EY/ Ball State Invitational Results

We are back from the Ey/Ball State Invitational and although we suffered through some tough elements the first two rounds we didn't play well enough the third round to get another top 5 finish.  We finished 8th/14 and once again beat some good schools from MAC, A10 conference, Missouri Valley and Horizon League.  Our first day conditions were just plain awful with temps around 45 and a 30 mph wind with some sideways rain, but our guys really battled through the first day and was quite proud of them.  It was a tough last day, but unfortunately you will have days like that.  I know we all wanted the seniors to go out on another great team finish and we fought hard to do that.

Final Results: (scores reflect a 6 count 5 format)
Ball State- 354-372-378- 1104
Bowling Green State- 380- 365-368- 1113
Northern Illinois- 370- 375-375- 1120
Marshall - 376-372-375- 1123
Wright State- 376-376-383- 1135
Austin Peay- 383-368-392- 1143
Cleveland State- 376-387-381- 1144

SIUE- 377-378-392- 1147

Evansville- 388-384-381- 1153
Eastern Kentucky- 383-379-395- 1157
Dayton- 380-387-391- 1158
Ohio University- 378-389-395- 1162
Butler - 390-394-382- 1166
Valparaiso- 380-406-393- 1179

SIUE players:
Alex Knoll-72-77-74-223--T12th
Neal McCarty-74-72-78-224--T15th
Grant Wynia-73-78-83-234--T50th
Clark Schmidt-79-77-79-235--T54th
Nick Nuzzo-79-76-82-237--T61st
Taylor Cox-83-76-79-238--T69th

EY/ Ball State Invitational

We are heading out tomorrow morning for our last tournament of the year in Muncie, IN.  Have been to this course before I know that we can score well and compete for another great finish.  Another tough field awaits us so we will have to come out of the gate fast.  This is a little different format that usual as we are bringing 6 guys and will play a 6 count 5 format instead of the normal 5 count 4.  It is a good way to get more guys on the course and give them opportunities to succeed.  Our lineup will be Neal McCarty, Alex Knoll, Taylor Cox, Nick Nuzzo, Grant Wynia and Clark Schmidt. 

Teams competing:
Ball State
Bowling Green
Marshall
Ohio
SIUE
Cleveland State
Wright State
Butler
Northern Illinois
Evansville
Eastern Kentucky
Dayton
Austin Peay
Valpo

ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate

We are back from Jonesboro, AR and really had another great tournament.  We finished 10th out of 18 with one of the best fields we will see all year.  We are really playing well as a team with some individuals playing really well right now.  Alex Knoll led the team this week and ran his streak to 3 straight under par rounds!  He shot 70-71 this week to take home 14th place.  Neal McCarty also hit the ball really well and although struggled with the putter found a way to get under par for the tournament with rounds of 73-70.  Nick Nuzzo had a career best round of 71 the final day to go with a first round 75.  Grant and Taylor also played well this week as they shot 77-74 and 79-76 respectively.  Our 2 under par 286 the second day was tied for the fourth best round of the day which is fantastic for the guys to see their potential.

Final Team Results:
Arkansas Little Rock- 290-276-566
Central Arkansas- 281-286-567
Jacksonville State- 284-288-571
Missouri State- 293-279-572
Arkansas State- 287-287- 574
Louisiana Monroe- 287-287- 574
Murray State- 295-280- 575
Meridian CC- 281-294- 575
Oral Roberts- 289-287- 576

SIUE- 295-286- 581

Illinois State- 298-289- 587
Southern Illinois Carbondale- 303-289- 592
UMKC- 298- 294- 592
Northern Iowa- 297- 295- 592
Eastern Illinois- 298- 297- 595
UT Martin- 298- 304- 602
Austin Peay- 307-295- 602
Texas Pan American- 300- 318- 618


Our new golfstat ranking this week puts us at the lowest number our program has ever been and we are currently 5th/10 in the Ohio Valley Conference.  We turn around and leave again this Thursday for Muncie, IN for the EY/Ball State Invitational where the format is a 6 count 5 format which is a little different for us.  We are bringing the same lineup along with Clark Schmidt who we are looking to jump in and help us capture another top 5 finish.  Teams scheduled to compete:
Austin Peay
Ball State
Bowling Green
Butler
Cleveland State
Dayton
Eastern Kentucky
Evansville
Marshall
Northern Illinois
Ohio
SIUE
Valpo
Wright State

Coach Brown

Arkansas State Red Wolf Intercollegiate

We are already down in Jonesboro and have already been to the course for about an hour of practice.  This is one of my favorite courses and tournaments because of the great hospitality given to us here in Jonesboro.  It is going to be a very good test for us this week as the 18 team field is filled with very good schools.  We are going to carry our momentum and try to improve our 12th place finish from a year ago.  We have the same lineup this week as we have the past two tournaments and if you wish to follow us live golfstat.com does have live scoring this week!

Teams competing:
Arkansas State
Arkansas Little Rock
Austin Peay
Central Arkansas
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State
Jacksonville State
Louisiana Monroe
Meridian CC
UMKC
Missouri State
Murray State
Northern Iowa
Oral Roberts
Southern Illinois Carbondale
SIUE
UT Martin
UT Pan American

Branson Creek Invitational hosted by Missouri State Results

We are back in Edwardsville after finishing in 3rd place at the Branson Creek Invitational for our second straight top four finish.  Neal McCarty took home the individual crown with rounds of 67-74-73 and finished 5 shots ahead of second place.  It was an outstanding tournament for Neal and his 67 was the best round I have ever seen played in college golf.  Monday's conditions were awful with temps at 45 degrees with wind blowing around 35mph and occasional rain.  It was an unbelievable round.  After that first round we were tied for 3rd place with a 305.  We came back in the afternoon with another 305 and that left us in 4th place in the team competition.  Tuesday's conditions were much better with more sun, higher temps and a little less wind.  We played great as a team and our 294 was the second best round of the day and we moved up to 3rd place!  The day belonged to Alex Knoll who shot the only other under par round of the tournament besides Neal's 67 by shooting 69 on Tuesday.  He is playing with some great confidence right now and I know he is a big fan of next weeks course at Arkansas State so he will look to keep the momentum going.  We have  short week coming up as we leave again on Saturday for Jonesboro, AR to play in Arkansas State's tournament.  We will get a couple days of good practice in and make sure our academics are in order and try to carry our momentum to next week.

Individual Results:
Neal McCarty- 67-74-73 214- 1st place
Alex Knoll- 82-75-69- 226- 10th place
Taylor Cox- 79-76-76- 16th place
Nick Nuzzo- 78-81-76- 26th place
Grant Wynia- 81-80-80- 45th place

Team Results

1 Missouri St. U. 305 300 290 895 +43 2 Stephen F. Austin St 300 301 295 896 +44 3 SIU Edwardsville 305 305 294 904 +52 4 UMKC 304 305 302 911 +59 5 Western Kentucky U. 316 305 303 924 +72 6 Drake University 320 308 304 932 +80 7 Eastern Illinois U. 323 317 309 949 +97 8 Western Illinois U. 316 323 312 951 +99 9 Southern Illinois U. 319 326 308 953 +101 T 10 Bradley University 321 328 313 962 +110 T 10 South Dakota, U. of 323 321 318 962 +110 12 Houston Baptist Univ 325 327 324 976 +124

Branson Creek Invitational hosted by Missouri State

After a successful week at the Butler Invitational we will look to continue our strong play this coming Monday and Tuesday at the Branson Creek Invitational in Branson, MO.  We will be playing at Branson Creek, which I have heard only great things about.  It is a par 71 and will play around 6900 yards for the tournament.  We have our final 18 holes of qualifying Saturday to see who will be going with the three guys who are already exempt.  Those 3 already exempt are Neal, Grant and Alex.  Nick, Clark and Taylor are going for the final two spots as we leave on Sunday.  Here are the teams that will be competing against this week.
Missouri State
UMKC
South Dakota
SIUE
Western Illinois
Southern Illinois Carbondale
Western Kentucky
Bradley
Eastern Illinois
Drake
Stephen F Austin
Houston Baptist

We are scheduled to play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday as long as the weather holds up!  Thanks for reading..

Coach Brown