ST. CHARLES, MO. ? Kansas freshman Travis Hurst won the individual golf medalist honors title at the Purina Classic, which concluded Tuesday.
Hurst shot rounds of 72-67-67 for a one-stroke victory over Missouri’s Mark McBride. As a team, KU placed third in the 15-team event held at Missouri Bluffs Golf Club.
The Jayhawks, who are currently ranked 12th in the latest Sagarin College Golf Team Rankings, finished six strokes behind team leader Baylor.
Sophomore Chris Marshall finished in tied for eighth at 67-7570-142 while senior’s Conrad Roberts and Casey Harbour finished tied for 30th and 39th respectively.
Team scoring: Missouri 291-279570, Kansas 285-287572, Baylor 292-284576, Tulsa 297-281578, Michigan 288-290578, Arkansas State 290-289579, Louisiana-LaFayette 293-289582, Wichita State 299-288587, North Carolina-Charlotte 294-293587, Kansas State 303-285588, Illinois 296-294590, Colorado 294-297591, Rice 294-297591, Illinois State 300-296596, Nebraska 301-297598.
Leaders: Mark McBride, Missouri, 74-65139; Jimmy Walker, Baylor, 71-68139; David Inglis, Tulsa, 72-67139; Chris Happ, Missouri, 72-67139; Travis Hurst, Kansas, 72-67139.
Other KU results: 9. Chris Marshall, 67-75142. 22. Conrad Roberts, 72-73145. 28. Tyler Hall, 80-66146. 33. Casey Harbour, 74-73147. 50. Andy Stewart, 75-74149.
