The Missouri men’s golf team is set to host the Tiger Collegiate Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, welcoming 13 additional schools to Columbia for the tournament at The Club and Old Hawthorne.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The tournament tees off on Monday morning with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The schools are set for two rounds and 36 holes on the opening day of action before wrapping up with an additional 18 holes on Tuesday, starting with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
Joining the Tigers on the course includes two schools ranked in the top 25 in No. 5 Illinois and No. 25 Kansas State in addition to Arkansas State, Iowa State, Lipscomb, Louisiana Monroe, Marquette, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Rutgers and Wyoming.
The Club at Old Hawthorne is set to host the tournament with the par 72 course measuring 7,221 yards long. Admission is free to the tournament.
TIGERS AT HOME TOURNAMENT
The sixth version of the Tiger Collegiate Invitational, Mizzou has won four of the previous five championships on its home course, including each of the last two seasons.
In 2022, the Tigers posted a team score of -38 – the second-best mark in tournament history – and won the tournament by a dominating 26 strokes. Jack Parker of MU won the individual crown with four Tigers placing in the top 10 overall, including current student-athletes Charlie Crockett and Jack Lundin
MIZZOU LINEUP
1. Jack Lundin
2. Charlie Crockett
3. Alfons Bondesson
4. Antonio Safa
5. DJ Springer
Ind – Dawson Meek
Ind – Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson
Ind – Tommy Boone
QUOTABLES
Tommy Boone on playing on home course
“I think it brings a little more confidence just kind of knowing what to expect on this golf course. We still have some things to learn about over the next couple few days how it’s playing. It’s nice to get some familiar looks out there.”
Alfons Bondesson on confidence level right now
“I’ve been playing good. I played great in the last tournament even though I didn’t finish how I wanted. The game is still there and I know I can go out here next week and shoot a low round.”
Charlie Crockett on last week at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic
“I thought the team played great, Obviously, we were playing a course that none of us have played before. The conditions were definitely tough and I thought the team did great grinding out and hanging…
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