Men's Golf

Nebraska Finishes 15th at Purina Classic

The Nebraska men's golf team finished 15th at the Purina Classic Tuesday, with a total score of 896 over 54 holes. The Huskers used a final round score of 298 to finish 15th. Over the two-day tournament, the Huskers shot rounds of 301, 297 and 298.

The tournament was won by Baylor University with a three-round score of 853. Kansas' Travis Hurst shot winning rounds of 72, 67, and 67 for a total of 206.

Nebraska junior Seth Porter led the Huskers with a three-round score of 220 to finish 30th, while sophomore Andy McCabe, who led NU on Monday, finished with a total score of 222 to tie for 39th. Meanwhile, sophomore Blake Humbles lowered his score by two after carding a 77 for both rounds on Monday. His three-round total of 229 tied him for 76th. Sophomore Jim Troy had the Huskers' low score of the day shooting a 71 for a three-round total of 231, which tied him for 76th. With a final score of 234, sophomore Kevin Bryson tied for 79th place. Sophomore Marty Smith, who competed as an individual, tied for 46th with a score of 223 (74-72-77).

The Huskers will finish up the fall season with the Greg May Honda/Baylor Intercollegiate in Waco, Texas, on November 6-7.

TEAM SCORING (After 36 Holes)

1.

Baylor

292-284-277-853

2.

Missouri

291-279-286-856

3.

Kansas

285-287-287-859

4.

Louisiana-LaFayette

293-289-280-862

5.

Arkansas

290-289-284-863

6.

University of Tulsa

297-281-288-866

7.

Michigan State

288-290-292-870

8.

North Carolina-Charlotte

294-293-284-871

9.

Wichita State

299-288-285-872

10.

Rice University

294-297-282-873

11.

Colorado

294-297-289-880

12.

Kansas State

303-285-293-881

13.

Illinois

296-294-294-884

14.

Illinois State

300-296-290-886

15.

Nebraska

301-297-298-896

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

1.

Travis Hurst, Kansas

72-67-67-206

2.

Mark McBride, Missouri

74-65-68-207

Jimmy Walker, Baylor

71-68-68-207

4.

Jeff Curl, North Carolina

73-68-69-210

5.

Jason Jackson, Arkansas State

71-72-68-211

Chris Connolly, Rice

72-71-68-211

Nic Baker, Illinois State

71-70-70-211

INDIVIDUAL HUSKERS

T30.

Seth Porter

76-71-73-220

T39.

Andy McCabe

74-69-79-222

T46.

Marty Smith*

74-72-77-223

T71.

Blake Humbles

77-77-75-229

T76.

Jim Troy

77-83-71-231

T79.

Kevin Bryson

74-80-80-234

*Individual Competitor