Men's Golf Finishes 15th At Belmont Invitational

Men's Golf Finishes 15th At Belmont Invitational
Contact: Alan Ashby

April 5, 2005

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - The Cleveland State men's golf team remained in 15th place after the final round of the Belmont Invitational. The Vikings put together a 305 on Tuesday and a 916 for the three rounds. Missouri ran away from the 17-team field with an 824 -- 35 shots clear of runner-up Tennessee Tech. The tournament was held at the par 71, 6,759 yard Legends Club.

Missouri's Chris Mabry and Shawn Jasper finished one-two with scores of 199 and 203, respectively.

Ben Grandy was CSU's top finisher, posting a 220 to finish tied for 32nd. Mike Rutgers fired a 70 -- the Vikings' best round of the tournament -- to move into a tie for 47th at 224.

Cleveland State returns to the links when the Vikings host the Joe Cole Invitational on April 11-12 at Red Tail Golf Club in Avon, Ohio.

Team Scores
1. Missouri 265-283-276--824
2. Tennessee Tech 288-281-290--859
3. Morehead State 292-282-292--866
Southeast Missouri State 283-289-294--866
5. Troy 287-292-291--870
Tennessee State 286-286-298--870
7. Murray State 299-286-289--874
8. Belmont 285-290-300--875
9. Mercer 288-288-301--877
10. Lipscomb 287-293-301--881
11. Tennessee-Martin 300-295-294--889
12. Tennessee-Chattanooga 291-298-302--891
13. Florida Atlantic 308-302-288--898
14. Campbell 300-299-302--901
15. Cleveland State 303-308-305--916
16. Chicago State 326-317-330--973
DNF Brescia

Top Three Individuals
1. Chris Mabry, Missouri 63-70-66--199
2. Shawn Jasper, Missouri 63-70-70--203
3. Robert Dinwiddie 66-7073--209
Mark Schmitz, Southeast Missouri St. 67-71-71--209

Cleveland State Individuals
T32. Ben Grandy 72-71-77--220
T47. Mike Rutgers 77-77-70--224
T63. Doug Barber 76-7973--228
80. James Rasik 78-85-85--248
T81. Bill Schaefer 84-81-85--250