Men’s Golf takes top spot at NEO Tourney

Sept. 10, 2003

Stockholm leads Southern with 147

The Missouri Southern men’s golf team opened its fall season on Monday with a 37-stroke victory at the Norsemen Invitational, hosted by Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

Southern shot a 594 total and won the tournament with four players in the top five. The other player in the top five was also from Missouri Southern, but was playing as an individual. The Lions shot 594 (298-296) for the win. NEO was second with a team score of 631.

Junior transfer Travis Stockholm (Springfield, S.D./Paris CC) captured medalist honors for the tournament as he carded a 147 (70-77) to win by one stroke over teammates Andrew Watts (Carthage, Mo.), senior, and Kellen Bollinger (Cassville, Mo.), sophomore. Watts opened with a 75 and finished with a 73. Bollinger, who also shot 75-73, played in the tourney as an individual.

Junior Danny Sinksen (Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS) was fourth overall with a score of 149 (76-73). Junior transfer Geir Askvik (Oslo, Norway/Dodge City CC) was fifth with a card of 150 (77-73).

Sophomore Nick Marks (Pryor, Okla.) rounded out the Lions in the tournament. He finished with 164 (85-79).

Southwest Baptist finished with a 640 and Oklahoma Wesleyan carded 685. Haskell and Southwestern Christian also had golfers competing in the tournament.

Southern is scheduled to resume play in the fall portion of its schedule on Monday at the Truman State Fall Classic in Kirksville, Mo. That’s the first Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sanctioned event of the 2003-04 season.


	Sept. 10, 2003 Men’s Golf takes top spot at NEO Tourney Stockholm leads Southern with 147 The Missouri Southern men’s golf team opened its fall season on Monday with a 37-stroke victory at the Norsemen Invitational, hosted by Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Southern shot a 594 total and won the tournament with four players in the top five. The other player in the top five was also from Missouri Southern, but was playing as an individual. The Lions shot 594 (298-296) for the win. NEO was second with a team score of 631. Junior transfer Travis Stockholm (Springfield, S.D./Paris CC) captured medalist honors for the tournament as he carded a 147 (70-77) to win by one stroke over teammates Andrew Watts (Carthage, Mo.), senior, and Kellen Bollinger (Cassville, Mo.), sophomore. Watts opened with a 75 and finished with a 73. Bollinger, who also shot 75-73, played in the tourney as an individual. Junior Danny Sinksen (Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS) was fourth overall with a score of 149 (76-73). Junior transfer Geir Askvik (Oslo, Norway/Dodge City CC) was fifth with a card of 150 (77-73). Sophomore Nick Marks (Pryor, Okla.) rounded out the Lions in the tournament. He finished with 164 (85-79). Southwest Baptist finished with a 640 and Oklahoma Wesleyan carded 685. Haskell and Southwestern Christian also had golfers competing in the tournament. Southern is scheduled to resume play in the fall portion of its schedule on Monday at the Truman State Fall Classic in Kirksville, Mo. That’s the first Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sanctioned event of the 2003-04 season.