Men’s Golf Hosts Tiger Collegiate Invite Monday and Tuesday

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 in. Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way we wanted to but I thought it was still a solid performance from playing a course that we’ve never played before.”

Jack Lundin on improving during spring season
“We’re now just getting into the groove of playing tournament golf and I think and we’re all more ready to compete each and every week.”

Dawson Meek on recent tournaments
“I’ve played some good golf and I’ve played some bad golf. It’s all about learning because I haven’t been in those situations before we’re I’m playing really well early. It’s nice to see my game trending in the right direction and I just need to be better mentally these next few weeks.”

Antonio Safa on last week at Wyoming Cowboy Classic
“It was a great week during this past tournament, not only for me but for the team. Even though we didn’t finish like we wanted to, there were a lot of positives for the team. We played great the first two rounds and I think we learned a lot. I think there were a lot of positives for me.”

Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson on playing home tournament
“I’m excited for the tournament and I think all of us are pretty excited for this tournament. The team is playing good and I think the expectation is to win the tournament.”

DJ Springer on playing at Old Hawthorne
“I think eliminating distractions and also playing the course like a normal day. We’ve all played this course a hundred times. We know how to play it. I think there is a little element to not overthinking it and just go out and playing like you usually do. Treat it like a normal round and normal tournament – nothing really special.”

Coach Mark Hankins on home tournament
“I’d like to encourage everyone to come out and watch. It’s free admission. Monday we play pretty much the entire day with a 9 a.m. shotgun with 36 holes continuous play. There are 14 teams out here and some individuals. It’s a really nice field and we have a lot of Power 5 schools from around the region and around the country. We’re looking forward to getting to play our home golf course and getting to see some of our fans and families.

UP NEXT
The Tigers compete in their final meet of the regular season, playing at Boilermaker Invitational April 15 and 16.