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The Missouri men’s golf begins its quest for a national championship on Monday, opening the regional round of the NCAA Tournament this week in California.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The Tigers earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in the Morgan Hill Regional as the No. 7 seed. Joining the Tigers, who are No. 42 nationally, in the field are No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 7 Florida State, No. 18 Mississippi State, No. 19 Arizona, No. 30 Louisville, No. 31 Baylor, No. 43 BYU, NC State, California, Charlotte, Grand Canyon and Northern Colorado. Mizzou is set for a 10:25 a.m. CT tee time on the opening day of action.
The top five teams in the 13-team field qualify for the final round of the NCAA Championship, which is set for May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The California regional is hosted by The Institute Golf Club in Morgan Hill. The Institute LLC Golf Club is an ultra-private club that was created by Frys.com owner John Fry. The golf course opened in 2002 and is the longest course from the championship tees in California at just under 8,000 yards, designed by Damian V. Pascuzz, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.
Overall, the par 72 course measures 7,561 yards long at this week’s championship.
TIGERS AT THE NCAA REGIONAL
Missouri is making its 16th appearance in the regional round of the NCAA Championship since the format was adopted in 1989. The Tigers have twice advance to the championship rounds in 2005 and 2014 with eight additional appearances in the final round prior to 1989.
Last season, Mizzou placed 10th in the regional rounds in its first trip to the championship in four seasons. Two Mizzou student-athletes earned NCAA Tournament experiences in 2022 as Charlie Crockett and Jack Lundin both placed 56th overall in their first championship with a 226.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Alfons Bondesson on top-10 finish at SEC Championship as a freshman
“I had some personal goals at SEC and I completed those. A top 10 was kind of just a bonus. It was really fun to just play good in a good tournament.”
Charlie Crocket on the growth in his game
“It’s what we’ve been working on over the last couple of years moving forward. It’s starting show through a lot more. I’m hoping it keeps growing. I’m going to keep working to keep it growing. I think that’s always your goal is get better each day and get…
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