Alva Review-Courier -

MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – SWOSU senior golfer Kason Cook picked up his first collegiate victory on Tuesday as he topped the field at the Missouri Southern Invitational by two strokes. The tournament was shortened to two rounds after the final round was cancelled due to inclement weather on Tuesday.

In his two rounds at Shangri-La, Cook had scores of 70 and 66, with allowed him to finish eight-under par for the tournament, which was two shots better than Jacob Lackey of Central Oklahoma. This is the first career individual victory for Cook, who was coming off an All-Tournament Team performance at the NSU Classic after he tied for third place.

Heston Brown was the Bulldogs second finisher at the tournament, placing in 19th place after shooting two rounds of even-par 72. Gregor Weck was five-over par in the opening round but rebounded with a score of par in the second round, which helped the Dawgs improve their score by 17 strokes from the first round to the second. Making his first career start, Conner Boydston also had a marked improvement in the second round, going one-under par to finish six-over for the tournament while Ryan Stark was also eight shots better in the second round with a 77.

SWOSU has now completed three of their five fall tournaments and they now have a week off before heading to the Central Regional Invitational on October 7-8 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Missouri Southern Invitational

Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 23-24

Monkey Island, Okla. (Shangri-La Country Club)

Final Results (pdf)

Pos Team Rd 1 Rd 2 To Par Total

T5 SWOSU 298 281 +3 579

1 Kason Cook 70 66 -8 136

T19 Heston Brown 72 72 E 144

T45 Gregor Weck 77 72 +5 149

T56 Conner Boydston 79 71 +6 150

T94 Ryan Stark 85 77 +18 162