University of Missouri women’s golf closes its fall season with play in the White Sands Collegiate Invitational hosted by Texas A&M on Friday, October 18.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The 2024 White Sands Collegiate Invitational is a three-day tournament, playing 18 holes on each day of play for a total of 54 holes. Play will tee off each day with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
The field consists of teams from 10 different schools, including Mizzou. The Tigers will compete alongside no. 15 Texas A&M, no. 24 Baylor, no. 29 Kansas, no. 34 Purdue, no. 46 College of Charleston, Abilene Christian, Coastal Carolina, Georgia and Xavier.
The par-72 course at Ocean Club Golf Course measures 6,415 yards in length.
LAST TIME OUT
Mizzou continues its season following a second-place finish at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational in a field of 13 teams, including top-10 finishes from Melanie Walker, Jade Zamora and Addie Dobson.
Walker tied her career-best finish by placing second in the tournament at -3. Overall, it marked the fourth career top-10 for the junior and the third top-five finish of her career.
MORE CAREER BESTS
Junior Addie Dobson carded a career-low 54-hole score of 217 to finish in her first top-10 for the Tigers in Kansas. Jade Zamora tied her career-best 54-hole total, carding a 215 to finish in seventh for her second collegiate top-10.
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
The season’s first set of rankings were released on Wednesday and the Tigers have already shown they continue to improve as a program. Mizzou is currently slated as No. 63 in the nation after finishing the 2023-24 campaign at No. 79. Overall, the Tigers have cut their ranking nearly in half since the end of the 2021-22 season.
Ffion Tynan is MU’s top-ranked golfer as she currently sits No. 180 in the nation, followed by Fleur van Beek at No. 203.
MIZZOU LINEUP
1. Melanie Walker
2. Jade Zamora
3. Addie Dobson
4. Ffion Tynan
5. Fleur van Beek
UP NEXT
The Tigers will take a break and return next semester at the Westbrook Invitational on Feb. 23-24.
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