COLUMBUS, IND., March 29, 2009 - Sophomore Tim Cochran finished five strokes over par to earn a third place finish at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational this weekend at the Otter Creek Golf Club, helping the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's golf team to a third place finish in the team standings. The 36 hole championship finished amidst freezing temperatures and a constant rain.

Bellarmine University led the tournament after 18 holes with a team score of 292. Wisconsin Parkside was in 2nd place at 302 with Missouri-St. Louis in 3rd with a team score of 304. UMSL entered the championship as the 15th ranked team in the Great Lakes Region and needed head to head wins against Lewis University and Wisconsin Parkside to improve their regional standing. "It's important we begin to get a few head to head victories", said head coach, Dustin Ashby.

Springfield, MO - March 24, 2009 - Highland Springs Country Club has hosted a variety of professional and amateur championships, including the Nationwide Tour and Missouri Golf Association Amateur events. This past week, it was the state's top college players that teed it up on one of the state's premier championship golf courses.

Norwood Hills amateur Skip Berkmeyer was among the chief proponents for the reincarnation of a once popular format - a season-beginning match play event pitting the areas top amateurs against the top club professionals from the Gateway PGA. After a hiatus of more than a decade, the best from sides resurrected the concept Sunday and Monday.

March 14, 2009 - Tiger returns this week and so do the guys on The Back Nine Radio Show. Troy Halterman returns from his Las Vegas visit where he attended the USGA Rules Seminar to join Dustin Ashby and Adam Frillman on this week's show. You don't think Troy could have found a USGA Rules Seminar somewhere closer to St. Louis? But it's Vegas Baby..........and hard to pass up this time of year.