67 en route to a three-round total of 215, good for a tie for 10th place. Knaub's 67 equaled the best round of both the day and the tournament after he shot an opening round of 76 and a second round of 72 yesterday. Junior David Jenkins struggled in his final round shooting a four-over par 76 and wrapped up the 26th spot after finishing Day 1 in a tie for 16th.
Freshman Chris Mabry followed up a pair of 75's on Monday with a personal tourney best of 72, finishing the day in tie for 31st place. Seniors Cory Ewert and Chris Happ wrapped up the Tigers' scoring, finishing in 52nd and 56th place respectively.
The Tigers now will play next at the Louisiana Classic in Lafayette, La., which is scheduled for March 10-11. For more information on Tiger men's golf, log on to www.mutigers.com
TEAM STANDINGS Pl Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1 Tulsa 288 294 284 866 2 N. Car. Wilm. 290 290 287 867 3 Miami (Ohio) 290 288 290 868 4 Rollins College 286 292 295 873 5 Ohio State 293 289 294 876 6 Florida Southern 294 291 292 877 Virginia Tech 291 296 290 877 8 Colorado 290 295 293 878 9 Old Dominion 295 296 288 879 10 Missouri 295 295 290 880 11 Mississippi St. 297 298 292 887 12 West Florida 292 302 294 888 13 Georgia Coll. &St. 295 297 301 893 Campbell Coll. 305 289 299 893 15 Va. Common. 297 201 300 898 16 Valdosta St. 300 298 301 899 17 Univ. of Rich. 305 308 304 917 18 St. Leo Univ. 321 324 325 970
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Pl Player (School) 1st 2nd 3rd Tot 1 Geoffrey Harris (ODU) 69 69 71 209 2 Brendon De Jonge (VTU) 70 73 67 201 3 David Inglis (UT) 72 72 67 211 Tony DiBitetto (NCW) 70 71 70 211 5 Alex Smith (RC) 71 72 69 212 Eric Phipps (UMO) 70 69 73 212 10 Brandon Knaub (MU) 76 72 67 215 26 David Jenkins (MU) 71 74 76 221 31 Chris Mabry (MU) 75 75 72 222 52 Cory Ewert (MU) 74 74 78 226 56 Chris Happ (MU) 75 77 75 227