Nov. 12, 2009

GolfStat Freshman Class Impact Rankings

Missouri ranks fifth in the latest Freshman Class Impact Rankings released by GolfStat. The Tigers' freshman class trails only Duke, Memphis, USC and North Texas.

Mizzou's freshman class is led by redshirt freshman Jace Long and freshman Stuart Ballingall. Long claimed three top-five finishes in the Tigers' five fall tournaments. He best finsh was a runner-up showing at the Kansas Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 214.

Ballingall opened his collegiate career by winning the season-opening Turning Stone Intercollegiate. He closed the fall with a sixth-place finish at the Aldila Intercollegiate with a season-best 212 score.