The Missouri men finished fifth with a 3-over team score at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, closing with a 2-under final round.
The Tigers played three rounds on the par 72 Blue Monster course in Miami Oct. 12-14. The field included 12 DI teams and 63 players.
Individual performances
Junior Trent Mierl led the team with a second-place finish, the highest of his career. He shot 69-71-70 for a six-under total. His first-round score was fueled by five birdies and one eagle.
Senior Veikka Viskari followed in a tie for fourth,
his second top-five finish this season. He shot 73-71-69 for a three-under total. He climbed eight places in the final round, shooting five birdies and one eagle.
Freshman Antoni Hawkins tied for 28th, shooting 76-74-70 for a four-over total.
Junior Paxton Maxwell shot 73-75-77 for a nine-over total to tie for 45th.
Sophomore Esteban Cruz Bonilla tied for 55th with a 14-over total. He shot 78-74-78.
Par 5s and tricky holes
Mizzou took advantage of the par 5s in the third round – as a team, the Tigers shot one eagle, nine birdies, nine pars, and one bogey. On average, they shot 10 strokes under par on the par 5s alone, helping them achieve their lowest round of the tournament.
Holes 7 and 14, 470-yard par 4s, proved tricky for Mizzou. The team shot the most double bogeys on these holes across the three rounds and every Mizzou player bogeyed hole 14 at least once. Across all teams, both holes took an average 4.37 strokes to complete, 0.37 strokes above par.
Here’s a look a hole 14:
Other results
Host Charleston took the victory with a 19-under team score, followed by Michigan (-5) and Washington State (-3). Two-over Coastal Carolina University finished one stroke ahead of Mizzou.
Grand Canyon University, which finished six places above Mizzou at the William H. Tucker Invitational, finished in sixth place, two strokes behind Mizzou.
The Tigers will compete against second-place Michigan at their next tournament.
Mizzou will compete next at the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate in Granbury, Texas, starting Oct. 19.
