Men's Golf Ties For Fourth at The Nelson
10/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 24, 2004
STANFORD, Calif. -
Buoyed by the third-best tournament score in Mizzou history, the Tigers tied for fourth place at The Nelson, hosted at the Stanford Golf Club, on Sunday.
A day after firing the second-best single-round score on record, the Tigers finished with a three-day total of 844. That is just six strokes off the school record set in the 1984 All-College Classic. The total is slightly skewed, however, as the tournament is being contested on a par-69 course. Mizzou finished tied with host Stanford at 16-over-par, and 14 strokes behind tournament winner New Mexico.
The Tigers were led by sophomore John Kelly (St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College HS), who shot a career-low round for the second straight day. This time it was a 1-under 68 - his first collegiate round under par - in posting a three-day total of six-over 213. That tied Kelly for 21st place, one spot lower than his previous best last week in St. Charles.
Sophomore Shawn Jasper (Marthasville, Mo. / Francis Howell North HS / Newman Univ.) earned his first top-10 finish of the year after closing with a 71; Jasper tied for ninth place to shatter his previous best placing this season by seven spots.
Among MU's other golfers, junior Chris Mabry (Leawood, Kan. / Bishop Miege HS) shot a 74 and earned his team-leading third top-25 finish of the year by finishing in a tie for 12th; junior Ben Scott (Lancashire, United Kingdom / St. Theodore's HS) carded a 72 to tie for 37th; and senior Justin Bliss (Chesterfield, Mo. / Lafayette HS) closed with a 77 to tie for 50th.
MU has completed its fall schedule and will resume its spring season Feb. 14-15 at the Matlock Invitational in Lakeland, Fla.
MIZZOU MEN'S GOLF
at The Nelson - Stanford, Calif.
Stanford GC - 6,444 yards / par 69--207
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS - 1. New Mexico, 277-269-284--830; 2. UNLV, 279-268-288--835; 3. Georgia State, 275-279-283--837; 4. (tie), MIZZOU, 284-275-285--844; and Stanford, 285-279-280--844.
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (top five plus MU finishers) - 1. (tie), Steve Tiley (Ga. St.), 67-67-64--198 and Spencer Levin (UNM), 65-65-68--198; 3. Jared Texter (UNLV), 70-65-71--206; 4. (tie), Tyler Docking (KU), 68-69-70--207 and Jay Reynolds (UNM), 68-67-72--207; T9. Shawn Jasper, 68-71-71--210; T12. Chris Mabry, 68-69-74--211; T21. John Kelly, 76-69-68--213; T37. Ben Scott, 75-69-72--216; T50. Justin Bliss, 73-68-77--218.
