April 3, 2004
LEXINGTON, Ky. - With scores down dramatically on Saturday, senior Michael Radek (Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius HS) was able to climb to fourth place despite shooting a 2-over-par 74 at the final round of the Johnny Owens Invitational at the University Club of Kentucky.
Radek's three-day total of 4-over 220 was 10 strokes behind medalist Brandon Brown of Eastern Kentucky. Radek tied with EKU's Josh Crutcher and John Holmes of Kentucky.
As a team, the Tigers dropped a spot to fifth place after shooting a final-round aggregate score of 305. Mizzou and Iowa State, who finished fourth, were both overtaken by Louisiana-Monroe, who carded a 296 to best the Cyclones by two strokes and the Tigers by five. Iowa State shot a 303 to pull away from Mizzou after holding a one-stroke lead on the Tigers heading into the final round.
Senior David Jenkins (Springfield, Mo. / Glendale HS / SMS), who was one of just seven golfers to break par in either of the first two rounds, struggled to a 78 to fall back to a tie for 13th place. Just five players broke par on Saturday.
Among Mizzou's other golfers, sophomore Ben Scott (Lancashire, U.K.) fired a final-round 76 to remain in 32nd place; freshman John Kelly (St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College HS) improved two spots to 39th after shooting 77; and junior Justin Bliss (Chesterfield, Mo. / Lafayette HS) shot an 87 to finish in a tie for 58th.
The Tigers are off for a week and a half as they prepare for their final tuneup to the Big 12 Championships, when Mizzou travels to the Arkansas State Indian Classic next Monday and Tuesday (Apr. 12-13).
Johnny Owens Invitational // Univ Club of Kentucky // Lexington, Ky. Par: 72 // Yardage: 6992
Pl. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 E. Kentucky 294 285 292 871 2 Kentucky 305 289 295 889 3 UL-Monroe 308 300 296 904 4 Iowa State 307 296 303 906 5 Missouri 304 300 305 909 6 Louisville 310 303 297 910 7 Ball State 310 302 301 913 8 Ohio 317 299 303 919 9 E. Michigan 317 305 309 931 10 W. Kentucky 326 306 302 934 11 Morehead State 326 304 307 937 12 Marshall 325 306 317 948
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP FIVE): 1. Brandon Brown (EKU), 71-68-71-210; 2. Bryan Vahlberg (ULM), 72-71-71-214; 3. Jeremy Lyons (Iowa State), 71-74-70-215; 4. (tie), John Holmes (UK), 75-68-77-220; Josh Crutcher (EKU), 74-73-73-220; Michael Radek (MU), 73-73-74-220. OTHER MU FINISHERS: 13. David Jenkins, 76-71-78-225; 32. Ben Scott, 77-79-76-232; 39. John Kelly, 79-78-77-234; 58. Justin Bliss, 78-78-87-243.